New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-11-22
ARMORY RECORD GONE
Bacon Lo5cers Mark for High
Hurdle Race.

equalled at the annual indoor games of the I'D
Regiment, held last night in the armory. c. j.
Bacon, Jr., Of Company H. had the distinction OF
setting mark in the 12O-yard hurdle handi-
cap over three-foot flights. Starting from scratch
the fleet footed athlete, who the 40O-metre
championship at the Olympic games in England
last summer. made the 100 yards in 015 3-5.
The contender in last nights race proved to be
S. c. Northridge, of Company E, the former record
holder. Bacon beat Northridge by inches. Be
cause Of mistake the part of the officials in
starting the contestants from the wrong mark IN
the trial heats. some phenomenally fast times were
announced. The distance in the trials even
100 yards.
The record equalled went TO the credit OF J. W.
Richmond of Company K who won the sixty-hve-
yard novice race in 007 3-5 Taking 1t all in all.
Richmond made a fine showing as he also
the 100-yard handicap. finished second in the go
yard handicap and, with A. c. Pierce for partner,
won the 10o-yard three-egged race.
The event of the evening the mile inter-
regimental relay between the I'D and 18th regt
ments. This the first of a series of round robin
contests between the mentioned and the I'D
In last nights the I'd team consisted Of Nc
Entee, Sheppard, Koch and Gissing Sheppard had
competed earlier in the evening in another set OF
games in this city. Honer. Dewar. Cohen and
Rosenburger the 18th. and the men started
as named each member running a quarter of a
mile.
McEntee gained five yards for the 22d in the first
relay but Sheppard. to every ones surprise failed
to improve this in the next relay his opponent
Dewar, putting up game fight. Koch drew five
yards further away in the next quarter. and Gis-
sing held this advantage against Rosenburger so
that the 22d won handily by about fifteen yards.
The time was 1892
In the contest for the point trophy among the
various companies of the 23d Company z won with
46 points Company H second, with 80, and
Company K third with q.
The summaries follow
Sixty fye-yard run (novce)-FTna heat won by j. ".
secnd on "a R9otInpany D. w salisbury ComP9ny A.
Halt-mle movice)-Won by s. Richardson. COM
Male company g ih H2'n[ Tii8e 3 515 5$sona
Richmond c9m ysTG fas9Ep 7 heat a %en r. COM
Tany H o yards second s c. Northridge. Company
Four hundred and forty-yaFd Chandicap)won by
Harry Haywood; r. Company as yards) c ]. Bacon.
any cPnEa 9s5 Is ,b yaTds2 second H. sedey Com
Brown Company n scratch b. F Rey1 D Company
n 90 yaTds) second William Nelson, Company as
Plttrg l62ound shot aandicap)-won by L r Gear.
1p cob g Iee9 with an actual put Of 81 f. In
put of % IT 10 in F. G. Thompson Company any g
@ S an SIa2l Int Of h8 aG f. by
I1ny scratch second: z H. Martin jr. Company
3 by 6 A Pierce and J Riehlnend Company g
Scratch second Charles Parker and Thomas McMeekin
onele "a run 70 yaTds1 [hiId Time OIL . 14,
rs second r f. Mhd emb Baker C 9sG45t b 1
90 One mile interTegentaI relay eratchWon by
18th i Resdn (MG INSECT shePpa[d Koch and Gissns
second. Time. 3:32
Two hundred twenty-yard hurdle Chandicap,-won
hy . J. Bacon jr,. Company II tscratch) r H. Martin
pany II "a yards third Time. O:23l5.
pne-hundrei -hfty-yard (handicap)-Won
by h: :. johnson. Company X t2o yardsD; H @ de
l7isele company = "a YARDS. second Harry Com
pany II fl2 YARDS. third Time, Ops
Two hundred and tWeuty-yard tnovicel-Won by
w Leighton Company C.; O. H Freme. Company L.
ond: II. X. Franc. Company D. third. Time. org.
Running high lumr thandicacD-Won by L. r. Gear.
company = Il inches with actual jump of it in
9 J. Bacon. jr, Company scratch second. with
actual jump Of = IT = in F. Y Young Company 4 "a
tnches' third, with actual jump of = TT | in
Eight hundred eighty handicap 10
IScgnent 90 YARDS; J. Hardenberg. 18th Regiment 40
Yards second V Jarboe 18Th Regiment go yards third
Time. 2;0O4S-
Three hundred sixtyard relay eighty pound
class elementary schOOlsy-Won Public School 144 Of
Brooklyn Public school So Of Manhattan second; Public
School 81. Of Manhattan. third Time, G:46
Half mile thaudicapl-WCn d. 2. Wickers. Com
II go yardsJ William Haysp. Company z t35
yards second f Merrill. Company II go yards. third
Time. 1895
uohunirei and-t twenty yard dash dlandicap)-FTna
heat by H. &. de L1sele. Company G3 yartsl; J.
W. Idchmunj. Company X az Yards. second; F. J. |
Quinn, Company = 10 yards. third Time, o:24
Two mile bicycle thandicaDt-WOu BY H R. |
Brown tr. Company VI scratch: r. +. Reynolds. Com
pauy YARDS. second: William Nelson. Company II
Half mile relay thandicapi-Won by Companv E |
yards; Company F. first scratch
second: Company X. 30 yards third Time.