New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-09
WILLIE F. GORDON
RUNS FAST RACE
Workers Middle Distance
Man Wins 1000 Yards
at Celtic Park.
HIS TIME CLOSE
TO THE RECORD
Abel Kiviat and John J. Eller
Aid IriSh.AmericanS TO
Take Relay.

Willie F. Gordon, the Yonkers mid
6le.distsnee runner, from whom much
:, expected this fall, showed 8 wonder
ful burst Of speed in easily winning the
i0OO-ysrd handicap run at the annual
games Of the Long Island Chapter,
Knights Of Columbus, held at Celtic
Park Yesterday. He started from
scratch and displaying the best form
Nc has shown this season, was clicked
ir the exceptionally fast time of =
minutes IL SIS seconds. This is only
two seconds behind the best worlds
fgures. held by Melvin W. Sheppard,
and had il not been for foolish run
rng in the final stages Gordon would
have easily obliterated the old figures.
After cutting through the field in
quick fashion on the second lap, Cor
don was in fifth position rounding the
final turn. He was coming strongly,
snd some seventy-fve yards from home
had overtsken the leaders. Instead OF
exercising his usually strong finishing
sprint, Gordon began to look around
over his shoulder, and 70 slow down to
4 mere csnter. Harry Biddle, of the
Mohawk Athletic Club, came strongly
behind Gordon in the stretch TO capt
lure second place. Peter McAndrews,
another Mohawk competitor, was in
third place, being strong contender
FOR the leading honors until passed by
Gordon.
John J. Eller and Abel r. Kiviat
we're responsible for the victory of the
Irish American Athletic Club quartet
900 the 1.200-yard handicap relay race.
For the first two relays the Winged FIST
was unable to gain on its seven other
competitors. Then kiviat took up the
running. He picked up quite lot OF
ground, and was only five yards behind
the pscemakers as he touched Eller Tor
the final relay. At first Eller had quite
r struggle going through the held, but
finally moved out in front in the mid
die Of the straightawsy. He was hard
pressed by Harry Butler and Robert
Schulze. Of The Bronx Church House
ard Ozsnam A. A., but was able to de-
feat them by two yards. Schulze was
3 like distance behind Butler.
Jack Bonsparte, the negro Splinter
Of The salem Crescent Athletic Club,
had a start Of III yards in the 800
ward run. and did not have 20 extend
himself to win. When Strengthened
out in the stretch Bonspsrte came
through rapidly to win by two yards.
Willie MeCracken, an unattached run
ucr. was second, with Vincent Brady,
OF the Loughlin Lyceum, only inches
behind.
Isidore Messer showed considerable
speed as a novice in winning the one
mile event. He jumped into the lead
50 the start and never came back to
INC field. Mosser had worked up a
lead Of Ten yards at the hslf-mile marx,
which was only cut down two yards up
T. the finish.
The summaries follow;
howard dash (novice)-won by d. M. Lip
rincott. Knights OF ST. Antony; \. L. smith
Il...trs club second j. A. cunningham. FED
ersi A. O.. third. Time on. 49,
Orr-lnile run tnovicel-Won by l. Messer'
t,-.ftsrhcd. s. c. Jorkers. College Point !.
Al d L.. second: J. Hsueter, jr., Federal a
G. third Time. 4.J4 %. 1--..-,..
sSo-ysrd run handicap; closed 70 SStnons
Ll-Won by r. McGreevey. Knights OF
st Antony ga YARDS; r. A. Dalton, OLsnslh
A tss yardsl. second: Eddie Bsleister. IT,
-56-,.ri nom thandicap)-Won by Jack Bon
mart, salem Crescent A. c. tiig yards)i "
NcCracken. unattached ls YARDS, secohu, ~
II. Brady. Loughln Lyceum az ysrds)' thiro'
oc6-Vsrd nun d5andlcap)-won by william
u Gordon unattached tscratch); Harry pa
die Mohawk A. e. 90 yarcsl. second !. MS-
Andrews. Mohawk A. G.. lSS yaros'' 'hiru'
Time 2.if IS. n -,
ao5-yard relay race 6sndicapl-Non 9y
Irish American A. e.. 1T. p Lee. ysrus, r.
s Frase-. So. yards. Abel r. Kiviat, y@rds,
and John j. Euer. o YARDS; Bronx ChurC.
House w. r. Grass. l6 yards; J.. hAyP'' -
Yards. vs.. J.. Wiese. "a yards, ana H. l."
Tuhier YARDS second. Ozansm =. =, -
0.ghes. IS Yards: p. X. Walters, II ysros' y;
e. Rehnten. 10 yards. and K. schulze' -
,a-dl third. Time. 2:oS To 90 o..
coward run CLOSED 10 members sons. y 70
Sc years members o. Long Island Chspter'T
Won by Dan o. Brien; r.. bNers' secO'u' -
HOGAN third Time. o;e5 So. ,<.t.h,s
coward run handicap: closed 10 hhiSIss
Of CoiumLusl-won BY NJ. Hutchinson, p
,nstor Council. No 90 Us YARDS; y. r.
H:sy lincoln Council No SiT 90 y eoan.
Ia " s-t lscratchl. third. Time. 0:5s 50;
ous-ne relay race CSossd d 70 LGpT '' MO
Chspterl-Won by LeNinElo S,,sn,, snd Con
rsn Ia sale Council CMec c s gnslmsr
Fischer and NeiD. second; Genetsl ~, sr5
council tAufensnger. 1elsher' ~"
Ircsi third Time. 5;A 20