New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-27
CROWDS THRONC COURSE.
Eiqht Thousand Persons See
Morningside A. c. Run.
LONG ISLAND CLUB WINS
Oscar Nelson Captures Individ-
ual Honors, While McGinn
Takes Time Prize.

gully eight thousand persons saw the
finish Of the annual open handicap four
mile run Of the Morningside Athletic Club.
which vas held rom the clubhouse. at l2sth
ct and Morningsi3e avenue. yesterday
The Long Island Athletic Club won the
team honors. while Oscar Nelson. an un-
attached runner was the individual winner
Hundreds OF spectators found advan-
tagoous positions upon sheds and roofs.
while every window when offered a sight
of tn" runners had three or four occupants.
A squad of patrolmen from the West I25th
street tation was detailed 10 preserve a
lane for the competitors. but found the task
beyond them being swept aside when the
runners hove into sight. The exhausted
men we're compelled 10 fight their way
through the crowd TO the finish.
out Of 239 entrants only thirty-hve failed
~ answer the call. tho runners representing
practically every club In the metropolitan
district. Tho race. rs far as the crowd and
entry were concerned, oyershadowed any
previous event held I'm recent years.
The Long Island Athletic club, which
captured the team honors At the Union Set
Element run three weeks ago repeated yes
to-day IN an easy manner. The Greenpoint
Clue accumulated a total Of l"l points. The
Trinity club, Of BROOKLYN, also made
good showing, capturing the second point
cup with a score If lo5 points. The Mo-
hawk Athletic Club, of The Bronx. was
third, with 2i5 points The fight for the
team honors was intense throughout, inc
scorers iclvins through almost a hundred
names before the certain winner was an
nounced.
Oscar Nelson. the former West End Ath-
letIc club runner. but who is now compeul';
b.l in, h,tl
won the individual honors. Nelson, who IS
shortly 20 Join the Mornngside club. re-
ceived a handicap of minute 80 seconds
fighting his way to the tape with ten
yard advantage in the time of ~ minut IS
3 seconds actual running for the course.
Jack Duffy. of the %avier Athletic Assoc
cia ion. on the Init allowance Of min
utes, ronped in second. while brushing the
lattcrs heels were Irving Parks and Jack
Psravano, of tho Long island Athletic Gun
ana Trinity club respectively.
At the start OF the run Nelson lost no
time sprnting after the field. determined
Upon catching the leaders before the nrst
mile was passed A quarter OF mile be-
fore the two mile post Nelson had walled
through TIE long group OF more than one
I hundred and twenty runners who had oc-
cupied the limit handicap. After assuming
the lead. Nelson pulled the pack along at a
heartbre aking pace. never relinqu'shins tn''
position.
Harry Mc,iinn. OF the New York Athletic
Club. who. with Frank Ruggiero. Of he
PaStime Athletic club: Joe Gilbert. Of the
Mohawk Athletic club. and Mike Huysman.
/ of the Irish American Athletic club. was
on the honor mark, returned the WHINE. OF
the fast time prize The fast Winged Foot
runner crossed the line in twenty seventh
place. completing the distance in 70 mir
uteS IS seconds, which lowered the former
record by more than 80 seconds. Huysman
finished sxty-thrd. with the other two
scratch men in the ruck The first seven
athletes 10 cross the line received prizes,
tsloi Bl am
recipients of novice medals.
The summaries follow.