The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-29
WORLDS HURDLE
FIGURE SMASHED
At TRENTON MEET.
SmithsOn Puts Up Mark of 7 As
Seconds for Sixty-Yard
Run.
CHAMPION CUTS
z-5 OF A SECOND OFF
Monster Athletic Carnival at
Jersey Capital Witnessed
by Large Crowd.

TRENTON. Feb. 29.-F. S. Smithson,
the Pacific flyer, created a worlds rec
ord for the 60-yard high hurdles in the
athletic carnival held in the Second
Regiment Armory here last night. hi
champion vas never in better FORM,
and he flow over the course in Z As Sec
onds, cutting 2-5 of a second from he
best previous figures.
Fifteen hundred people attended the
event. which was adtudged my many
to be the biggest athletic meet Of the
East this season. Teams competed
from Pennsylvania, Princeton, Yale and
Columbia, Swarthmore, Georgetown.
Peddie Institute. Pennington Seminary.
Central High School and other lesser
schools.
Guy Haskins was a starter in two
events. The former University of
Pennsylvania star complained of sore
feet II his work was not up to the
standard.
In the J,%000-yard race he was beaten
by Frantz. of Princeton, and Rehrman.
of the Mohawk A. G. of New York. In
the 600-yard race Weeks, of Yale, beat
Haskins in a close finish.
The Central High School proved the
winner of the relay race for prep
schools.
One of the feature events was a two
mile intercollegiate relay between
Pennsylvania and Columbia teams. The
Pennsylvania representatives won
handily, Jones crossing the line fifty
yards in front of Sanders, the Column
bia man.
Tit final summaries follow:
Sixty Yard Han1icap-Won by +. G.
Seary, Fordham University. handicap 8
feet; second, r. Cooke. Princeton, II
feet; third. r. c.. Smithson, Portland,
Oregon. 2 feet. Time, 6 1-5 seconds.
sixty Yard Military-Won by F.. G.
Manners, Company A, Second Regi-
ment, N. G, N. j.; second, Lewis r.
Barton, Company B; third, Edward G.
Gary. Company B. Time, 1915 seconds.
Thousand Yard Handicap-Won by
L.. Frants, Princeton, handicap 30
yards; second. John w. Reherman, Mo-
hawk A. c., "a yards; third, Guy Has
kins, Philadelphia. scratch. Time, Pm.
IFS.
Sixty Yard Hurdles-Won by r. c..
Smithson, Portland, Oregon, scratch;
second. J.. King, Yale, 10 feet; third, l..
Howell, Yale, 8 feet. Time, 74-5 sec
onds.
One = mile l~nteTcOlleSlaLc fteidS
princeton and Swarthmode)-Won by
Swarthnlore. Time, 3m. Ais.
Three Hundred-Yard Dash Open
race)-Won by William M. Miller.
Irish American A. c.. handicap, five
yards; second, ]. V. Mulligan, Shan
nahan A. C., four yards; third, d. d.
Ballou. Princeton, eighteen yards.
Time, 30 3-5 seconds.
IT o.. - y NJ - n.Io.~ 1TA~. Iarl
Philadelphia Central Y. NJ. c. A.; sec
ond, T~wenty-third street, New York.
Time, 3n. 3Ss.
Six Hundred Yards (open)-Won by
M. Weeks, Yale, handicap, twenty-five
yards; second, Guy Hasklns, Philadel-
phia. scratch: third, Harry Haywood,
ir., New York A. c., ten yards. Time,
I'm. les.
One-mile Open Relay-Won by
Twenty-third street Y. NJ. G. A, New
York; second, Company !, First Regi-
ment, Pennsylvania National Guard;
third, Aquinas A. c. Time. 3m. sos.
One Mile Preparation School Relay
Won by Central High school of Phil
adelphia: second, George School; third,
Peddie Institute. Time-3m.37s.
One Mile Handicap-Won by Tao
w lllts ~ l. a. ~ y diNht oNRoAAAs
w. A. Paul, Trenton, 40 yards; third,
w. J.. MCGEE. Time-4m. 80 3-5s.
Two Mile intercollegiate (Pennsyl-
vania and Columbia)--Won by Penn
~sylvania. .Time-Sm.6 3-5s.
Half Mile Relay washington Sem
mary, Trenton and Lambertsville High
Schools)-Won by Trenton High
School.
Running High Jump-Won by Walter
Thonassen, Twenty-third Street Y. M.
C. A., scratch: second, W. A. New
berry. Pennsylvania, two inches; third,
Ray Mercer, George School, S1s inches.
Height, 5 feet Z inches
Shot Put-Won by r. fitzpatrick,
Yale. handicap five feet; second, w.
F. Kruger, Swarthmore, scratch; third,
Matthew Gaehr, Boys Club, K%ensing-
ton, s feet. Distance. 46 feet 31s inches.
Pole Vault-Won by II. E. Harker,
Pennsylvania, handicap. two inches:
second, G.. Vein. jr, Princeton. ;
inches; third, John Bredemus. Prince
ton. scratch, Height, II feet 2 inches.