New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-19
SHEPPARD LOSES
WITHOUT A SPRINT
Famous Runner Has No
Speed in Handicap Race
of MillrOSe A A.

Melvin ". Sheppards famous Jump"
has apparently left him. as had the IA
nous runner displayed this valuable
asset in tn final yards he would have
undoubtedly captured the 600-yard run
handicap at the annual games OF the
Millrosc Athletic Association, held on
its field in Bath Beach yesterday.
Starting from scratch, Sheppard wadcd
through the field with great speed. al
most coming abreast Of Matt J. Gels.
VINO started from the 15-yard mark, as
they rounded the last turn.
The spectators looked for Sheppard
10 pass Gels. but the Olympic champion
failed 10 utilize his jump. and Geis sue
ceeded in holding a two-foot lead
throughout the last seyenty-tve yards
TO the finish. Sheppard congratulated
his victor, as he surely proved the
stronger in the final dash. Winant
Cough, the former Knights OF 81. An
thCny runner, who recently joined the
Millrose ranks, also started from tne
horror mark. For a lap and nan ne
kent on the heels Of Sheppard puU
thea he began 10 drop back. lie was
able 70 pass Bill Brown on ire iirSt
+urn OF the bac6stretch. and hnlSEed
eight vards behind Sheppard, IN thlrd
place. The time Of :09 10 was last
I performance over thc POOR track.
Twenty pedestrians took part IN the
+,yo-roile handicap open walk, put inc
torrid heat so greatly effected the com =
netitors that several Of them sought
ia measures Of the cooling shower
t.,b after few LAPS. Only eight SUI
,.;yed the full distance. Richard .
Rcmcr. the gray-haired Wake o. w
Irish-American Athletic CluD' "no
rtarted from scratch. dld not seer" ~
mird the hot weather. lie "o" III NV
last lap. ..,,..
e.. gard dash CLOSED handicap, won ,E
20 'tr.l,.,r. Contingent OscIatcm' IT, ,
tr-.ectlr g feeO. second i .''
sl'o,,u Mlsc ocratcb. third. I'' 10
90, IT,. 90. walls ,haudicap-Wo Won by Rch.
pan,ci Irish American a. -
a.r william Plant. Long Island \. y.
% reconasi. f.road' " man '','rnrds, third
,lG a,I rrn ,ciosed. hordicap,-." i.,. ~
D MAJ j. Gc.f. ConiinfrLi 90 sI,1.' s.ronI
I c. ...lrt4rl contingent tscTai. ~ en-. IN
q -, Gorgh. credit Ccratch) third Time
~ D., 4.'. .1 ro.ay race ohondlcap. c.o.ed 20
c,@,u,,rrlaI In.u'Itel Won hF h'Iu .'
"i.'''. ...-s,,o,. with vs. T.icstcr. !. lnci' &c.
p.,',rG and Fred safarown. Officers f',
a. "a ,,rfr,. With VI. Iite. H. calvert ..
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a. CON. ana % Nils. MIRO. .in,' ',,Ii''.cJ,
onc-aad-ahaifmlc.run , ,hand'G ,5 , SI
" o. ~ sl,t,1n i5g ocratchj. second
1 i,'r ucsl cadc, no yard). ihi'd' Time
~. -. mite r,.p novice. Gnol heau.Won boy
~ H. Morn. a A. " Rosotsky. IN
s';,,,nteS sreand. r.. 4. Dalton. un"'tA'"'''
t.iiH NV ,.lsy race 0iandicap op"n-Won
,y Smart So Ca YIN vim. O. " p II h" a. Ma1'
tai 'a ~, and IS. Rowe. II yards,
Oman Tax a. a.. with a. o. shes. - ~, ard;
9. neaq1ra j. yal ID ,, T. i baiS,'etc con-
yarn '",,,g.tt,naI wlth II Kaiser % yhr"..
Xtbcrton. % yaris. ~ J. scloVT r,,oe ~
Jsr5, ana A. e. Lent - yards thiFd' I'''''
'Hn,n,,.inr hiph Jump Oan1icap,, open, W., ~
10, e. simon. 1onaek 4. o. ID inc"'y' " %
feei II lnchcs. T. 3 sialnts. p '.lcon ~ nm
~, .t, III. frsh-Amcrlcan a. g. q" in'"e|'
,stf6 , feet 20 iclcf.tDlri.