New-York tribune., 1908-10-12
TWO RECORDS BROKEN.
Bacon and Ellis Set Nezc Marks for
Hurdles at Celtic Park.

The outdoor athletic season of 1903 came 10 an
end yesterday, when the Irish-Anerican Athletic
Club held its annual fail games at Celtic Park AL
though a strong wind blew across the backstretch.
two records were broken. Charles 7 Bacon of the
Irish-AmeTican Athletic Club. the winner of the
4o0-metre hurdle race at the Olympic games low
cred the time for the 440-Inetre high hurdle race
10 minute and 5-5 seconds, breaking the Old
worlds mark by SIS seconds Bacon won the race,
handiy, taking the lead from the start and clearing
the timbers neatly. I. J. Love of the same club.
also broke the old mark. Bacon won By fully ten
yards The former mark held by Jerry Ma
honey. of the New York Athletic Club
J. J. Eller. also OF the Irish Club, the 22o- yard
national low hurdle champion broke the American
record, held by Alexander Jordan. for the 22oyard
high hurdles Eller reduced the former mark of "a
seconds fat by % seconds without exerrng him
self 70 any extent Bacon finished second and Love
third, some seven yards back.
The throwing Of the sfxteeT-pound hammer
turned into farce after each competitor had taken
two turns with the ball, the pressure Of the
tremendous swing made the loosely wound handle
extend to inch over the regulation size. ].
J Flanagan and Matthew McGrath improved their
worlds mark but the records will not stand owing
10 loosenng OF the handle.
Melvin " Sheppard had to run the race Of his
life to beat o. Gissing IN the 900yard scratch run
Gissing, who has bothered Sheppard a lot lately
took the lead at the Start and -ried runners
along a lively pace. He kept the lead until the
first turn for home. when Sheppard went to the
front for a second. Sheppard resumed the lead 100
yards from home and his reserve sprint was too
much for Gissing
The summaries follow:
american A c 80 yards,; E. 6Ioughley Mohavk 4.
6 80 YARDS. second F Masterson. Mohawk A G 80
ope-h hundred yard dash Cnandicap final heat-won by
tcan = { 81 yar3sp second J J Eller Irish-Anner-
g l51s vsp5s, 1fii -hq e MeTz New York
& ~ @ @ dash high hurdle scratch
Irish-AEnerican A G. second: H c De I1oisee New
-orry-yard run first reat,-Von nv
". E Mcdonald. unattached: T 4 MuIyanev Acorn
a C, second; Y sanahuher. unattached. third. Time,
0.s7s second heat--Non BY P Moles National A. c;
Thomas B!e-ne s. Mars A g second; J Bash, Acorn
Sandhuher ulat attached; Thomas Bierne St Mary A
G. second; p MoleS- National A c. third. Time
by 9 Meyer Tish-znefican a G Is yaTds): J. J. Nc"
atee New 70 I9rk = e IS yardsl& & second: & C. Hvass New
Eighthundred-a nd-eightyaTd run qaandicaPl-Won by
r j Egen Fast-me A 6 t34 YARDS. A link New
y. NJ = a. 80 Yards. third Time 157As
sheppard Irish-Anaer c: o Ciissng unattached
second: Harry Haywood. New York A c, third Time.
tweptysrd high hurdle run Scratch
Won by J. Fler Irish-A Arnerican A c. g J Bacon.
A O. tbird Time o27s
Throwing the discus (handicap}-Won by NJ J. Sher-
idan Anerican A Q scratch actual throw f37 f.
n. in. J Duncan MohaVl \ { 30 feSt' second.
4 = 10 feetl third. actual throw liz II in.
Throwing 16-Pound hammer l,andcap,.Won w by Mat
r 20 IN. J Flanagan American A G scratch
second actual throw I73 f. lo1+ IN: s Gtes. New
Running nigh 1gn2p 'handieap,mWoR w by l. s-sson'
New York a 9 - ee - ~ P 2eCr5 aot,sI ir51
3 in; T. J. Siuligan. Grace A c q inches)'
-Four mile run Csandicap1won oy John Joyce. Irish,
American A. g 200 yards1; G N MuIsr unattachsa "a I'd
yar6s) third. Time 20:3515