The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-19
SHEPPARD JUST ABLE
TO MAKE RACE CLOSE
Nearly Catches Matt Gels in
Homestretch Of 600 Yard
Run, but That's All.
HEAT BOTHERS WALKERS
All but Eight Forced to Drop
Out of Two Mile Event
Won by Remer.
HEAT BOTHERS WALKERS

meNl0 W. sheppard, nero OF many
hard middle distance championship races.
Just failed TO possess enough speed 10 win
the 600 yard handicap run at the annual
games OF the Millrose Athletic Associa-
ton. held on its field in Bath Beach yes
terday. He made good progress of the
scratch mark and almost catching Matt
J. Geis. one time holder Of the one mile
military championship. who had n fifteen
yard start. on the ist turn for home.
disputed the lead with him. Gels how
over. proved stronger than Sheppard,
and though the latter wa. only two toet
behind Gels In the dash to tho tape he
failed TO gain an inch In tho inal fitty
yards.
WTnsnt Cough, q recent addition TO the
Millrose ranks also started from scratch
with Sheppard and finished third. Cough
kept on Sheppards heels for a lap and
half. when he began to weaken and
dropped back. He was eight yards be
hind Sheppard at abe tape. The time
was minute lbs seconds.
The heat played havoc with the twenty
starters in the closed two mile handi-
cap walk. \ number Of them had TO
leave the track AFTER several laps, heing
completely exhausted. Only eight were
able to survive the full distance. Dick
Remer OF the Irish American Athletic
Club. who holds the senior national IN
door tito at the distance, was the victor
from scratch. The heat did not seem to
! AFFECT the gray haired walker as he kept
! a fast pace from the start. Willie Burk-
hard. the young Bronx Church House
walker. who had IS second start led
! until shortly past the last lap. lie was
passed by Rerner and later By William
/ Plant OF the Long Island Athlete Club
but succeeded in holding TO third place
crossing tho lire badly used w.
The one mile relay race, which had
Ave teams starting. proved thriller and
was anybody's race I'M TO the fnal leg
Ozanam runners showed the pace In two
relays. with the Smart SGT boys In sec
ond place On the Anal lap Willie Rowe
had lead OF three yards over Roobl,
Schulz, the Ozanam runner and succeeded
IN holding Il TO the tape. Central con
I sr.gstiona, was third. fve yards behind
| Twenty starters In the one mile noEic'
run caused tho race 10 be divided M
two heats. John VI. Flack % he Norr
A A. plodded home in Nrst place ware
in front OF Max Rosofsky an unattache'
runner.
t-Iub won MI. second first prize in i've
wears in taking the open high lumI
event after a close fgh' r." summaries
-S Yard Dash. closed Handicap Won n'
| rr,d Wi.ksns Contingent. scratch. r. W
Casper. Inspector. set se,Snni; TO-
SAfhrowic. MERCHANDISE scratch ''''N' '''
Two Nile Walk. Bsndicsp-won by Rlcn
ard + Remer Irish American 4. g. sat co., a
william Plant, Long Island a e., 30 Sc
ond.. second. william Burkhsrd, IRON,
churSs How: IS .. .sS0aa'' mira Time
500 Yard run, Closed H,nd'eor.-W T.
Matt J. CO.., Contingent. - yhris' Ne.y y
winant dough, Credit, scratch, th'rd' Time
minute Is IL second, u.-,,... ,,,o...
500 n.ra Te Ins,i,ni i won by band ~,
team scratchN. With ". Pues,er. J Miad
A Pinsrd and Fred satatowir oni'e T Sc. sec
A. Katz and l. Schuhr, second, COMPANY {
50 yards with J. Asozine. =. chi stensen
q doing and W. MINIS, third. Time minu'
one and Half Mile Run. Handicap
closed--won by Joseph Ute cadet. so
second: Joseph Best Cadet $50 yards third
Time. minutes - IL ses ;S ,,,,, NO
b. J. N. rieck. Morris A. A; " Rosafshy
unattached, second; r. A Daitcu, unai
tachse, third. Time, minutes 20 seroh+'
one Mile Relay Race, Handicap, open
Won by srar, Sc, A. G. with O. Il Ralstor
20 yards: H. Martin 10 yards; w. L. 4
Murray, is yards. and W. Rove. y yards
Ozanam A. A. with a. O'Shea. - yards
, q. Behnken, rs yards; r. Balesuer. !
yards. and X schulze, IL yards. second
central CONGREGATIONAL, with " Kaiser, .
yards: J. W Anterior, 20 yards; W.
Ssiover. 10 yards and r. a Lent, ~ ysrdi
third Time 4 minutes - IS ssconds
! Runuing High Jump. Handicap. Open
Won by q simon, Mohawk A. C., inchei
, with 3 fee. II inches; 7. $. staines. ticrma
NJ c.. inohe. with feet 10 inches. So
ond: Tim Ahesrn, Irish American 4. G
) Inches, with s feet 10 inches. third.