New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-02-11
CLANS GATHER AT GAMES
New York CaIedonian Club offers
Splendid Attraction.
SLIM CROWD OUT, HOWEVER
But Piper's Band Urges Star
Athletes on in Close and
Spirited Finishes.

The clans gathered for the indoor games
Of the New York Calendonian Club at
Madison Square Garden last night. Despite
the attractiveness Of the programme slim
crowd turned out
II was the first attempt Of the Caledonian
Club to hold set OF games at Madison
Square Garden under Amateur Athletic
Union sanction. Class appeared In prac-
tically every race. Robert Coughen, the
national champion a sixty yards, started
from scratch, but failed 10 qualify
Pastime sprnters accounted for all the
prizes in the 7O-yard dash. the winner prov
ing to be II. t. Sweeney, who started from
the IJ-fCot mark
VI. w. Sheppard. the middle distance rec
ord holder. started from scratch in the
sixth trial heat OF the 30O.yard handicap.
The lrishAmerican star made strong
finish. but could not quite get through.
field Of forty-odd athletes started in
the lO0o-yard run, although the scratch
men, Joseph Brownlow and r. ]. Egan
failed to put In an appearance After a
hard race Thomas Dolan. Pastime Ath-
letic Club man. aided by a 50-yard allow
ance. barely managed TO beat out II. H.
Smith, unattached.
John ]. Erwig. unattached won the mile
walk. He had a handicap OF 80 seconds
Considerable interest centred in the con-
test between the scratch men, Sam Lieb-
gold and Sam Schwartz. The latter
had the most speed last night, finishing
about twenty yards in front OF the former
Pastime champion. Neither man got in the
prize list
Although the crowd failed to come Up TO
expectations the pipers' band made enough
noise for a regiment Of soldiers. Crowned
with Kilmarnock bonnets and attired in
the Royal Stuart plaid the Scots made The
sides of the Garden resound as they
marched around to the familiar skrl
While the heats in the 6Oo-yard novice
were being run off the ppers, who had
found their way up TO the band balcony at
the Fourth avenue end, suddenly swelled
mp and played THE Campbells Are Com
ing" II made some OF the boys go as
they had never gone before.
Something OF a novelty was introduced
in the form Of a sword dance and a four
hand Scotch reel. Jock Thomson, chief
piper of the Caedcnian Club, did the pip
ing. The Highland fling, the sailors horn
pipe and the Irish reel were also injected
into the evenings entertainment. Gordon
Frazers rendering Of the hornpipe made
the hit.
w j. Kramer. the five-mile national
champion ran in his best form. The Long
Island Athletic Club crack started from
scratch in the three-mile handicap run, and
the wayne went through a field OF forty
runners was a treat. Kramer won by a
comfortable margin in the fast time OF
I4:49.
George Obermeyer, OF the National Ath-
letic Club, shared the position OF honor
with the champion, while the rest OF the
field was strung out for distances all the
way up TO 10 yards.
There was a close contest for the point
trophy which the Pastime club finally
won with total OF IS points, as against
10 for the New York Athletic Club
5OO-yard run (handicap final heau-won by
". q. Packard, New York A C. 90 yards); A.
Pepis. lrisn-American a. c. q yards second;
A. F. House New York A. c. q yards third.
sOO-yard novice (inal heao--won by ID. Glen
non. unattached. NJ tinkelstein. Sheridan A. c.,
i: 29ss. '' g ~ MA '''''''0' ''''D ''"''
i.oJj-yard run Glandcap)-won by Thomas
DOlan. iustline a I. too yardsl. II. n. smith,
unattached go yards). second: Joseph Cr.tchiey.
Paterson A. c. (36 YARDS. third. Time. 2:ls.
Seyenty-yard dash (fnal heat)-Won by H. n
Seney Pastme A G. G5 feet): l.. p Dorand
Pastime \ G. a feep, second +. c. slutsch
Pastme A. c. l2 feet, third. Time O:O7s.
One-mile walk (handlcap)-Wo BY John j.
Erwig. unattached go seconds) r. c. Clifford,
NcCaddin I.yceum co seconds). second; = ri
Kaiser. Morris A. a. (25 seconds. third. Time.
i40-yard run Chandicap final heao-won by
T. McGowau. Kngn,s OF 81. Anthony (6 yardsi;
NJ j. Mclaughlin, Knights OF 81 Anthony
scratch. second. \. Miller, knights OF ST
Anthony a yards), third. Time. 0:52h
Putting the l.-pound shot ,handlcsp)-Won by
J. II. Duncan. Mohawk a. - q feet o lnchesl,
with an actual put OF As feet Az inches: Plat
put OF 40 feet = inch. second; James A. Carey
i0ughliu I.yceum 13 feet lnchesl with an
actual put OF 30 feet "a inches. third
Medley relay race 2.2tD yards (handicap)-
Won bv West Side v VI. c. 4. (T2 yardsl Ar
thur Schnabel. Krug and Hooking; Mohaw VIZ
4 G. t6O YARDS. Smith. kock. Kuhn and Kelly,
second. Trinity A. g go yardsl. Borthwick Cur
tbs Faek and Stephenson. third. Time. $40 2-b
Running high Jump (handicap)-won by F.
Krechlein. 81. Georve \. G. q inchesi with an
actual jump - feet II inches. Harry ] Gum
pelt New York a g. tscratch), second with a
Jump of feet | inch; +. Jennings Pastime
a c. - inches). third. with actual Jump OF
feet II inches.
Trrer-miIe run Chandcap,-won by W. J.
Kramer Long Island a. G tscratchl r. Spring.
stein Workers Y VI c A G20 yards) second .
Harry McGinn, New York A. c. 90 YARDS.
third Time. Had
N. Y. U. TO MEET PENNSYLVANIA.