New-York tribune., 1911-11-26
OLD RECORDS SMASHED
GouIding, the Canadian Walker,
Shows His Speed.
ATHLETES CONTEST INDOORS
Walther Makes Flashing Finish
10 Mile at TWENTY third
Regiment Games.

While the band was ripping out the
Maple Leaf Forever last night in the sd
Regiment Armory. Brooklyn, George Gould
ing the crack Toronto walker, was shat
,erinS American records in the three-mile
walk. Though not we'll equipped for a
cracking performance, as he wore ordinary
rubher soled shoes, the Canuck showed
wonderful speed and succeeded in covering
the three miles in 20 minutes 80 SO seconus'
This beat the outdoor mark OF Il minutes
4l-5 seconds made by Frank Murray at '"'
Manhattan Athletic Club in 1888.
on his way 10 the goal Goulding went
,,hizzing by the two-mile post IN Is MIN
utes 45 seconds, which is fifth OF sec
ond faster than the old mark maze DS
himself at Brooklyn last March.
Goulding did the one and one-ioui,'' Il
roiles IN 8 minutes % 3-5 seconds ana 'he
one and one-half miles in 10 minutes Il "a
l.o,,ds The two and one-half miles was
roacbed in Il minutes % 2-5 seconds, ana
al those are new American RECORDS.
Murray was one Of the judges and he
doo,ared that he never saw fairer walker
Ron Goulding. Tom Sherman, the eN-
ohar,nion was the other judge. ana ne
,rhooned the Canuck up as wonder. Sec-
oDd 10 Goulding was Tim Carroll the eA-
IRISH cban npion. and ne carried ms years
we'll
The closed mile handicap proved to be an
.vcantionallv fine race. the three scratch
men fighting il out. These were Nalther
No Grouchy and Tad White, VINO
showed good form a few years ago war
thor cut out the running, and TWO laps
rom home was in front OF White ana DE
crouchy. For about a hundred yards II
looked as II White might be able to come
through. but Walther sprinted and ore"
away, He won by ten yards from DE
Grouchy. who just nailed White III I"'
last stride for the place
The summaries follow:
sso-vard run novice closed Won by W. r.
Herd company n G. r. Robbins ConP'dn n,I, 10
s:is9s. ;:is9a G. w. "4'''. ,. r.a..,,-,yor ,v H.
Foster company G.: 6. y. CaneY, Jr;' 12s 1o.I
psnv ii. second. r. NJ Fields Company J. unNN'
Tine, eys1s STs dash Candcap,-wOn by G S Foster
,,nTcspv q "a vards): {. NJ. Davis. COMPANY
- ID yards), second. l.. Wiseman, Company N
Is YARDS. third. Time, O;l07s. -. cor, yysltrer.
one-mile run Chsndcsp)-Won by can IN, IN,
Company X (scratcm; @. " De Sroo'hS, lam i,,,
pany X scratch, second: T. ;. Nhi'e' Co"ip""'
EneeniJe bicycle race moyice) Won by A.
Farrell. company NJ =. g. Manson company
NJ second; c. O. sodoIstrom' company l. tn''U'
Time. 2:44lt. -. ,i.h
44O-yard run Gandicap)-Won by J. w. EiGn- El,,i
Iuond Company X (scratch); G. ; roster, CoIi-
psnV G IS yardsj. second L. Bacon company
IL 16 YARDS. third. Time. O:52. ~
standing hiGh jump (hsndicap)-Won by y;
sanford Company IS inches, with an actual
jump OF feet inches; L. r. Gear, Coinpah ~ y
r. scratch. second, with jump OF ltet o
inches F Bacon, Company II "a inehes) thlTd'
with an actual Jump Of feet inches,
Three-mile walk ChandCap)-Won by George
Couldipg Toronto (scratch); Timothy j. Car
roll Irish-American 4. G. - minutes secondsl,
second. ) schwartz Pastime 4. {. g minutes 10
seconds. third. Time, o0:j9 50. \ new Amerl-
can record.
O-yard three-legsed race Chsndicap)-Won by
q y Ganey and l. Wisemsn. Company Il 20
yards): J. W Richmond and l.. Pierce. company
X Il yardl second; u. a. Foster and 9. =
Iotter. Company c 60 Yards. third. Tine
OIL IS. -
one mile relay round robin series-Won by
18th Regiment. With Riley. Valentine. kivlat
and Rosenberg; 7lst Regiment second with
Usrkes Kuhn, Go:gin and Dorland. Time
3 50 ! =.