New-York tribune., 1910-09-11
RECORDS CO BY BOARD
BonFlag Clips Long Standing
American Five-Mile Mark.
SETS OTHER FIGURES, TOO
PAUL Beats Kiviat-New York
Athletic Club Takes Metro
politan Point Trophy.

fcsu record established by z c. Carter
way back in 1887 az the senior rnetropoli-
-ar championships az Travers Island yes
-e-dav afternoon. Bonhaes time for the
distance wss - minutes is seconds while
-he rf,7,a THAT was made by Carter in his
memorable race twenty-three years ago
~ss = minutes q e-5 seconds
n addition 20 breaking the fve-n1ile rec
ord PonhaE also established new records
for four miles and four and one-half
miles His tine for four miles was %
minutes Il seconds. which is Is - seconds
better than the best previous time made IN
-his country. which was recorded by ". u.
Day IN 1sSa.
7 was Carter's record for the four and
one-half miles which went by the board.
5onhag's new mark being % minutes - -
seconds. as against % minutes SO As sec
/ onds. which Carter made at the same time
that he established the long standing, but
now superseded ive-mile record.
Il B0nhaE's feat was all the more remark
/ able IN that he ran the last three miles en-
JireIy unpaced Eddie Fitzgerald of the
New York Athletic Club. ran almost sride
E Tor stride with the wonderful Irisi1-Ansrl-
E car runner for the first mile, and then tired
E slightly. although he gave Bonhag some
& good competition II the second mile Bon
E naE's pace was too fast for the less expert
& enced Mercury Foot man, however, and at
& The end Of the second mile he had dropped
/ fifty yards behind Bonhas. After that Bon
{ lag had 10 run all by himself, which he did
! IL wonderful style.
Il Nearing the four-rnile mark. the officials
| with James z. Sullivan at their head.
/ waved B0nhaE 70 come on. 5 Il was almost
| certain that he would surpass the time
made by Day. Bonhag hardly Quickened
IL. -y.E..as
| the timers saw that the record for four
1 miles had been broken by more than
i quarter Of q minute L was the same thing
/ f-- the four and q half miles. the only diff
1 ference being that the spectators. between
1 ~~= thousand and SIX thousand altogether,
/ were cheering with z viii for the perseTer-
/ s-- --1uner. When It was announced that
--s four and a half mile time had gone
/ +-l r-av Of the four-ruile record there was
UHd applause
Then the Winged Fist runner and the
4 crowd wed with each other for the break
8 s-r = that fve-rnile T71T. And pulling to-
4 sz=t-e~ rrev were successful. for with a
1 wonderful burst o. speed at the last fur
3--- Bonhag fairly shot across the line
& There was z lull for & moment and then
& --4 6esfening cheers rang out when i vas
& e-----red that the record had been
s broken Bv@ curious coincidence Z c
q carter. sporting editor OF The Sun,
-s-os4 record il was that was smashed.
was On the field at the time and the crowd
81 would not be Quieted until he was half
1zz half pushed through the group Of ad-
.ri~i~z athletes 10 the centre Of the field.
where he enjoyed with Bonhag the plaudits
81 q the crowd.
From AL points Of view the meet was ne
most successful that has been held II the
81
was vcn ny the New York Athletic Club,
-r-for after six wears Of continued effort
a- last managed 20 win the coveted point
81 trophy. Since 1po4, until yesterday. the
.rrrrionshiD had been won annually by
81 The american club The struggle be
tween The rival clubs was keener than
ever and the New York club won by only
-a.rcs the final score standing: New
81 York Athletic Club. Is: Irish-Amertcan
Athletic Club So. Pastine Athletic Club. g;
e Acorn Athletic Association. 6; Mohawk
81 Athletic club. . The weather conditions
were IDEAL and could not possibly have been
Il improved upon There was hardly breath
E cf wind stirring. but still there was d
E crlzruess in the air that put the contest
81 ants and spectators on edge for the really
& first class performances.
Billy PAUL the University Of Pennsyl-
4 Ear-a star miller, wearing the coiors OF the
n New York Athletic Club. Won a stirring
81 victory over Abel KIviat, OF the Irish
q American Athletic Club in the mile, beat
frs the wonderful schoolboy runner by 2
SAINT eighteen inches, although he did not
81 seem t9 he extending himself very much
81 Paul bideG his time in making his nnal
ri srrt and beat Kiyiat out in the home
81 stretch Al the way through, though, th-
race was a rousing one, Hiviat and PAUL
~ -r-
almost q foregone conclusion that PAUL
7rzs master Of the situation The time was
minutes = Is seconds.
J. 2 Sullivan. OF the Irish-AmeriCan
ccr. dashed into the lead IN the first twen-
7--fr- -zrds, bur Paul. threw himself into
ne -----frz and fairly few over the ground
fo- -he first furlong a. the end Of which
r had surely outciassed and outdistanced
Sullivan and was enjoying a lead Of 2
III cozeE yards Then he quite naturally
slowed down and let the field catch up
---a him hivtat was running strong, and
--ie5 = force PAUL 10 show his hand, buc
Nix Nurplys pupil vas TOO willy, and
finally le- Eiviat 20 out and make the run
ing PAUL led At the end Of the second
lar ard held Il until the half mile had
been PASSED. when Monument. Kiviat's club
f-ate- u-h0 Is the junior champion. led for
FEW E-a-ds- After that however. kiyIat
s11 Paul divided the lead, and ct the end
Pau fairly jumped past the Irish-Aneri-
caE uo- and broke the tape inches in the
led
Harry C5-sslr- ran 6 splendid race in the
!a-f nile and beat his cIubmate Eddie
n tr-ek. b- i've Yards Gissing played a
waiting game and y was not until he was
coming i--g rho stretch that he really be
ga Co. ~E-- Then he Just breezed past
G. ---z --zl and Joe Brorlilow. Of the irish
american Club. and Frick. Bromilow, be-
re G-ssluz made his break. seemed in a
Tar way ro win. for Re had ove~harled
Sr-k T1a had been leading All the way,
% s- vas Engineering his stride for the
Il 5- 5rs-Lng came up like wnlrlT ind,
e.er- and fairly carried Frick along
VITA E-u. Brorilov weakened badly in
ne last ter yards and Egan beat him out
'e t1ird place.
--e-Fn Sheppard disappointed everybody
. -s1 starting in the quarter mile. He and
-i7s-ns were matched with several others
-ie same heat Gissing made a good
-af--in fact as Sheppard put il. too good.
Tho Winged Fist man insisted his rival
al Inc gun For that reason Sheppard
'- 20 more ghan a stride and imme-
t=F Tried 70 enter q protest against
@g lie went 50 far as 10 approach