New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-01
TWO WORLD RECORDS Go
Melvin Sheppard Lowers Mark
for TWo-thIrds of a Mile.
AHEARNE SMASHES ANOTHER
Games at Celtic Park Marked by
Sterling Performances and
Close Finishes.
AHEARNE SMASHES ANOTHER

Melvin w. Sheppard, the famous middle
distance runner of the American
Athletic Club, established d new world S
record for two-thirGS of a mile at the an
nual games of the Eccentric and Standard
Engineers, at Celtic Park, yesterday. After
being forced to set the pace from the start
he crossed the finishing line with a ire
mendous burst of speed in the time of z
minutes 10 % seconds, which broke the old
record, formerly held by Emilio Lunghi,
the Italian, by one-ffth of d second.
Dan Ahearne broke the worlds record
for running, two hops and ii jump, with
distance of 81 feet rs inches, which was
more than an inch better than the old
record established by himself.
The record hung up by Sheppard Will, it
seems certain, be recognized by the ANA
teur Athletic Union as five watches caught
him at his new time. One official snapped
him at one-fifth better and one one-fifth
slower There was a stiff wind. but it blew
than helped him
Sheppard was On the inside lane, and i'm
mediately after the gun bounded into the
lead, opening a gap of few feet. Nc
Laughlin was second. while the other two
Sheppard turned the first quarter mile IN
So So seconds with Mclaughlin doggedly'
following at his heels. Gels was fifteen
yards behind Mclaughlin, and after being
passed by Brennan, retired from the con-
test. Rounding the turn into the second
lap, Sheppard slackened his speed some
utes fiat. The hard pace soon tired the
7 n az
he dropped further and further back. Shep-
pdrd kept up the pace, breaking the tape
amid tremendous burst of applause from
the eight thousand spectators. who COM
pletely circled the track. Had the race
been d handicap one Sheppard would have
run more impressive race, and might have
clipped a second or two more off his new
time He finished in excellent condition,
and remarked that he was not pleased with
his new time for the distance, and that he
would attempt to lower the figure shortly.
David Noble of the TraverS Island Club,
ran from scratch in the mile handicap. He
timed his squirt badly, finishing third, ten
yards behind Joe Meeks of the Acorn Ath-
lelIc Association, in the fast time of min
utes q seconds.
The summaries follow:
10o-yard dash (handicap)-Won by F. p.
McNally, Acorn a. A. GA yards) r. T. Ed
wards, New York A. c. az yardsl, second;
P. A. Hunt. Pastme A. c. OK yards). third.
Time, 0:1O.
One-rrile run (handcap)-Won by Joseph
A Meeks. Acorn \. a. (45 yards); II. Caring,
unattached go yards), second; d: Y. Noble.
New York A. {. tscratch(, third. Time,
3o0-yard run (handicap)-won by f. P Nc
Nally. Acorn A y. % yards); r. Stevenson,
Pastime \. c. GA yardsl. second; r. }. Egan.
Irish-Americau A. c. I1' yards), third. Time,
O:32.
Ss0-yard run neutrality-suspicious. by r e Ter
williger, unattached (3S YARDS; Thomas A.
Dolan. Pastime A. c. GA yards}. second; A.
Dougherty. Ozanum Association "a yards).
third Time. ! 30 s.
Three-rniIe run (handicap)-Won by Louis
Scott. South Paterson A c. 90 yardsl: Ed j.
Fitzgerald. New York A. c. go yards). sec
yards), third. Time 1918 SO
Two-thirds OF mile tscratch)-Won by
Melvin w. Sheppard, Irish-American a. c.;
Nj. !. Mclaughlin. Loughlin Lyceum, second;
:, 80 -.
Throwing the discus (handicapl Won by A.
Schmidlem Pastime A. G. (H5 feeD. actual
throw of 100 feet 4 inches: Tom Ryan, Irish
American A. c. GO feet), second, actual throw
of 107 feet inches: a. II. Tiley, Dartmouth
College 30 feep, third. actual throw of Ill
feet 81 inches.
Throwing I6-pound hammer (handicapl-
Won by j. J. Flanagan, Irish American a. C.
Cscratch1, actual throw OF III feet inches.
A +. Tilley, Dartmouth College go feetl,
second, actual throw of 40 feet Il inches: Fl.
Mcclure, Irish American A. {. GO feeJ third.
actual throw of 1872 feet inches.
Running two hops and jump (handicap)-
Won by Dan Ahearne. Irish AmerlCan A. c.
r. Duffy Mohegan 4. G. C6 feetl. second,
actual jump of A. feet 3 inches; J; Wilkinson,
Irish American A .. a feeO, third, actual
jump of Al feet 21s inches.