New-York tribune., 1908-03-18
CARR WINS NOVEL RACE
CROSS COUNTRY INDOORS.
Some Good Sport at the Twenty-
second REGIMENT Games.

Honors divided in the novel three-n1ile in
door cross country run. the main event IN the
games of the 22d Regiment Athletic Association
at the armory last night. f. p Carr. the sterling
distance runner of the Xavier Athletic Club. won
the race but the Mohawk Athletic Club quartet
won the team prize.
At the strt of this race the nrst affair Of its
kind held in America, four teams toed the
scratch-Mohawk. Xavier, Irish American A c.
and Pastime A c. Hurdles placed on each
side of the armory, which gave the affair slight
appearance Of cross country contest
W. J. Gould, Xavier man. took the lead early
in the race, with Muller, of Mohawk trailing.
Carr kept in third position for time but he and
w. Frank moved into the lead at the three-quarter
mark and they were running as team at the
mile. which was covered in minutes s2-5 seconds
Thereafter Carr, who never ran in better FORM
drew away rapidly. and won the race easing up by
a quarter of lap from Gould. Muller got third
The Mohawk team scored 20 points. Xavier % and
Pastime 40.
Nothing sensational accomplished in the
seventy yard dash handicap. Forrest Smithson
the champion hurdler entered. but he left for
the West Monday night. Melvin Sheppard
started in the second heat and finished last. c.
B. Clarke of Company A. finished first in the Anal
heat from the seven-foot mark The time was
Z 2-5 seconds The record for seventy yards in
doors is : 1-5 seconds made by ". c. Schick in
this armory four years ago.
The half-mile handicap productive Of
rattlng from the crack of the gun. James P.
Sullivan. the national one-miie champion. started
from scratch, but he never famous for getting
up speed at the middle distance game In this
particular he got under way slowly and
never had chance to get anywhere near the front.
J. T. Harris, of Company f, won from the 65
yard mark. in the fast time OF l 5s is.
Sheppard from scratch in the mile run, but
he could do better than third. His time
40 A. A Coates with allowance of sixty
yards his time being 430 Is.
Company A the point trophy, with Company
F second and Company l third.
A special haf-mie walk added, the starters
being Sam Liebgold, Pastime Athletic Club; w. F.
Mclaughlin, 22d Regiment, and Louis Liebgold.
Irish-Amercan Athletic Club. They finished In the
order named. The winners time 5:55 20. The
summary foloWs:
Threeme T@nTWon by
Association second Charles Muller Mohawk Athletic
ond Xavier % points; third, Pastime, points carTs
G; Ruck; company, F. second W. x. Flood. Company r
Tvo-Inile Soler skating raee-won by H. J. Winter
rIs COMPANY t hirG lht lime o1o A. second
EaHsh11 eO@Psny g yads ms M'a'se
-Four hundred and -fartyyard eand,saP by r. g;
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Company A tscratch): F.. E. Adams Company 1 rs
YARDS second: P Cox Company F go YARDS. third.
Time. 284.
Eght-hundred and eigtsyyard handicap-Won by J. T.
Harris. Company (65 ,ards; X. II. Lumms Company
yards. p. ODe. Company s5 yardsj.
, third. Time, 1:5Sl6.
Eght-hundred-a eighty-yard novice race-won by J.
Hudeimeyer. Company l; A odring. Company F. second
+. S. Clark Company A. third. Time. 2:19ts.
seventyyard handicap Grst semi-hnap-Won by C. B.
seeend psDl % By E. ' E Woolak Company
(1S feep. Time. 0:074s.
Third seIni-f -fnalWo by W. p Dunn, Company A us
feet). Time, 0:O7ts
Final heatwon by C B: Clarke Company A q feet);
f. Voolfolk, Company as feetl, second: J. J. Nc
Entee Company A GO feeD third. Time 0O73.
Seventy-yard novice thnal heat)-Won by s. johnson
Company /: w T. Walters. Company F, second. II. J.
Noble Company A, third Time, 0:0sls.
Seventy-yard three-egged (handcap}-Won by c.
GIneider W. p. Dunn, Company A Q1 feeO; n
J Edwards Company l. and W. X Flood. Company F
% feet), second; J. J. Mclaughlin and H. McCuIla Com
pany F. 13 feet). third. Time. 0:0s*.
! Haf-mile special waik-Won by Sam Lebgold Pas
time Athletic Club; w: F Mclaughlin. 22d Regiment
second Louis LebgoId IrishAmerican Athletic Club.
third. Time 3532t.
One-nile run (handicap,-won by A A Coates, Com
pany go yards} J. r. Harris. Company 12S YARDS
second NJ: W. Sheppard, Company tscratch). third
Time 430s
Australian team purrsit race-Won by 18th ReEment
team second Time. 4:417s. Win
ming team rode and three-qnarter miles.