New-York tribune., 1910-09-06
HOLMER AN EASY VICTOR
Ron1ps Home First in Five Mile
Race for Professionals.

defeated q strong field OF professionals III
q five-nlfle race which was 4 feature OF the
ffty-fourth annual games of the New Nork
Caledonian Club. held yesterday afternoon
at Washington Park, Maspeth. Long
Island Holner finished hundred yards
ahead Of Karl Kohlmeirep and broke the
worsted in 800 Is James T. Crowley,
the former amateur Marathon champion,
was third. being five hundred yards in the
ruck when HouIer breasted the tape.
\ field of twelve starters sped away at
the crack Of the gun on the long fve-mIle
grind There were many stars among
them. and several raced away at heart
breaking pace. which later proved their IN
doing. Charley Muller was the first to
jump into the lead, and he was quickly fol-
lowed by Harvey Cohn, Bill Davis and Al
fred Ratnas Several others were encour-
aged TO cling 10 these leaders, but before
the two-mile mark had been reached the
strain began to tell.
II was at this point that HolmeT ana
KohImefneu began to draw upon the
strength which they had reserved for the
finish. A the leaders Jagged these two
runners easily went to the front and the
contest theres fter resolved itself into
e.r7frf+ad struggle between the two. TIoImer
set the pace and kohIminen followed IN
hot pursuit For a time it was d pretty
race, ana the ulULliullNF 8 az ie't'A-i -4i'~-AN
IJo7r7er extend himself but the latter was
equal to the emergency and ronped nome
Z winner. 49,,
Members Of the various orders Of Scottish
clans in the city were out in force and an
attendance of about eight thousand persons
encfrcIed the track. Laurence ManS. an
athletic instructor OF the Annapolis Naval
Academy won the special prize OF - 1oI
athletes winning the largest number OF
nOints He ran NJ total Of seventeen
points He captured only. one first place.
but two seconds d third and tIe &C.
counted for the others = " CIlpoS. OF
Buffa10. finished second, with Htteen points
Alfred Raines. of New York. showed
splendid form IN the three-nnle race re
traiIed Crowley for a fun mile. Ihen ne
lacking in speed. After gaining Su2ht
lead he pressed his way forward, TO WIN ny
American Athletic club. Won the Pole
vault easily. with vault of II feet inches
Gordon. Frazer and ManS We're ted Tor
second at foot under tins mark.
A pleasing feature Of the games was the
Highland dancing for boys and giris, an9
sets Of games ever held by the organlza-
The summaries follow:
Highland dress competition Won 6y ". II.
Weeks, Boston: z Doherty New e'N. see'In'
Runnf-g hop. step and iump-Won by l..
Mans. annapolis. with a lump OF ,I 81 feeg rstT ~
d jump Of % feet 9'2 inches: J. Clansey. Boston.
thjrd. with a jump Of ~ feet = incnes
TAFT. Robert TayIor. second John smith third
One 0ne-mTie run (open,-Wou by James Curran
Philadelphia: Alfred RaineS. New York second.
H. RafIiv NutIcy. \ j.. third. Time, 4;26.
z.esrs,-Wou bv James Clark. Time. o:l6.
Pole vault-Won by Claude Alien BGi5alo'
with a vault of II feet; George Frazer. and L.
Nang tied for second place
Highland dress competition fcT Inemhers'-
ond r MeGregor. third
Throwing 16-pound hammer-Wou 10y \ Shepo
iTITss. Ial - w Cthristie. New York. second with
throw Of - feet II inches. \ McDonaId. New
1Gt-vgri dash lfor members ns}-Won by
lohn smith. J. TAFT. second; David Darlington,
Tossing the caber (open-Won by T. Christie,
New York. with a toss Of % % feet ? inches
440-yard run Won by W. 6 Edgar Jersey
jnsIoH. BrooNlyn. third Time. o;52-5.
Hitch and Ldckr"on by g DouSIaS. New
is. s. second with 5 feet inches: 9 Fraser.
NV York third. with feet.
20 yard dash Cor boys under !" >'ars5 Won
- A TaVn; George Iroodfait second; Roy
alzGrosor s'ird s, TIM olag v& s ,,,..z D.tu..
New York; James r. crowley. New York. sec
oEd. H. BELLY, Nutiey. N j. third, Time.
ioo-rard dash topenl-Won by ". & EsIgar.
Jersey cry L. F. Gibbs Buffalo, second, John
smith Now York, third Time. OIL
Running broad jr1np-Won by H Mcdonald.
New York. with jump of 20 feet inch; l.
MauE Annapolis and l. r. Gibbs. Eufaio. tied
far second place with a Jump OF - feet
Inches
Running bread jump dor memtatE,-Won by
Gordon Fraser. with tuup Of Is feet inches.
r FIas,r. second. with a jump OF Is feet: j.
TAFT. third. with jump ~ y feet inches.
Running broad jump tfor girls under - years.
Won hy DaZie MaCtsieiChaH, Florence cam
ef,u. SECOND. Harriet Peterson. third.
f,raadsv-ord dance tfoI boys under - years.
Won br James Hoey: Robert Young. second.
James Taylor- third
Running high jump topenN-Won 10y l.. W
Gihb Buffalo with jump Of = feet Is Inches.
T.. NzuE- Annapolis, and Claude Allen. Buffalo.
tied for second. with A jump Of feet inches
Running nigh jump flor membersl-Von by
Gordon Fraser, with jump of feet inches.
Robert Tayior second. with a jump of > fe-i 4
irches. n. Darlington and J. TAFT tied for third
with a jump Of ! feet inches
sack racc-Won hy ]. TAFT New York. n.
Darlington. second. J. McKim. Brooklyn third
Time 0.46+r
e2n-vard hurdles ,openl-Won hv /, ". Gibbs
Buffalo. " g Edgar; Jersey CITY. second L.
Naug Annapolis third. Time. n.2s.
Ffve-ulle run feren)-Nen by Hans Holmer.
New Yc-k. Kari KOhlm=inen Finland second.
JHrnes r. Crowley. New York third Time,
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