New-York tribune., 1910-01-23
EGAN SETS A MARX
RUNS IN FAST TIME.
4cGdent Mars First Heat of
BicycIe Race.

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tablished at the annual games of the list
Regiment in the armory in 34th street Ia st
night, when r. J. Egan of Company B.
covered $50 yards from scratch in l minute
81 seconds The best previous time for the
distance was / minute 5S 4-5 seconds made
by Melvin Shepard at the 22d Regiment
three years ago.
Egan set the new mark on a ten-lap
track, and incidentally shattered the old
record for the list Regiment Armory by
more than thirteen seconds. This race at
tracted a dozen-odd starters, Egan being
asked to concede allowances all the vay
up to fifty yards. At the crack of the gun
Egan was away like a fash, and at once
got into his stride. After travelling an
eighth Of a mile the former Pastime man
had moved up among the short-markers.
and another lap saw him range alongside
of r. BUST. of Company x. and F. Wright,
a Company E man.
The last named made a squirt for about
one hundred yards. but he could not hold
the pace and dropped back Buist tried to
hold Egan, but the scratch man was full
of vim and running. and he kept at top
speed TO the tape, TO win by FIVE yards
The winner has been running unattached
for more than a year, and. while he had
won number Of middle-distance races he
was not thought to be equal to a record
performance. He was strong and COM
paratively fresh at the finish.
An accident nlarred the first heat in the
two-nile Military Athletic League handi-
cap bicycle race, when G. Mohrman OF
the 18th Regiment, was thrown against
the wall The insensible rider was carried
away TO the dressing room and call sent
for a doctor. A little later, however, Mohr-
nothing worse than a scalp wound.
The final heat Of the race was won by
w V. Vandendries, the 22d Regiment
indoor king, who covered the distance
from scratch in 4:59 2-5 He took the lead
a quarter of a mile from home and won
without trouble
In the one-mle run j. A. Malone. Of
Company Z, with an allowance of twenty
yards won as he pleased. The Mohawk
lad literally ran away from M. I. Gels,
the scratch man.
There were two disqualifcations during
the evening. In the final heat of the 90
ward dash A. V. Parke, of Company h,
finished first, but the judges disqualified
him for fouling. This gave first prize 10
W. E. Swanson, of Company b. In the
Military Athletic League medley relay race
the ssth Regiment team finished third,
WAS found to be wearing spikes.
In the connection for points Company
B won, with a total of 80. A large crowd
attended.
The summaries follow:
2aO-yard hurdle race (handcapl-Won by r.
p CoSsIn. Company b a yards; L. B: Dorlan1.
Company z Scratch. second; a F. o:esa. h I0'e'''
Won by W V vandensIiss. 22d ,aR Regimsent garss
second; 6. Nerent list Regiment 90 Safos''
thisf Military % a. l. medley relay Chandicap,1
Won by 22d Regiment: 23d Regiment. second;
18Th Regiment. third Time, 7:42
Ms.e..sg Gomsasy aaS.fsP 'lSif'a ai
Company ds yards; seSona' r;2ne * snis' '0H
psfs Rannins high jump Chandlcap,M,Won by ,,,o C
Ranges COMPANY % inehess: os:s,I Wi'1 rompanv a
iscratch)' second, with feet inches; J. Nagel
Company K "a inches). third. with an actual
'uay seyentv-ysrd M novice (anaI heat)-won by D.
J Mccue company y F. Il combany mhmsr s0HPhy fpird
s; seventyoyard Dye5s handicap final heap-W0n by
land Company E (scfatch,. second; D D Kuhn
co@pany dl fset third W.T. Time ne @ e;05'' 4 Exan
co1npsny 1serateh): saist; Company }ls gs
ysrss)' second r,Pe M5isht' ,b1 Company 20
4soyaTd run 9iiii.aTy A. / handisap snas;, f1ai na
heswop F:sse ,s3s Rssmens com KeF1Pen. m yards e
second; T. Windas. 18th Regiment ds yards).
third. Time. 0:5lh,
Malone. ose"'ts Company GO Yards; M Gels
Company (.cTatch, second r4oe M Maepxeeh' a4o
22o-yard run Chandicap: final heaD-Won by
". ri swanson. COMPANY Gs esopao ysroDf5: Kubn r.
Company 3 t17 yards). third. Time. 0:ZS 40.
o6-yard run (noycel-Won by X x Gels; eno,s SoiF
4 Donovan Company f, third. Time. :25 ID;
Putting 12pound shot Chandieap1,wSe v,,S on y,ns by a
nut OF z2 feet inches; G. V Carter, Company
4 g inches) with an actual put OK 80 rect t, sen
Snu on actual T. nut ut OF IS fet inches. third.
ssO-yard run lhcayy marching gnsnI 0raer "a 20
ysrdsl: W G Warner. Company X t5S YARDS
second: w II Whitman. Company 'ao yaros)
Intercompany relay race thandcap1mm0m T,,,'.nn py
Company e; company b. sec0i'u' O'''p'N' =