New-York tribune., 1912-08-25
ABEL KINIAT.
COLLINS IN THE VAN
Takes Three Mile Run at Long
Island A. G. Games.

Tom Collins, the veteran di2ianfe
runner Of the Irish American Athletic
Club. was compelled to exert nls best
efforts to win the three-mtle hanGlcap
run at the games Of the Long lslaud
Athletic Club, held at Hawthorne Fi"ll,
Brooklyn, yesterday. John J. Mcnamara
who also started from scratch, inisnec
twenty yards behind Collins. and pushed
him hard all the way. George Ho' len
the former junior metropolitan Cross
country champion OF the Yonkers Young
Mems Christian Association, was th!rc.
CASTOR Strobino who finished third in
the Olympic Marathon run, started on the
lO0-yard mark. He was outrun, fnshlGg
in fifth position, being Tapped by Coins.
The National Athletic Club won the
medley relay race from the Dominican
Lyceum, which was second. ten ya'6s
be hind
A. Voellmeke. Of the Pastime Athletic
Club. who competed in Stockholm. wJn
the one-mile walk from scratch. Tie slow
~ swept past the handicap mon and won
i'm minutes 43 seconds.
H. McCluskey, OF the Yonkers Young
Mems Christian Association. and 4. J.
Savage, OF the Mohawk Athletic Club,
had a thrilling struggle in the two -n'iie
run for novices. The pair raced tn an
tire last lap almost abreast, McCidsI;cy
eventually winning by inches
The summaries follow:
1O0-yard dash Chandlcap. closed,-Won by
Edward Mccarthy q yards)i Harry Bowman
q yards, second; H. Graber q yard, third
Time, 0:l0.
One-mile run handicap, closed to Long Isl
and A. CJ-WOn by Joe Meeks Scratch; ".
Kramer 80 yards,. second; j. J. Helfert 40
yards. third. Time, 462.
One-miie walk lha1dicap; open 70 A. ~ "
Won by Al Voellmeke Pastimc 4. G.
scratch; Il. b. Clifford McCaddin Lyceum. 60
secondsl. second F. r; Plant Long Island A.
4iO-yard dash Chandicap. closed 70 Long Isl
and A. clnWon by ". hesHe 90 I5 yIaFGs2; as,as, ?.
third' tditie 'TfnasOG Tme, o:55 'Sc5'' as. H. ~
7o-yara dash (novlce; A. A. U.)-Won by c.
E. Maddox. GlenmoTe a. G; =. MURPHY; no,
saTk x t6rS g. T%s ifGUnd ods IS 5 Craze Long l'An'
lO00-yard run (handicap; a. A. U)-Won by
o. De Gruchy. New Ysrk A. c. scratch; W.
W. Boyle. Mohawk \. c. 40 yards third.
Time. 21s 3-5.
Running broad jump CLOSED to Long Island
A. C)-Won by II. Gruber q fooD 30 feet
inches; F. Wilson Is feeu. 10 feet 9ia inches,
second; L. Martin feep. 10 feet ~ inches
third.
lRO~mlle run 'nONlCeJ-N w on Dy II. MC-
Clusky. Yonkers Y. NJ c. A.; A. j. Savage,
Mohawk A. c., second; J. II. Seeman. Good
Council A. A.. third Time. 1875 rs.
SodnF 0?do Mos a A. 81 a. va Sard Mo
Cracken. New York A. c. (sh yards). second.
J. W Stahl, Yonkers Y. NJ c. A. 03 yards).
third. Time, 0:33B.
IO0-yard dash (handicap; closed TO c. A. L..
IntersettIement A. l.. and Church A. L)-Won
by George Renner. Brown Church House az
YARDS; Frank Stephenson. Trinity Club Il
ynrd) second r. George, Dominican Lyceum
(6Ik YARDS third. Time, 0:l016
Three-nile run (handicap; A. 4. C)--Won
by Tom Collins lrish-AmeIican A. c. (scratchl;
J. / Mcnamara Irish-Amercan A. c.
(scratch). second: George Holden. Y9nkers
Y NJ c. A. so yards), third. Time: 1903
Medley relay (3 200 yards; handicap)-Won
by National A. c. $50 yards Cassing. OFT
man, Fisher and Schreber): Dominican Iy-
ceum (4J YARDS Dorand. Parke. Gilmore ana
McCabe) second: Xavier A a. 6s YARDS
Darker Bohan, Kennard and Jordan third.
Time 7:43H