New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-30
STIRRING RACES RULE
Kramer Wins Three-MiIe Run by
Brilliant Runninq.

A worlds record in the running hop,
step and jump was made by Daniel F.
Ahearn in the annual games of the New
York postoffice clerks, which were held at
Celtic Park, Long Island City, yesterday.
Ahearn, the champion jumper of the Irish
American Athletic Club. established new
mark in the event by leaping a distance of
81 feet Ga inches, his previous record
having been so feet > 40 inches Platt
Adams, helped by a wind, scaled the jave-
lin 80 feet inches, eclipsing the old
mark by more than a dozen feet.
William j. Kramer, the senior and junior
national champion, did brilliant work in
the three-nile run, which he captured from
scratch. Kramer won by more than fifty
yards in Is minutes seconds. William
De Baum also furnished a rafting finish
in the one-mile run. closed, taking the
event away from E. Eisenring ten yards
from the tape after passing four runners
in the last three hundred yards. The
other events on the long programme re-
suited in some stirring finishes. About
five thousand spectators attended the
games.
The summaries follow:
Kelly. Mohawk a. c. (84e YARDS: W. z: Con
way, Irish American = c. g yards9. second ;
] & W2lGInan- - L..
z46-yard run (novice>-won by H. Muller.
Mohawk 4. c; J. Conley, unattached, second !:
l.000-yard run (handicap)-Won by S. Ag-
gen. Morris a A (55 yards; E. Gilmore
schaaf, Grish-Anerican 4 c. az yards). third.
Time. IA Is.
One-Inile run (novice)-won by J. H Don
nelly, unattached; j. Brooks, ST. Gabriel's 4
G. second; J; J, Donoghue' Mohawk a c.
io0-yard dash 1closed)-Won by o. Heilman,
Grand Central (11A ysrds9; = Deugherfy. Tor
T Sg Pae dapartment Is yaPdsj third Tie
600-yard run (handicap; closed)-won by
H B Gray, telephone as YARDS; J, Gardner.
Grand Central 40 yards)s second; a Dough-
erty. foreign branch go YARDS. third. Time,
806-yard run thandicap)-Won by H ".
Brown. Mccaddin Lyeegn &c YARDS; \
Frizby, Pastirne =. c. (11 yards. third Time.
Baum. Grand Central lscratch(; E. Eisenning,
letter carrier go YARDS, second; R. J. Brown,
: II Thr rec run (handicap)-won by ". ].
M 6l IGN {16o yards. second + MaSfer
son, Mohawk 4. c. (120 Yards. third: Il. Nc
T. J. smith. Pastime 4. c. (ls5 yards). nth.
One one-m lie relay (handicap)-won by East
SIDE House go YARDS: team composed of
Block, Grandegard. Carroll and Hansen; NO,
hawk A. T. lScraIchg, second team composed
Of Bel. Weller Smith and Kelly; McCaddin
Lyceum (35 yards), third, team composed Of
Jones, Collins, Wallace and Brown Time,
S:31 As.
Throwing the javelin Greek styIe)-won by
Platt Adams, New York 4. c., throw of 100
feet 2 inches; u. J. Sheridan. Irish american
4. c., second, throw OF 13S feet; Kositus.
Pasti1ne 4. C.. third, throw of 1856 feet II
inches.
throwing the discus thandieaap2-WOn by J;
throw Of 12s feet So inches; N. ]. Sheridan.
Irish-American 4. G. (scratch), second. throw
a. C. Us feet. third. actual throw of los feet
Y inches.
Won by D. F. Ahearn. Irish American a. c.
(scratch), jump Of 81 feet go inches; J. B.
Wilkinson, Irish American A 9. g feet). Sec
ond. actual jump Of 45 feet "a inches; C.
Doherry. St Mery's r. 4. c. q feet), third,
jump OF AZ feet inches.