New-York tribune., 1908-09-27
MERCURY FOOT GAMES
GOOD CROWD ON HAND.
Liberal Handicaps Spell Defeat for
Cracks at TraUers Island.

The New York Athletic Club held IT'S eishtv-hrst
seTni-annual games at Travers island yesterday
and spirited and close finishes and a well Allied
programme pleased the five thousand members and
friends Of the club. who crowded the track
nightly
The unexpected happened when Fred BeIiars Of
the New York Athletic Club. the national three
mile and 'crOss-country champion. was defeated in
the threerniIe handicap which was the feature
event OF the meet G. Obermeyer. Of the National
spite his consistent victories in mile events for
many weeks. and had an easy time in winning
He used his exceedingly long stride well. and did
not have TO exert himself to win by 70 yards
from J. Gilbert, a seventeen-year-old member OF
the Mohawk Athletic Club. who had handicap Of
$50 yards. Many OF the crack three-mers were
entered. and they seemed TO be too severely handi
capped. and could hardly do themselves justice.
Benars. Bonhag. Reilly. Bailey and Carr were
all punched together at the second mile, 80 yards
back OF Gilbert, who took the lead after running
two laps. At the two and one-half-rne post Bon
hag could no longer keep up the swift pace and
quit. The cracks were still all punched together.
and seemed unable to cut down Obermeyer's and
GiTberts lead In the last lap Obermeyer took
the lead from Gilbert and easily j. 2. Reilly,
the c.ack 'cross-eountry mate OF Gilbert, ehal-
enged the youngsttr at the stretch for home but
Gilbert surprised the spectators by his reserve
strength taking second place by a yard Bellars
finished fifth, badly beaten
j. j.
the Irish-American Athletic Club, easily won his
heat and the final in the 220-yard low and the 10
yard high hurdles races, starting from serateh IA
each event In the formex race he took the ieso
at the second hurdle and cleared every timber
neatly
PIatt Adams, the Olympic man, scored II points
for the home club by capturing first places IN the
standing and running broad jumps and third IN tne
discus throw.
The New York Athletic Club had outside COM
petitors in the one-nile relay for clubs and col
Ieges and entered three teams The first team
won thanks largely to Harry Hlman. who ran
the last lap and made UP lost ten yards on the
last relay
There was great rivalry in the 16-pound hammer
throwing contest between Matt McGrath and John
Flanagan but B. F. Sherman of Harvard Untver-
sity won the event with his liberal handicap Of
90 feet. Flanagan was second and McGrath third
In several foul throws the two rivals echpsed the
worlds mark.
Not more than half dozen Irish-American ath-
Ietes competed. 1t was said that the lack Of Irish
entries was the result Of the failure Of the New
York Athletic Club to send its athletes TO com
pete in the Irfsh-Ameriean Clubs games on Labor
Day.
The summaries follow:
TRACK EVENTS.
sIade, Pasttme Athletic Club t61z yardsl; X 7 Eo
weFaS aebe g 3ards5' third Tine oi0
Nichols Xavier Athletic Association go yards; o
Dalmar Mohawk Athletic Club 5S yards, seconds J. L
Harris Athletic Club t62 yards. third I1r1e
2:13zs -.
-tweuyyard Cnandicap; htgh hurtlssS
Won by J. j. Ellen, Irish-American Athletic Cup
scratcn) H L Pratt Institute 90 yardsl second
G. W Waller. New York Athletic Club q Eards) tniFo
Cne-me relay (open to athletic clubs and eoegesl-
Won by hrst> composed Of Mckntee trlck Sea.sy
and HilIman): third team composed OF Hvass. paws
link and Ford, second: second composed OF Hay
wood O'ConneI. walther and Wagner. third Time
ThTse-ile run ehandleap,-won by oberneysr Na
to1aI Athletic Club $50 yardsl; J. Gilbert Noha"S
Athletic Club C2s0 yards second; J. F. Reilly MOHAWK
Athlete Club so yards, third Time. 4:40@
Observation-Disclosures dash Chandicap; final heatl-Won
nv r T Edwards unattached G+ YARDS; H J. Ed
ward New York Athletic Club C5 yards second: J. J.
Mc7ntee New York Athletic Club Is yardsl third Tirne
0.31K- .z,.,
Tvo-hundred- -twenty-yard dow hurdles; handcar9
Won by J. J. Eller Irish-An1er1can AtnletIc CIq9
fsararchl- V B York Athletic Cluo u
Va-JsC second: w r. Brusch. New York Athletic Club
40 vardsl third Time. 0.25E-
o. r1fs reIsv Cnandicap. open: Young Mems Chris
tan Associaton)-Won BY Twenty-third Street Brancn
10 vs~5s (team composed Of Murphy, Kelly Booth and
Harris: Brooklyn team eouanosea OF W J. Muir