The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-16
SHEPPARD TRIUMPHS
IN TAYLOR MEMORIAL
Unattached Mel Leads Baker
From start in Feature
Quarter Mile.
OLTMANN FINISHES THIRD
Eller Wins Hurdle Race Easily,
but Fails to Break Record
Meyer Takes Furlong.

Mel SHEPPARD, who II running unat-
tached now, showed that there was az
least one good race left in him by win
ming the quarter mile event for the J. &.
Taylor memorial trophy at the Smart Set
Athletic Club meet last night In the FORTY
seventh Regiment Armory, BrooK'!n'
Homer Baker Of the New York A. G. was
second and Harry Oltmann OF the Second
Battalion, Naval Militia. third. Shep-
pards time was 81 IS seconds.
There were seven starters In the quar-
ter, the feature event Of the games. Baker
had position number one and across the
starting line from him were J. NJ. Rosen-
berger Of the Irish American A. c.. Frank
Iayay OF Dartmouth, Sheppard. Oltmann.
irving r. Howe OF Boston and Walter
Powe, Howard University. Takers place
In the line gave him the best chance 10
get the pole on the start. nut he was
beaten to It by Sheppard. The latter Kept
the lead to the finish.
AT the 100 yard mark Sheppard was FOL
lowed by Rosenberger and Otmann, with
Baker fourth. The New York a. c. man
heightened his stride. however. and by
the time the half way mark was passed
ne was in second place. Coming into the
homestretch Baker started sprint. put
Sheppard was equal to the occasion ana
not only held his own hut gained little,
crossing the finish line two yards In front
of Baker, who was about the same dis
lance aheaA of Oltmann.
Sheppard's victory was somewhat or a
surprise to great many. II was the
only surprise Of the evening. for in all
the other events the favorites came
through easily. Jack E.ller or the
Irish American A. &. took the IS yard
hurdle race in hollow style. He at
tempted to break the record Tor seventy
Yards in this race. hut failed. HIS Time
| at the 10 yard mark was 40 seconds
No time was taken at the finish. Alvaf
r. Meyer Of the Irish American A. c. wa
another easy winner. Meyer was the firs'
across the line from scratch in the FUR
long in % As seconds. The summaries
IS Yards Hurdle Race-Won by j. J
fF iSc 9sfa i pasa: xcsisewcn ~ Nj !
M MSi%an $ ! s Second nd + g raSsr: Knight,
Of ST. Antony. third. Time. 10 a. seconds
2:c Yard Rum: HandicapE1f,hnai mea,r
\. C.. scratch, II. r.. Daisley. unattached
/ ia yards. second. Albert Reed. smart Sc
c. !? yards third TIM N IS ste%HG
by Mel W sheppard. unattached Home
! Baker New York A. g. second; Harr!
/ Oitmann. second Battalion Naval Militia
third Time. 30 30 seconds.
600 Yard Run. Handicap-Won by -,
Leslie. Long Island a. c, yards. W J.,
Granger. Dartmouth. scratch. second; J
Frerols Xavier A. C.. IS yards, third. Time
minutes 1915 seconds.
| One Mile Run, Novice-Won by r. Frey
c G. ~ y; II. Reynolds. unattached sec
ond 6. T. 4. Miller. West side Y, NJ C. A.
third Time. 4 minutes - IS seconds.
| one Mile Relay Race Handicap-Won h
central Congregational sunday school, team
! composed Of Anterior. Clark, Beardsley an
| Selovcr. 81 yards: West Side Y. NJ. c. y
team composed Of Weber Seyerins Srymou
and Grant So yards second Smart Sc, {
team. composed Of Thompson. Seanr"ob
Ralston and Murray. IS yards, third. Time
3 minutes a. seconds.
Three Mile Bicycle Race. Handspring
heat Won by Walter Iengren. Irish Ameri
can A. e. 30 yards. Eddie Goodwin, IRIS
American A. C., scratch. second, Anthon
Attardi Italian Gymnastic Society. 30 yards
third Time. minutes ~ seconds.
Three Mile Run, Handicap-Won by
Morris Smart Set 4. G.. 200 yards +. !
Jenkins Smart Set A. G, 200 yards. second
= Pores. unattached. l75 yards. third Time
Is minutes SIS seconds