New-York tribune., 1909-09-07
THREE RECORDS FALL LIVELY LAWN TENNIS
LCNGHf SHOWS SPEED PL1T ON MANY COURTS
italian Runner Shares HOnOrS 1Cith
EUer and Plat adams.

Three worlds records, two of which have stood
for more than a score of years were broken at
the revival OF the Tailtin games held under the
auspices of the Irsh-American Athletic Club at
Celtic Park yesterday. 1t fell to Emilio Lunghi,
the Italian champion. TO defeat Melvin W. Shep-
pard, the middle distance champion of the world,
in the TO0-yard special run, and at the same time
establish record. Lunghi from Joe
Bromilow jr., and Sheppard, who finished third in
1.27 2-5. breaking the record of 1871, held by Lon
Myers, the old all around champion and made at
the old Williamsburg track September IA, 1852.
]. J. Eller and Platt Adams were the other rec
ord breakers Eller the 130yard low hurdles. in
Il 20 seconds in both his trial and final heats,
breaking Al Coplands record of Il 35 seconds made
in 1885, and Platt Adams, in the standing hop, step
and jump covered 30 feet az inches the old record,
made by Martin Sheridan last June being 50 feet
5t2 inches.
ago when he met his first defeat the hands Of
Lunghi. At the start post Lunghi had the rail.
while Sheppard was in the centre and Bromilow on
the outside. At the gun Sheppard jumped into the
lead closely followed by Lungm and BromiOw.
He held it for about twenty-five yards when the
Italian took command Passing the judges stand
the first lap Lunghi had three yard lead, fol-
lowed by Bromilow, with. Sheppard on his heels.
Running down the back stretch Lunghi slowed
down trihe. Sheppard then passed BrOmilow and
started after the Italian. Rounding the first turn
the latter spurted aain, but at this point Shep-
pard seemed to tire.
Coming down the stretch Lunghi broke into a
wonderful sprint, breastlng the tape ten yards IN
advance of Bromow. who had jumped into second
place again thirty yards from home.
John J. Eller, the champion hurder after estah-
fishing new record of OLA % for the 12D-yard
low hurdles in the first trial heat, repeated the
formance In the final heat, winning by a close
margin from Syme Northbridge, clubmate. The
former record O:14 3-5, held by Al Copland the
former Princeton coach.
Abel r. Kiyiat, the Ss0-yard junior metropolitan
champion ran a remarkable race in the 1,0o0-yard
run starting from scratch and passing all his
rivals on the last lap except Joe Buckley of Iough
lin Lyceum who had 5t-yard handicap and just
got first honors by a yard
The summaries follow:
cne-huudred- yard run lhandicap. final heat,-won
" J. siade, Pastime \. { 90 yards. third. Time
seven-hundred yard run. Special Won by Emilio
second; Melvin ". Sheppard, Irlsh-Amorican \ =.
Fsuckey Loughn Lyceum - yards: Nbel u. Kiyis',
isn dns taeHSd ef%T s ,sisi tGird Time @ii s.
Won ~ N5 3oeE g "a ards, ta tam s9mPSssa Te,.
G TGrd 64 fas @ ysrds am9 scna6 qan 5
composed of Eller, Robbins Heating and Rosenberger
team composed Of TelchoV. cassasa Northrdge and
% s D b; gIES 5yeF Mfdsass
e go seconds, second I Weinberg. unattached tGo
seeondsl third Ti%e 20 10 iaSS,,o.r,vor ~.
CROWLEY. Irish American 4 G. yards) J. DAILY.
irish American c. (scratchD, second; F. =. Devln,
Mott Haven \. 80 yards). third Time II IL.
one hundrrd and twenty-yard low hurdles thandi-
A T. tscratch): s . Northridee. Irish American \.
=. q yardsl second: J. l. Harthanft unattached
tscratch). third. Time OLA %.
Three hundred yard novice, hnal heat)-Won by
Henry Dews. V. NJ =. A; William Donovan, unat-
iached. second {. 4. Dedon. Mohawk \. a., thild.
fwo- hundred and " enty yard (handcap.
heat)-Won by B. Ford. New York a g 90 yards
J. Archer. irish American \. G. q yardsl, second;
II U.iand Xavier. A. 4. IS yards. third. Time. O:22
Mohawk 4 ft.t. actual of O3 r. in; J. !.
T,Iott unattached second actuRl put Of 81 T.
in Plat Adams, New York A e. 90 H.. third actual
f Pole he yault landicapl-wou by Claude Allen Irish
American A (scratch with vault of II #. in II.
HabCock New A. G. q I'M. second, actual vault
of II II q in: L. TTeuse. West Side \. NJ, c. \. ia
IN D. third actual vault Of 10 r. In.
Standing hop step and jump thandcapb- Won by platt
Adams New York A. g (scrat"h). with jump Of y H.
a. in. Ray Ewry. York A. G. lscrarch). second,
vim a iUnp Of ~ NJ j. Sheridan tscatcD,
thiri with n jump OF - # Tsa in.
Throwing discus thaHdicapl--N"n by Patrick No
f,onsId irish American A. go feel, actual throw u
s.r,nd actual throw 10, II. 1 in; 4. Bruce Irish
american a g feeu. third, actual throw Of ll3 It
throwing the 1G- pound (haudcapl-won by
1s1 n in: J. J Flanagan. lrish- American ~ G
,s.r.f.t second acuaI throw Of ltsi n: Robert I'd
ersu Nep York g. e.. ~ IT.. third actual throw Or
1as r. ~, , NJ. 49,,
-. VIZ = 90 inl se,ua Jump of q n u in
Herbert Haus.eter I-is rican 4 6 g t. second
sctusl ,nn1p of 20 H. 50 in s 9 NorthTiddse Irish
American A. C. le M. third aGtual Sln1 = u - -