New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-31
OLYMPIC TRIALS IN MUD
'CeItic Park Marathon Won by
Reynolds from Small Field.
KRAMER MAKES A RECORD
Covers 10000 Metres in Fast
Time-Bonhag Shows That
He Cannot Come Back"

ternoon brought out a host OF spectators
and the performances were uniformly good
although the soft track was a handicap
for fast time
None of the races was started until after
the worst OF the storm had passed, end IT
was nearly sundown before the meet cams
10 an end. John J. Reynolds of the Irish
American Athletic club. splashed through
twenty-five miles OF muddy and watery
roads In tho Marathon run and defeated w.
Calvin. Of the same club. by a quarter OF
mile Only four started. and Reynolds
and Calvin were the only ones to finish.
w. j. Kramer, of the Long Island Ath-
letic Club, had no real opposition in this
| l"~-metre run but for all that he held
stiff pace throughout the entire distance
and won in - minutes IL As seconds es-
tablishing a new American record Kramer
went out at the start and gradually drew
away from r. Springsteen and c. Holden.
two boys from the Yonkers Young Mems
Christian Association.
The Long Island runner plodded along as
he pleased and was half lap ahead OF
Sprngsteen by the time he had covered
half the distance. Holden was pressing
Sprngsteen hard and tho race between the
Kramer getting further ahead at every
stride. With the Yonkers boys tapped IRA
rnHr broke the tape In record breaking
sprint
! The surprise Of the day came in the two.
milo run, when the veteran George Ron-
bag, of tho Irish-American Athletic club.
gave M after running himself out Sor-
bag was out TO test his condition and had
ss running mate Abel Kivist. OF the irish
! American organization. The oldtimer rnad9
the pace all tho way, although Kiyiat was
close on his heels at every stride.
Bonhag went at his task with the spirit
that has carried him through his whols
| career but he was unable 10 stand ihs
strain. and Just as he broke into tho back.
stretch he gave up. leaving Kiyiat 10 finish
alone. kiviats time was 9 minutes IS Is
seconds. Bonhag seemeA TO be pretty we'll
used up when he quit and said there would
be no next time for him.
Mel Sheppard Jared better In his effort 20
come hack, and won the fifteen hundred
metre run, although his time was fearfully
slow. Sheppard had as pacemaker Harry
Gissing, but he preferred TO make the pare
himself Gissing didn't try hard and YET
Sheppard keep the lead all the way, finally
dropping out in the stretch.
Sheppard ran with little Of his old time
vigor and IN the sprint for the tape he was
almost beaten out by F. A. Hunger run
ming unattached. Hunger closed up rapidly
In the last furlong and was only four yards
behind Sheppard when he crossed the line.
| sheppard's time was AIS As for the fifteen
hundred metres. and II IL doubtful ~ h4
| MOI, haa ahr do Am
| had the race been at one mile.
The final Of the two hundred metre run
was a corkins race from the gun Heilsnd.
Of the Xavier A. A.; Meyer and CONWAY, %
the Irish-American club, and Eller, of
Georgetown. faced the mark. and Meyer,
the metropolitan sprinting champion. get
| ting off 10 good start, seemed TO have the
race won In the first hundred He breezed
down the stretch, with Conway and Eller
following him closely and Holland running
last Holland. however. Jumped into q FER
rife pace within fifty yards OF the finish and
caught Meyer when the latter was ten
yards from the tape. The Xavier man
| plunged right along and broke the taps
with a margin Of two Yards over Meyer
Conway outclassed Eller and got third.
Matt McGrsth, who is still competing un-
attached. performed pretty we'll for a man
who Is said TO have had two bullets burned
through hts shoulder within the week. Nc
Grath won the hammer throw, which was
10 he expected, and In an exhibition throv
after tho event he hurled the iron ball 1a7
feet, which II II had been done in competi-
ton would have broken the present record
by eight feet or more. McGrath did only
IA feet inches In winning
Eli b. Parsons, who was intercollegiate
half-mile champion back in 1875 and 1875,
ran in tho s00-metre race In the colors OF
the Irish American Athletic club. He ran
in splendid form, but was a trife short"
being unable 10 carry through TO the flush
the terrific pace he set in the first three
furongs.
Parsons got off IN the lead. with ~
Grouchy, OF the New York Athletic Club,
right at his heels. He ran the first quarter
I'm sterling time. and was leading la
Grouchy by half a dozen yards on the back
stretch. Rounding into the stretch for the
tape ne weakened. however, and was passed
by De Cirouchy when about a hundred yards
from the finish. De Grouchy beat him h.
ten yards. with $. j. Riley, OF the irish
American club, third.
There was some good running in the 400
metre race. Rosenberger. Of the Winged
Fist club shot ahead at the gun, with hts
teammate Pepys. close behind Rosenberg
or held the lead around 10 the finish. but in
the last sprint Pepys all but caught him.
being beaten by scant two yards Rosen.
bergers time was so % seconds. which
was good when the condition OF the track
is taken into consideration.
The summaries follow
100 metre rsce-won by A r. Meyer, Irish
American A. g.; ". T.. Conway. Irish-Amsri-
can \. e. second. H. Holland, Xavier A. A..
third. Time, OIL Is.
500 metre run-Won by o. W. De Grouchy.
New York A. g.: L. b. Parsons, lrish-Amcri-
can 4. G.. second: +. J. Riley. Irish American
A. G.. third Time. 200.
10 OOO-metre run--Won bv ". j. Kramer,
Long Island \. G. r. Sprinssteen, Yonksrs
Y NJ. c. A.. second; g. Holden Yonkers y NJ.
{. A.. third. Time. 32:l2 j.
ilO-metre hurdle-Won by j. J. Eller. Irish
American A. e: E. NJ. Pritchard. lrish-Amerl-
can A g. second |. J. Lowell, lrish-Amertcan
A. g. third. Time O:i6.
400 hundred metre run-won by }; n. Rosen-
american & second no., rim r.; Ter nv,
t tati, H second & W MsNair Torpedo station
Newport r. l.. third. Time, AIS As
Two mile run-Won by A. r. Kiviat. Irish
American A. G.: VI. u. Huysman Irish-Ameri-
can A. c.. second 81. Ryan, Irish-American
A. A.; 4. T. Meyer, Irish American A. C.. see
ond; ": e. Conway. Irsh-Americsn A. C..
Marathon or miles $3.50 ysrds)won by J. J.
Reynolds. Irish American A. C.: time. 2;57;01S.
w. Calvin Irish-Amercan 4. C.. second: time.
.:5s:4sS. W. BRAZIL. Irish-American A. C..
and w Rozett Irish-Amercan a. C., did not
Discus throw fright and left hand Won by
J. H. Duncan, unattached with throws of 1872