New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-29
KOLEHMA|NEN OWN PACE
Just Fails to Break Bonhag's
Three.Miie Record.
HALFWAY WINS SPRINT,
Great Crowd Sees Brilliant
Finishes in Fall Games
at Travers Island.


world, failed to break the three-miie
American record OF 1872. held by George
Bonhag, at Travers Island, yesterday AZ
ternoon. Starting In a special scratch
race In the eighty-ninth annual fall games
Of the New York Athletic Club, against
Harry Smith, Frederick Bellars, G. J.
Critchley and F. Smith, the long distance
running hero Of the Olympic games strobe
TO a hollow victory in l4:4s 80. Koleh-
mainen won by over half lap. and, due
more to this than anything else, he failed
to shatter the present record.
At the start OF the race the field leaped
out. but the Finn stayed in behind the
pace. For one lap the race was close,
but on the second turn of the track W.
Kolehmainen. the professional. spoke q
few words to his brother. The response
was almost galvanic. Lengthening his
wonderful stride. the little fellow from
across the seas strobe by his competitors
as IL they were anchored. Running we'll
within himself, he turned the half mile
in POS, and then went ahead to show tho
crowd what real running was. Conf
dent graceful and tireless, he rated along,
and the distance that separated him from
the field became wider and wider. He led
at the mile by fully eighty yards. The
time was ABB. The times at the other dis.
tances follow: One and one-half miles.
7:O4; two miles, s:37 is; ~. miles, 1915 rs;
three miles, 1919 3-5. After one mile the
race was marked only by the gruelling
battle between Bellars, of the New York
Athletic Club, and Harry Smith. of the
Bronx Church House, for second place, a
struggle finally won by Bellars by one OF
the gamest sprints witnessed in many q
day. AS for the Finn, he ran alone. and
this. said the experts, was all that pre-
vented him from establishing a new rec
ord.
]. ]. Eler. OF the Irish American Ath-
letIc Club. five times national champion
over the low hurdles, scored a hollow
victory in his favonte event, and also
won the high hurdles in commanding
style. Ike Lowell, a clubrnste OF Ener.
suffered as result Of overconfidence In
the second heat OF the low hurdle race.
Leading by a few yards over the last
hurdle, Lowell let down in his pace, and
the field rushed on by him.
Starting from the i5.-ysrd mark. +. Z.
Holloway, OF the New York Athletic
Club, ran a dashing race in the 3oo-yaTd
handicap, and defeated speedy field n
fast time He allowed Casey, a clubmate.
h,f he in
advantage over A. Pepis, of the Irish
American Athletic Club. The men got OF
well, and for about go yards there was
little TO choose between them. In the last
driving effort, however. Holloway had
Just enough left to hold off Pepis wno
ran a corking race all the way.
Perfect weather, q typical Travers ISL
and day and the announcement that the
great Kolehmainen was TO run Drought
out d crowd of perhaps six thousand per-
sons. A steady stream Of AUTOMOBILES
chugged up to the ground, and when the
first race began there was hardly stand
ing room.
Eddie Frick, the crack middle distance
runner of the New York club, won the
o0-yard run from scratch in commanding
style. Moving along easily, FLICK iaifiy
ate up the distance. Shortly after three
fourths OF a lap he made his bid, ana
passed the field in plenty Of time to WIN
The summaries follow:
l0O-yard dash-Won by +. Kaufman
Trinity A. e. u YARDS: IS. Goldlng' NOT
RS A A. % YARDS, second; l.. Maddehs
New York A. -. tiI3 yards), intro. lime
ono i-5. ,, a.
LcOo-yard run-Won by T. J. Kelley ~
yards; l. Weinbergher, Clarke house ~
A. "a YARDS, second; e. Gnmoret 10
minican Lyceum 10 yards. third. lime
2:l6 ri.
lsr ish-American A. e. (scratch); w
de s. trenholm, New York A. Z: Is yafasl,
second: l. j. Lowell Irish American a. S-
q YARDS. third. Time-0:l6 so:
One-mlle walk-Won by i. Neuen1 ,9or,.
New York a. c. Us seconds; }. r; Aoa.
SON. Long island A. C. 90 sscondsS, seS .
ond H. r. Remer. unattached w Wv
onds), third. 1ime-IO 10. y.,.,.
Three-mlie run-Won by Hsnnes k9 %sr,
mainen. Finland; Fred Beliars. Nsr churs
A. c., second; Harry Smith. Bronx |"N'
House. third. Time-li:% 80 -, J.
coward low hurdle race-Won oy ~
Eller, Irish American A. Y. (scratcIn,' ssc.
Trenholm, New York A c. yar1sn .-S1
ond; f. kaufman. TRINITY |'uo Wv
team, composed OF Edwards hSas.
Fink and De Grouchy Ola yaiuSs ara
time A. c., Plank, Hew, McHusn Hr'
shea ,5S YARDS. second; Nauonsl ~ I
Halb. Houser, Potts and fins"
yards,. third. Time-3:2 49, II T.
Running high jump-Won oy "a
Grumpelt, New York A. c. tscraHmI
inchI s feet n inch. second; J. w rrTI
ST 81, George A. c. Is inches), . feet ~
in SnIs y ya,iH by J. Watson. Nts
yaru c. d2 inches). II feet; g, =,
Dukes. New York A. c. e Inches. nyors
inches. second; C. L. Belcher, New i"'
A g. IS inches). II feet. third T.
putting i6-pound shot-Won by .nr,.s
peatty, New York A. c. (scratch) " "
~ Inches; II, c, Klages; New YORK r l.
Snken. Greek American A. c. ,S}a inchs''
IS feet inches third. y l.
Standing high jump.Won oy SsS /
Fines. Bronx Church HOUSE ill., orY
feet II inches: b. w. Adams. New ~.
A. c. scratch feet inches; see chss
Hodgson. New York A. Z. % inche''
feet 10 inches. third. w., NJ
Throwing l6-pound hammer-We1a ..n
w. D. Harmon. New York A. I; 40 LIN.
I32 feet 8 inches: w S. Kropowlcz nn,d:
American A. c. Us feed. $50 fect seev ut
y. Sherman, unattached 80 feeo' III W.
''s a6 ward run ehandicap,-won by = ~ p
Holloway. New York A. G.. H17 ysSG
r. ]. Casey. New York A. c.. 90 ya''iC
second: A. Pepis. Irish-American a.
e YARDS. third. ~ a
sSo-yard run (handicap)-Won 9y Nc.
Frick New York a. c. (scratch); M,ond:
Hugh. Pastime A. C. az YARDS. seee"
10 w. De 'Grouchy, New YORK A. -
yards). third. Time. l:2i 2-s.
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