New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-08
Races to Victory in Special
Three Thousand
Metre Race.
CONTEST MARRIED BY
DEVANNEY CROWDING
Close Finishes and a MiX-Up Add
to the Interest at Mo.
hawk Games.

Harry !. Smith. tvo-nile champion ard
one OF the earnest runners who ever drew
on a spiked shoe. raced into submission
and easily defeated William J. Kramer
Of the Long Island Athletic club in ths
special S1o-metre race at the Mohawk
Athletic games in tho armory Of the list
Regiment last night.
Smith defeated the Ions Island runner
ny more ;han ifiy yards and was going
away IT the finish Kramer. indeed. was
forced TO rest content with third honors.
for Mike Devannoy. OF the Irish-American
Athletic Club. finished second about hf-
teen yards behind the leader
The race was marred 10 certain cx<
tent bv a little unpleasant incident on the
last lap. AS Smith plunged along I'm his
finishing squirt holding the rail. which
vas his bv right. Devanncy tried 10 crowd
him out and take the inner trail Smith
refused 10 bulge an inch. and the irish
American man showed him over the bor-
der. leaping into short lived lead.
smith however. was right after him. and
running a his best pace soon caught and
passed him. Every stride saw him in
crease his advantage.
The race was interesting from start N
finish and Smith won because he WAS hy
all means the best man in the field From
the start until a little more than ono and
one-half laps from home he dogged
Kramer. but at the right time went out
on mad sprint and soon had matters his
own way Devanney sprinted well with
Smith but soon shot his bolt The tim,
was $50 So. slightly slower than the rec
ord held by George Bonhas.
When Smith was forced of the track
-, crowd hooted and hooed and some -
Devanney's friends called "Fou.' Her
man Obertubesslng. the referee. however
decided that there had been no foul and
the race stood az run. His decision was
loudly cheered by the fslr-mnded.
Close finishes. however. were not tho
only thrills. \ dash OF pugilism was pro-
vded as an additional attraction. Harry
Lightine became involved I'm an argyll
ment with trainer OF one Of the riders
and tried his best 10 land crushing
right on the iaw-or Elsewhere, II mat
tered not 10 him The trainer executed
swift side step and the swing hurled
through empty air. clinch followed
and the clean breaks rules or the state
Athletic Commission were grossly dis
obeyed
The relay race between the Pastime ana
Long Island Athletic clubs was excun4t
throughout. and the Long Island cluDi
won by foot right down at the tape
Z. Travelena, Of the Mohawk A. c., won.
the eight-mile road run through the citSl
streets by more than a lap. Harry Par
kinson. who won the Sea Gate Marathon
was home in eighth place.
The summaries follow:
sixty-nve-yard dash novice Won by D.l
r. Breen. unattached, John Hannah. -
Aloysius \. G., second; v. T. Brady, Loushiin
Lyceum third Time. 0:07
9ixty-ive yard dash handicap Won By ,.
T.. Kirby. unattached - fceD. r. 4. White.
salem Crescent A. c. IS feet. second 3D.
tones salem Crescent 4. 9. a fcep, third.
Time O.07
hawk A. G C8s Yards; G. T. Kerlighen,l
Loughlln Lyceum az ysrdsl. second. J. see =
man Presentation club 90 Yards, ihird'
0ne-mie and three quarters medley relay,
race-Won by Long Island A. c. leslie KIN
bali and Meyer; Pastime A. 9. (Dsly, Nc
SO0O-metre run-Won by Harry J. smith,
Bronx Church House. NJ. \. Devsnney Irish-1
Kramer. Lons Island 4. c.. third Time
sco-yard ruu-won by T F. grimm. Lousb-
lin Lyccum ~ yards. ;. kennard. Xavier
4 4 Il YARDS. second J. \. oRourke.
knights Of -. Antony yards) third Time
4iaiii- mil. no,ice-r p Daly. Bronx church
House: John Frevois. unattached. strond'
Russell Wright unattached. third Time.
2:ilis
SUMMARY or EIGHT MILE ROAD RUS,