New-York tribune., 1908-08-30
|OLYMP[CS STARS RACE
ROSE MAKES NEW MARK.
Increases Worlds Record for I2.
Pound Shot Put to 81 Ft. 8 In.

The victorious Olympic athletes were the centre
OF attraction at the games Of the Firemen's Me-
mortal Tund. held yesterday afternoon Celtic
Park Following the celebration in the city in the
morning. Despite the fatigue attending the recep-
tion which has been rendered the athletes since
they rstrrned they performed In first class style,
and the races of a kind seldom seen in New
York There were more than two hundred entries
In the dozen or more events, and the finishes were
exceedingly close
Ralph Rose, the giant weight tosser OF the Olym-
pic Athletic Club Of San Francisco. continued his
feat OF breaking records by throwing the l2-pouno
shot a distance Of 81 feet 3 inches, ~h,eh Is
worlds record In his second put Rose sent the
ball 81 feet. and his third try Inches nettef-
The old record which he hello himself. was 90 feet
H. inches When the record rd-breaking put WAS an
noUnced Rose WAS greeted with deafenlhs cheers
Charles J. Bacon. ir. Of the Irish-Ameriean AIM
Ietie Club. the peerless hurdler over distance
made worlds record for the 4+-iheire hieh
hurdle race by going .he distance In minute 10
seconds, beating the old mark by seconds As ne
knocked down the seventh hurdle the record VIII
not stand Bacon easily defeated Forrest smi'hsoh
and J. Lowell. Of the sh-American, who ran
asains. him.
The 1o1netre handicap dash brought together
three of the Olympic sprinters and the PICK OF tue
metropolitan stars. IN the fifth trial neat ores'
Snaithson equaled the worlds record OF 10 sec
onds for the distance from scratch, bul III 'h0
seni-fnai he was unplaced. The final heat was
won ny J. j Eller. with ". J. Keatins the na
tionel champion second The time was IL SECONDS
fat. .
Mel Sheppard the worlds middle distance cham
pion: Joseph Bromilow and William Van Ihun'
All of the Irish American Athletic Club AFTER ict
ting Bromflow the pace feT two laps Stlepstt
went To th, front and led 10 the tape. Seventy
five Yards from home Bronilow challenged Hhep-
nard and they came tearing down the track al
most on even terms, but Sheppard had somethils
IN reserve, and won by few feet Harry fliiiiai u
started in the 4co-metre handicap dasn' but couii
not overcome the handicaps, although ne rsii :"
beautiful race The event went 10 Charles D Gas
sasa the fast sprinter of the Irish American Atm
letic Club who started from the 15-yard marx
Fred Fellars, of the New York Athletic Clso' the
Olympic distance runner. who started IN the hVe-
mile run In London. the tflree-ne event from
Charles Muller. of the Mohawk Athletic Club by
about five yards J. F. Reilly also of the Moha"ks'
was third At the start Bellars took the lead. nut
relinqushed It a few laps lager TO Bonhas' "h"
set the pace for mile and half. the runners
going along good rate. Belars again look
command. and then permitted Muller 10 lead the
way. All the We're reserving some strength
for the final sprint, and when II came all Wel~
ready Muller and Bellars were the best and they
fought il out BeIlars coming in first FIVE yards IN
front J. a Biller. of the Brooklyn Central Young
Mems Christian Association, who captured a place
in the standing high jump az LONDON won lhe
event yesterday. clearing the bar at feet inches
NJ r Horr. another Olympic athlete. got three
prizes. winning thrd place IN lnS slateeii-pouAAu
hammer throw, second place in the discus with a
beautiful throw of $50 feet sl4 inches, which f TWO
feet behind the world record, and taking second
pacs ce Pfs me nv MaratSon winner was the
principal attraction all the afternoon ana ne was
frerir bis 1sny friends The Summaries follow
TRACK EVENTS.
aTa asshF5st .si .s,nS inh hssf "a Tpn I CLARK ~ F.
Athletic Club seeond Time 9:os second SENT
ea;ion: Nuseat. American Athletic Club sec
EMO Tim 41l,s athletic TES eISs: as. s
'hifiti Hesnd Xavier Athletic Association W Nggeni
Irish-American Athletic Club, second; W h CiarS'
Fs5s As.sa elaO esah sa' .ndiespfr. s
Resesefs fssa Sap Di Iiseifasn athistic ys
ger enc Ts TIaAs1ssn saG.a sthiealc nh
KeainE Irish-American Athletic club fS7 yaIds' sec
Tna %sa,nr ni' secona { Hansen third, Time. o:il
m aff faa Athletic cub yards
" ] Kramer Acorn AtEec bi Sesoesaior s c.
yards6. third. Time. 4.o71s- ~ w CHA,
z 'pa ateto cu
Ass.,ie Afhsie S GS' third Time num-
eRef by Muir hsf'sr and Esenns Fr.msn
passa Ies os eecond comosed q sontr Tin
@ e raat AND Gs ssd basss sss
h Club az ysrds W 6 NicSol.
Xavier Athletic Assoc,stoS t2s yaEas n third rne
prysooas stores Gandicap-won by sioon1Inr
Brothers team conoseS S Of sF ompay coins seer
ssen and caodsss Of ucst ulivan Burke and Hay
wood: ONeill-Adams conpany third team eorpossa 90 o
Four hundred hurdle .cra.ehl-WSr
Charles Bacon jr aise senond T
f.ye AthIetic Club third Time OH
-Four hundred-netre run fhanoicapl-won- pS Snai
p 1nrIand Pastime Athletic Club q yards second q
b Ford jr New York Athletic Club IS yards thir'
Ine I nile 7n snovice)-won by A Brennan: Pastim'
club s A Carson mo M9haTf Time an,ess
Tilree-rn. tscra1ch,aWen1 by frso MbaS stblee
Athletic club GhaTley MbaWt Athietic Cub third
IiIle hundyed-yard relay fhaudicap-Won b!
,- yok Athletic Club first team composed OF oedeey
ebolan pilgrim and fIillnan 90 yardso Seg s nsT
s AIias'i cav Thompson watier. Time 5:-f's
| FIELD EVENTS
| r-,nr bir, jump Chandicap)-wcn by E Erickson
MOTT ~ hanei .te- II C;idney Athletic Associa
i,ea "a sratc second with of feet = u inches
! .h,-d ~. = With jump of 5 feet inches - D..
Putting the IL pound shot-Won ny iaaiph i.S LOS
pt ~ s7 feet inches NJ r Horr An
iefic second with Pg, OF 49, s with nut OF 4
feet lngmes the discus Gaandcap)-won by j.. White
Is feet ii inches; NJ Horr IrishAmercsn an as Ashe
club tsg5sts seo9no Kew w York Athletic Club s fee
third with throw Of III feet inch . pm.r
.n an1s central Young Mems Christian Association
inrh1 with jump Of feet inches: Platt Adams seS
York AhIete , CUB q Ads New York Athletic
I ciation % inches). third. with jump OF feet :,
Ks nogicz st bartholomew Athletic Club (2
,.eo with throw OF 14l feet II inches: b r. Sherman
s 12s seet 10 inches; n F. Irish American Ath
iec Club GO feetD. third with a thro" oi i"' iee'
| inches.
LoNGBOAT MAKES a RECORD.
rI.r<.x aur ce-Sx thousand persons to-da.