The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-04-09
MILITARY SPORTS BEGIN.
thirteenth Regiment Scores Most Points
In Handicap Races.

The handicap section Of the annual tourna =
ment Of the Military Athletic Lea que games
took place last night in the Seventy first
! Regiment Armory. The programme was
| made up Of ten events, which brought out
all the soldier cracks. One Of the features
OF the night was the scramble for the point
hOnors. and when the nOke Of the fray had
/ ~eyaporated Il was found that the Thirt eenth
Regiment was in the lead with a total Of Is
points, the Seventy-fTst was second with Is
and the T~wenty.second third with II, while
the Twenty-third made s points.
, One Of the most exciting races Of the night
was the 40 yard handicap. Harry l.. Hill
man did not show on the firing line. and his
absence detracted somewhat from the con-
test. After the runners had covered about
q quarter a %jostling match occurred between
j. J. McEntee Of the Twenty-second and l..
Pierce Of the Seventy-frs McEntee had a
start Of 10 yards and Pierce had %, hut the
former won in the fast figures Of 1915 seconds.
Pierce protested McEntee. but the protest
was overruled.
NJ. W. Sheppard was the scratch man in the
$50 ward run and although he qualified in his
trial heat he vas never In the chase in the
final. Re started on with a rush and made
up n lot OF ground ~ he earlier part OF the
race. but at about 600 yards he weakened
and finally stopped altogether. First prize
went 10 f.. j. Wright Of the Seventy-frst
Regiment, who had a start Of 20 yards. His
lime was minute SO As seconds, figures
which 90 to show the nature OF the job laid
out for the scratch man.
There was ono regimentsl record lowered
during the night and il occurred in the one
mile bicycle race, W. Vanden Dries, Twenty
second Regiment, rode from scratch and
was timed indie pendently his time being ,
minutes rs 2-j seconds. This beats the for
mer military record by 3 as seconds,
20 Yard Dash, Handicap, Won by ". T.. Finley,
Thirteenth Regiment, 10 feet, {. I. Barker, Twenty
third Regiment, IS feet, second NJ. Rosenherger.
Thirteenth Regiment s feet third Time 90
so Yard. Handicap. Won by F, D.. Wright
seventy .ntst Regiment, 70 yards; ". J Murphy,
Ninth ,Regiment, % yards, second p {. Kennedy,
thirteenth Regiment, % yards. third. Time, !
minute "a ( 5 seconds.
2.0 Yard Run. Handicap Won by ], n, Hollsr,
Thirteenth Regiment, II yards W. N. Cooke, Thlr.
tenth Regiment, IS yards, second ]. J. Mclough
lin, Twenty second Regiment, IS yards, third
PuttiSS /, Pound Shot, Handicap. Won by r.
P. Cyplot, second sigma, CorPs q fset with q feet
3 inches. william Lynch; United states Army.
seventy mrs. Regiment, . feet third, With 81 fee,
One Mic Bicycle Race: Handicap won by L. ].
Wslntz, twenty second Regiment, i0ysrds; Charles
Nerent, seventy hrst Regiment, 20 yards. second;
=. {, Auams, twenty second Regiment, 70 yards,
tllrQ. lime, : minulch - 80 seCoHuh'
ssN Nard Novice Race Won BY v. Jsrhor. Thir
teenth Regiment {, 8. HAAgs seventy nrst Rer
ment. second: Y. 4, nuhhAm, Thirteenth Regiment,
third. Time, ? minutes . s seconds.
80 Yard Run; Handicap Won by J. J. MoEntee,
Twenty second Regiment, - yards; L, Pierce, Thlr-
teenth Regiment. p yards, second; r. a. KukA,
Thirteenth Regiment, 10 yards, third. Time, p35
seconds.
One Mile Run: HAndlcAp-Won by W. HAysllp,
". third Regiment, % yards; r. n. Riley. Thlr.
teenth Regiment, a. yards. second: J. Malone,
seventy -hrsl Regiment, . yards, third. Time. 4
minutes "a SIS seconds.