New-York tribune., 1909-03-23
RELAY RECORD BROKEN
SOLDIERS SHOW SPEED.
Thirteenth Regiment Quartet Makes
Fast Time IN Race.

A new mile relay record for a four-Inan team
was made by the 18th Regiment quartet at the
spring games, under the auspices of the 22d Regi-
ment Corps Of Engineers, in the latters armory'
68th street and Broadway. last night The tlme'
minutes Is seconds, is two and one-htth SECONDS
better than the old mark. but the record may not
be allowed for the that the corners OF the
track were not raised.
There were only teams in this event. ule
18th and 23d, and second place in the reg1nentaI
round robin depended on the result In the FIRST
relay Robbins of Olympic fame. gained three ydTos
the 23d at the expense of Robertson but haIIer
crept up Haywood in the next quarter SO thA'
the 23d's advantage reduced to a yard "ie'i
Sedley and Rosenberger took up the running the
latter representing the 18th Rosenoerger soon
passed Sedey and gave Hilman a lead OF hVe
yards over Bacon to start the last quarter Bacon
pulled up almost level with Hllman 22O yards from
home, but Hman then let loose and won for ms
side by seven yards.
R. H Iunnis of Company H. stole a march on
the handicappers in the seventy-yard dash with
the aid of allowance OF eleven feet LuinInls
breezed away with the final heat in the creditable
time of 2-5 seconds.
strong field of middle distance runners started
in the SSO-yard handicap. There was H Gissing.
the indoor 1,0OO-yard champion, scratch, while
James Lee. who takes chance at anything from
obstacle up to a Marathon, had twenty
two yards.
At the start J. A. Heidelmeyer, limit man, set
the pace. Gissng moved along so fast that he soon
fair way to take the lead. A lap further on. how
ever, the scratch quit. When the bell rang
for the last lap E. W. Hills. sixty-yard man,
forged to the front, closely pressed by Erwin Nc
DoWeu The latter had the most stamina and
beat Hills by inches at the tape
In the one-rnile relay race for the cbampionship
or The Bronx the Mohawk Athletic Club team had
things pretty much its own way after the first re-
taS' AT the end Of the first quarter it prac-
hcaly an even thing between Mohawk and the
FrI,7A
yards for Mohawk in the next relay and after +b.
MS team had no trouble in winning by fifteen
yards
IN the mile run Mcdowell surprised every one by
oealLIs out Mike DriscoH after the latter had
tdAen the lead a lap from home. This was Nc
DoWelIs second winning race of the night
Despite the fact that an uncomfortable draft
swept through the big building all the evening,
threatening pneumonia and all sorts Of other all
hents, large crowd attended. The early comers
were entertained with a concert by C;fmore's Band
The armory was decorated tastefuly with flags,
and company banners also were in evidence Hand
some souvenir medals presented 10 the off,
cials and the press.
The summary follows:
By Irwin Mcdowell company F 80 yards E " Hiiis
pany Jso yards third. Time i:6s]s
Il Lg So@Pang aGs lhanG III & ena e. can ogay by
81 feeo. second: " A. Seward. Company L q feet).
Putting fwsIve-Pound shot Chandicap)-won by J.
r. Edwards. Company @ fee second Ernest Bellak
inches
>. siH--hqndred-yard tnOyoe: final hesp-won by
Ed Tyler Company A. Y, Dagenais. COMPANY J.
ond; II Ekan. Company +. third, Time 231s-
Jap sack race thandcap)--Won by W. Y Flood
Company + tscratchls {. p Sattery. Company 3 %
yas thiTd iffG' T,ns 32ds Johnston Company 40
One-rnae Especial Bronx relay championship
by Mohawk a 4. (8onellinE. Nuts Mastsrsoa
Mohegan A. c, second; Northwestern a c. third. Time
S:l5%s.
One-rnie walk Clandeap)-won BY Mann, Company
fscratch: Ernest Bellak Company = dlG YARDS, sec
end; L II, Dornhecker Company ! go YARDS, third
hundred and -twenty-yard hurdle Chandicap>-won
by c. Conn. Company r GI YARDS; ". J. Stevenson
Company l. q yards. second J. J. McEntee, Company
y yaris), third Time. O:28Nt.
one lap novice final heat)-Won by ". II Mcintyre.
Company D: G r. Greascu. Company z. second r.
kIns. Company J. third Time, O;2o
One -and-a half mile thicycle handicApl-Won BY w
ham 30 yards, second: Z. Cox, Company G6O yards
third Time. 3:372
Obstacle race ClnaI heao-Won by Henry Winters
Company NJ. J. J. Mclaughlin, Company +. second; W
Y Flood Company +. third Time. 21olS
robin regimental relay raCe-WOn by 18th Eegi
Robertson Halter Rosenbcrger and filman) 23d
Regiment robbins Haywood. sedey and Bacon) second
Four-hlrdred- and-forty-yard handicap rUnwcn by J.
J. McEntee Company a Yards: r. G. Koch, Company
4 q yards). second. r II LummiB. Company Il tI
yards third Time. 0:51As .
One-nile run (handicap)-Won by Irwin Mcdowell
Company rs YARDS. NJ. J. Driscon. Company 90
vards} second: NJ A Clayton. Company 3 CD yards)
third. Time. 4 30