New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-31
TRIO Of RECORDS MADE.
Athletes Do Sterling Work at the
Irish-American Games.
AHEARM SETS WORLDS MARK
Lowers His Own Figures in Hop,
Step and Jump-Henry and
Eller Other Stars.

Three records we're made at the
/ spring games Of the Trish-Americsn Ath-
| etic Club at Celtic Park Yesterday after
/ noon One Of the new marks establishes
/ worlds record and was made by Dan +.
/ Ahearn, Of the Irish-American club who
| covered 80 feet Il inches in the hop. step
/ and Jump. The old mark was 40 feet ~
/ inches. and was made by Ahearn year
| 20 yesterday at Celtic Park On his very
/ first attempt Ahearn broke his record by
/ going 80 feet 81 inches and he bettered this
/ by 2is inches on his third try.
The other new marks are American rec
ords, and were made in special distance
events. dug up FOR the occasion. in which
| the old records had stood for more than
/ score Of years Gwin Henry the Teas
| Splinter. who captured the furlong national
championship last fall strengthened his
/ repute az stalwart athlete by winning the
/ special i25-yard Invitation run and max
/ ing a new American record Henry's time
/ was Dis seconds and he beat out Arthur
/ Lauer. n New York University. the second
man. by half a dozen feet.
TO finish the days record breaking per
! formances John J. Ellersthe national cham
pion low hurdler. made new figures over
| the 25'-yard low hurdles. shatterins the
record that was made by George Swegler
on staten Island on October %, 1859. FL
| lers time was q 10 seconds. and he ola
/ that in both the seminal and final heats.
/ The old time was 81 As seconds. and that
/ was hetterad also by L. 3 DOrland. OF the
/ Pastlme A g.. who won his heat in . S-5
| seconds Eler was not pressed in either at
tempt. although in the final W. c. Robbins
made him 90 pretty fast in the FIRST hun
dred Yards After that Eler had every
thing his own va. ard breasted the tape a
winner by five Yards Dorland was third
The race won by Henry was one OF the
finest Of the afternoon. There were hve
| starters--J a. kller Rosenberger and j. j.
| Archer toeins the mark. besides n my ana
/ Laue.. Lauer had the pole with Henty
| as MS racing com panlon. Inc start was
clean and fair the men getting on WIN
| the crack OF the gun. Henry showed ms
/ phenomena. speed IN the nrst twenty-nEe
I yards getting five yards on every man II.
I the race N that distance. With sUcn lead
| he took things easily and broke the tape
, in L Is seconds two-ntths o. SECOND
/ under the time made b. c. II. SnerrAl, INC
/ present Minister 10 the United states 10 tAs
/ Argentine Republic, In 1889. Tex RamsdeH
/ who was advertised 10 run in TINS race. vas
/ not entered on the programme, nOl was me
] name o. Guy Haskln, the otneI lot nc
/ Pennsylvania crack distance man, VINO was
supposed 70 have entered the tWo-tnltus
. mile run on the printed list
/ can Athletic club distance runner, came
/ within an ace OF setting up d new RECORD
I IN the tWO-mi.e run. which was Just broken
I last saturday In the intercollegiate games
/ by Tell Berna Of Cornell. Bonhag haa 70
| run through d field Of fifteen starters 9ul
he shook or the last or the limit men De
runrtnz welf In the lead he did the first
half in 2:i3 2-5, and was running well VIII
IN himself Hls time tor the ea ntlie va, TSS
4.39 4-5, and he was going along faster tna'
did Berna IN his record breaking perform
anCe. After passing the mile marx ne SCI
mp a wonderful pace, ana passed the timers
az the mile and One-half mark In 30 sec
onds better than Bernas time for the same
distance. lie was running very easAy anu
slipped through the next quarter IN just Z
self for the last quarter and started 70
sprint just after he rounded the turn solhs
into the backstretch. Poor coaching lost i
him the record then, for with the crowd
shouting that he was far ahead OF Bernd
time he slowed down, and 1t took him
tull 70 seconds 10 do the last quarter. Hls
/ time was 92S
jim Rosenberger did splendid piece Of
: running in the one-nlile relay race, which
he won incidentally for the frst team o.
the Irish American Athletic club. Rosep.
berger was timed BY one watch IN - =.
