New-York tribune., 1909-02-13
BONHAG BEATS BELLARS
Wins Tuo-Mile Race IN Armory
Games IN Brooklyn.

After the Marathon runners had been sent Oh on
their long journey from the 18th Regiment Arnors
IN Brooklyn yesterday e series Of atnlet1o events
we're run of which kept some six thousand spec
tators in the arrnory wild state OF enthusiasm
The feature of the games was the t~o-n1lie scrA'c
run. which had among the entries George Bonnas'
of the Irish-Annerican Athletic Club; Fred Beliars
Of the New York Athletic Club, the national cross
country champion, and Winfield Bailey the crack
distance runner.
The race Vas fast one. and BonhAs won oy
well timed sprint in the last two laps Fred Se-lers
finished fifteen yards back William kramer Oh
the Acorn Athletic Association. was third oestlhs
Bailey by FIVE yards. Boahag's time for the race
minutes 80 Is seconds which is tVo SECONDS
behind the worlds record held by Nike Drtscon OF
the Mercury Athletic Club.
Bellars took the lead at the start but It was
only for two laps when Bonhag shot 10 the front
and took command for half mile At the mile
mark Bonhag was still IN front, with Bears second
Bailey third and Kramer fourth Harry Gissins
the LOOOyard indoor champion. quit at this stage
OF the Bonhag carried the runners along at
a fast pace for the last mile and two laps from
home heightened his stride and gradually increased
his lead Bellars. The runners who were trail
ing could not keep UP.
Melvin ". Sheppard, the worlds middle distance
champion and Charles Bacon. the quarter-uaile
high hurdle champion. who the scratch men
IN the first stof the quarternile handicap, could
not overcome the big handicaps allotted After
making hard fight 70 catch the leaders Sheppard
finished fifth. some five yards back Of J. E Harris
of the Loughlin Lyceum Club, who had handicap
OF twenty-five yards Bacon sixth The final
heat by J. NJ Rosenger, OF the IRISH
American Athletic Club in close finish
Ths haIf-mile heavy marching order run for the
championship OF the Military Athletic League
by Harry Haywood, tr.. Of the go Regiment.
after he had led most OF the way.
As the Marathon progressed the spectators
in NTH hy tbA aid
Of wireless telegraphy and telephone. The of
the tslephone necessary. the wireless in
struruent failed TINS. and was practically
useless after the twentieth mile. failing get in
communication with any OF the checking stations
The news that runner was in sight greeted
with a wild outburst OF applause. and a minute
later a deafening cheer greeted Clark when he
entered tho srmory.
This summary OF the games follows:
one-hundred-ysrd dash CanAl heap-Won by Alfred
Congregational Sunday school us YARDS. second p
6lois d s.e''''''"' -''"''' A. % '@-o' '--'O'
s s mile %g Rs Sd' y H.y MfE As
r. sd Reglmsnt H. Gels 7st t ResImsn s second
hundred and fortyysTd Public geh0ol Athegie
g Ia q 5os% s. sne o. Reed
sSo @ anhsah team of Ms2sd:d Reln
re s o 9ss% Tay nd p
ter. Cook, Bohsn. smith and Tiechman. 80 company
berger Shields. seoond: LIST Company SS ysrds).
composed Of Sininos, Ross, Leech and Seymour,
third Time 1:4oB.
Two-uie run (scratch)-won by George V. Bonhag.
Irish American A. c. Fred Bellars, New York A c..
second: William Kramer. Acorn a A. third; Winfield
Bailey, A c.. fourth. Time, 9:S05s.
SIX hundred yard novice: nnal heat)-Won BY r.
Second Il coDpnss cto6Sa aS@GS c dGn d ne
1:21+s.
Foir-hundred and fcrtyyard (hsndicap hnal hea)
Won by J. n. RosenberSer. Irish-American A c. 30
yards); Linden Pierce Acorn A. A. co yads) second:
James r. Harris Loushlin Lyceum C22 yerds), third
Time. 051h.
Two-mIe bicycle race (open 10 Military Athletic
League; final hsao--won by owen J. DevinS 18th Reg
C A Mohrmann. 18th Regiment. second: Charles
Nerant list Regiment. third. Time. 6o2A.