New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-12-13
SEVENTIES GALA NIGHT
WOMEN SEE ATHLETES
One Armory Record Broken IN
Series of Games.


Association last night In the tent raising eoat.,
f,oropsnv n first broke the Old mark o. Two ms
u+ez ana twenty-seven seconds. made BY Gonna
a wear ago by doing the pesBins n IA z,
,,,nrernacv vas short lived. however. for -
moments later Company came out. and a..
again lowered the time TO 81 20
Conditions governing this sort Of svs-- 80
FOR sousd in heavy marching order. with arms a.
drawn I'D at attention twenty-five Yards 70,
the frame with tent rolled and pegs IN bag 1-ny
at that point At signal the tent had 70 be raiss5
with the door square the front and al -
ropes had 10 be on their proper pins and tsut b..
so adjusted that the pole would Be perpend,cu-a-
ss sam from, the front or sides The hood Rad p,
be n place and properly closed. with st-zsar sdz.
10 the front with all guy ropes uafs Fast a-s
taut and the men and their equipment inside Z,
complete the first stage
The point contest between the companies pro-s5
interesting and in doubt until the last svsnt w.,
Company II won with total OF Is points Con-
pany F was second with - and Company th-t
with IS points.
It vas a typical 7th Regiment throns. and
cursory glance at the array q women prss...
zssrved 10 prove that the first musical nu-15s- .,
the programme the ''Fairest Of the Fai-." IA
entirely appropriate Apropos OF the music Gea-r,
l. Humphrey and his band furnished a dsiiga,.i
entertainment FOR nearly an hour oero1e TIE AZ
event was started.
There vas the usual long list % events IN q,
conpstent corps Of officials prevented delays A.
the enjoyment Of the spectators vas tu--ss- =.
sured BY the presence as announcer % Ered En-.
Who OF late years has only consented 70 a-,ou-,.
AZ these games
The track is one OF the largest OF Us Kind I. q.
city measuring ten laps 20 the nile As usual -
dashes were run OF first. There were 40 ni,--r
three-yard events. z novice and I ha-dtcz2
Only ordinary time resulted from TIE r-ssc.rz
the middle distance men in the L000-yard haaasz.
Paul Pilgrim. usually scratch runner at this Il
lance had TO be content play the part Of s,sza,
tor because Of an attack OF rheumatism Arc-z
the actual starters, a link OF Company z rss
the only scratch man. and he had 70 concsss a.
Iowances all the way 10 to seventy yards
D. McKesson. a limit man. led for several lars
and then died away while 6. K Andersen stxry
yard man. forged TO the front IN the nsza tire
link had been gradually picking Up his hela BIZ
the sounding Of the bell found him TOO ta- behind
and Try he would he could not get u. Azasr-
son won b. about I've yards rom & leigh. vho
had forty yards start
The half mile roller skating rzcs ~ ucvlces
| resulted in G z schef1er. Ct Company z N sdded
starter. winning all the way N the rather SLOW
time Of POI 1-5-
Excitement prevailed throughout the ssl-yart IL
ter-Cornpany relay race each man to run 20 yards
and Company H won after leading all The wav
The mile and half handicap skating race PROVED
full Of interest Al the outset E 3 lI-EeIar with
10 yards allowance. ser fast pace and showed
the way for more than 4 mile " " S-ruthsrs
of Company K. started from scratch Iurnediatsr
in front Of him was 2. 3 Plnk1s the fve-yzrd
mark This pair soon overhauIsd X D Ptnkus.
sixty-yarder. and the trio skatsd round togeths-
for several laps
Struthers then cut loose and. sweeping along AZ
killing pace. soon caught 1IcEsIar and zetusIlY
took the lead The effort tod on s-rurhers. nov
ever, and when challenged . y. D. Plnk1s- re
former was unable 70 respond and P1nkus vo1
by about three yards in front - MS 5-oche-.
Struthers getting third.
The summary follows
N t:t5E 49,. ass 5gf e "a. as
pan = Is-L- seS2na' D. = y aee-e oo--P--1 2 '
Anderson Company 4 80 yardsl G Ls-yh. COMPANY
40 Yards second. ? ] Sx-d1er Company 80 yz-is.
Wa-.caIirg contest ozcratch "a yzr+s,-vou b Cc-
Pany z, 9:sezs COMPANY secor5- 437s. Canpaay :
Half-nntIe tnovioe, roller skating -sr--vo- - :
second ' : Hool,s Company H -rz-z -i-1s 2.6ls
-hundrsd-yard run ,lorieel-v71 b- 7 "
ke7ns, i CornPanZ ?. Irsa- c2z57z2y & = 'se'a''
Nlnety-three-yard -ac= ,novtcz'-v-on BY n = ~
? Pain. COMPANY A third- Tine. o-ic's
Ninety- n a[o naa5e7 az y 49,, - 49,
go feerl second. z Biaoksdse eo17=ns = .
t2Ty. a. IN '2aP5e T.-.z.s
- \ =. ai7l=5 g@4s. S----ss :
SGInPsn- : ? : ais +ri-f Tr7- o = Is
Bss5s9R s ana Jo9n R0 Xs SaP2 Il 5 4a
! Isc-atrhl. third Ttrle O-1a %
Three-IeSsed race handicap enc avg y :
n Verusksn and 9 A Herring or,pany : = 80 49,,
second: i. G overall aud =. O Young. COMPANY a .
Putting 16-pound shot tha1dtcapl-s.cr p :, =
quinn Company feet, WIZ - - ec- : 3 .sst
inches. second With actual p1- q 81 2 A =
" 9 wfnshtp. Conpanv 2 IS feer'. -ht-i VII q
Special military t1ovi-sl relay -a-s e 1855 as
HsIstsd trOPhy--Wou by Company Il ~ W 49,
Lamar y TfII7r and 2 " Delaney company : -
/ a 2 RodeVold. 9 Ross snt Z. Van >icN@
Cre-rni1e and a half roller SEATING 1a1t,czp.s
by d " Fin<Is Company K 90 yarns ----s
Company K 80 ysrds'. secoH1- : -
Two hundred -tvsuty-yard hurdle -ace -
Won by y. 4 Phsrschuser. COMPANY " = 2 ~
Company E second. G. G. Simpson IT. COMPANY -
spectai event for officers cup ors-5aif .ns --5
Won bv A Gardsr. Company 2 Y Treat -S--z2e
second: s strong Company 3 third F-r1s -z4-r
Company IS vardsl H g Evsra Company - -
second. ". R Cirifin. Company Z ~ Sa7-z'- -a-
TrreA-huadrsd- and httyt7vo-ya-d run .-a71l:agI
TTnIiy ,c1-,,rsrV r NJ vsr5sl t-i-s Ts. e-,es
Won by A y Nl = s--,4lIi second A. Z Nsns
RunnlrlS -, l(.,-s-rI ,g+rr an zcrrll trne
ond with an actual jurlp % . z : IL - i--2
I company 7 - iuchssl third WIN an ao--1
Tent raising contest-vor ov Co-.p11Z e. s-ss
/ company H second 2-1+- 'N-'p70N = -.-,o. -U'i
,ec11rsr, 5t ~: variIzr. or1-su- r -
ond. Corurs1y z scratch third .--
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