New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-11
STACK LEADS BIG FIELD
Finishes First in Record Break
ing CroSs-Country Run.
KRAMER WINS TIME PRIZE
Pastime Athletic Club Carries
OF Point Trophy-Mohawk
Indians Second.

neid a. 20 athletes. che largest that
has ever competed IN a 'cross-country run
in this country started in the annual open
three and thrce-quarter mile rua held yes
tcrday in Ea-len under the auspices Of
TIE Glencoe Athletic Gus. Every club
which IS a member OF the Metropolitan
Association was represented. while a score
Of runners from out Of town clubs en-
tered Expecting a large number % spec
tatorS. TIE officials ~ the club had the
street on which the athletes finished roped
or. THIS preca1'tcn aided the squad 81
policemen % preserve lane for the run
ners Fully tvo thousand persons gath
cred AZ this point. while the sidewalks
throughout the course were lined deen
with spectators. The trail extended from
the clubhouse. ~ lesth street and second
avenue. &c 1.5th street across TIE willis
avenue bridge and I'D 20 ls2d street. 20
Walnut avenue 20 Is2d street and Ro'--
Tins avenue. down the latter and into the
Boulevard. turning again 20 ne willis ave
nue. bridge 70 the finish line
James stack Of the Pastime Athletic
club. gifted Rfth = handicap 81 two min
utes and forty-7ve seconds. Won the race
in the actual running time OF 1874. Frank
Masterson. Of the Mohawk Athletic Club.
more than one hundred yards in the wake
y stack in the actual running time az
1915. winning the place from q group OF
contestants by 6 sprint al the tape. Peter
Coulter. OF the Nohegan Athletic Club.
finished a. his heels.
TIE Pastine Athletic Club proved
double winner. carrying OF the point tro-
phy. with a total 81 81 points The No
hawk Athletic Club was second. with los
points, snd TIRE Mohegsn Athletic Club
third. v.th lis points.
William Kramer. Of tire Acorn Athletic
Association. the Junior and senior national
'cross-courtry champion. was he winner
of the fast time prize. finishing in atty
fourth position. but his actual running time
was q minutes 8 seconds. Joe Malone. the
Mohawk distance champion. the other
scratch starter. Won the second time prize.
after q Disappointing performance, finish
ing in eighty-second place in the time Of 70
minutes Peter Coulter. who was third, re
ceived another prize being the first novice
runner 70 finish. ! E6gerton. Of the United
Athletic Association. and Peter LsrocUe.
Of the Mott Haven Athletic Club. who took
eighth and ninth places. respectively. we're
the other novice prize winners.
At the start one hundred runners on the
LlLll-l mar OF three minutes were SlIttCllCl
across the street. i've rows deep. The other
contestants followed IN rapid order. Turn
ing on the bridge. James Blsckette. Of the
West End Athletic Association. led the
pack Stack. starting out with the second
group. sprinte6 after the leaders. A mile
oct the latter runner had assumed the lead.
passing the turning point At l42d street ana
Robbins avenue with ar advantage OF fifty
yards over Il Goddard. OF TIE Glencoe
Club. with the others trailing in single file
Kramer, the scratch man. was in elgh-
teenth position. while Malone was thirteen
places behind Stack was never headed
thereafter, increasing his stride consider
ably IN the last mile. Many changes &C.
CURED on the return Journey, Kramer grad
uaily moving up on the leaders. while Ma
lone overlook only eleven runners. The
athletes scampe-ed across the finishing line
IN such large groups that the officials had
difficulty in checking them.
The summaries follow.