The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-29
Finishes Fourth After Going
Fastest Two Miles Ever
Done Here Indoors.
HALPIN ALSO BRILLIANT
Unknown Limit Man Takes
Road Race Starting and End
ing on Garden Track.

Island 4. q. ran two miles In ?:l6 As,
faster than any man ever ran the distance
indoors before In this city and with one
exception. the Q "a 1-5 Of George Bonhag,
the best time ever made on an indoor
track. Even with this splendid perform
ance Kramer failed to be rewarded with
u prize for his efforts. Three young attn
ictes with handicaps Of 100 yards or less
led Kramer to the tape In tho chief event
for the Rodman Wanamaker trophy.
Chief honors fell to clubinatc of
Kramer, sydney Leslie. who ran a race
that would be remarkable In itself II II
had not been overshadowed by Krainer's
dazzling work. Leslie started from the rs
yard handicap, and overhauling Devanncy.
80 yards, and Springsteen. 100 yards, two
laps from home he outgeneralled and out
sprinted them In the last quarter OF a
mile and breasted the tape "A bare half
yard IN front Of Devanney. Kramer ran
a beautifully Judged race. covering his
first mile in ASA. The task set him was
too great, however. and though he finished
with the strength OF lion he was twenty
yards behind Leslie at the finish. The
winners time WAS minutes IL As sec
onas.
Speed as well az stamina was notice
able during the evening. experts agreeing
showed the best short distance perform
ance ever seen In Madison Square Gar
den when he won the final heat az the
800 yard handicap In 33 As seconds The
best time for the Garden track IL 80 l-5
seconds. but that was made In scratch
race run In lanes. In his winning effort
last night Halpn had to circle q fair
sized field. He flew around them wide on
the turns. and to the wonder OF the crowd
had passed every man In less than a fur
long. Halpin continued with uudiinn-
Ished speed and was Ave yards before the
second man when he hit the tape.
Another event which enthus.d the
crowd was the club relay race. and the
handicaps were 80 well arranged that u
blanket would have covered the anchor
men who fought out the last relay for
the first three clubs. Mel Sheppard. who
finished for the Irish American A. g..
ran one OF his best races. but just failed
to beat W. Cough OF the Knights OF st.
Antony. The Irish American crack had
the satisfaction Of passing DE Gruchy OF
tho New York A. q. In the last sprint
and nailed second place for his club.
A new star came into view in another
OF the big events. the Millrose road run
which started in the Garden and took the
competitors up Fifth avenue to 10th
street, across to Eighth avenue and back
| to the Garden, "A total distance OF 81,
.n - w"
The hsc& marker never had a chance
with Frank rrav.lena, the winner who
started from the limit OF seven minutes
and led every foot OF the way.
Travelena swung into the Garden easily
and sprinted around the las, lap to finish
Just as the second man was entering the
arena. Pat Murray. who finished second.
was not checked 10y some Of the watchers.
but after an investigation received his
prize. j. Costello was third and ii. Park
inson fourth. The winner ran the distance
in So minutes SO seconds,
he one go, among the field moved them
S S% the s1 fss; tim, pra sy or
The team honors went to the Mohawk
A. G.. of which club the winner is "a
member The Mohawks scored q points.
the Bronx Bro x, Church House was second with
The summaries:
rose, A. Won by Fred Wilkins scratch;
Fred safarowie, scratch. second; Thomas
w.instein, Y. II. X. A., Il feet: David
co MSna, ss s a nc c. 70 ?..,
500 Yard Run, Sovise-won by C. II
scona bseS xSa f Tsion s:t,s
100 Yard Relay, Handicsp Military A,h
ie.ic League-Won by thirteenth Art,lisry,
Al yards with H. Hirshon, u j. RILEY
D. Valentine and +. l., Gardner: TWENTY.
second Engineers 90 yards sscopa Win
a. s Fraser. IL Hooking. " RitcHie and
i, w Hills; seventy. firtt Infantry ri wards
MeHaxS ~ and " Mndsrsas Time. hSnsn
One Mi. in,sr.cbolas,ic R.iay yt.,d,c.n
won bw S,uvx..on, II 's 90 "a u,,Spr
Xhhsv' wcnnwsu II uu,rritna WIN "a, u,
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sa,,, MN l.; Ss.,ey. y; rowIs,, Z. rtz-
anu ,ssra , NW OH Esen,ns
n yArnS third. WIN q; IL, ucttze
Time 1in G r. Hsr.' s.s sna H. weinberg
Ha sSS Bo.,an sar. s fhG%as
Eo'nss MnsttSsHsS. "a yaTs' second n,rd
Time Sss- seconds. ,,
lntercity Relay Race, one Mile, scratch
Won by New York with Melvin W. Sheppard
Homer Baker, Thomas Patton and u. A.
Kuhn; Phiiadelphis. second. with l.. NJ.
Hortsr, John r: Humphrey. John J. Gal
minutes sss.S seconds.
Two Mile Bicycle. Handicap--won by Har-
Eckrics. New England Wheelmen. 100 yards.
:s sfspd r IN. Gus ssu, aa; &C. SECONDS ne yards
won by Fred Wi,hens scratch: Frsd
| $40 rnui, xcr.,ch .econI. WliIia m ~