New-York tribune., 1910-07-18
BREAKS WORLDS MCOHD
meIvjn w. Sheppard Lowers
Time in 1000 Yard Run.
CHAMPION IN FINE Foh@
After Repeated Attempts 'hS
Great Athlete Finally maheS
New Mark.

Melvin W Sheppard. the ilii''','1 ..,,-.ia C-T,,b
r,nner Of the Irish-Anericah ,-.srs
broke a worlds record ol - so- the
- +t,o,,sand yards run at the
o--o =, +be Rrool,lyn and Queens Ot's
. +t,e C,Ian-ua-GaeI yesterday 9iepP%- -
% IN - . minutes Y 20 seconds NE
- +t-ea-ffths of a second on 'Il1
mark established many years
MYERS. the famous atniete- o,g
=. we're held at Celtic PARK Loh5
- f,i4v The Irish-AmeTlcah Iuli''0-
-a+cL IN field Of fourteen com
-. t4a took the lead one huh'i- Gu
- @,o-, +be worsted and won oy nv
ag had not a competitor stepped -
- os the champion on the nfsI 'Oi =
s. ~. causing him to slacken his pau
- tho hackstretch, Sheppard "ouiu III
5o,,b+ediv have made better time
.rt,a e-rea- middle distance runner VIM
r-.1a many attempts 10 lower the tl'iis
Cor this event, ran an impressive anu p
fo.+ race Charley Syrnons assumed li'V
r,ca a. the start, and the men io'liiO--U
- +,,rn grouped. When they entered l'i9
+-e+ct sbappard was twenty yards cehliiU
+ho leader and rapidly gaining on hiiii.
--.sripe along in wonderful form, Sheppaiu Z
zi.,1.,-.d his world famous jump anu
,,iot,ed m FIVE wards. Half lap from hoiiie
he 1.-as running fourth, ten yards 0ehlho
MI ,,,ob1ir- of the knights OF 81 An
+to,,- who was in the lead. Roundins 'le
1aet turn. Sheppard jumped again ana
+,1rning into the stretch took the lSaa.
c,rintfns on straight and true, he breasted
+be tame amid deafening cheers afteF
wonderful piece of running. joseph DTS
coil of the 6Jth Regiment, OF BuHalo' AM
( Aqpen. Of the Morris Athletic Assocla-
tior also emerged from the large heia II
the stretch when Sheppard jumped into the
1aad. and they finished In the order named
three yards apart
Dick Edwards, q Mercury Foot athlete'
won beautiful victory II the 3oo-yaFa
run. handicap. being the virtual scratch
,--.,, on the sfx-vard mark Edwards had
70 speed around the runners VINO surVl'se
cor tba final heat. 10 take the lead twenty
Yards from the finish and WIN o. 'Hfee
vards His time was 81 20 seconds =
Grandegard. OF the East Side House "aS
second.
- Flanagan. the champion ham
rne- thrower of the Irish Club, failed IN
his at+er,nt 70 add few feet 70 his world
marx He threw the Ieaden bail IA feet
10 II
was ten feet behind his record Martin
r sheridan. the discus champion, showed
rba result of a weeks training by hurting
the smooth platter 1873 feet 191s inches
which surpassed his nearest rival by many
fee+. lin Duncan was second and FIzna-
gan third.
The Rev Father Eugene Sheehev, Of
ireland. organizer Of the Gaelic Athletic
Association abroad was an interested
spectator. The veteran athlete vas i'm
menseIv pleased with the progress made
by the huge Flanagan, who vas protes6
of the irish priest Z score Of years ago
The summaries fellow:
1ooyard dash .hsHaisap}-Wsn Ts vsze:1 sx AifFia d
: : SS51-aS-sr tr Igouzhliu LyCeum ; yaros'.
ss-nn5. P Hunt Pastirne a G "a YARDS
9on-vaTd run (handicap}-von By Melvin
u Sheppard- irish American 4 = S-L1toI, 5,
J DriscoII. 65th Regiment, BuHalo t4o .s-SSs,
second: : Aggen. Morris =. \ ESQ Eardsi'
sso-vard relay 6handicar. closed - Calho-
lie Athletic Lsagual-Von b. Dominican u, -
ceuEl q vardsl. team composed OF = ,iL C4lLz--
] Bonsor. z. Gilmore and 2 senlelcn; .ls-,
Loughiin Lyceum q yards, ssoo1d. teAn n
composed OF L. Schloesser: J. aar-t5s. =,
Ferris and " Hoch: knights Of St AnLh9ny
6scrsTcr1, third team composed CT 4 Miller
r Hutchinson. Z MCGOWAN and : Flnesan'
360-yasd( run Chandicap,-von by R
Edward. New York \ c. lG Tards)- {.
Grandegzrd. East Side House flS YARDS
yards). third Time, OBJ %.
Three-rnile run Chandlcapl-von BY II
Euvsrnan. Corona Lvceunl 1906. yardsf- X !
smith Pastir1e \ 9 '1oO yards. second. J.
Stack Pastire a c. (225 yardS}, third Time,
10 10 10
Throwing the 16-pound hammer scratch
Won by : 7 Flanagan, American 4 c.
throw of IA feet 6-z inches, Ben sherman.
una ttached, second. throw Of 13S feet = IncneS5
Martin ] Sheridan Irish- American 4 C..
third. throw OF Isl feet inches
Throwing the discus (scratchl-Wen BY
Martin 7. Sheridan. Irish American A 9,
throw Of 1S3 feet 1oi- inches, Jim Duncan
!. c., second, throw or f@2 feet
inches; J. J. Flanagan. irish American \ c..
third. throw Of 10 feet . inches