New-York tribune., 1909-09-06
CLOSE RACE FOR BELL
Runs CleUerly in Thinning Quarter
Nile Hondicop at Celtic Park.

Close and sensatioral finishes marked the annual
games of the Eccentric and Standard Engineers
Local No % held at Celtic Park, Long lsisna
City, yesterday strong wind that pie" orecuV
across the track bothered the athletes IN making
fast time and proved drawback to many OF them
on the backstretch when they had 70 face II The
wind played with the dirt around the TRACK ana
sent it flying into the faces Of the ten thousano
spectators.
A remarkable finish marked the 44o-yard run
handicap, which was in one heat win hlteeh
starters with Roy Dorland of the Pastime Athletlc
Club on the five yard mark; c Cassasa' OF the
Irish-American Athletic Club had thlrte9h yaIos'
and j. Bell, OF the Mohawk AthleUc CIuo' hao an
eighteen ward handicap Bell captured the laurels
by inches at the tape in the hnal jump "lnIe
Cassasa and Dorland got the two remaining places
Dorland ran wonderful race, going srter the
leaders from the crack Of the gun, ana showed IN
front twenty-fv yards from nome Cdsea9a anu
Bell came down the stretch like lightning ana just
caught Dorland at the tape Picking the winner
proved hard task for the of1cias, Beii hhdlS get
ting frst place. The time for the race Nas o'ol'
which was considered excellant.
Another fine finish came in the final heat OF the
howard handicap when Jack Ener, OF the irlsh
Club won from c. Hansen, clubmate, by an eye
lash in 0:09 3-5 A sensational ending came IN the
300 yard obstacle when Frank stephenson OF
the Trinity Club. fell over the line, taxing the
place from H c. de Loiselle of the New York
Athletic Club II nip and tuck fight between
the two athletes the start, both alternating IN
the lead until the rope net, when de Losele silpped
for a moment, giving Stephenson 8 lead Of inches
H Berna, a student of Cornell University
ran his first omen race under the colors Of the
American club in the threerne run handicap
and fairly romped away with it. aided by l9e-
yard handicap J. F. Crowley, another Irish Amer
lean Club athlete started from scratch, but couId
finish only fourth.
Martin J. Sheridan, who with Matt McCirath. of
the New York Athletic Club, IS said to have been
accused of accepting exorbitant expense money for
a trip TO Chicago, greatly amazed at the re-
port saying that he had not received penny as
yet but had sent expense slip to the Chicago
promoters on Saturday. Sheridan captured two
second places in the course of the afternoonin the
running hop step and jump and IN the discus
The summaries follow:
1Oo-yard dash (handicap: hnal heatl--Won BY J. J.
EllSr Irish oAnericsn ssSond O. reIschow
Irish nerican a c yards. third Time o:o9 S-o.
irish yards' E +: sas soS5 Sns
taoGe' "a C 40 go SaTds} thiTd Time 2:l7 as
44oyagd run Chandieap1aWo1n by j. Bell MShaTS s
aar91'' ihira Tine TfG1sO o:5i. 81 . '0' '-'''-
rrinity Cub H. G de- Eoiseile New c. sec
ond; r. Z Goggin, Pasttme A. c, third. Time
ree-ne lhsndcap>7 Bsrna Irish I5isF, Ameri, .r5
G U5e yards1: T. e. NeisGn' f}ms n
q $50 3 yards, ar as y15Gs third Tine; Tine 1905 -
na8an% Stsn S4d T. Is so
e inches NJ i Sherida9 5nS Il Use fs.t neh 4 E
Mtcknas. 7. NJ. G a. t6 feet. third actual jump Il
throwing the discus (handicap] by Robert Sgs
Ederen, New York G t25 {eet) sctual throw of l29
fe4 serateh t@ aS6ond actual throw of iaa feet
c. IS teet) third actual thfo" ot ~ lee'
Throwing 1s-pound hammer (handioap,wWon by by
q 3brov - of 10 feet inches r, Edgren. New York
G t25 feet) second actual thTow Of @ iS% feet Pa
iPf6Ss tRfo% Of p 1se sef55ai fas5 8, usiSF nenss