The Washington herald., 1908-06-14
GAMES DRAW 10000
n. Y. A. c. Meet Attracts an
Enormous Crowd.
SODERSTROM WINS POLE VAULT
Swedish Champion Lends an Inter
national Flavor TO Contests on
Trsvers IsIHnd-Wagner Captures
the 44O-yard Dnsh-HilIman and
Haskins Are Both Beaten.

New York, June BIN the presence OF
about 10000 spectators. by far the largest
crowd that ever gathered at Travers
Island the New York Athletic Club held
its fortieth annual spring games to-day.
The entry Of several selected men for
the Olympic team was the cause OF the
unusual concourse. There was some dis
appointment for some of those on the
list did not appear and some Of the 9TH
es that did by no means impressed the
spectators with their prowess.
BY far the most classy performance OF
the day was the 4i0-yard handicap. which
was won in IS 4-5 seconds by W. A. Wag-
ner. Of the New York Athletic Club. of
BE S-yard mark. Harry L. Hiilman was
on scratch. and was penalized three yards
for breaking. BY good. consistent going
he got through his field. but could not
quite collar the leaders. and he made a
close third. Hrlman was about four
yards behind Wagner. so that subracting
the three-yard penalty. he was a yard
worse than Is As seconds, which is by far
the best qaurter run so far this season.
Swede Wins Pole Vault.
Owing TO the entry Of Bruno Soder-
strom, the Swedish champion and present
holder Of the English title in the pole
vault the contest took on an interna-
tional flavor. He was on scratch, and ex-
perienced little or no trouble in winning
with vault Of II feet inches. Soder-
stroms style differs materially from that
practiced by the leading vaulters here.
he shoots over the bar legs up and back
down. and does not turn himself in the
air like Gilbert or Dray
Two scratch relay races. one and two
miles, aroused the partisanship Of the
crowd. for TN both cases it was duel be-
tween the New York A. G. and the Irish
A. G. The wearers Of the green won both
events, the two-mile by a big margin
The trial heats Of the l00-yard handi-
cap put the programme in commission.
but a good deal OF interest was de-
ractcd from the event by the absence Of
j. A. Rector. the University of Virginia
sensational sprinter. who figured on the
programme as representing the y. Y. a c.
A field Of twenty-six turned out for
the half-mie. with Guy Haskins. Of the
y. Y. a. G.. the ex-intercollegiate half
mile and mile champion, on the scratch
mark. After the squad Strengthened out
Hutchinson. Of the y. Y. A. -. spurted
into the van. and with the race always
well in hand he won by two yards from
Van Thum. OF the Irish A. a. Haskns
finished in tenth place, however, his time
being 1:53.
Hasl.ins Again Beaten.
Haskins again was scratch man in
the mile. D. c. Kennedy of the Irish
American A. c.. who had an allotment Of
seventy-fve yards. won.
The three-mile handicap brought to-
eether the sparse field of ten long-dis-
tance aspirants. J. F. Riley. Of the Mo
awk Athletic Club, with a start Of 100
glrds. won by 80 yards from J. NJ. Groves.
unattached. who had 225 yards. Belers.
New York Athletic Club who sarted from
-cratch finished third. His time was l5
minutes. 13 4-5 seconds-a showing which If
rot improved will cut but poor figure
In the Olympic games.
In the field events the top-notch uer-
tormance was that of John Flanagan
With the l6-poUnd hammer. He turned up
l fine form, and won from the scratch
With 10 feet and. in a foul, sent the mis-
sile 10 feet. inches-a throw that
would have broken the worlds record
we're il correct. Martin Sheridan failed
20 gain a place in the discus contest. his
longest throw being 132 feet inches and
.lat was a foul.
The New York Athletic Club gained the
Aonors by margin Of . points.
The Summaries.
sso-yard Hln handicap-Hutchinson New York A.
g.. So yards; Van Thun. l. \. A. c. g Yards;
guessing. Mohawk A. C.. s. yards Time. s.
i5oyard dash-Steinert New York A. c.: Ed.
t1rds, Hudson Guild A. A. c.; Rose. l. A. A. c.
Time. Ol0
Putting lopound shot-Elliott. l. A. A. c.. AZ
TT 4's inches 70 feet handicap. Sheridan. l. A.
A. c. Meyer, l. A. A. c.
One mile relay-I. A. A. c. Brownlow North
dye. Bacon. and shepard: y. Y A C. Coblan
'llErim. Scily. and Hillman. Time. 3Z3 25
l3-yard hurdles handicap-Toole New York A. G.
feet; Toose. unattached, Kilpatrick New York
y G Time oar Is
Pole vault handicap-Soderstrlm Sweden s-rptch
u feet inches Babcock New York A C. second.
Allen, !. A. A. C.. third.
One mile run, handicap-Kennedy l. A. A. c II
llrds; Dufy, Mercury A. A. c. 100 Yards scrond.
.ptzer Yale. % yards. Time As
standing broad Jump, handicap-Ewry New York
\. G. scratch. II feet q inch p Adams. New
tcrk A. c., Adams. New York A. G.
Two relay racc-Shepard. Riley Sullivan Brown
Uw. New York 4. c.: Wather. Sanders HAYWOOD
dcyns. second. Time SOP 35.
Discus-Meycr. l. A. A. c.. . feet handicap IN
Get 9 inches: Hou. New York A. C. sheridan did
- feet inches but foulcd
2S)yard dash handicap-Steinert New York A &
IS Yards Holloway Central Y NJ c. A. IA.
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