New-York tribune., 1911-12-27
RECORDS FLY IN GARDEN
Abel Kiviat Sets New Mark in
Winning 1000 Yard Run.
MEYER CAPTURES THE DASH
George Bonhag Again Beats
Scott in Distance Race at
Big Indoor Games.


mile senior run by George Bonhag, Of the
Irish-American Athletic Club. Bonhag COW
cred the distance in minutes 20 4-5 sec
onds. almost 8 seconds better than the old
indoor mark. established by NJ. =. DriscolI
in 1905.
When the distance men were called the
only ones TO respond were Bonhag, Louis
Scott. OF South Paterson; w. J. Monument
of the Irish club: g. Critchley, represent
ing the New York Athletic Club, and T.
Hanesworth, an unattached runner Bon
hag lost no time in setting the pace. closely
followed by Scott. Monument and Crtch-
lev. Shortly after passing the quarter post
Critchley raced to the front, but Bonhag
promptly assumed command again. At the
half. which Bonhag passed i'm 2l3. scott
was second. with Critchley third.
When the mile post was reached Bonhag
led Scott by yards. while Critchley had
dropred back 50 yards Tho leaders time
was 1876. 4 little later Monument dropped
cut
Bonhag began TO draw away from scott
at the mile and a quarter mark. and when
the Paterson man saw that he ala not
have a chance Of holding the fyinc leader
he refused 70 punish himself and was
content 70 Dfal NIllCIltN lol b-I' ii''Nr'
Bonbag heat Scott by almost a lap.
new worlds indoor record with the
ffty-six- pound weight was made oy Matt
McGrath at present unattached The eisl-
while New York Athletic club star heaNea
the missile 16 feet inches. The OLD marx
was l6 feet 2 3-l6 inches, made last year
by G. Z. Walsh.
Father Time then received a shock Wheh
A r. Kiviat the crack middle distance
runner Of the Irish-American club spread
eagled his field in the senior lnD-yard run.
After allowing Carl Walther and DICK
Esan 10 alternate i'm the lead uhu tle
half-mfe pest. Kiviat suddenly lengihene'
his stride and quickly shot away from the
others He won by nearly thirty Naios
from Walther. who passed Egan IN the
stretch Egan tired badly toward the eno.
I,viat's time was 216 l-5. and it beat the
old indoor record. held hy NJ. w Sheppard
by 3-5 seconds
James 7. Sullivan. secretary OF the ANA
4eur Athletic Union. acted as referee. Mr'
Sullivan also served as chairman or the
championship committee, his associates
being Barlow S. Weeks, Of New YORK
Thomas T. Riley. OF Cambridge; John FL
lott. of san Francisco; Edward +. Baob'
of Boston: Everett c. Brown. of Chicago
and II. W. Fitzpatrick Of New Orleans.
DespIte the dismal weather good
sized crowd put in an appearance, so that
when the games began, about $50 o'clock
close TO 5000 persons We're on hand.
The S1O-yard dash was the first race on
the programme and to do away with any
crowding the track was set off into -FOUR
lanes. In the first heat Jim McEntee Of
the West Side Y. NJ. c. A. won. He
broke the tape three yards I'm advance OF
j. VI. Rosenberger. the former l0O-yard
champion. McEntce's time was S3 sec
onds /. 3 Dorland won the second
heat easily from w c. Packard OF the
New York A. c. The champions time
was 80 4-5 seconds. L. Wood, another
winged foot runner, accounted for the
fourth heat, the time being "a 2-5 sec
onds The heat for second men proved
life saver for Rosenberger, who won
by a yard and a half from d. d. Young
of the Boston A. a.
The time Of 30 As seconds was slower
ahan many expected, hut as there was
\ :only ten minutes between his two heats.
'"Rosey" naturally found it hard TO "come
back
The final heat brought about a great
scratch as he complained of feeling ill.,
That left Dorland. McEnteo and Wood TO
fight II out McEntee drew the pole. with
Wood next and Dorland on the outside.
The last named forced the pace, and was in
front all the way Wood and McEntee
closed fast I'm the last few strides, but Dor
land lasted long enough 10 beat Wood by a
foot. while the New York runner beat Nc
Entee by scarcely six inches. The time was
S3 Is seconds. This was one-hfth of a
second better than the championship record
made by the same runner I'm 1908.
A surprise was sprung when 5. c. Law
renee. of the Boston Athletic Association,
beat Plat Adams Of the New York Athletic
Club. in the senior standing broad jump.
1T looked ike Adams until Lawrence on his
last jump covered 10 feet s inches thereby
beating the local man by half an inch
r. H. Kaiser. promising heel-and-toe
athlete OF the New York Athletic Club. set
q new junior record In the one-mile walk
BY covering the distance in G:541-5. The
winner was hard pushed by Sam Schwartz.
of the Pastime Athletic Club, who was only
a yard behind at the finish.
In the second heat Of the SSO-yard Junior
run J. NJ Doan. Of Dartmouth finished third,
but was disqualified for foulng j. Drscon,
OF the 65th Regiment, Of Buffalo. won
easily. his time being :Ol 3-5. The first
heat resulted in a close finish between H. II.
Snyder, Of Cornell, and r. NJ Bonsib Of
Columbia, the first named gaining the
verdict by a scant yard. In the decisive
heat o. ". Deeruchy. Of the New York
Athletic Club. cut loose AT the bell and
easily beat Driscou 10 the tape
: c. Lawrence Of the Boston a. A., won
the running high jump and incidentally set
a new American indoor record. The field
finally narrowed down 10 Lawrence and
T. Erickson. Of the Mott Haven A. c.
Both cleared feet pa inches. but when the
bar was raised 20 feet 27s inches Ericl-
sen failed The old mark was feet 24
inches. made by IT, r. Porter two years
ago.
Jack Eller raced 20 victory IN the second
heat Of the 70-yard senior high hurdles
in the fast time Of Q rs seconds This
equals the American record but as Eller
knocked down one OF the hurdles he did
not get credit for the mark
IN the final heat J. Ener won. leading
his brother Robert by a yard. The time
again WAS 2-5 seconds. but 1t could not be
recognized because cf falling hurdles
a. T. Meyer the neetfootod Irish-Amcr-
ican Athletic club runner won the first
heat in the 7j-yard senior dash. c. y.
Clark. of the Xavier Club, got the place.
J. j. Archer the former Irish-American
Athletic Club captain. won the second
heat with u Holland, a Xayier man, u
close second The time in both heats was
8 SECONDS
Heiland killed his chances in the final
heat by making two false starts, for which