New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-04
BONHAG BREAKS REC0RllIil
Great Distance Runner Sets New
Three.MiIe Mark. NP''
RUNS A BRILLIANT RACE
Keen Sport Enlivens Thousand
OF Spectators at Travers
Island Games.

George Bonhag. OF the irish Am.r,e..
Athletic Club, further estab lished his Fan.
as the greatest American distance runr..
by shattering the three-n,ie record vss,.r
day afternoon In the spring games OF N.
New York Athletic Club, at Travers lsla,h
The new mark. displacing the record O, "A
minutes ~ seconds. made in 1859 BY WIN.
Day at the old Bergen Point track AZ ~.
New Jersey Athletic Club Is "a minute. :.
seconds. and in making II Bonhag ran on.
OF me greatest races OF the year n va.
the more remarkable because he had "a
make practically all the running and A..
AS his own pacemaker
Bonhas's sterling performance was ~.
crowning feature Of an afternoon n, a..
class sport Eddie Frick. Of the New yo,,.
Athletic Club, ran beautiful race IN IN.
half mile and won from scratch IN lss and
there were other equally good nerforms,...
on both clnder path and field, notah,.
among them being Plat Adsms's q fee, A.,
inches In the broad jump. One disanno,n,.
ment, however was tho vaultins Of Harry
,. babcock, OF Columbia, who set tho IN.
tercolegiate record al 70 feet So inches IN
the Harvard Stadium last week Yesterday
the best tho Columbia captain could do was
II feet inches at which height he droppad
out Of competition -
Every one Of the five thousand spect,.o,.
came prepared for rain, but umbrellas ana
mackintoshes were not needed and exrs-,
for the fact that the sun was buried unds,
a blanket of gray clouds, the dsv va,
probably the best that could be had 7,
was cool enough 10 be comfortable FOR ho,,
athletes and onlookers and the absence ~
A trace ~ wind made conditions for fas,
time the best The rain Of the early dsy
had softoned up the track mite TOO much.
nut II was M great shape for the distance
men.
Bonhag was slated 10 break the three,
mile record. and he did lust what vas ex.
peoted OF him tho self same track on
which he lowered f.. g. 'rirtis'e Ave mile
record last fall Bonhsg ran from scratch
against a field numbering close 70 .1o
dozen men. but he shook them Gil Of. -it,
the exception r.. J. Fitzgerald. a Mercury
Foot runner before he had covered 4 mile
Fitzgerald plodded OUT in front for several
laps but as soon as thu record sspran.
cut loose the New York Athletic Club man
was hardly I'm the race Bonhag coverAi
tho first half mile I'm 2:i3 fat but he slowed
upNN 'oHSiDerbDlN III inc next TWO 2nd orAs
half laps, and hts time FOR the mile rras
40
With Fitzgerald making the pace. Bonhss
slipped about into the second with his
easy stride. but he was going slower than
In the first mile. and his time for the tvo
miles was a:3s IS He let Fitzgerald draw
him along for the first lap OF the third mile,
but he was warned that the pace ras 100
! -
Every stride saw him getting further aSav
from Fitzgerald and he increased his speed
r with each lap. His last lap. the Afteenth,
, was a magnificent effort. and IN the insl
Z furlcng he practically ran himself oTt,
crossing the line amid the cheers OF thou.
sands. who seemed to know instirct'yAly
that his performance was new rage ir he
, book Of fame
The race was romentarilv forgotten ~
the officials gathered In q knot and oor-
AIRED their watches. When the time ras
announced. l432. there vas shout "a.
could almost be heard across the Sound.
Bonhag. fully recovered. walked OF ms
field looking mono the worse.
Tricks half mile VAS splendid piece u
running. The contes. might have been
closer in the last furlong had ~ not hsen
: for tho fact thar Bodley. the University Of
, Pennsylvania middle distance star. was M
terfered with Just as he began To- make lis
sprint. He was thrown of his stride. bu,
! he pulled himself together and fought lis
way into third place.
|, Frick started from scratch. ard rad
hard time in worming his way through ~
, crowded field in the first quarter " A.
t Weber. Of the West Side Young Mems.
Christian Association. was the limit man,
and he made the running through three
quarters Of the race. Prick seemed 20 have
uesd himself up pretty well nv the time hs
got into the backstretch on the las, lap.
hut he had moro than enough strength .t,
, to pass Weber In the turn into The home
stretch. Bodey did not get chance -
? come through until he was within tY.nv
yards of the tape.
The failure OF Bahcock to coma I'D 20 AZ.
Q pectatons I'm tho pole vault was more than
made up for by the splendid vsult.ng q
-. 3. Dukes, the old Cornell athlete, rio
had no difficulty IN clearing tho bar ar u
feet I inches. He made an effort 20 break
the worlds record when the bar was raised
TO Il feet IL inches. but he failed on tbrW
attempts. |
The summaries follow:
|, 100 yard dash (handicap) Won by y :
R RsynSGd New New 9 YORK 3 ya gsi4
ondi a T. Never. Irish-American 4 {
yaris) third. Time, 0:iO 10
Mile run ohandiea Won ~ I. G. B.orrs
New York n e. GO Yards W Colder. BrGo"
Brooklyn Central =. NJ c. A 100 TsrdH
a third. Time. +:2o3-6
!, 12o-yard Sigh hurdles handicap Won y
J.. J. Eller. Irish American 4. G oscrstch): "
Edwards. University Of Pennsylyanie ,sera,cni
ssGG.d , II fra Tisn RI New York
Mile relay Chandicap) bv New Yo-f
a g. 'nrst team cam with + MeAa IN. T. N
Yards: West Side Y. NJ c. A. with c y;
Bergman. g. J. Falknsr J. J. McEr,cs iad
g. ); s Sss6ans sso yard:5. second A;n,iI
Walther. W. dc Ginchy and J. Il slons |"
yards) third. rime. S2i a-5
= Mile walk lhsndicsp)-Won by 7. N.rr
y dorfer. New York \. {. - ysrds); 2. H.st
Mohawk \. c. (scrstch). second: A yoeniEs
Pastime A. C. scratch third. Time 7il-s
Bonhag Irish American A g. scratch, 8
j. Fitzgerald, New York A. G 80 ya';st
second: . critchley, New York A. c. q"
22o yard dash 0handicap)-won BY r. .r
8 wards. New York A. c. q yard. ". @; PsI.
ard. New York A. c. q YARDS. second, !, g
1 Eller. Irish American A. G. scratch. 'hirt
Quarter mile run Handicap Won BY
P. McNally, New York a. = IS YARDS. s.cs; s.,l
II. W. Brown. McCaddn T.yceum ia yaF%
. third. Time o:5o's.
New York A. - scratch; W. \. Wsb.I; "a.
Side Y NJ, e. A. ,55 yards). second: J. " bo.
ley, University Of Pcnnsylvsnis IS ysrd'' tn'~
Pole vault Chandcsp, Won by @ Dass
= New York A. G: q inche'', with ,su' "a
inches. n G:s y , ws''e esson New X f0N
! Irish American A. .. az nches), with II ""
third. "a.