The Washington herald., 1912-06-03
TWO new RECORDS
GO ON THE BOARDS
AT CELTIC PARK
Kiviat Makes New Time in 1900
meter Race-Dunean Betters
Discus Mark.
RE1DPATH WINS 44o-METER RUN

New York, June 1.-TWO worlds rec
ords were made at Celtic Park this
afternoon at the games Of the Metropoli-
tan Association Clubs and the Brick
layers Union.
Abel R. Kiyiat, Of the IrIsh-American
A. C., who on last Sunday made a new
record in the i.5oO meter run OF 1853 l-5.
showed a marvellous burst of speed for
the same distance and came home
winner by more than twenty yards in
the remarkable time OF three minutes.
fifty-six and four-ffths seconds, the best
time ever made for the distance.
The nearest man to KiviRt when the
gun was fired was F. Joyce, Of the
Mohawk A. C., and the field was scat
tered out to the ll5-yard mark, but the
little Irish-American champion went
after his field at the start and passed
them one by one until at the last lap
there was only Joyce in front OF him.
AS Kiviat started down the back stretch
with 800 yards to go. Lawson Robertson
shouted to him that the record was In
sight and ordered him to sprint. Kiviat
Immediately began a sprint which has
never been eduAlled in a distance race,
and before the turn was reached had
closed I'd the twenty-yaTd gap between
himself and Joyce, continuing his great
spurt to the finish. The midget pulled
up In hne shape, having made the worlds s
best time without any apparent enort.
Joyce was twenty yards behind hiviat
at the finish.
Jim Duncan. who last Sunday made
worlds record for throwing the discus
from an eight-feet twO-inch circle. made
a new mark in throwing from the seven
foot circle. Duncan made a throw OF
lE5 feet l-2 inches, beating the world s
record Of lu feet 10 inches held by Mar
tin Sheridan Duncan made two other
throws which were better than his rec
ord. but the discus struck the picket
fence at the outside OF the track and
bounded back, so that the throws could
not be counted as records. In spite OF
his great throw, Duncan had to be con-
tent with second prize. as r. Al5ers,
with an allowance OF twenty-fOur feet
made an actual throw Of l3t feet.
Big Field of Jumpers.
The running high jump brought out the
greatest field OF high jumpers ever seen
at a meet in the East. Six men cleared
the bar at feet. and Egon Erickson. a
New York policeman. bcttered his best
previous jump by clearing the bar at s
feet I inches. As he had an allowance Of
two inches on George HORNE. OF Cali
fornia, the worlds record holder. this
jump forced HORNE to the necessity Of
CleArlnE . ieet D lnCueh IN OTQtT 70 VIII
HORNE showed some OF the form which
has made him the worlds best high
jumper by going over the stick at the
height Of feet inches. The judges
demanded that the height be measured.
and ii was found that the bar had a sag
Of one inch, so that the best jump OF
HORNE was feet inches, and that OF
Erickson, s feet 3 inches. Horine then
tried to clear the bar at 6 feet inches.
hut could wn vet H-ifhO1If knnE ing
down the bar.
Carl Reidpath. who on Saturday won
the intercollegiate championship at the
20 and 44o-yard runs, making a new
collegiate record for the quarter. won the
AC-meter run in the fast time OF 49 4-j
st tconds. Reidpath, Sheppard and Hayes
started from scratch with big field in
front Coming round the first turn. one
OF the runners stumbled and rolled
across the track in front OF Reidpath.
who was forced 10 break his stride and
pull out TO the far side Of the track
to avoid stepping on the PROSTATE ath-
lete. At this point Sheppard and Hayes
sprinted past the college man, and held
their lead until the last five yards, when
Reidpath came upon the outside with a
beautiful squirt which carried him across
TIE tape a winner by a yard and half.
over 5. F. Aggen. who had a lead of
sixteen yards. Sheppard was third, and
Hayes fourth. Less than two yards sepa-
rated the four runners.
W. J. Kramer, the national cross
country champion. beat Louis Scott in
the s,Oo0-meter run. Last week Scott
beat Kramer in the 5.OOO-meter. and all
the interest in this race was Centered
on these two. Scott held the lead for
three miles. when the heat began to af-
feet him, and Kramer went to the front