New-York tribune., 1909-03-07
WORLD RECORD FALLS
HONOR FOR BONHAG.
Sets Ne1C Figures for Three Miles IN
Spanish Wdr Games.

A worlds indoor record fell at the Spanish War
Veterans games In the I'D Regiment Armory last
night when George BOnhag OF the Irish-American
Athletic Club the three-nale handicap from
scratch in the remarkably fast time Of 11.34 +s
This is also a new American mark for both out
doors and In. the best previous time being H.52
made by Willie Day some fifteen years ago.
The three-nile run was expected to resolve it.
self into struggle between Bonhas and his club
mate Tom Collins. who also scratch Han
dicaps were allotted all the way up 150 yards
James Lee. with forty yards. loOmed up proni-
nent backmarker.
The field had no sooner got under way than Bon
hag went out at killing pace. closely attended by
Collins e Smith. Mohawk runner. with a liberal
allowance, led for several laps. but he gradually
came back did all others. Bonhsg covered
the first mile in AS and shortly afterward took the
lead Lee kept close for few laps and then weak
ened but Collins kept within twenty-five yards OF
the leader to the two-mile mark. which Bonhas
reached IN S:sS
1t then became evident that BOnhag had the race
at his mercy. although Collins desperately
throughout the last mile. At the end Bonhag won
by forty yards. with Collins second and Lee third
winn Bailey got fourth
Robert Cloughen, the indoor champion. had the
scratch position in the 7O-yard handicap but the
Irsh-American crack failed to show his best speed
and got shut out. The time. 3-5 seconds only
ordinary. G. Eckman. the Acorn man. with only
two-foot allowance. tried start IN the dash. but
his foot slipped wet paint and he never got
going.
Most of the trials were run in either 2-5 or s-5
seconds, but F. Stephenson. a promising Trinity
Athletic Club sprinter. with a 16-foot handicap.
made every one take notice when he won his semi
final heat IN 1-5 seconds Stephenson won the final
heat in the time after being closely pressed
oy ]. Reed. who ran from the 7-fOOt mark
There were both quantity and quality in the field
that faced the starter in the One-mlIe handicap
Tad White had the place Of honor. and he had To
concedehandicaps up to and including 100 yards
Backmark men were Vim Berker and d. v noble.
both OF the New York Athletic Club.
At the start H. Kramer. of the Acorn Athletic
| Association limit man. set the pace. White
well and cut down his field rapidly. but he did not
| range up alongside OF Baker until three-quarters
| OF the distance had been travelled.
! F. w. Kennedy. Columbia University man.
made good use OF his 65-yard allowance and forged
to the front three laps from home. Noble also cut
| loose with a long sprint. did Eddie Carr. the
Xavier veteran Throughout the last lap Kennedy
| kept in front and the race. beating L. Fitz-
| gerald. s5-yard man. by narrow margin Kramec
| got third. Noble fourth and White a close fifth.
| The time. 423 Is, excellent.
| W. Van Den Dries. the hard floor bicycle king.
| the twO-mile from scratch after grand
ride. His wheel skidded and almost threw him half
a mile from the nish, but he got going again and
| won by the length OF his wheel from W schemeyer.
| OF the 18th Regiment
! The summaries follow
seventy-yaId, dash Chsndlssg. anaI hsat-Won BY F.
stephensoa Trinity "a = 90 fes2 j. se G I5 f = a
| third Time O:OT =.
| One-rnle thandicap)-won BY r ". Kennedy. Co
yards. second; h kramer. Acorn A A uto YARDS,
/ third Time +23s-
Four-hundred forty-yard novice tinal heatiWOn
BY John Hardy. 18th Regiment; g. Webb unattached
second F J. smith. unattached third Time o:565s
school relay (handC api-WOn by
CuyIer A A yards Xavier A A (scratcnl second
Congregational go YARDS. third Time 1855
hundred forty yard handicap FINAL heatlNon
by z. Trertse West Side Y. NJ g. A tfS yardsJ5 J.
Constantine. Pratt Institute ~ yardsl, second. W A.
Seward A 4. = - YARDS. third Time. O.jS1
Potato race tcoSec 70 Si4Asn war W ~
Thomas Seymour. 9Th Regiment. New York Volunteers
G. 5th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers sec
| r. A. Kurka. George D Russell camp. 4S. third
Putting p pound thandicapp-won by J. Frank
/ Mohawk A. C. % feet. with put Of - f. IA IN,
c. Cordes unattached 10 fesD second with A put ot
~ IT, PeIIinger. Psstiue A T. % feet), third
/ with a put OF 20 r. Si7 in
! Two-rliIe bicycle thandfcsp)-Won By W Van
Dries. Regiment tscratchl. W Scheueyer lst1
Regiment yards second; J. Coe. 2d Regiment us1
/ yards). third Time 5.O9s-
Oue-rle athletic clubs relay race thandcaPl-Non by
I A A C.; y. /. a. q. second team second sAc"ih
A. c.. third Time 3:25
Eight-hundred and eightyyard run t5aGdicaPlWon BY
\ - YARDS. second: J. CrJchley, Y NJ G. A 90
fOrtyyard handicap public ard hiEh
BY II Reeve. Englewood H ; - yarfsl
District II. : 90 yardsl. Second
? Buermann. Eastern District H : ~ YARDS third
Time O:51ts-
/ 7 A. A C. tscratchJ; Thomas J. Collins. L 4 4 G
scratch James Lee 4o yardsl- third. VIM
Bailey. y Y A C. go yards). fourth Time l4-St
Onc-uiIe military relay thandicap)-Wou BY 22d
18Th Regiment 80 YARDS. third Time 5:S'S
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