New-York tribune., 1908-11-29
PRETTY RACE IN RELAY.
Sheppard Beats Bacon IN Special
Quarter Nile Run.

The one mile match relay race between the 22d
and sd Regiment teams at the thirty-frst games
Of the 18th Coast Artillery Athletic Association.
held in the big drill room of the 18th Regiment
Armory last evening" furnished the hottest kind of
excitement for the three thousand or more spec
tators in attendance, and in & fine struggle it
Won by the representatives Of the I'd Regiment.
No less a star than Melvin ". Sheppard for
the victorious side while Charles Bacon, who took
part with him in the Olympic games in London,
ran for the 2Sd Regiment In the first relay S.
Northridge, for the 2Sd. ran against R. Hoch. for
the 22d and the former gained lead of a yard
It turned out to be the only chance that the 28d
men had, for Sheppard then took up the run with
H Haywood, for the 23d, and gained two yards,
when H Gissing, started offNfor the ed, with H
Sedley, for the 23d. Gissing managed to retain
the lead of two yards. ]. J. McEntee. for the 22d.
and Charles Bacon for the sd. went off on the
last relay. McEntee steadily increased the lead
and crossed the finish line fifteen yards ahead of
Bacon. while the crowd stood and howled in
element The time for the race was minutes
and 2s seconds, which Is exceptionally fast
Earlier in the evening Sheppard ran special
quarter mile match race against Bacon. and had
matters much his way winning by a safe
margin. F. W. Cprding, Of the 4th Company. by
winning the 20-yard run for novices in d 1-5 sec
ends, made new armory record
The summaries follow
One-hundred-yard dash Qnandicap)-won b. c NILS
g g ysSdst second: Ross lst company 6 yaFds
IIalf-1niio run daandicap)-won by H W: BraOands
ards second Y Jarboe. 9Th Company rs YARDS third
s nis bicycle % as % Sss.g @ BY @
yardsJ second; o, ! Devine 18th Company scratchl
Special contest mile race between Melvin W Sheppard
22d Regiment and CHARLES j Bacon. 28d Regiment'-on
Quarter-mile (handicap)-Won by James NJ Rosen-
berger, 9th Company 40 yards 3 Dewar. I'd COMPANY
Q2 yards, second f. Horton 18th Company 2s yards
Half-1niie walk (handioap)-won by 4 B weite-
kamp 5h SornpaGy $50 yaEds2; AbeTt J knight 9th
Company $50 YARDS second; n. HoHer 4th Com
Two hundred and twenty-yard novce-won by F. ".
Cordng. 4th Company; F. P McNalIy. 9th Company.
Half-rnile reIay (i20 pound class nigh schools :
by Morris School Bennett Tindall Robinson and
PerrT Firtb and Friedianis5 third Time ~
Company; NJ. F. Becker 1st Company second: ".
H9lmes % company thru t b9Tfi i,oz w. b
Rnsenberger Company C3ie feet actual IL feet
J \ Cronin 5th Company az feeD actual put, s5
tVenty-yard hurdle Chandieapl-won
c, c. Ruggles. 9Th Company 30 yards; Z. J. Lad
dirgton 10th Company 67 YARDS second " A Mc1ead'
9Th Company q yards third. Time, 0:l4%
Tuo-rnile bicycle thandcap)-Won by c. A Mohr-
9th Company QSo yards William Schneyer. 6th
20 Yards, third Time 4:50ss
Pole vault Chandicapl-W2n by H ButIsr % GoTpany'
IL feetJ. actual vault. IT IN second L schaefer.
band 2 feet, actns yaut fec feet @ thrS r,,.- ~
Bert Dewer. % Company Is YARDS; N McElToy. sth
Company "a yardsl seconds A '. Rooney. 9th Company
~ vards), thir5 Time 0.23ls.
Haif-nIe run (novicel--Won by Henry Kramer, 5th
Company; 2 p McNallay 9th Company, second. Ben
Edgertoa. 18th Company, 'hird- Time, Z.l2
Match relay race between 22d Regiment and 2Sd Req
Gissns 23d Regiment (Northridge Haywood sedley
and BaconJ. Time, 329.
rs 5h Rar coRn ist copahI aserstcS
second { Wilnarth 9th Company. third Time. : 81