New-York tribune., 1908-04-09
FAST TIME AT GAMES
4 NEW BICYCLE RECORD.
Sheppard and Robertson Beaten at
Military Indoor Meet.

One record fell by the wayside in the Military
Athletic League games at the list Regiment
Armory last night. when ". Van den Dries. OF the
22d Regiment, rode the distance from scratch in
225 As in the one-rnile bicycle handicap race This
is 8 2-5 seconds better than the former Military
Athletic League record. Although he rode In record
time, Van den Dries could not finish better than
fourth.
The struggle for the point prize resulted in an
easy victory for the 18th Regiment with total of
twenty-eght. The list got second. with fifteen
points; the 22d third, with twelve, and the 23d
fourth. with eight
Fast time prevailed in nearly all the races In
the final heat Of the 440-yard handicap the men
with liberal allowances went so fast as to kill off
the back markers. Melvin ". Sheppard started
from the 3-yard mark but quit after running a
lap J. J. McEntee, of the 22d, beat L. Pierce of
the 18th, in a rafting finish. and won in the re-
markably fast time of 40 3-5 seconds A claim of
foul was lodged against McEntee, but as the Judges
saw nothing irregular the protest was thrown our
In the half-mile handicap the contestants sna6
round the track at pace that would have done
credit TO held on an outdoor cinder path F 7
Wright of the list, made excellent use of his
six yards start and breasted the tape a winner IN
1856 40.
Only those with liberal allowances figured pror,f
nently ir the 70-yard dash In the final heat " :.
F1nlay Of the 18th Regiment, won by narrow mar
gin from F E Barker. of the 23d. The winner had
ten feet and Barker fifteen. and the time was 72-5
seconds
robertson, OF the 18th Regiment, started from
scratch in the first heat of the 22O but failed n
qualify. V. Jarboe. promising 18th Regiment atb
!ete, ran a capital in the haIf-Inile novics
and won in 2:99 4-5-fast time
The summary follows:
sevsnty-ysrd dash handicap first seni-hnsI has,--
Won by W, r Finley, 18th Regiment feetl. A /
Crockett 22d Regiment Is feeD second Time 0.O7--
Won by j. NJ Rosenberger, 18th Regiment IS feet n =
Genet, 7lst Regiment al Time
Seventy-yard dash tnsndi an; semifnaI hear
Non BY W. NJ Cooke 18th Regiment 15 feetJ, l. Pierce
In
9eLehiy-yard dash thandlcap: final hestl--Von by "
z Finley. 18Th Regiment 30 feeO: &. F. Barker o3f
Regiment 90 feet second J. NJ Roseuberzer 18Th Reg
iment IS feeu. third. Time. O:O77s.
One mile bicycle race tlandica p)Won by l. J. Wentz
22d Regnent 40 yard Charles Nererr list Regiment
go Yards, second: F. 2 Adams, nd Regiment 40
YARDS. third. Time zoos
Eight hundred and eighty-yard novice final heaO
Won by Y. Jarboe, 18th Regiment; c. Haage 7ist
Resiment second; F \. Durham, 18th Regiment third
Time. 2:O9+s-
-fortyard rn ,aardicap: hraI heat,
Won by J. J. McEntee, 22d Regiment l3 yards): L.
Pierce, 18th Regiment 90 YARDS second: R A Kuka
18th Regiment lle yarGsl, third. Time, 0.49B.
Eight hundred and eiEhty-yard thandicap-Final
heat by F. J. Wright list Regiment yaris ". J.
Murphy. 9th Regiment 2o YARDS, second n Kennedy.
18th Reeiment 20 ards third, Time, 1:56%-
heat by J. B HolIer. 18th Regiment Gt ysrds):
NJ. Cooke. 18Th Regiment rs vardsl second. J. j
LoGghin, 22d Regiment as yaTds) third Time. O:23+s
Cyptot ID Signal corps q fe-t. Al # 5 IN: William
Lynch I. s A. q fee). 3a = In second. 6 Nc
Govern. 71st Regiment "a feet. AZ =. II in. third
One-nnte run thsndicapl-Von by W Hayslip 23d
third Time 4264