New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-07-05
SHEPPARD WING HEG[GD
Equals Long Standing Worlds
Record for 500 Yards.
HAYES BEATEN BY INCHES
Octogenarian Wins Race for Vet
Grams at Carnival of United
Scottish Clans.

Melvin w Sheppard the worlds middle
distance champion. won yesterday well
deserved victory and eQualled the world s
record Of 81 s-5 seconds for 800 yards es-
tabiished a score Of years ago, at the
athletic carnival OF the United Scottish
Clans at Celtic Park. Long Island City.
Twenty-eight events. comprising track and
field competitions. Highland dancing. bag
pipe and other contests. were on the pre-
eramrne and ten thousand spectators
viewed the games
William Hayes. the speedy distance crack
NJ Philadelphia pulled Sheppard along
throughout the race. and victory
vrenched from mis- grasp by Sheppard by
wonderful jump at the tape, which
headed of Hayes by a few inches Harry
Gissing, who was pocketed several times
during the contest finished third. and
"Yank" Robbins fourth.
Il was the most spectacular finish wit
messed in special event on the ground in
many months. Besides the four already
named. R ] Egan and w. Simmons, Of
the Irish club, were in the field.
At the outset Hayes sped down the
stretch in the lead. At his heels were
Sheppard and Robbins. the Philadelphia
carrying them along at q terrific pace.
Rounding the first turn Gissing challenged
Robbins. but the latter was not 10 he
driven back, and retained third place.
Relative positions remained unchanged on
the first turn fer home. with Hayes still
showing the way. and # seemed as if the
redoubtsble Sheppard was to meet defeat
st the hands of the Quaker.
Turning into the stretch Hayes had g
three-yard lead over Sheppard. with Gis
sing and Robbins still fighting il out. Shep-
pard nou drew upon his reserve speed,
flashing like modern Mercury down the
stretch. Inch by inch he crept up on
HAYES.
Twenty-Five Yards from home the middle
distance champion was only q few feet be
hind Hayes. and was digging his spikes
deeper into the cinders in the effort TO
overtake him Five yards from the tape
TIRE rVo we're abreast. Sheppard. with
fnsl mighty plunge. breasted the tape
inches in she van Gissing outsped Rob
bins down the stretch, finishing two yards
IN front Of the latter and ten yards behind
the tuo leaders.
David Anderson. whose hack is bent
with the weight Of eighty-stx years. Won
rhe race confined 70 men over fifty years
q age Anderson, tiny figure Of man,
received twenty five-vard handicap over
* u -Cz.--S- l.llA-DIlS Years GU, S-lA
Arthur Mitchell, sirtv-eight years old
Arured IN his street clothes and with 2
-tghr pair Of spiked shoes. Anderson few
down The track 10 victory. The two other
runners finished second and third, respec-
lively, Adams only gaining about five yards
~ Anderson The latter vas slightly
MINDED as he finished but asserted that he
could defeat his rivals without the allow
~-oc -1-ec I--os If
plause for his feat
What seemed 70 many an error b. the
waking officials deprived Tom Carroll. the
veteran walker Of the Acorn Athletic AS
sociaticn and holder 81 many records OF
victory in the one-r1ile walk Carroll LED
throughout, closely followed by Q N
Gradv, OF the Mohawk Athletic Club
Nearing rhe tape Grady. in an endeavor 10
cve-take his rival. hoped, and both men
crossed the line abreast Both were dis
qualified x T Hearns, OF the Morris Ath-
letic Association, who was fully one hun
dred yards behind Carroll and Grady as
they crossed the lire, was placed first
Joe BromiloW, the fast Irish-American
miller. won the two-thirds of mile run,
the second special race on the programme
Il was hoped that the worlds record, held
by Emilio LuI1gh;, the italian runner,
only three seconds. Bromilow was always
e strong contender, passing Silbernagle, OF
the Nohawks. 80 yards from home and
outsprlnting r. Ogg, e clUbuate OF the lat
Ter. in the stretch. Egan finished third
AFTER exhibiting his proves with the dis
GUS IN MANY OF the public parks, Martin
J Sheridan took part IN the open contests
He showed the effects of the strenuous
day, throwing the missile only 126 feet 81.
inches. far below his usual Performances
He GOT second prize. The Mohawk Ath-
letic Club added another silver cup to its
Er--z 1lFle l-=Nx-
point trophy Returns from the light al
Reno were read TO the crowds. The meet
proved the most successful yet held by the
clans.
The summaries follow:
1oo-yard dash Cnovice; final heat)-won by
?. G Glutsch, Pastinle A G: g Holmes un-
third Time. 0:io 10,
by Charles Hansen. East Side House q y
yards; r. J-hlenbusch, Pastime a. c. 061.
Yards second; J: B. Waldmana, Pastime
Two-mile relay ChandicapD-won by Mo
oss Meter Bel sad 01 Wis sRnRGssf
A c. $50 YARDS, second (team composed OF
Eushon; Powers. smith and EernsT1; AeOrI
Meeks. Critchley. Plant and Duffy Time
one-1nile run fhandicsp)-won by Ber
Brewer. unattached ts5 yardsl: H Darling
1rish-A-nerican A c. go yards). second: 5
Ageens Morris A A. 600 yards), third Time
one-rnile walk Chandioap)-won by. H F
Hugh. PastiTne A c. f1I0 yards). second E
REM. Mohawk A c GO yards. third Time
Running hop. step and jump Chandicapl-
Won by H Harris. Mohawk A G % feet)
actual jump OF - IT. in; A. w. Delaney
New York A c. "a feet, second; actual jumI
OF 81 f.. in; J. Wilkinson, Irish-AmericaI
4 G. - feetD. third. actual jump Of Al #
5o0-yard nun (specialD-Won by Melvin W
Sheppard. Irish american A. c. William
Hayes. unattached. second: Harry f Gissing
New York A c. third Time. o:5I i-5.
SS0-yard (noViceD-Won by F. Nedral
Mohawk A c: E. Mccormack. pastime A. ..
second: J. II. GrHssnlan. Irish Anne Eican A &.
Ehird- Time, 2-1O Is
Throwing the discus fhandicapl-Won h!
Jim Duncan, Mohawk A c. - feetb, with Al
actual throw OF 125 # in: M j. Sheridan
Irish American A g. tscratchD. second. throw
OF l26 II. Ca in: T. Mclaughlin. Loughlil
Lyceum Us feet), actual throw OF III # I IN
Three-rnile run fhandtcapp-Non by VIII
sam Powers. Irish-ATne rican A c t120 yards)
=. Critchley. Acorn A. 4. l30 yardsl. second
NJ Traub. Pastime A g (1ao yards). third
Time. 10 26 %
Two-thirds Of a mile run (speciaD-won b,
Joe BroiniiOw, lrish-American A. c; X. Ogg
Mohawk A g, second: r. j Egan, Irish
American 4. G. third Time. go %
Throwing the 1G-pounG hammer thandicap
Won by Simon p Gil1is. New York A c
10 feet). actual throw OF lG1 TT 10ie in; w
h.apOwicz Irish-American A G as feet)
second. actual throw OF l43 fl , in: Coz
Walsh New York A. g - feetD, third, actua
throw Of ia II. 5as IN;
Tossing the caber (handicapD-Won by 5
p. ellis. New York A G. with toss OF .
r. 3 in: NJ. J. Sheridan. Irish-American A. c.
Payne Mohegan a. c. third, with toss o
- II. In
Pole vault (handicapD-Won by H S Bah
cock. New York A. c. fscratchD. with Vaul
a. q. % incnesD. second. actual vault of 1
It in: K Caldwell. 1rish-American A