New-York tribune., 1908-03-03
KELLY BOWS TO 0DEFEAT
BE4TEN By ROBERTSON.
Gilmore Hins Half-MHe Handicap
at 69tk Regiment Games.

Lawson Robertson the tall sprin,er Of the Irish
American Athletic Club, gathered in additional
laurels last night by winning the ee-FarG speeIa!
rsce the second annual indoor games OF the oSth
Regiment Athletic Association Dan Kelly, The
record holder Of Portland, Ore. finished second
The announced time, seconds. was so slow, con-
sideTing the calibre Of the men, that the course
was reneasured and found TO be sixty-fve yards
This makes Kobertson's time equivalent 10 ABOUT
six and ;hree-ffth seconds-fairly fast.
L. b DorIand. the promising sprinter OF the
Pastime Athletic Club. won both the Go-yard dash
handicap and the See-y ard run handicap The final
heat ot the sixty had be run over again because
b E Treivese Of the West Side Young Mems
Christian Association s1erved off his course and
interfered with the Others. The judges barred MN
from the final Dorland, the winner, had an allow
arce Of seven feet
The tno-rnile military handicap relay race has
four teams e-ltered-the 18th Regiment. with Harry
Hill1naa a starter: the 2ed Regiment with Mel
win Sheppard scratch; the list Regiment ana
Company of the 10th Separate Company of Flush
ing There were fosr men on a team, each man
running half mile.
aiIlrnan ran in the first relay for the 18th, and
WAS opposed 10 O'Der. Of the 22d- The latter gave
the ex-champion quarter-mier a hard race. but
F7illnan pulled away in the last lap TO the extent
Of about seven yards
When it got down to the last man Sheppard had
more than half lap to make Up. it looked as If
the 18th would win but two laps from home Riley.
the I5th's representative. while in the lead. got
70 the list. Sweeney. running strongly to the
end finished about fifteen years in front Of Shep
pard-
4 large field started in the half-niIe handicap
z. Gilmore Of the Dominican Lyceum got fifty
yards from the Handicapped ana he assumed the
lead after the second lap. Gilmore has good
stride and if he had been extended he could have
won by a wide margin. The tine was minutes
and seconds Harry Hayward. Of the New York
Athletic Club, was the back mark man. but he
never showed prominently.
a fast pace was maintained from the crack Of
the gun the mile handicap Joseph Malone
OF the Mohawk Athletic Club. with forty yards
virtually the scratch man, but he failed 10 get
through H z. Thompson. of the New York Ath-
leiic Club. ran good race from the 45-yard mark
and his spurt throughout the bell lap landed
him in second place. H Hayslip- Of the Irish
American Athletic Club with seventy-fve yards,
won the race He finished about seven yards in
front of Thompson The time was ! minutes 26 %
seconds. The summary follows:
sxty-yard dash ,senni final heats first heatwon by
r 7. Edwards. Hudson Guild Athletic ASSOCIATION 90
feeo3 L b Dorland a feet Pastime Athletic club sec
Second heatEyon oy A IIOyt Iris,aA ArnsTiean & Ath-
hens Christian ssoeiaSR % az f second sa Time 9S5
Aihietic ciub 8 feet Iauer, unattached IA feet
Final heaT-Woa by L B, porland, Pastine Athletic
sI6 feeo. second A unattached IA feeu. third
TYree-Taie rl,n ltandicag)-won by 9 Muller. Mohawk
Athletic Club slVo YARDS: 3 p carr AaEler Attaec
Club so y%rds2 second Ii Ii AnteIson Morris Heights
Sixty-yard special-Non Lawson Robertson Irish
Athletic Club. Kelly. unattached. second
J Archer IEishAnerican Athletic club, third Time
O-o7.
hundred -yard handicap (inal heat-Won by l.
z Dorland. Eastimr Athletic Club - YARDS; Z Non
Hling. Mohawk Athletic Club as yardsl second F j
Athletic Club, third Time o-3415-
one mile run thandieap Won by II Haysip. Irish
Athletic CLUB 80 yards,: H r Thompson.
New York Athletic club 60 yarGs). second; r Mas
tUnn. Mott Haven Athletic Club go yaris), third.
Time. 4-26 -
Eight hundred anl eighty yards handcap runD
E Dominican LyceuIn go YARDS
c. E Hutchinson. unattached - second; d.
Y Noble. Methodist Episcopal sunday
school (52 yardsb. third. Time. 2.n2.
-Four hundred and forty yards novice tlual heat
Won by G Golden. New York University; E D.
second. Harry Dawson.
Regiment Athletic Association third Time.
I-5
Two-mie relay fhandiCapl. 10 members Of
Military Athletic EeagueD-Won br 7lft Regiment
fStenenwaid. Wright. RebumauH and Sweeney. tl66
yardsDs 22d Regiment 20 Dell, Coates. GueTnber and
ShepparJe. t11a yards. SULLIVAN
Thun and Rty llls YARDS. third. Time. SOS ~.
Three hundred Yards handicap only
bers Of e9th RegInent-Won by = II King. Company
Z (lS vardsl, z J. McDernott. Company ! jlj feet).
second J ! Archer. Company ii tscratch), third
Time. SO Is
Wall scaling C0nfesr-Won Company Company
3 second; Company !, third. Time -0l 5-5