New-York tribune., 1911-09-05
QUEAL WINS THREE RACES
0utcIasSeS Strong Fields in
CaIedOnian Club Games.
RUNNER SHOWS HIS STAMINA
Only Short Intervals of Rest Be-
tween Gruelling Contest
with Many Fleet Men.

William y. Queal, the wonderful runner
of Alexandria Bay. gave rare exhibition
Of stamina and running ability when he
five mile races at the ffty-ffth annual
professional athletic games of the New
York Caledonian club, held at Washington
Park Maspeth, Long Island Yesterday.
Queal won the feature contests. which
carried with them the big prizes, between
two-hour intervals. The narrow. circular
track. which was covered with loose Gin
ders, proved a great strain on the competi-
tors diminishing the field Of seven starters
to three AT the end OF he third mile in the
five-mIe contest.
II was typical Scotch gathering. with
more than ten thousand persons attending,
who Witnessed, I'm conjunction with the
track events home folk dancing by little
girls and boys while men took part in the
; highland fling competition.
The old Caledonia Association distributed
cash prizes amounting TO s727. Queal for
his three victories, received $40, besides
large bonus. \ prize Of Sl25 vas MS for win
ming the five-mile run.
The Alexandria Bay runner gave n great
exhibition in the fvcmile run. He took
the lead on the first mile, tapping James +.
Crowley. the former lrish-Americau runner.
Queal continued to move away from his
rival AT ease, while L. Brecia Bob Hallen
and H. Cooper also found the pace too fast
and stopped.
At the third mile Queal also Tapped carl
Nicmmen. the Finandcr. who was In third
place with James Leo, who was second,
more than $50 yards behind Queal, when
two laps from homo. sprinted to the finish.
Lee trailed him pa yards behind. while
Niemmen was third. 60 yards behind Lee.
Queal went the distance in % minutes 10
seconds but the course was 200 yards short
After taking the one-mile run by %
yards over Lee. in the fast time of i:29 20,
Queal had 10 face field Of four runners
in the threc-mile run. Crowley tried hard
TO overtake Queal in the last half mile,
hut the effort was futile. Queal winning by
30 wards I'm a canter He was clOcked In
Il :3s So. az exceptional performance over
the poor track.
Louis Mang an instructor of athletics at
Annapolis, displayed his versatility In me
afternoon proceedings lie had a record
of four first places. n second ana was con,
cerned I'm a triple tie fof second ana IN li'ro 5S
places which efforts netted him $50 30.
Nang carried of the running hop step
and jump easily. with distance of f3 feet
6i2 inches, the pole vault with leap ol
~ feet. the throwing of the heavy stone,
the running broad jump, with - feet
inches; second in the hitch and kick and
was tied with Charles Douglas and Henry
Alberts for the secoud and third prize
money in the running high Jump. ,ho
Bart Freeman, the sprinter OF the
Xavier Athletic Association. who retired
from the amateur ranks last week, was
double victor during the afternoon In
the century dash. after an easy trial. Free
man romped away with the final handlly.
The summaries follow:
One-mile run-Won by William Queal. James
Lee second Gordon Smith, third Time. i:@-s.
Running hop, step ana jump on by Louis
Nang with q jump OF IS feet 81 inches, J.
Cahii DonneIl second with jump Of ~ feet
inches; " Spielmsn, third, with jump OF ~
feet inches.
+ ~, Crawford, Y Douglas. second ;. w.
Towns, third. ,-
Docherty. W. 8. Mitchell. second; T. Morrison
Tossing the cabsrwon by W. c65y;,IiG siro NTH VI.
qualified FOR not reaching standard.
40 yard run Won by Bart Freeman, hey-
ers second Zones third vop Tine ne IS. oSS N,ns
with put Of 20 feet inches, =. J. stoll. sec
ond. with a put Of rs feet II inches, NJ Camp
a
i6o,yard dash~wou by Rsrt Freeman II.
spielman. second. A Crawford. third. Time.
U.1lis
Irf,tG srcpnd; T.. Ireland. third.
Pole vault-Won by l. Mang, With vault OF
10 feet. Gordon Fraser. second. with a vault Of
g feet incnes: II. spelman. third. with a
vault OF feet u inches
'a8rt Ero,dsWord dance tgirlD-wcn BY Mis-. L.
Harkness: Miss II. Peterson. second: Misses n.
pefris and Cameron. 10 divide third prize.
ore balf Ian (members sons)-Won by j. Sor-
lie. A. McNabb. second VIII scott ihird. Time
iy5I Three.mlIe run--won by William Quesl;
lanes +. crowley. second, n. Cooper. 'hird.
Time 15:3s 3-j. NJ, - -
p,ngiaa with 5 feet 10 inches; l.. Mang.
second. with j, feet inches: X. Entwistle and
Fl spicIman tied for third. with fee'
One Ian race boys) Won by 4, Towns; u.
Mathison. Iecond. ] stack. third. Time.
Running broad jump-won by T. Mans.
Td sScopd with 10 feet inches, II Melon
ia third Win a jump OF 10 feet 4 inches
Vunniug nigh jump-Won by H. Splelmhh'
with jump Of feet " Ih'n.S, ,..,nss sa,
thtrG pisc.s with = feet inches
BroadsWord ,men)-wo by q: Fraser w.
Cameron. second: W q. Sorlie' third.
Sack race Won by j; ra' n io 'o'''' wv
'ttighlanJ ains Cboys)-Won by James Hooy,
John Fraser. second; J. D. Petrie; third,
Highland niug felrlsp-N"h by MISS i.ouin" y,
uarkpcss. Miss Il. Davidson. second Miss II.
Thr"n.niIc 'i,'' run-won by william Queal
James Lee, second: Caryl Niemln"n' third'
Time. 20ln. 80 = MI, uar,
Freeman. second H. spielman. third. Time,
g.Ji IL.