New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-13
RECORDS IN PERIL
.4THLETES IRE READY
y. !. 4. {. Meet an Garden
EdeerlY 1zUaited.

The worlds amateur record for one and
one~half miles may be lowered on Tues
dey night. when George Bonhag and John
TAFT, the Canadian champion, will meet in
Madison Square Garden for that distance
IN Z special event OF the programme Of the
New York Athletic Clubs meet.
Tie old record for the one and one-llalf
miles Is 80 20. made outdoors by the Won
derful little T. P. Connef. So good is the
time that II has withstood all attacks. in
doors and out, since. Connect reeled off the
laps in dazzling fashion on September .,
1885. But with preparation and determine
ton. as well as speed, taken into considera-
ton. Il is evident that Connects old figures
viii be in peril on Tuesday.
Neither Bonhag nor TAFT is saying much
about this phase Of Their race, but Bonhag
has told q friend that besides beating TAFT
h would like very much TO add the one
and One-haiG mile record TO the many he
already holds. SO that for upward of a
mile 10 ten miles Bonhag's name shall
stand opposite all intermediate records.
TAFT, on the other hand is at his very
best ar the distance over which he and
Bonhag viii race He does not fancy the
longer distances much. and prefers to con-
fine himself 70 the mile and the mile
and a half He is as fit as can be and,
ike Bonhag, is after his opponents scalp
and the record. too. So that it will not be
from lack of desire on the part of Bonhag
or TAFT # ConneT's figures do not go by
the board on Tuesday night.
Forty Toronto friends OF TAFT are COM
ing down on the Wolverine on Monday
morning. and will remain over TO Wednes-
day TO see the Dominion runner and the
United States star fight il out in what
bids fair 10 be the greatest race at this dis
lance that has been run for years.
r. F. Nelson. Of the Boston Athletic As
ISOLATION. who viii run the last relay in the
special match relay race between has or
SauiZaton and the New York Athletic
Club on Tuesday night IN the Garden, will
have Harry Gissing as his opposing an
chor man. The last quarter should be a
hummer. for Nelson ss in the very best Of
shape. having done 49 seconds fiat twice
since last Wednesday. and his three team
mates have each done better than % %
Gissing has been in retirement during the
last ten DAYS getting into shape for this
event and two other little affairs that he
has on for next Tuesday night He wants
to carry off the honors in the 1Q-yard dash
if he can, and expects 10 make everybody
hustIe-but uselessly-in the 3g0-yard hand
CAP Gissing Is. i'll other words. going IN
for the short distances as Wen as his old
favorites Of 90, $50 and 900 yards, and
will work up 10 the mile, too. so that he
may, IN time and with training, be 10 tie
present generation Of runners what Lon
E Myers was TO the athletes Of couple
Of decades ago.
Tho indoor record for The mile relay. with
four-rnan teams, Is extremely likely 10 get
bump on Tuesday night. The present
record Of o minutes 20 SO seconds will have
an assault TO withstand with tho New York
Athletic club quartet, composed OF EEan,
BACON McE.rtee and GIissing and the Bos-
fnr Athletic Association four, made Up OF
Gram. Prout. Bradley and Nelson. trying
TO oTace it, Coupled with this the AercurE
Foot team has the sting Of the recent
defeat at the hands 81 me Boston Outht
10 wipe OUT II rs Iopes can oe Eea llzefi
the Boston Athlete Associations team wall
20 hack unhappy and the old record viii
nave suffered = sex ere relapse