New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-02-07
WORLDS RECORDS FALL
CROWD At IRISH GAMES.
Collins Sets Nez0 Figures for -Four
Miles an Garden.

Two worlds records were mace Ut the an
uual indoor games of the Irish-American Athletic
Club at Madison Square Garden last night 7. j.
Collins the hye-miIe champion, not only won the
four-mile scratch race. but lowered the mark 10
19 minutes 80 is seconds. The former record OF
20 minutes II 1-I5 seconds held by George V
Bonhag. this same fourTnile event Fred BelIars
finished IN 10 minutes bs seconds, well inside the
former figures.
The other jostng of the record tables occurred
in the 5e-pound weight throwing event Patrick
Mcdonald, the sturdy Irish-American Athletic
Club representative. who competed from scratch
hurled the missile 81 feet s inches beating the OLD
record of BIS. made by J. J. Flanagan at the
Pastlme Athletic Club games in 1904
good field responded for the one-mile handl-
cap, with Tod White scratch. For a time FRANK
Riley, of the Irish club made determined bid for
the lead, but before the distance had been half
covered he gave way to William Berker. that
rapidly improving New York Athletic Club runner.
Berker had forty-fve-yard start.
White a good race, but delayed making his
effort trife too long, with the result that ne
failed to finish better fourth Berker won the
easily by fifteen yards, in front OF Joseph
Bron1ilow. of the Irish club. David Noble. a New
York Athletic Club entrant, got third. The Tina
Az ID, was excellent.
Tho spectators were treated to stirring race
when a trio of Irish-American Athletic Club middle
distance cracks toed the scratch for the 600-ysrd
special. They We're Melvin Sheppard, W. G. Rob
bins and c. J. Bacon, ali OF Olympic fame.
Bacon had the POLE and at the crack Of the gun
sprang away in the lead, closely followed by Rob-
bins with Sheppard trailing. They in this
der until the bell lap. when Robbins, by the hardest
kind of running, succeeded in passing Bacon The
latter also gave way to Sheppard who beat Rob-
bins out by three yards in a stirring finish. The
time. 116 1-5. was not especially fast.
Quite a field faced the starter in four-mile
scratch run Fred BeIlars of the New York Ath-
Ietic Club set the pace closely followed by G.
Obermeyer, of the National Athletic Club George
Bonhag. Of the Irish-American Athletic Club, took
position close up in the early stages, as did J. J.
Lee. the Boston crack
n J. DrscoIl, the indoor national champion at
two miles, ran something less than mile, and
then dropped out. At the end of a mile Bellars
showed the way, his time being 4:4I 2-5. BOnhag
held second with Collins third while Lee continued
close to the leaders.
At eighteen laps Bonhag moved into first place,
when Bellars and Collins challenged the former
record holder did not move fast enough to keep in
front than few yards. It was then a case
of BeIlars leading followed by Collins, with Bon
bag third and Lee fourth This was the order OF
running the passed the two-uile post, the
time being 9:46 40.
Such speed as that made even the oldtimers take
notice, and they began to scent a new record For
a while going into the third mile Collins and Bellars
had race all to themselves, first and then
the other squirting into the lead In fact so fast
was the going that Bonhag began to lose ground
and ere four miles had been travelled he fell some
forty yards behind the leading pair. Collins led
at three miles in I50O3-6
BY that time most Of the others had dropped by
the wayside and it became question as to picking
a winner between Collins and Bellars. The former
took the lead four laps from home, and thereafter
was never headed. His final sprint, maintained
throughout the last two laps beat Bellars by If
teen yards while Bonhag, who finished third, vas
haff lap back.
John J. Daily the former ten-1nile champion had
things ali his way IN the two-mile steeplechase
a water jump provided novelty for an AFFAIR Of
this kind indoors DAILY beat Harvey Cohn, the
second man, by more than lap.
The summary follows:
Running high jump endcaD}won BY , E[eI 6f
feet; Harry +. Porter. IrshAnertcaR a G. (seFatchl
iHsRss third With Jump q f;et zpo
by tao irlsh-A neTican G: New YORK A. c. second
mile seePischas@ 5natohw9R BY John J. DAILY
!sAIneEcan e a@Tyey " s G0eT A ca third
Hef-me walk enoxcewon by Samuel 4- Ksh. Pas =
c. \. second Louis weinberg. De Witt Clinton High
Haif-na run hadicap)-won by NJ T. Gels. unato
yari5. second: il. Hayslip Irish-AmeEican a c AS
aniredya5d (handloapFinal heat won b.
attached 10 yards second c. Harris, unattached 10
tn the 12ponnd shot Chandlcap)won by Patrick
Mcdonald IrtshAmeTican a C % feet Win an aS'u'
Is second. with actual put OF 40 It. 10 IN Mar
Wit an actual put Of 40 IT.
n " Shepard Irlsl-A mercan A G: W c. Robbins.
Irish-Amercan A c. second; G J. Bacon Irish-AneF'
0 E57ArTniIe scratch run-Won by T. J. Collins, Irish
American A c. Fred BelIars New York A. c. second
George Bonhag. Irish-Amercan A c. third Time
1865.
] H. Roseaberger. Irish-Anerican A c Is feet9.
! Irish-Americau A. G. q feet2 second'
W J. sIade Pastme a. C IS feeD third Time
VII -and-slxty-yard (sOpound class relay
race (fnaI heat)-Won by Public school SO. Public
school AS Brooklyn second: Public School H. third
Time 0:46 =, W r,-,..- D-a-r
York A. c. (45 yards); Joseph BromiloT ITsh-IneFl
can A c yards), second; David v Noos new
Yorl- A. G. third Time APP 10
seventy-yard high hurdle lhandicapi ma ne9t)T
Enc irish American A c. (scratch). second G.
-Four hundred torty,yaTd run fnSy d aPsl
High school; W. Roseneau Pastime A c. second; "a J
XI-s!sh Fordham University. third Time. O:52 40.
F-gbt-lap reiav ihandicap: Catholic School Lsague)
Won by I.oughlin Iyceum (scratch); Holy Cross
second team second: St Gabrels A c, third Time