The sun., 1908-12-13
SEVENTH REGIMENT GAMES
GIRD.tR WINS GOOD RACE
FOR OFFICERS' cur.
Company b Team Does Lively Work in
rent Raising and Beats Previous
WecOrd -Elalsted Trophy Goes TO
Company II and Military Prize to u.

aturrd crowd OF the smart set enjoyed the
mort The programme was a lengthy one
Dh the eNents--twenty-one In number -
we're as varied as possible and they we're
TAN on with the usual promptitude.
Inc half mile novice for the officers cup
was the event of the night, to Judge by
rhe interest of the crowd and the anxiety
ol the officials. The nice field OF eleven
,tafted, and after the gun cracked Van
Wych OF Company X was the first away and
made the pace for two laps, closely fol-
tuwcd 10y Day of Company ID and GRrdar
% company +. Strona of Company d
vent "a the front and made the pace for q
N and he was replaced by Day, A lap and
hali from home Gardar came along again,
aud tak ing the lead was never headed,
Niuulng by four yards from Treat OF Conn
pluy II, who came with rush on the home
stretch. Strong was close third.
I.ie only new record of the night occurred
n The tent raising contest. The agile boys
uI ompany h came tearing down the floor
and they put up the tent and took 1t down In
minutes II seconds. beating the armory
tompany b in March, 1907, Soon 6f:orwerd
OnpAny Is came al ong and knocked the
record made by Company II into smith
seconds. Company + had a team in the
contest, but they were put out OF the rum
rtug by bciug penaized 20 seconds for drop
TN ihe % 100 VA Yard handicap was robbed of
soue interest by tbs, absence of Paw Pil-
.i1'r Of Company H., who was suffering
fIon an attack of rheumatism y, Me-
ke-.on of Company X was the limit man
Win ~ yards, and he made the pace until
lap from home. when he cracked and
saNe up Then e. X. Anderson of Com
niny II. who had GO yards and who was
wing comfortably in second place. came
a,oug and taking the lead was never headed
u the tape lie won by Ave yards from q.
lat III nf
Iink of Company was the scratch man;
and though he ran well for a while and
toined lot OF ground the handiesps were ere
homestretch.
rhe rescue race of SO yards and return
de iun for the o St9% KoPers E Who 30
had . start Of eighth yards, were doing well,
hat toloCk tnplpGed IT, ara both if sa Rssaybliy bhyd
EGndGn and s9y,e Saed or ss Of bs n
Tor they secured first medal but only by, q
tew inches from Milligan and Peabody
Of company who had start RI Fl 10 @, Yards ns ra
hurdles was revived II had FIVE hurdles
fifteen feet apart and they we're 3feet
iuches; high. II was run OF in one one heat eat
a start of three feet, seemed TO have the
knack of taking the sticks, and he won by
yard from +. y. Rroadhead Of Company
g. who had start of two feet j. h. 'keefe
Of Company &. who had l. feet was a good
third The record OF u i-5 seconds. made
in isT. was never III danger.
There was a variation III the sprinting
events, for instead OF the 100 yards which
was run straight down the floor the distance
was a3 yards run diagonally across the foor.
a. was the custom few years ago. The
Hrst trial OF the novice was won by L., r.
Day OF Company p in the slow time Of II
.econds and 7. P; salli Of ,,tna Company "a =
trird heat i. n. O'Keefe of Company +
od all the way, and in trying TO make a
:rdrd stand finish looked around, and the
lsahs htfiH hp hna n
I Fickling OF Company F beat him on the
rtpe. ln the heat for second men 10 quaiiiy
Tor the final o'Keefe did not look behind
him and he won easily, In the final Fickling
drew out and won cleverly from O. keefe,
With Ralli couple of feet behind. in third
plare. -- j. .
Haywood of Company +, who was on scratch.
ran we'll. He was only o inches Oh J.. IL;
tIich of Company !. who had starr OF
:" feet. Ed Lehman Of Company {, who
had an allowance of 20 feet. Won the second
he,Lt ,hx ~ yard from p u'GeeF OF Company
:, who had y feet.
