The sun., 1908-04-05
IRISH WIN SPECIAL RELAY
BEAT n. Y. 4. &. RUNNERS IN
ARMORY GAMES,
Exciting Races and Zig Entry List at the
Dominican Lyceum Meet bacon Too
Fleet for Frank and DrOmllOw In 900
Yard Contest-Hesults Of Other Races.

Fleet for Frank and Br0nilOW III OOO
Yard COntest-Hesults Of Other Races.
Several exciting races and big entry list
marked the annual games OF the Dominican
Lyceum in the SlSty-ninth Regiment armory
last night, One Of the closest tussles aud a
real hairlifter for the crowd was special
relay race between the New York Athletic
club and Irish American Athletic Club, For
the first two relays the New Norks had slight
advantage, but in the third relay Sheppard
did good work and the Irish COlors went to the
front. Bacon for the Irish and Scdley for
I the New Works were the opponents In the lls
relay, and they loped around m funeral pro-
cesslon. sedley was waiting for final burst,
but Bacon fooled him and won by nine Yards
Sheppard came In for considerable congratu-
lation. as the stork visited his home on
Friday. the new arrival being bouncing
daughter.
A few Of the stars were absent from the
800 yard special, those left being Bacon,
Frank and Bromiow Bacon showed him
self 10 be the real war horse, for he won by
about two yards from Frank with BromoW,
the Jersey champion. bringing up close
rear.
In q special scratch SIXTY yard race there
we're four competitors Of local reputation.
W j. KestinR of the Irish A. AC., the Metro
pOli,an champion At 100 yards. VAS the top
notcher OF the quartet, and IRON the same
stable were Robertson and Northridge !. ;,
Geary of Fordnam University was the other
starter. As tney got into motion things
we're about even, but at forty yards Geary
forged ahead and was then In the van by
hlte less than yard As they neared the
wor,ted Robertson pulled up and lust nipped
Deury by lev inches.
mere we're three handicap races at 80
yards. In the one open To lhc \, y y
athletes there was u sharp tussle NJ the uhlsh
DetNpen +. s. Geary. the Boston boy now
at Fqrdham INV ersdy, VINO htd lte,,
aud ". r. laudgraf OF the ~. Bartholomew
A. c.. with start or II ltet' IAhugtal
allotment was little too steep Tor GeaIy'
aud the former got the Hrst medal by lttl'
In the sixty connned TO the catholic League
the 81 Ann = boys went away with ne hOhtFS,
getting first and third. j. Nlhlll won LFrt
pace on the ~ foot mark II. y. Jenkins NOu
tle sixty confined to the Dominican Lyceum'
he summary:
co Yard Run Handicap. Opcn-Won by william
+. Iandgraf ST. Bartholomew \, G.. II lcel, T. -
Gcary. rordhan University, b iCel SccOhIi ~
Northhdge, lHsh \. \. c. feet lhlnl' lli"e'
81 YSrd Run Handicap. Confined to Catholic
Athletlc League-Mon by Nlii ~ Ann ~ N,sI' tesi'
second: " McKenna, ST. AIMS Club, II lte| lhfu'
II e, 4 4-5 seconis. --,-,...,
ISreum-NOu by H. ]. JtnMns, 4 feet hhlry J.
uauncy, 6 feet. second; Joan Conadine, ieet
thlrI, Tine IS seconds,
SO Yard Run, Handcap' CONFINED TO members
Of the Sixty ninth keglment-Non BY J. J, Mul-
lo0ley Company I, yards T.. H. Van ElllnH Com
psny I, iyards second James D. AIChyt company
scratch mr. u,ndc,r dmS SoStn%S scSnSSb oS bv w
Murphy Irish \. a. c., " yards W, J; Nlchoi1,
aver g. A., ~ yards. second IRWIN AcD0Wru
Psstlne \. c" R yards, 'nlrd' Time minutes
a. Yard Run. Speclal--won by L, Robertson
irish a. A. G.. 7. >. Ccar Oruuhu tniVetel'l
second W. ,. hedIlng, lrisn ~ " C'''a'Fl' i''ne'
one 'ii,1 lie Relay Specla-W by Irish !. 4. c.
with J, Bro inflow. Dan Frank a. w SGeppARR
Crockett, Paul Pilgrim, H. II. Koch anu II. \. Scdley'
Time minutes ~ seconds -, 49,
SS1 Yard MAX, NOvice-WOn Oy ", hOldet'
Irish 4, l. c: Joseph V Cohn, lrish A A. c., second
Joseph y. Dolan, Trinity club. third Ilhe'
minutes 81 B seconds.
Flanagan ST. AlphonsuS. Phil Moies, National ~ C.
Seconl. Fred Chap an. unattached, ihlra. line
minute IS S5 seconds ". tlaIki hest sue Nj in N
G. A. finished nrsI but was disquAlned lot joslllhg
COZ NAru Run SpeCial. " on by &. j, Bacon, lrah
"a. c.: Dan Frank. lnsh AsNC. second BronlloW
IRISH A. 4. C., third. lime, minute 6s seconds
221 Yard Run. HAnoicap, conDncd tonomimclHn
Lyrcum-Won by u. =, tautii, yarJS Harry D.
Ganney, yards. scconi 1noMas d. Hogan yards'
thlfi Tine, II I S scCOais ~
one Mile Relay CO panles Ot the SlNty ninth Reg-
men " on by Company I; Co apany u. second; Com-
pany T. third UHC, minutes %S SSc3nHS'
500 Nard Run Handicap, Opeil--Non by J.
McEntte New Yak A. C., ~ yATdS; I. }; Ridge
way, paStlme \. G., II yards. seconu, J., T. Nlehhg
St, Bartholomew \. G., - yaros, third Tine,
~ 8.h seconds.
iiO Yard Run, NoTlcc Confined To Catholic
Athletic LcaFut-NOn ~ p. hcllfCfy, LouRldn
lyccum: John Carey, Ascension Society, second
a. D. Dempsey, Cathedral c. C., third. Time,
20 s sCcOndt,
Runnlng High jump con9Ged to Dominican
Jump OF ) feet inChtS. r. GhmOre, inches, SEC
ond with an actual Jump 0i feet II inches; ",
Kerwin, | inch third, with an Hctual jump oi
feet inch,
One Mile Run Handicap CJngGtd 90 Dominican
IycSum- Won BY JAMES OROurke. 10 yards; T. J,
Durnall u yards. second; W. j. O'ShcA, % YARDS,
lhrd. Time, 3 minutes . seconds.