New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-15
SETS MARK IN HURDLES
Lowell Clips fifth of a Sec
Ond from Record.
ROSS A CLOSE SECOND
Kiviat Wins in One Mile Run by
Two Yards in 14th Regi-
ment Games.

Ike J. Lowell. the timber topper of the
Irish American Athletic Club, made a new
worlds record for the hfty-yard scratch
low hurdles at the annual fall games Of
the 18th Regiment Athletic Association
held in its armory. 18th street and EiShth
avenue, Brooklyn, last night. Lowell flew
over the hurdles in the time Of 80 sec
onds, cutting one-ifth Of a second from
the former mark, which was held by
Walter Steffens, OF the Chicago Athletic
Association.
John NJ. Ross. the metropolitan hurdle
champion OF the New York Athletic Club
who two weeks ago established records
for sixty. seventy ana seyenty-liye yards,
finished second. He found the distance
slightly short. as ne was rapidly closing
on Lowell at the tape. Walter Raleigh.
another Irish American hurdler. captured
third place, but he was three yards be-
hind.
The field got off neatly, and after TAX
ing the urst hurdle Lowell and Ross were
abreast. The latter stumbled in taking
the second, and Lowell gained a slight
lead. They raced on as If on the wings
OIL tne Wlilu. hdltlSu olIhS-ANu bAi w
hind and was never dangerous.
The daily exertlons in the recOrd-break-
Ing event was evident on Lowell, who also
competed from scratch in the 22Q-yard
handicap hurdle race closed to the regi-
ment. Allowing a three-yard allowance 10
Walter Raleigh, who also represented
Company d. Lowell trailed him over the
finish. ten yards behind. Arthur Trum-
lein. OF Company NJ, who received a Is
yard handicap, was passed twenty-yards
from home.
With his wonderful finishing sprint
again prominent. Abel r. Kiviat, the
diminutive runner of the Irish-American
Athletic Club. won in the mile handicap
scratch event He won by two yards over
Joe O'NeiI, OF the New York Athletic
club. From the 75-yard handicap mark.
Joe Meeks, of the Long Island Athletic
Club, who received a 55-yard start, was
third. trailing ten yards in the rear. Mel
vim W. Sheppard, who also started from
scratch, quit after going half mile.
Sheppard contended to set the pace for
Klviat, and pulled him along at record
breaking speed. Quickly the two scratch
markers flew past the handicap runners.
At the half-mile point. when Sheppard
and Kiviat were in seventh and eighth
places, the former stopped running, while
Iiviat sprinted. When the latter caught
| O'Neill. shortly, the two raced on, kiyiat
showing the way.
The summaries follow:
5o-yard hurdle (scratch)-Won by Ike j
| Lowell, Irish-American \. g.; j. NJ Ross New
York A. c.. second. W Raleigh. lrish-Amerl-
can A. c.. third Time. O:Oo 80. (Ne"
SOO-yard run handlcap. closed)-Won by W
Howard. Company f 10 yards: W. ClarS
| Company ID u2 yards), second; w. llnIwaA
Company r. 90 yardsD, third. Time. O.5I 30
| 1O)0-yard run Handicap. ciosed,-Won bs
| A. Kaiser. Company p go YARDS, +. Sarinlo
Company ID 90 yardsl. second; j. Carney
| Company NJ (scratch). third. Time, 30 -
! 70-yard hurdle race handicap closed)-Wor
| by II. Usher, Company III feep; w. How
ard, Company L Ill feeD, second; $ GriIen
Company A on feeO third Time. 0:07 40.
44O-yard run novice, open)-Won by +
Ehrenfriend, Winfield y. C.; +. Emoth, Yves
| Side Y. NJ. c. A., second; G. Moves lSth kesi
ment \. A., third. Time, $3.50 80.
22O-yard hurdle (handicap. ciosed)-Non boy
| w. Raleigh, Company ID O. yards. Ike j. Low
! ell. Company ID (scratch), second; a. Frumkin
| Company NJ Us yards. third. Time O:29.
| Onesmile run (handicap)-Won by Abel r
! Kiviat. irish American \. G. (scratch); jos
O NELL, New York \. G. 90 yardsl, second
| Joe Meeks Long Island a. c. (j0 yards)
third. Time, 4:23 3-5.
! 220-yard sack race (handicap)-Won by \
| Thompson. Company NJ go yards; a. Kess
! Ter, Company f (scratch), second; W. Olden
| burg. Company NJ GS yards), third. Time
/ 0:3S Lib
one-mile intercompany relay rae,
| (handlcap)- by Company (52 yards)
! with Il. Lombardi W. Oldenburg, 5. Trum
| kin. and j. Carney: Company + al yardsl
with II. Usher. W. Howard. a. Neal and A
| Lindwall, second: Company ID (37 yards)
| with l. !. Lowell. j. O'Bren. W Raleigh anC
! w Clarke, third. Time 3:39 20.
| Point score: Company F. 30 points; Com
| pany ID. 10 points, Company NJ. 10 points.