New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-29
Peerless Mel Breaks Tape
Yards Ahead of Foster,
of Philadelphia.
SIG CROWD CHEERS
CONTESTS TO ECHO
Travelena Victor in Ten Mile
Road Race at the Mill
rose Games.


Mel" Sheppard. OF tho lrish-American
Athletic Club. won easily over phila-
delphia. with r. VI. Hortcr. j. r. Hum
phries. Johnny Gallagher and II. Gray
Foster IL the Mcadovbro A. c.. i'm tho
intercity relax race AT the Millrose Ath-
lotic Associations games at Madison
Square Garden last uiCht The home
team won by some eight or ten yards.
with Mel Sheppard boundius alonc. look
ine back over his shoulder al Foster Who
never for a moment ceased 10 Try to cut
down the lead
Five thousand spectators perhaps many
more. were on hand 20 witness tho meet
which was one OF the best of the year,
and in fact. the largest thus far TINS
season While there were many events
OF more than ordinary interest. the atten-
ton of the crowd centred about the inter
city relay race, and the victors were
cheered 20 the echo as they loft the floor
There was some disappointment that
Kolehnainen and Kiviat We're not al
lowed TO compete. but this was soon dis-
PEELED i'm the many exciting finishes tha'
followed closely upon each other
The track was cleared before the inter-
city runners were called 10 the post. ana
each runner was announced I'm turn. The
pistol harked and the runners shot out
ON their Journey 20 fame and glory, not
To mention the gold medals.
Kuhn and Hortcr took up the running
for their teams The Quaker city lad
leaned away hot on the trail and shortly
oponcd q gap of some two or three yards
ON tho local runner The cheer that arose
showed. too. that the quaker City rum
ncrs were not without friends. After
trailing for about half the distance. Kuhn
tried 10 pull up on al least even terms,
but his rival had the sped and put his
best foot foremost throughout That three
ward lead was cut down some. but
Humphrics took The track two strides in
front of Tom Patton.
Patton never ran Il better Tace I'm his
life. and. after q hard sprint. drew up or
even terms with Humphrics Just as the
start for the third relay was reached.
Baker. running third for New York, lost
no time i'm going 20 tho front and, run
ming Gallagher into the ground, gave
Sheppard a lead of about twelve yards.
That ended the race 20 all practical pur-
poses Sheppard ran as in the old DAYS.
and. rating at Fosters speed. merely held
his advantage Had he felt so inclined
he might have won boy twenty-five yards.
Much interest centred i'm the Milrose
road race. al approximately ten miles. f.
Tiavalcna. of the Mohawk 4. c.. with he
~ seconds over John Costello unattached,
who started with the hve-minute squad
Patrick Murray. Of the Presentation Club,
finished second, but since the checkers on
the outbound trip failed 10 notice him in
the pack ne was disqualified.
The course was laid out 80 test the
speed and endurance Of the best The
men started from the Garden ran TO
Madison avenue. north to 10th street. cast
to Fifth avenue. north TO 10th street, west
10 Central Park West. south 10 18th street.
east on seth street To Fifth avenue. south
on Fifth avenue TO 10Th street. cast on
40th street TO Madison avenue and south
on Madison avenue 10 Madison Square
Garden. Upon entering the Garden the
runners turned one lap of the track and
finished.
The reports received from the checking
station showed that Travalcna led prac-
ticaly all the way. He was pressed at
various points o. the race by Nelson,
Winter and Braccio on the way out, while
on the return trip Parkinson and Braccio'
alternating with Costello. pressed him.
All the aforementioned runners, however
lacked the speed TO carry them into the
lead
Travalcna was cheered 10 the echo as
he entered the Garden. The plau&its had
n noticeable. effect on him too. When he
entered he was just bit tuckered out
but when that shout of welcome rose ne
perked up and spurted over the line rsht
bravely
one Of the best races Of the night was
the regimental relay race at 300 yards
which the team Of the 18th Regiment won
by inches from the I'D Regiment Engi-
necr Corps Hugh Hirshon and Horace
Hooking met on the last relay and fought
Il out right down 70 the tape for first
honors the former winning.
Hooking started of some i've or six
yards In the rear Of the 18th Regiment
man. uAl 10y Shil' VI Nitt c"iAiOSA "'4N $50
sprinting witnessed hereabouts in some
tlrne caught him on the last turn. The
EFFORT proved too much for him, however.
and in the closing yards Hirshon was
able to summon up sprint that carried
him 10 victory.
The runners from Stuyvesant Hish
School carried of first honors In the inter
scholastic relay race. at one mile. starting
from the SO-yard mark. De Witt Clinton.
which had the limit Of 100 yards. was
second. while Brooklyn Evening High
was third
The race was well run from start 10
finish. with the "Dutchmen' forging to
the front on the third relay on the last
relay Mcdowell. VINO ran. so well IN the
Eastern District High School games, cut
loose with great burst Of speed and
crossed the tape. going away from his
competitors.
4. IA. Reinerth. running unattached,
woH the 6cp-yard race for novices after
"a hard night with T. G. Breen. of the
Xavier Athletic club. who was second,
and u. S Kilba. who finished next Cnar-
ley Mayer. the sporting telegrapher, also
competed and showed rare promise. lie
was trlne slow. but did well enough un-
III he heard call on the wire and
stopped running.
The limit mon had matters their own