New-York tribune., 1908-03-24
CLOSE FINISH In RELAY
18TH REGIMENT WINS.
Jensen TGkes One-MIc Handicap
from Sirty-Yard Mark.

thrilling finish In the one-rrlile military handi-
cap relay proved 20 be the one event tnat rose
above tho level of ordinary at the annual spring
games of the 18th Regiment Athletic -5sociation
at the aImory. Columbus avenue and cd street.
last night. IN the relay teams from the 18th,
I'D. 18th and list regiments.
The 18th received IS yards handicap and the 2zd
43 yards The had not been in progress long
before 1t became evident that first and second
places rested between these two. When the last
relays sped away r. Koch for the lZth ana
George Merz for the 22d. The former had about ten
yards start and he made such excellent use OF
this advantage that, in spite of Merzs great 1nish
the 18th Regiment breasted the tape several
feet to the good. During the last lap the leaders
were encouraged by excited admirers. who followed
closely after the contestants The time was .
minutes 80 seconds.
II. Jensen, of the ST. Bartholomew Athletic Club.
won clever in the one-mile open handicap.
His allowance the programme was IS yards. but
after his victory last Saturday night the handi-
capper decided to cut him to 50 yards
Jensen strongly and, taking the lead three
laps from home. soon opened UP big gap. untii
recently Jensen has been running more in two ana
three mile races and cross country runs. but ne
seems to have last found his distance The time
minutes % 1-5 seconds. J. Malone, the Mo-
hawk entrant ran disappointing race.
Thanks II disqualification, H. c. de Loiselle OF
the 23d Young Mems Christian Association.
won the a0-yard handicap, open w H. Freund,
OF the 12th regiment, hDfShed Dut tile
made that he had cut the corners and the
protest allowed
The track, which measured twelve laps to the
mile. not suited to the back-markers. who had
hard time getting through the fields, fairly
good crowd attended, and dancing followed the
games. The summary follows:
sixy-yard dash thandicsp; open: first semi inaDwon
by g Stetnert. unattached 15 feeD: II. l. Anderson.
Acorn ] Athletic Club Club "A feen. second Time. o:osss
% feet: L Pierce Acorn Athletic Club 30 feeO,
Final hestWen by L Pierce. Acorn Athletic Club 30
feeD; G Stenert unattached 10 feetD, second H. E.
Genst irish- American Athletic Club do feeo. third
y05 thhsaSlP Cub o afa' F.
Not & Haven Athletic Club 80 yards, third Time,
stxty-yard dash (handicap closed; first semi -fnaD
ngh o opa5 nv n fs G9npsng Ieeog5 3 & 6es a
= Second semi dna-won by ". J. Kreitser. Company
Fin Final heatwon w by A. Mcpo9o1sh Company 90
Frfqnd T1 6191pa Go%pang I IS 1seo thr Time oss
+ TfPpns fsPId c9mPang PAM L. second MpIyni @ Company
Regiment aty aEy 1 hsPSp poSss relay krec nd BY Me
6s yards: secord I'D Regiment sheppard, McIntec.
Hall. Kerker Holler and Van Ihun g. yards. Time.
BY q Gd ys hsndp nfn sna ras
Christian AssoeaGn d & Ssr "a SG2nd rs r b15 Edse
Trrise. West Side Men, Christian Association
nanacsP sas59 cs2ro by
Company L 80 yards, third. c. P kaufman Company
{ 80 YARDS. Time 222.
Six-hundred-yard handicap run topenl-Non by u
Pastime Athletic Club (SS yards; second
Boyle Mohawk Athletic Club (2e yardsl; third
John Mcnamara, Garden Athletic Association ta2 yards
Time 1:1s&s.
Fo1r-hundred fortyysrd novice open,mwon by
? NJ Nuty. Holy Cross Lyceum; third. W, Pratt, 9th
Regiment Athletic Association Time oozs
Putting twelve-pound shot handicap tclosedl-Won by
II scratch), 4o #. Ia In
second w J.. Kreitsck. Company D u ftl a. n
6 in third l.. a. Panach. Company g % IT.. Al IT.
So -
Inter-company relay (closed)-"on by Company
g, second Company A. third Company C Time 4o1As
Running high jump handicap tclosed}-Won BY F. s
saEariybTv Company 4 / second c. John
ston Company A - ft); third A Crombie. Company
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