New-York tribune., 1909-12-19
PILGRIM TO RESCUE
WINS IN LAST RELAY.
Company f. Takes Point Tro-
phY an SeUenth Games.

In spectacular finish. wherein only
inches separated the first three men. Paul
Pilgrim won the ss0-yard intercompany
relay race at the ffty-sixth games Of the
7th Regiment Athletic Association last
night. This marked the end of long pro-
gramme. comprising twenty-one events. Pill
grim's victory settled all doubts rs to the
point trophy. which was won by Company
f., which he so ably represented.
This relay. handicap affair. brought out
the regiments feetest runners. Company
f was on scratch. while Company II had
an allowance of 20 and Company | of 26
yards. Teams consisted of four runners.
each man being required to go two laps.
Running the first relay. Hayward picked
up few yards for Company E. and link
did likewise in the next. Storms. running
No. for the scratch team. cut out a great
pace, and it looked as IL he would draw
level with Greer and Anderson. but Storms
slipped while rounding the Fourth avenue
turn, and ere he could get into his stride
again he had lost several valuable yards.
Consequently when he was relieved by
Pilgrim the latter had TO overcome at least
fifteen Yards presented to Treat of Com
pany Fl, and tri1e less 10 NJ. Peabody, of
Company I. Pilgrim ran beautifully, but
when HI swung into the stretch his rivals
were still ahead of him. and it did not seem
possible for the New York Athletic Club
man to get to the front He did it. how
ever. in the last stride. but his advantage
over Treat was so scant that the judges
had difficulty in separating the men, The
time of Ia l-5 was only Two seconds slower
than the armory record, held by the same
company.
Prior TO the setting in motion of the
competitive part of the programme the
spectators were entertained by concert
led by George l.. Humphrey, the band
master. The usual select audience at
tended. and the size of the turnout COM
pared favorably with previous affairs of
this kind. A competent corps of officials
ran the events off smoothly. though reg
ulars at the this games missed the silver
tongued announcer. Fred Burns.
A ripple of expectancy followed the an
nouncement that A. link the scratch man
in the 1.0G0-yard handicap run, would at
tempt to lower the armory record for dis
tance. held by Paul Pilgrim. There were
three other starters. including a. Gordon
and V. Treat. the last named receiving an
allowance of fifteen yards
With the crack of the gun link got
away quickly. and after going half a lap
overhauled Treat. and then allowed the
Company II man TO make the pace. In
the mean time Gordon, making good use of
his sixty yards allowance. kept racing
along we'll in front. but lap from the
finish the limit man shot his bolt" and
was passed by Treat and link.
Soon after this link took command for
A brief period, but Treat was not to be
denied. and in the final effort he beat the
scratch man by a yard. The winners
time was 2:24 As No time was announced
for the scratch man. but whatever it was
it did not threaten Pilgrims 2:21 2-5
Pilgrim also ran a fine race in the quar-
ter-mile handicap. Starting from scratch
the Company man caught all the long
markers one hundred yards from home
and then won handily by five yards
Considerable merriment was occasioned
by the efforts of the contestants in the
wall scaling events. One of the teams,
composed of l. Rivas and C F. Quinn
had their own troubles in getting over the
wall. Rivas led the way, but after reach
ing the top found it wellnigh impossible
TO raise the sturdy Quinn. After several
vigorous tugs and kicks Quinn finally
reached the top. The remainder of the
Journey was plain sailing, but they looked
groggy as they logged round to the finish.
Rivas and Quinn do other things better
than scaling walls. Last summer at De-
troit they finished second in the senior
doubles in the national regatta.
The competition for points in the athletic
events resulted in Company E winning.
with 40 points. Company H came next, with
a. and Company third. with q.
The summaries follow:
Nnety-thrce-yard dash handicap)-won by
W. Kennedy. jr. Company + a feetJ; H Ames
N'nlpdIV r III teet). second. r
COMPANY 4 "a feeO. third Time. 900 3-5
pilgrim company (strach1 F X we2ncben 9g ten
Company II % yards). second: V Treat. Com,
rifty-yerd rescue race ,handcapC-Won b. g
F. Quinn and J. r. Brandon. Company F g
Yards; l.; c. Rivas and R. II Maney. Company
Mllilgan' Company l 6 yards, third. Time.
22O-yard hurdle race Covi,e,-won by II. g.
IuIy, company II; j J. Elliott Company f.
Secord5 h C. Leonard. Company II. third.
Military relay race Govice)-won< by companv
u l. company H. second; Company b. third. Time.
one-mile roller skating race ohandicap,- Won
Scbef1er Comnspv = Il0 yas r ,'' sadGsl' r. T.
Plnkus: Company ,scratch). third. Time.
- 1.ooo,yard run Chandicapp-won by v
Treat Treat COMPANY Ted % n go Yards A link. Com
pany F go yards). third. Time. 2:34 -
Tent raising contest-WOn by Company r.
time 2:O7 35: Company H. second. time
225-yard potato race Chandicap pJ-Won by
H. V. Beechntor. Company b IS yardsl; II. q;
Tully. Company III 60 yards). second: J. i
storms. jr., Company E Cscratch). third. Time
0:51 %.
One-haIf-mile roller skating race (novica,
Won by s s Rumpilton Company II; X "
woodward, Company h. second: III. NJ Mar
ing. Company |. third. Time, 2:O2 %
3O0-yard run (novice)-Won by L. q Mo
Connell, Company r; II. G.. Leonard Company
n: second; H. r. Everall. Company A. third.
Time, 0:31
93-yard run ,novice hnaI heat)-won bv
L. -. Peabody, Company I; X. q. HALLIDAY
Company 3. second: J. j. Elliott. Company Is
third Time. O;IO 1-5.
Half-mile novce-Won by l. 6. Mcconnell
ond; A. NJ. McKleve, Company F. third Time
2:132s '
One-lap sack race Chandicap)-Won bv J. r.
Everall. Company tlO yards): q. A. Herring
Company II tscratch. second; 4 p. Ward
Company Il a yaTds1. third. Time :O3
352 yard run. heavy marching order thandicapl
Won by l. - Rivas. Company + Go yards):
g. n Anderson Company II G5 yardsl second
q. q. Carleton. Company us YARDS third
Time. O:51.
Company T. 80 vardsl. II. G. Tuy. Company NJ
60 yardsl. second r. e. Farusworth Company
A 90 yards,. third Time O:24ss
Running high jump thandicapt-WOn by W
Kennedy. tr-. Company + (scratCh). = feet Il
inches: G. W. FairchiId. Company | t6 incbes1
with actual jump of 4 feet II inchesl. sec
ond: W. Loomis. Company Is inChes1
with actual jump Of feet 10 inches third
Wall scaling contest Zone lapD-Won by Com
pany H. time 1:O9 10. Company Z. second:
time. 1:is { 3 Company l. third time. :o3.
$50 ward intercOmpany relay ChandiCapl-
Won by Company T. QIayward. link. storms and
Pilgrim tscratchD- Company n tWerincken
Tully. Anderson and IreaD GO yardsD. second