New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-16
Runs Heady Race, Beating
Baker by Yard in Quar-
ter-Mile Dash.
SHOWS OLD SPEED IN
THE FINI.L SPRINTS
Jack Eller and Meyer Among he
Victors at Smart Sets
Indoor Games.

Brain work, coupled with speed aided
the veteran. Melvin W. Sheppard, unat-
tachcd TO beat a fast field In the John y.
Taylor memorial quarter mile run, which
vas the feature Of the annual athletic
carnival of the Smart Set Athletic Club at
the 9Th Regiment armory, Brooklyn,
last night. The second over the line was
Homer Baker, Of the New York Athletc
Club, the favorte. II. Gilman Of the I'd
Naval Battalion. was third.
There were seven contestants-Iryng T.
Howe. of Boston: James Il. l.. Rosenberg
OF the Irlsh-American Athletic Club: Wal
ter Powe. of Providence; Frank Lagay, OF
Dartmouth. and the aforementioned.
Baker drew the pole
At the fash OF the starting gun they
arose from tho mark like a unit. Shep-
pard got away like a streak Of lightning
and Immediately grabbed the pole. While
the others we're jostling each other in the
scramble for tho rail Sheppard had gained
about four yards.
Running hard all tho time he main
tanned his lead for the first hundred yards
with Rosenbergcr in second position and
Gilman in third place. Baker was next to
last Two or three times the latter en-
deavored 10 move up. but each time he
was pOcketed or elbowed, forcing him 10
break his stride.
At the end OF tho furlong, Mel picked
up another yard and Gilman pushed
Rosenberger into third place. About
ninety yards from the end they all
sprinted IN vain to overtalle the leader.
Baker, who was about ten yards behind
at the time gradually moved past those
in front Of him, and about fifty yards
from the finish he pulled up alongside
Sheppard's shoulder. The once invincible,
realizing that he was about to be over
taken. darted away like \ scared rabbit
and broke the tape victor by a yard and
a half ahead OF Baker. The winners time
was 90 40 seconds Gilman was ten yards
behind Baker.
Jack J. Eller, OF the Irish-American A.
c., the champion timber topper. had to
travel some to gain the premier honors
in the 7O-yard low hurdles. His clubmate,
Alvah Meyer, scored a victory from
scratch mark in the furlong handicap.
The summaries follow:
J. j. Eller. Irish-American A. c.; II. NJ Mar
tin, Howard University, second; f. ID. Pollard,
Providence, r. l., third. Time, O:0sS.
Taylor Memorial Quarter tscratch)-Won by
Melvin W. Sheppard. unattached Homer
Baker. New York A. G., second; H. Oltmann,
I'd Naval Battalion. third. Time. 0:52.s.
22O-yard run thandicap)-Won by Aysl
Meyer Irish-American \. c. Cscratch); r. T..
Dorsley az yards). second; Albert Reed.
smart Set 4. G. az yards, third Time,
0:23+s.
1OOO-yard run handicap)-Won by Sid Leslie.
Long Island A. G. % yards; W. II. Granger,
Dartmouth (scratch). second J. Frevola,
Xavier A. A. (55 YARDS, third. Time. 2:l9 80.
l00-yard run noyce)-Won by VI. j. Reiman,
Young Mems Hebrew Association; o. Adam
son, ST. Marks A. C., second; i. 9. Faber,
knights Of St. Antony a. A, third. Time,
0:1O as.
Seventy-yard low hurdles-Won by J. J. Eller,
Irish American A. c.; X. NJ. Martin, Howard
University. second; r. u. Pollard, Providence.
r. L. third. Time. 0:0S 40.
Three milo bicycle race (handicap)-Non by
J. Lendgren, lrsh-American a. c. 900 yardsl;
T.. Goodwin. Irish American A. g. scratch.
second. T. Attardi Italian y. s. C. GO YARDS,
third. Time 7:i9.