New-York tribune., 1911-12-10

Wins Both Point Trophies in 9TH
Regiment Games.
BIG CROWD IN ATTENDANCE
"Steeplechasers" Come Crop
pers and Arouse Crowd to
Much Laughter.


Company + won both point trophies in
the sixtlrth set Of games % the 7th Regi-
ment Athletic Association held in the ar
mory. at Fourth avenue and 9th street,
last night The general point struggle for
the Halstead trophy saw Company r score
IS points. while for the Military Prize the
same company was credited with 8 points
The games were we'll attended. smartly
gcwned women and men in evening clothes
being about equal in number. Music was
furnished by the regimental band. led by
George l.. Humphrey.
The hit OF the night from a humorous
point OF view was caused by the steeple-
chase. something OF novelty even for
the Gallant 7th. Contestants were
obliged to burden themselves with con-
trivances which gave them a hobby-horse
appearance. 1t was a handicap affair, con-
dtlons calling for 20 yards over ls-inch
hurdles.
Il hope there won't be any runawsys."
remarked an official There were plenty
of falls. however. While taking hurdle
at the Fourth avenue turn one Of the two
legged horses came a cropper, causing sew
eral others closely following also TO come
10 grief J. J. storms jr.. had the most
speed. winning from scratch.
A promising roller skater was unearthed
in II. Deane. Of Company +, who won the
half-mile novice I'm the fast time OF l:4a i-5,
only threc-fifths Of a second slower than
the regimentsl record for the distance He
won as he pleased by a quarter OF lap.
| and had he been pushed could undoubtedly
have gone a second or two faster Later
he finished second I'm the mile handicap
The only new record was hung up in the
wall scaling contest. In this affair con-
testants are compelled to race 176 yards
and scale two walls the first ten feet high
and the second eight feet high. Company
+ completed the task in minute 1-2 sec
onds. Among the eight members OF the
team was c. r. QUINN a former champion
oarsman
new mark would also have been re-
corded in the obstacle race had w. w.
| Friend who finished first. not been set back
for failing 10 go through the last net. His
time was 81 4-5 seconds The officials gave
first place to r. Vollbracht, who finished
second. and placed Friend third.
The half-mile handicap resulted I'm a close
finish between A. Gordon, OF Company +.
who had an allowance Of twenty-seyen
yards and W. d. Walker, an entrant from
Company l. Although the last named had
handicap Of only ten yards, he moved
along so fast that two laps from home he
was I'm front. Walker might have stayed
there had he been willing 10 punish himself.
but he weakened in the last few strides,
thereby allowing Gordon 10 break the tape
| in front of him by a scant three feet.
0O-SeTOnd pPnalfN.
had no trouble in winning the tent pegging
contest, beating Company by seconds.
The winners time Of ? minutes % As sec
onds did not threaten the record.
Company won the special military re-
lay race at 1856 yards Company came
next and running second for this team was
Boles, the champion sharpshooter Of the
| National Guard OF New York.
The summary follows:
22o-ysrd run (hsndicap)-Won by L. s. Per-
kins. Company W yards; f. G. Peabody.
Company ! a YARDS second; H. W 5orscn'
353-yard run. heavy marching order hsndicapl
yards1: A. Gordon. Company F % YARDS. second.
c. Palmer, Company "a YARDS. third. Time'
one half mile novice roller skating race-Won
! by II. Deane. Company +; A. f. Miliigan. Com
panY l, second; r. Page. Company b. third.
Ninety-three-y novice Chnal heaD-won by
H. s. oPrien acohd jr Company n tompsny anSsT
Ninety-three- yard handicap final heaD--w
by r. V. Gorsch. Company B % feetl X 6.
! HALLIDAY, Company h Il feeU. second. J.. +.
Wakeman. Company J. d6 feeo. third. Time,
Chenille roller skating race (handicapl-won
| bv A. f. Heinrich. Company 40 yardsl' n.
Dean. Company (65 yardsl, second O.: r.
scheftier Company + (scratch)' third Iime'
Putting 10 pound shot (handicsp,-We9n by by G,
| A. Wellbrock, Company III az feeD, 40 teet ~
inches; r. II. Arnold: COMPANY = q zen -
feet. second f. Z; Adams company - ieeo'
Mary iff isS special run for alstead trophy 1896
yards)-Won by Company II SWeileroG6, Bo,o De"y anI
and sanchez) COMPANY ! fTowsrt Bolss i,s-,s,l am
ter and Perez. third. Time. Time. 252S csr,,,ry = cc.
Wall scaling '2Psfs%9af 82s55 S de SH Neufee.
Blake. b. MacGuire. +. King; r. W. G. brah1
and w r. Knox Time ~ W. " ty A Gordon.
| Comnanv f C27 YARDS: W. d. Walker, company
! | 40 YARDS second, Y Treat, company II -
y'Trsi Trnt- raising contest-won by Company r
Time, 2:24 45 Company b, second. Iime'
Potato race Chandeap) Won BY W. w. Friend.
! Companv B ,6 yards) X. y. Woodward com
! many r IS yardsl. second; J. j. StoIihs' Ji'' ''
pany Z scratch third I1ie; Won ~ ~ r. Bran.
don ana G. F. quinn. Company + Hcraiehl. w.
Mornberger and w. H. han'e!' COMPANY y
to SsrIsI Isrd stSepechase handicap by j.
| storms Company r. scratch; J. :. strong @ @Don
| many u ~ yardsl. second; H. e. byIu' ''"l'"'
| r. n yardst third. Time, O.3O D.
] fpt.rcofnpauv roller skating relay ~.
! a,anJicapl. 2G4O yards-Won by company =
! ,9s Varis1 oDean. Beuzel and Schefiet,i COM,
r,n, X scratch ,StrIthers. W. y. Pinkus ana
| + T. Pinkusi. second. Company a 90 Iyalup
! HALEY. Walton ana Helmrichh tnlru' i""''
ga ward intsrcompany relay race ,Aahal,aW.
| won Nv COMPANY / (22 YARDS lMilligah NJ. ~,
| I,eahoIv walker and r. G. Peaood}) t@rlp,, i"
/ :, ~ yards Kenny. Allen GORDON ana ns ..h
! n.llvC second. company tl2 yat9s 'urra'
| Friend Halliday ana Newman. thiFd. lIi'e'
Obstacle race tscratcn)-Won by X. No,eeracn'
! Comnonv n. O. f. Moore. 1r, company -. Sc,
! ord: " W Friend. Company h. 'hiFd' i'''''
70. s.o ward run dandicap) by g. w. Eogs-
man Companv A a yards); W. y. NalNet' ,o'rI,
| ran,. | az yards,, second: Y. Treat company -
! "a ards, third Time. 0:55,2-5.
! one half mile run novice, FOR omeer tyypo
| Uon nv { Van Nechter. jr., company n; W ".
| Srbenck company y, second @. ; Hauch' 'o"-
en,, a. tbird Time 2:i7 -.
| Py P2y,rning nigh Jump (handicap)-Won by W. I.
| rogars Company n q inches), feet inches;
! +; q Grant Company q inchesl irs'
| Inches second: J. j. Elliott company ~
| incl es), feet inches. third'