New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-26
Conoueror of Taber Wins
Easily in Mile Race at
Trayers Island.
FINISHES WITH A
TREMENDOUS Squirt
Eller Equals Worlds Record III
100 Yards Low Hurdle, and
Pores Defeats KyrOnen.


rational one-mile championship ti1!e
meet in san Francesca last month.
Rav ran in n special oHc-milc race
with the Gordon brothers, LOUIS ar
william. Of the Mercury Foot Cluo'
ard Ike Meyers. the conference one
mile champion. and he won 50 easily
that every one OF the i've ihousah0
sreotators warvcllcd. His time was
4 minutes - 80 seconds, and a'though
So vas pushed a bit by Willie GORDON
in the last quarter mile ne hhISneu
with such q burst OF speed thsI HOI
don was beaten hundred yaros iron,
tho tape. Then Ray let down peg anu
tust logged across the line.
Besides RAYS superlatlve running
there we're several contests o. mo-
tLar especial interest. Jack kller de-
fcetcd Walter Bursch by inches In the
IoO-vard low hurdles in worlds RECORD
So. Charles Pores astOunded even
b,usolf bv Diminishing Willie hyroieh
g. slashinc thrcc-mile struggle ahu
! iv-ord Ewes. Of the Bronx Church
House cleared the respectable helght
% = foot inches with standing his"
fYr,p one Of the few disappointmenls
vas tho failure Of Tom halpin' OF inv
10etor Athletic Club. IN his attack OF,
Nol Stewards record for the 60O-yard
Ton. .a.horod at
-r~ovors island than the crowd WhlC"
,.os ON hand Yesterday, but Few GRO" u
~ o.ber wears have shown greater ap-
recitation for sterling perIoTn""0es
IN vrrtcrdav's A better day lor 'he
- could not have been made TO or
10 Tie air was warm and mere NaS
;r-. enough Of a breeze to keep ine
leaves. fast changing color ruS'I'''S
lstlcsslv. ,. e.or. in
Tho invitation mile. ana II APL -
tLr- lis opinion Of the aolllty OF 'he
Gordon boys was not AlSh' oe.Ius ~
GO, a mace calculated 20 burn them up
IN the first lap. But he recKonecG NJ
c,. bis host. because the Ooruohs
STAYED right with him, not only ioi ;nS
first lap. but For the secoho anu VIM
and fourth as well.
Tho Ft-lc Westcrner is runner anu
=. iSots the par: from his toes up
II. Il hardly more than feet lnches
ta1 aud he is moulded with the shape
li,.ase of the sculpture Of the anclen'S'
7 mo 81 limb and light a. q fairy there
e. rit+le wonder that he can speed along
pav got Oft with the gun after ms
,.... ord took the lead as matter OF
c,,.,-o with Willie Gordon at his heels'
SYe-orr third and Louis Gorcon laS''
Artcr the first dash Ray saw tnal lhe
co,d,os would not he easily beaten
o,J casing down a trife. he let Wine
cor6on ro TO the front. The younger
Ccrdon rceled of the first quarter IN
50 l-5 seconds. 10
Rounding into the stretch for ne
+bird Ian. Louis Gordon shot INTO lhs
IA Willie Ray and Willie struggled
.f~rc shoulder 10 shoulder, Meyers
Ir,rr.ng up The rear. Louis Gordon
led FL the half mile, the time Delng
2:103-5. o,.;,c
The Younger Gordon set cracking
mace mn 10 The threc-qu mile maIA'
which he turned in 3:l9 10. Racing
tbrourh the stretch before turning
for lie last lap. Ray began to sho"
Iis worth. lie sped forward, forcing
Gordon pace up and up until al iast
10 New York lad had nothing lett
vifr which 20 answer the challenge
and Paw moved 20 even terms.
