New-York tribune., 1908-03-08
TAD" WHITE WINS MILE
LOWERS ARMORY RECORD.
Runs Distance in 4:25 at Esd Rfg1-
r1ent Games.

rleDt Games.
Tad" White added another record 10 his already
long list when he the mile from scratch in
1 minutes and 25 seconds in the thirty-second an
nual games OF the 2Sd Regiment, which were held
in the aruory at Bedford and Atlantic avenues,
Brooklyn, last night. White and W. Berker the
two finds of the year, were pttted against eacn
other in the one-rlile handicap.
Both started scratch, but Berker, after fol-
lowing close Whites heels for three-fourths Of
the distance, gradually dropped behind, and was
beaten by fifteen yards Hayslip, Of Company E,
from the 70-yard mark. got third place. White
the pace for Berker for the first six laps. when
they passed the leader. Hayslip. Then Berker cut
loose, and at the beginning of the seventh lap he
had an advantage of several yards over White.
But when they got within 80 yards of the finish
White pulled ahead and increased his lead with
every stride. Berker beat Hayslip out for second
place by four yards. Whites time sets q fig
ure for the armory, cutting 10 80 seconds off the
Old record Of 4:35 3-5, made by H Valentine, sew
era1 years ago.
The time made in every contest exceptionally
good last night. and every event aroused the
thusiasm of the spectators. A novelty Australian
bicycle pursuit race with limit Of five miles
won by Carnan for the 18th Regiment, after he
had ridden all his competitors one, Brown, of
the 23d, from the track Manual Training High
School won the one-ulis high school relay cham
pionshtp in S:35 from Erasmus Hall, and made a
new P. S. A l. record. The old record was s:3s.
made by the team last week, but every man
his best last night and they won by five
yards. The Manual Training boys took the lead
at the start, but in the third relay Youngs lost 1t
to Whitney, OF Erasmus Hall. When the last relay
was started Brierton had advantage Of six
yards over Cozzens, the fourth man on the Manual
Training team. Cozzens cut down the lead before
half of the first lap had been run. From then on
Cozzens had * his way and easily Boys
High ran good race, and Snevty made des-
perate effort to catch Up and at the finish was
only three yards behind Brierton, OF Erasmus
Hall
w R. Anderson. Company H, won the quarter
mile run from the 21-yard mark beating out D. n.
Meyer, Company I, from scratch, by two yards.
Anderson OF the limit men, and got away
well. Meyer, however after running through twen-
ty-fve men, closed strong, and would have in
a few more strides.
Suythe Northrtdge and Harry SedIey both of
Company E. were the scratch men IN the three
! legged race but they lost TO McMeekin and Baker
of Company H, who had five yards, by foot. The
time made by the winners equaled the record for
the armory.
". Hayslip. OF Company E. with a handicap Of
so yards, the half-ile in 1:5s 10. Although
running from scratch. neither Berker White
was able TO get through the bunch and finished
unplaced.
The summaries follow
sxty-fve-yard dash (novice)-Won by T. s. Brown,
Company I; J. J. Collins Company l. second Z. L Neal,
HaIf-HniIs run Cnov1ce)-won by E Merrill; Company
conDany e. G GGiE t6i9d CPDany ne second Z Mayer
one-hundred-yard dash Oandicag2-WOn by F: c Pog-
genburg Company K Is YARDS: w. r. Anderson. Com
pany H q Yards, second; W H, Noyes Company q
Flve-nIIe Australian bicycle pursuit race Geams OF
two nenl-Won by 18th Reginne{ |Ttn = - SaTan ana end
Il r. Brown 1r. second; I'D Regiment with W. Van
high hurdles (handtcap)
Won by w Bgrsch Company K yaFdSl; e. Bacon ri 5T
Pa3y E Scratch third TIVE o 4;l9 G White Com
pang gS5' tcratch ul W BeFer COMPANY tscatch)
Ond; W Hayslip, Company h 90 yards)' third Time
one-hundred-yard three-legged race Cnandicapewon
g 9orrtdse and and II 4 ediey Company scratchl
Ss09af 5s galas F. taird & 6oEEsh8sEO Ts EOf ah1 = a
onenlle high school championship relay Puoo
A B. Clunan F Danieson F j. Youngs and a. 3. Coz
od 1sas Eaqs p Ha Whnss and " 4 reTtdR Boys
third. with P oLea-y c Major B. laws and r. ohe'-
dash oyiGsWpn Goy0sov . by
ond P. dc Rossaire, Company H. third Time, Q;2Ih
W n 4adarsaa eopans
Company Scratch ins sec0na 0 e Lee C0F0S'
bicycle SandloaRmW9n d, sy 5--!s H Brown
ond J. simmonds Company H (SS yasds) third Time
h 90 dsTs9, T fndteaPM9n an 66psG2 by
pany 45 yaedsl third Tine lSsS Sssb oB.Bscan,op
by F. j. swaney COMPANY D al yardsl: W Bur.ch
compaay CO s1g tb2d e yaa n seeoaa c Lee c0f0' company
e 4Rdcap'WOn BY H cd5OsD1 gT0wn
K Gso yards1, second: c. l. Cook, Company h d25
vards1 third Time 515.
-twentyyard hurdles Cha1dicap,.Won on
~ p 8 Maui. Company K Q2 YARDS; r H Martin,
IT, Company c d5 yardsl, second z. Bacon IT.. Com
nanv n tscratchl. third. Time, V:2sFs,. ,- ~,
'0bbstace race-won C NJ Schnleltzer company II
G I Peters Company C, second F. Rigoy' Company h.
IJslsroie relay fhandcap)-Won BY Company z first
,aara ~ F3ryce II Sedey, F. J. S@aney and = ..
Northridge) company go Yards second d. Mayer w
n Moves P Meissner and w L SALISBURY; company
< first team C25 yards third &C Waiter w BerkeF' l.
F Brns ] ana d1andicap1Zon by A E. Farmhouse, Com
nanH z a Inches with actr.i jump Of II m;
I+ssco1 r. Company (scratch). second win a
lump OF s # 7 in: A. P s Maui Company r 10
inrhee) third with a jump CT f. IN ,,. --,
sbo-Lurt Cnandicapy-Von by l. ! De Ma ~ tlss' Z.
nsnv x CIeft IN with actual put OF - II ,t .,
-Eoofe C-ornoany T feet), second, WIN Pu.
% :, r. in T Q stechert Company a - f. , nh
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