New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-28
Mel Sheppard'S Spectacular
Victory in Mile Relay Among
the Exciting Races.
HARD PRESSED BY WILKIE
pr;tchard Wins 100-Yard Hur-
dies in Fast Time and Halpin
Takes 600-Yard Handi-
cap from Scratch.
r-.vsrs Island. the summer home Of the

L,h There were a. least 10000 in the
,,r,nr and every one was well repaid
,nr the trip because the day brought
forth some stirring races, none OF which
vas more spectacular than the victory
ahicb the peerless Mel Sheppard won
Gov the Irish-Americap y c. in the spe-
,;al one-mile relay race.
sheppard turned of a quarter mile in
time that must have been almost equal
% his best He was pushed hard in the
lac, 100 yards BY V. NJ Willde. Of the
Nev York A. c.. who ran for Yale last
ewing but ne had enough stamina ~
anil himself through 10 win by something
IKE FIVE yards Rosenberger. who ran
the third relay for the Celtic Park quar-
g, touched sheppard of 10 n lead OF
obout FIVE wards over Wilkie, hut Shep-
,ard realized the calibre Of the man he
vas pltted against and let himself out.
Vilkie tore around the track with Won
ds-ful speed. and stride by stride mar
,oved Sheppard'S lead until on the last
Ian he was barely a foot behind the flying
hero OF three Olympic games. His wild
spurt however. was more than Wilk.e
m behind Sheppard when the final dash
for the tape came.
Plight through the four RELAYS the race
was one OF the finest that has ever been
seen on the Travers Island track. The
time was Q minutes 20 20 seconds, or
within two seconds Of the worlds record
tine. made by the Irish-American four, OF
which Sheppard and RosenberSer both
Of whom ran Yesterday. We're members.
The Pastlme Athletic Club had a team in
tho race but was outdistanCed before the
course was half run and finished in the
ruck.
Ray Bonsib. the captain Of the Column
bla track team last spring, faced Eddie
Coyle. of the Irish clJ'b in the first relay
OF the contest Although Bonsib had
three yards-he was the only man on
either team who had q handicap-he
started on even terms with Coyle and
So, Of with such speed that he led Coyle
al the way until the last fifty Yards. The
pace then began to tell on him. and he
was forced TO WELD the lead to the irish
runner who touched Abel Kiviat off for
the second relay with lead Of two wards.
Kiviat found Homer Baker as his oppo-
nent and set out early 10 XIII the New
York man Oft The task was more than
he had bargained for. however and by the
time be had run 100 yards he was content
10 let Baker make the pace This the
Mercury Foot runner did until the last
few yards. when Kiyiat closed with
rush and gave a three-yard advantage 70
RoseHberger.
RosenbeIger and Degruchy had a ter
rife battle in the first 100 yards. with
the New York man yielding gradually
after he had made up the ground lost at
the start Rosenberger tore out in the
final sprint and opened up gap Of ten
yards on Degruchy. Then came Shep-
pard's turn and his splendid race against
Wkie
E.'M Pritchard. Of the Irish-American
Athletic Club. was set back yard I'm the
special 00-yard high hurdles. and through
freak Of fortune thereby became the
possessor OF a mark equal TO the Ameri-
can record. J. !. Wendell. OF the New
York Athletic Club. the intercollegiate
champion. was slated TO take part in the
hurdle races, but he did not appear. and
the field in the shorter Of the two races
was left TO Pritchard. T. L. Brady. Of the
New York Athletic Club; Flynn, OF
South Paterson. and OConnor. OF the
Pastimes Brady had three yards, and he
showed In front al the end of fifty yards.
q II was then that Pritchard let out his
speed. and he fairly breezed over the
fights Of timber. He won by three yards
IN 70 10 seconds.
Brady captured the 250-yard hurdles by
running away from the field. He outdis-
tanced Frank Kaufman, of the Irish
American club. and although he had
a2-yard handicap over Kaufman, he won
by six yards, and got some consolation
for his defeat at the hands OF the Celtic
Park man a week ago IN the senior met
ropolitan meet.
T. J. Halpin. of the Boston Athletic
Association, was the only competitor from
without the metropolitan district, and he
was well repaid for his journey from the
Hub because of a spectacular victory In
the e0o-yard handicap. The senior ma
tonal champion was on scratch, and had
to give handicaps that ranged from four
yards I'D 10 thirty-hve. He had his work
cut out for him from the start. but he
task. He judged his pace wonderfully
and not until he was within a hundred
yards Of the tape did he show his best
speed lie had picked up the field In the
middle OF the backstretch and was con-
tent to loaf along within striking dis
lance until the moment came. Then no
shot out Ike q streak and, tearing around
The turn into the stretch with express
speed. assumed the lead and led the held
In by q margin Of five yards BonsiD
tired TO hang on, but the pace was too
much. and he gave in just before reach-
ing the tape. r. r. Dalsley, unattacheo'
limit man. nosing him out for the place.
Halpin's time was l12.
Plat Adams shone again as one OF the
Greatest jumpers OF the day. he scoreu
ir the running broad jump. with leap OF
% feet 3A inches and he also carried on
the honors In the three standing Jumps
with combined jumps OF "a feet ll12 inches
Curtis. the New York 4. G. pole vaulter'
cleared u feet inches In the pole vault
and barely missed getting over the bar
at 70 feet. lie was able 10 get no better
than second place, because L. j. Schneider
Of the Mohawk A. c.. with a handicap OF
"a inches, cleared II feet. thereby winning
The event
lD-yard dash (handicsp)-Won by ii.
iceland, Xavier A. A. q YARDS; j. T.
Onken. unattached &c yardsl second; r.
y. Holloway. New York a. c. 5l2 yards)'
MIRO Time. OH.