For FIN instant the pair dashed on
together and then Ray was OF. Each
str.d, seemed TO carry him forward
dozen Yards at q time, and OorHoh,
vitf courage uud.unted, bravery 1oushI
10 keen pace with the feet lad from inc
rl,.rs' through the backstretch they
tore. Gordon gaining a yard or t|o'
only 10 drop back each time Kay let
out another notch.
Shooting into the straight TO inc me
Ray Jed 10y eight yards. and Gordon;
realizing that all was lost, slacKeheu
his pace. Ray won by twenty yards:
while Gordon was five yards ahead OF
Meyers. 49,, .-i
Jack Fllcr. the veteran lrish-Ameri-
can A. c. hurdlor, ran thrilling race
with Walter Bursch over the low TIM
bero II seemed as If the pair was
connlod oe they sped over the hurdles
A. seventy wards Bursch was HANDS
broadth ahead. but Eller would not ad-
init defeat. Sighting up TO even terms
81 The lO0-vard mark, and just noslng
out pcrech I'm the dive 70 the tape. ne
t;r,c 1A9-5 seconds, equals the worlds
record. ~ -
Nr,t 200 wards % the special 6OO-yard
racc in which IL had been hoped he
would better Mel Sheppard's record.
A. il was. after racing half way
through his field I'm the first 500 yards,
Halp.n was Just able TO last the i9!l
distance and capture first place. HIS
time. ] minute l3 Az seconds, was Just
throc seconds over Shenpards mark
TRACK TvrNTs
coo hundred ysro run tssecial Won ~
" rin roeion A '-raichl HotgS'
Mia Sa''i', IA a tx yssfa,, oird rins isa-s
IN e'"l rs ,,,S Wo w u a A 2sa.
Naa,..aT :. G z ysra,l. 90, 'e.sa' Riossg, z
On frf
81, i-.si Ai,e-i,an A G. Water Bursch. New
yorA A 9. ,eoona. A',hur J.. Ensels. unattached
'- i,a,sr ,i'' run ''esadissp, Won BY, A Do witt
tuarach,dl on ysrds Charles Mune,. Vnat-
,.s'o : ,s sSii'' era r5e cii1S WV
one -rI', r.r ,,Yc-'N il,iisiionl--won ~ Jci.
A C.. se.oal. l. Meyers. Illinois A. c. iMrd.
oy..d hsd'es9'w y r,.ss 1 Eollo-
r. Bronx Church House as Jsrdsl second X.
hiIiman irss American A. c. tsH yards. third.
on,.rails VAN hsnaiespl-,won BY ]snss' /
Hsns h,onT ,na,ch Hoa's go sS-ooe'l X.
Tnomas 4 Maoae,. BronI Church House as Sc.
sa N,s Yo-f 4 e - sa,dsi' John Rrod-
e-rs st Mans A G.. 900 Yards. second william
Afa--an. Sen NoFk A G. 20 yards. third. Tine
rl-e, niie ~ ths-eicael-wn - Charlie
70 Ml'' = ts, - ..ers aug I Ks,eas en-
1nlgoss A. \. lsas'elI. ui-d Time. IS o.
TiElD EVENTS
Psuinr IS pound sh7. .naalicapl Won BY J
Co'aerterg pa si-oc, y y o. A IS fcsn. win
a l.t % 20 ferf 49, j.. brsdey. D.. unauachr.
~. feeil. wifh ga, % - 'ee, az. Inches second
Hafa.f - Bcsfy unattached ~ fee,l. VII.
pui n IS feet ~ in,hes Hri. IS = Koce. Nc'
So-k A C. l2h iec,). Win a put q - Zee.
faraes fourth
Ruan.aE high jump chsrdiesp,-won ty T.
Ja-,r4ef New iorf A. 4 r. ischcsl. win Jump
n fcei Anion D. Krf Bahfnian q A =
,nchesl. win q jung o. feei inches. sccoud
Barl- Larnofsiy. unsuache1 "a inchcsl. Will a
Jumf ~ s fcci 3 inches. third
siardig high jump thsgtiespl-won by Etssrd