New-York tribune., 1909-06-01
RELAY RECORD BROKEN
IRISH RUNNERS SWIFT.
Robbins Runs q Great Race against
Hinged Foot Quintet.

team made a new American record in defeating
the New York Athletic club in match relay at
the annual games Of the Irlsh-AmeriCan Athletic
club IT Celtic Park yesterday. The new time for
the distance is 3.I7l5 smashing the former record
of 3201-5, held by Pennsylvania The race was
the exciting and close fought 81 the amer
noon. Throughout the spectators were on ue"
feet roofing at the top OF their voices for theiE
favorites The Irish clubs victory due largely
o splendid running Of W. g. Robbins, the for
mer Yale runner. who ran a splendid %52-yard race
beating the New York Athletic Club man by !"
yards. CIougien and Ford represented the lTsh-
American Athletic and New York Athletic clubs.
respectively. I'm the first relay. and ClouGhen gave
a 3-yard lead TO Northridge- The latter proved an
easy opponent for r. T. Edwards. Of the Winged
Foot club. who ran away from Northridge and led
him by 10 yards. Jim McEntee then took up the
running for New York with Melvin Sheppard for
the Irish club Sheppard ran good race, picking
up yards McEntee Richmond gained ie"
yards on Rosenberger. Of the Irish team, in the
fourth relay. and Robbins, who ran anchor, won
easily for his club when Wagner. anchor for New
York. all in thrty-nve yards from home
Tom J. Collins. the crack distance runner, nearly
caught a tartar when he defeated a large field IN
the fye-mile run handicap breasting the tape 10
yards before J. Hermans, Of the Nonkers Young
Mems Christian Association, after a spirited and
stubborny fought contest. Collins started from
scratch. and unable to catch Hermans, who
led from the until the three and three-Guar-
ter mile mark, when he passed him ana set the
pace for lap. Hermans went ahead again and
led until the stretch for home. Then Collins sprint
and easily.
The other feature event on the programme
the I1oyard special dash. which was confined 10
sprinters Of the metropolitan district.
The final heat brought together Robert Clougheu.
J. J. Archer and J. J. Eler ~ the Irish h-AmeTicau
Athletic Club. and Ramsdell of Pennsylvania.
Ramsden in 10 4-5 seconds, after Cloughen col
lapsed
Teschov of the Irish-American Athletic Club.
the loo-yard handicap by a hair from 9. W
Forster another Irish athlete. 9. Y Ronhag. the
indoor record holder. started In the mile handicap
run but failed .atch the limit men. and quit a
hundred yards from home Frank Riley. who had
a forty yard handicap. after leading all the way
was passed by D Y. Noble rounding the far turn
and led TO the tspe by the latter.
Matt McGrath and John Flanagan. the hammer
throwing rivals met for the first time this year
in their pet event but did not break any records,
McGrath won with heave Of IL feet 2i2 inches
Flanagan fouled in five of his six throws.
Martin J. Sheridan. the former all around cham
pion competed in all the events that make up the
championship list and showed that he was fast
rounding into form He finished first in l''-yard
trial heat second in the 12O-yard high hurdle and
shot putting events and third IN the 56-pound
weight FOR distance.
The summary follows:
one hundred yard dash uanaieap,Ffna' hsat Won ty
Q Telschow Irish american 4 A., g ads IG1 Gon ! ! NJ
6.osss
mile run o,endicap by David y noble Nsw
Ior a a.o g ya4S2 30 's[ss5 and !PS Timo go '
rsla r@ee sG1atSh 5pad of oahen N@R %
ridge Sheppard. Rosenbcrger and Ro6blns; New York
Ertee Richmond and Wagner. Time, 3:1I'6
one hundred and twenty yard high hurdle thandicap-
t,n W9n by Sheridan 1 d 5f irish Aeean 4 second
& {. Ruggles Acorn a. A - yards third Tine ":l"'
slH hEman Ir pastinie A. c $, Richard college City
Time. .561s. ,,. .-,..,
-har riIe ChandicaP,-WGn by Henri sc6afa, s
{ NJ
Ydr 4 = 80 yardsl. second, G. FinneTman West side
99N . A go Yards. third. Time. 1861.
rive mile run thandicap-Won by Tom ,olllns IFlsi
American scratch i, j. dr1 Mobavs A G. oaa,
yarIs,. tiird Time = "l -. - =,
rea- b,,ndred-yard 'handcep)-flna neat Won 9y
J f. Harris ~ ya-tst second. Ii T Edwards.
son. Yaf1i', It . d2 yards, third Time o;5lT
- .,,r4.ad- and -teu-yard dash tsreciaI Non by r
cone hgnde niyaTsitv Of rcnnsylvania: j. J. Archer.
II .sh- American \. g. SEM ' o. "
a c third Time. ".l'7s- =, d., NJ,
p,ting e-pound shot aandsap,-W 6y ari5aI ral mt
Il'faiu sheridan irish A ineil'ah 4
1sstcb, second with actual Iut o mia Win an
elliott Irish -Amer'at - - -
actual put OF Al It : IN -, =, ,-r,.l
-, high lump thandicapj-Won by r. totlE. - -
80, Nh Haven A. 6. - nchesl aS'Ha' ~ ;rcbesi
J " Rosenberger ifls. . IN g q Nison National
;, =, ,G inches third, with an ac'ua' jump va -
.-,ing the lG-pound hammer ChandlcaI, On III o
o. srt,aI throw Of ri f. 2t3 IN, - a. Ia - in
,.anted 25 feeU second actual tnfo" .bir5 actual
a., K-onGuycz unattached GO feep 'h'u' "V'u
throw OF 133 IT, ~ n - l,,..o., y-,, b,-
S9sT,ooad Irish American A. - q I"oiI. W.
an actual throw of 81 It. So Ia w ~ 20 n in
American A {. a ieet lhI'u'
a..,,ai "a. throw OF 3ia in