/ seconds TOR the quarter, another rad MN
in IS 3-5 seconds, and two others mad nm
/ an even 70 seconds Rosenberger started
and afty Yards behind H. Balcom. Of the
Flatbush Athletic Club He got pertec'
touch-off from Melvin Sheppard and fairly
flew around into the backstretch, where oy
a magnificent effort he caught Pepys
Rounding into the homestretch he passed
the FlatoUsh man, and with Pepys rlght
az his heels crossed the finish line a winner
by a couple Of yards The fact mat he go'
of 70 q fvinz start undoubtedly had mucn
70 do with the time. but II vas the pest
quarter that has been seen IN New York IN
years.
The summaries follow.
Two-,hirdy mile run ,handicap--won BY
Frank Riley. Irish-American a, - - ya-ds
second. Bert McCherry. Xavier A a. 30 yards,
third. Time. , ~ 8 80,
Workers Y " T.. A. r. Bayer Roseile A. A.
second, J. Weisheit. Pierce A A.. Thru. lime'
i25-yard dash-wor by Gvin Henry. uaat-
tached Arthur Lauer New YORK University. sec
ord. !. ~ Rosen.erger. irish American \. g
F,ve-riiiie b,gcle race-won by ". Raleigh,
New York A. c.. a. r. Brown. New York A. C.,
;5iSd r iars i4'5s So Sy5
ons-mile relay ,handcapl--Won by Irish
sonar A. Kiv,at. N " Sheppard and J ".
Roseubergsr. Irish American a. @. second team
A. f Farmhouse and .Repis Fle'oush 4 ..
50 ,ardsi third with J. Harimeyer. Il. Rorkes'
ro- 1Sn ' ss. n by John J Daly.
Irish American A q L q Neis ,3nt,,. T'sa
American \. o.. second r Dryer, Mohh"h A.
q third Time 1904 -
25,-yard low hurdle ,handicapi-von by John
J E'Ier. trish-Amertcan \. -. lscratct' !,
I Robbins E,mard Lyceum : feeO' secono' - =
porand Pastme A. q. - feet. tniri. lll'''
--5-yara dash handicapl-won b. j. J. Nc
J C-i1 Trinity 4 g. 80 feet ". Fisher, irish
American 4, C. IS feeti. second, F. W cording
Irish-An1arican G.. Is feet. third Tine - -.
Two-n,ue run .hsndicap'--Won by . y hor-
bag. Irish-Ameriean on ', AL, seeons
schreoer National a &C.. q" 90 ards.
third Time 90 s,.-, W. 30,
r T Abasrn. New York c g feeu. with 4s
faet I :, inches Dan F Aheern, irish \ meric an
4 a. scratch second with oo ;eet y ih ,J,,ns
u p Wilkinson. irish American - 80 '"' ''
'-,' r5o'inx The discus lhandlcap Won be
IA + Reich. Irish-Amertcan A. G 80 teetl
xiages. Yew York 4 = ,25 feeu. second.
a.'t5 lie zee, inches. =. ! sheridan. irish.
American a g.. rs feeu with 20 teet IL
ru5ning high jump Caandieap' Won BY
Charles Marstens. Mott Haven = -. q
t..,h.esss' yy-a-re1 Fielding New York \. c
[ ,.rr9fcrl with fe-t II inches John Price.
81 georges A Q. a inchesn third. WIN fee'
s $40; put Chandlcapl--won BY Henri. 9
/ ryIeees New york a 4. inches. Win A
our y - feet H. inches I J. Ma,sukes.
irish American 4 c. 80 inchesl second. WIN
Is feet inches. simon ellis New York \. e.
- .nchesl. third with IS feet %. nches
Hammer throw (hsndicap)-Won BY J.
Mt5 Me- b., N icy tes T ueDoasaiis iri.a
/ American A. c. f35 feeD seconc, WIN l3o
can 4 G. IS tseo. third. with i53 feet 10 inches.
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