The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-12
YANKEE RELAY TEAM
C0NQUERS CANADIANS
American Quarter Milers Ahead
From start to Finish in
NY. A. G. Feature.
WIN By 80 YARD MARGIN
Meredith. Baker. Sheppard and
Haipin Increase Gap at
Every step.

Fleetfooted runners OF the United States
made show OF the four fastest quarter
milers that the Dominion of Canada could
muster in the international relay race
which was the feature of the New York
Athletic Club games in Madison Square
Garden last night To the tune OF Yankee
Doodle the wearers Of the Stars and
Stripes danced away from the Canucks
and five seconds after the pistol cracked
1t was only question Of how great a
distance Uncle Sans representatives
would win by.
There were few vacant seats in the
Garden when the main event was called
a little after Q O'Clock. There was a
last minute switch in the order OF the
home team and Ted Meredith. the Olym-
pic champion. was sent out In the lead
against Jack Tressider ot Canada The
Pennsylvania student dispelled all doubt
as TO whether he was in condition by
getting the jump on his rival and gaining
clear lead OF two yards by the time
the men made the first turn At the Nadi =
son avenue end OF the Garden. Every
stride he took placed Meredith further
ahead and h. handed over lead of ten
NsrdH 10 Homer BAKER AFTER covering -
quarter mile in 81 40.
Baker carried OF The running with a
long, Looping stride that did not appear as
effective as Mercdith's. He failed to hold
IN" corners, but Jack TAFT Of Canada
could not pick up an inch OF ground and
tn" New Workers. strength began to tell
coward the end Of the quarter, so that h.
was dozen yards in Ia" van when Shep-
pard took w the running The old war
~ rod
the curb OF the track and forged further
ahead AZ every stride. As the gap began
10 widen the crowd checr"d the peerless
one wildly and as h. touched Tom Hal
pin OF Boston for the final leg. twenty
nv yards in advance Of Brock, eat
shout dcuoting victory Went up.
Tn. lanky Bostonlan had all his speed
and took no chances Of losing on fuke
His tremendous stride aroused the crowd
to fresh enthusiasm, but t~w realized tho
gait at which he was travelling. A.
! Halpiu broke the tape Phillips. the
greatest quarter miller oe Canada, was
Just rounding the bottom turn fully fifty
Yards in the rear. Halpin WAS ,locked
IN 50 3-5 seconds. the tastes; Of the
United states quartett.. The time for tn.
| mil. was 3 minutes % 3-5 seconds. the
! Canadians being timed in ) minutes IS
seconds.
The sensation Of the nigh; came with
| the running Of the Baxter mile in which
/ Apel kiviat was trimmed IN artistic style
by William Gordon Of Yonkers, runner
unknown until the present season. kiviaI
MAS loafing along In front Until tho last
lap, but when he Went 20 make NJ noted
! jump young Gordon WAS with him. There
| Wcr- Wild cheers a. the men erriuted
around the lss' lap and they grew w,d--
e'.ll when the almost uovic. beat Ia.
| champion by two yards. The time
81 -. was slow. but kiNiai vas doing
MS best
Hsnnes Kolehna.neu came back 20 form
| aud Won the three mile handicap after a
| hard race with Harry Smith. who ran
| the best race II MS career The Finn
| 'rail-d smith until the last mile. when b.,
| wen' 20 the front. but lever could get
| far away from the bronx Church Hous,
| lad. Ia spit" Of encouragement from
| hundreds 81 local followers Smith failed
; TO hold the Finn and was beaten by twelve
yards IN IA minutes - 3-j seconds
The relay race Tor blood between thu
knights OF -; Antony and Navier \ \
teams was all "a favor Of the latter. The
first leg resulted in a lead 81 five wards
! Tor the wedrrrs Of thu cherry y and THIS
WAS Increased TO nft,cn when K-uuard
! took up the running Blush 90 the Knights
! II =. Antony cansed fu,ter hy CLOSING
rapidly on k-nnard. and when Hal Hei'
land began his work a. anchor for tht
Navier- he had only l.eway OF four
! yards That was sufficient for the Xavier
crack Splinter. and he romr"d home a
winner by ten yards from w Cough ol
-. Antony.
George ,iould!ug. the olympic cham
! pion OF Canada, gave tremendous handi
| caps - the rest OF the reld in the one
mile walk, the limit man having travelled
| a lap and A quarter before the Canadian
was unl.ashed In pursuit When once