E.aS Blackiedge of Company +, who had n
Start OF eight feet. The fourth heat was
very close all the way between 4. l.. Maurer
Of Company d, OF the II foot marx, and
ii. v. Beechinor OF Company B, II feet, the
verdict going to the former by a fe% inches.
IL Y. -tieer OF Company | won the heat for
dnal Lehman led in the final until within
= few strides OF 4ie tape. when Maurer came
strong aud nosed him out Of first media.
honors. . For the Halsted bronze lion
Company came out ahead with total OF
IL points, with Company second with 40
ihe military trophy, which includes the ftve
military events Company came on vic
rorious with Is points to - points Tor Com
uany III,
The summaries
as Yard Hurdle, Handlcap-Won hy NJ Hay.
wood. Company r. tS=s l., hroauheau, tn g. on,
Z. II ! feet, third. Time: Is. seconds
tooo Yard Run, HandIcap-won By g, X.
Sson E % ySr Second Il scudder tompsny
h. 80 yards. third. Time. minutes y 3-5 sec.
Wan Sealing by Company r. time 20 IS
.,conds. Company i, second. lime. % 5 seconds;
tompsny f. third, time, 50 IS SECONDS. ., -.
& %'' Z. scheiiior, Company r; william Armstrong,
100 yard T Fun. Novice BY j. 4. .McRenna,
~ sCompany F: w. Treat. Company II. second:
d. Y. Mciovern, Company A. third Time 81 20
sS Yard Run Novice Won by W. " FickIhg.
+ GompanS m oEeele bIrdp fbHIdp'F ZINE f60ga io
~ Yard Run. HsndIcep,-w Won by a, i. Maurer.
q 'pi'; fcpt second f. s. Hlackiedge, Company f,
'ret third. Tllnc ~ seconds
oanT NnTd sn yards eE Company
II ii yards. second; J. j. storms, Company T.,
Rescue Race Handicap 30 yards and return
Wnn by ! r. brandon and John Boyle. Company
f. - yards; \. T. {. Nugan and II Peabody,
company I. 10 yards, second: j. s. EaKen ana
", u. HayeS, Company !. scratch third Tlme'
Three Legged Race: i76 Yards: Handicap
Won ny T.. n. Werneiten and q. a. Herring; Com
p-ny II. 4 yards: s. B. Nash and J. ". Eyerall,
{. G, Young, Company A. yards third Time.
Pu,Ing ID Pound Shot: Handicap Won By,
e. 7. Quinn, Company L feet: Win an actual
q. . feet inches, second, with an actual pitt Of
Il icct ~ inches. W, c. Winshlp, Company l..
8 feet third with actual put OF 81 feal Inches
Military Relay Race.reSams OF three men ,if,n lrGm
order, ior Hslsted Military TTophy, Won By
company H. with !. w. Dutton. W; W helly and
VI. Eager: Company Z seeond, WIN l., r.
hs% Il Dlon and Rod.wSd wi peanR n Ross somPdhp nnd
Van sickle Time. minutes 10 3,5 seconds.
ono Mile and Half Roller Skating Handicap
Won by ". D. Plnkus, Company X, 90 yards;
p plnkus Company k . yarns' SG9na' H., Z; b.
Nckcllar, Company f. ITO yards th'ru' llme'
= minutes u seconds.
20 Yard Hurdles. Novlce.Wo by n. A.
rnetschinger, Company ID: q II. Clay. Company
,econd q, {. simpson. Jr', Company H. ihlrd
Wsi Milo Kun. Novice For the oriccrs' Cup
Won by \. Gariar Company r: v Treat, Com
Many II. second S. Strong. Company u. third
sack Race, 70 Yards, Handlcap-won by g,
Herring Company II. yards; II 9. Everal.
G1mpany 4, ? Yards second W. 4 Grimm. Com
u.uy T. IL yards third. Time ~ . seconds.
ao-won StH by G"i r '' (. werhefen' company H. 4
ards \. Z, Ward, Company Il. yards; second;
4. g. Tully Company II. IL yards third. Time.
~ = seconds. =.
C,..unsu, I IN Yards. 81 HAYWOOD Comma ny