New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-10
K|Y|AT TO THE FORE
Defeats Fast Field in TWO-Mlle
Run at Indoor Games.
SCOTT CLOSE BEHIND
Drew Victor Over Meyer IN
Spirited Dash-Sheppard
in Top Form.

Abel r KiViat the brilliant miller Oh
the Irish-American Athletic Club. won an
impressive victory in the two-mile special
race at the annual games of the ST. Agnes
Athletic Club. held at the 18th Regiment
Arnory Brooklyn. last night. The one
mile national champion made wonderful
finish. He dashed across the line with
tvo-vard advantage over Lewis Scott OF
the South Paterson Athletic Club. the
f1ve-mFe record holder. Hannes Kohle-
mainen. the Finn. who was out for the
first time on a board floor track, ran a
splendid race, but seemed unable to get
up sprint at the end.
A crowd. estimated al eight thousand
persons witnessed the opening of the
indoor athletic season. many being COM
PEELED to seek vantage points on pillars
overlooking the track. They were well
repaid.
Kiviat. scott and Kolehmainen leaped
away at the gun fire in the speed race.
They alternated in the lead continuously,
with the Looping Scott showing the way
at first. At the end OF the first mile
Kolehnainen led his rivals. with Kiviat
second and Scott third. not two yards
this point was minutes O. So seconds
Kiviat soon jumped into the race. ana
the crowd was in frenzy as he pulled
the two orther competitors along at
gruellinC pace. Going on the inal lap
Eiviat had a two-yerd lead over Scott.
who was second, and Kolehmainen thlrd,
a like distance behind. A hundred yarus
from the finish Kiviat suddenly spurteo
and the determined Scott accepted the
challenge. Kolehmainen attempted to FOL
low the sprint. but was left behind.
[ivIat and Scott tore down the stretch,
but although the latter tried hard, he
was unable to gain any ground. FINDING
himself unable to meet the sprint koieh-
mainen slackened his pace, and finished
eight yards behind Scott
Howard Drew, the Springfield mass
High School sprinter. who pulled tehuon
while training in Stockholm for the OIyn-
pic contests, came into his own in the ~
yard special dash. He had Alvah Meyer
the indoor champion Of the lrish-Amerl-
can Athletic Club as an opponent and
defeated him handly. 1t was an exceed
ingly close finish. the two being almost
abreast but the judges decided in favor
of the New England star.
Melvin w. Sheppard, the invincible half
miller. who was among the fed in the
SSO-yard scratch run, uncorked mis- famous
sprint in the last 100 yards and won by
eight yards Ted Meredith, the SSO-yard
world record holder, who was also a
competitor again. appeared in poor con-
dition, and finished fourth
The summaries follow:
7O-yard dash (handicap A. A, UJ--Won
by II. Drew. Springfield High School
(scratch) A. Meyer, |. a. a. {. (Scratch)'
second J. Picard. /. a. A. G. 03 yards,
third. Time, 0:O7 20
Special two-mile run-won by a,
I[iviat, l. A. A. c.; Louis Scott South
Paterson \. C.. second: H. Kolehmainen,
unattached third. Time $40 10
1O-yard Dash Catholic a. D)--Won by
b. Berger, Loughlin Lyceum q yardsl' ;
l.. Heiiman, ST.. AIMS :. c. 90 yardsl,
o YARDS. third Time, 0Ol 40.
i4O-yard run. novice-Won by j. Foley,
New York Evening High: II. Maggie, un-
( attached. second; c. Reutermann, unat-
SSO-yard run (special)-Won by NJ w.
Sheppard. Irish-American A. c.; w. An
derson. Loughlin kyceum, second; Il. j.
1 Kelly. Irish-American A. c., third. Time,
iO6o-yard run (handicap) Won by G.
Wilcox, unattached % yard; w. Rlchtel,
| unattached, 40 yard. second; d: v.
| Noble, New. York A. c. 90 Yard, third.
ao-yard run CLOSED to 18th Regiment
! Won by A J. Lndwall, Company A; w
Clark, COMPANY, D. second; A, Neal
! Company +. third. Time, O;56 %
One-mlle walk lhandicap)-Won by r.
| B. Clifford. McCaddin Lyceum (scrstci /;
/ -. s. Cronin. lrish-AmCrican A: c. 90
! scconds), second; J. F. Redmond Pastime
; a. c. 40 seconds). third. Time, 6:51 2-5
(handicAnl--WOn
/ JrishAmerican A. c. (35 yards, with j.
4 Bromilow. n. Hirschon, Ed Coyle and
! Abe Pepis; National A. c. (3s YARDS, with
Up. F. Hally, E. d. Maurer, II. Gilman
| Ss9 YARDS, with G. Brown. r. j. Quintan
NJ. Shea and 7. j. Feeney. third, Time
~3:29 4-5.
ssO-yard run handcap: closed to Cath
olic A. L.)-Won by II. w. Ganug, Lough-
1 lin Lyceum (scratch): II. j. Dougherty
Ozanam ~ A. G5 YARDS. second; b. A.
Fenanga. McCaddin Lyceum go Yards,
, third Time. 2:04 3-5.
{ Running high jump (handicapJ-won by
II. Ludte, St Georges Club DC inches),
with an actual jump of feet ! inches; G.
Simon, Mohawk A. c. @ inches), with an
actual jump Of 3 feet inches, second:
| NJ. A. Denecke, ST. Georges Club q
inches, with an actual jump Of feet s
inches. third.
. 200 yard run (handicap. closed to Cath
, Ollie \. CD-Won by T. H. Murphy,
y ozanam A; A. az yards): B. r. Caring.
I c. Rouse. McCaddin Lyceum 10 yardsJ,
third. Time. 0:34 Is.
Putting 10 pound shot-Won by Pat J
! Mcdonald, Irish American A. G., with a
. put of So feet inches; H. O. Klages
New York a. c, with put Of as feet I
inches. second; w J. Fortune, Irish
! American A. c., with a put of a. feet s
inches, third.