New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-28
Races to Victory in Dash
for Much Coveted
Prize.
NViAT WATCHES
FROM SIDELlNES
Sid Leslie Finishes in Second
Place and Ted Meredith
Is Third.

season last night by defeating ster-
ling field in the l,OOO-yard race for the
famous McAleenan trophy, the feature
event on the programme Of the Irish
American Athletic Club, q. Madison
Square Garden.
Taking the lead in the fourth lap
Higgins uncovered terrific sprint and
was soon leading his field by several
yards, after stirring duel for suprem-
acy with Sid Leslie, who was making
his comeback after a long lay off.
Leslie hung on grimly, finishing sec
ond. about three yards back of the
flying Holy Cross runner. j. f. Mere
dith, Of Pennsylvania, was poor third,
with Dave Caldwell and Homer Baker
far in the ruck, in that order. The
time was announced as 2:2l 80.
This was the race upon which Abel
r. Kiviat. of the Irish-American Club,
had set his heart upon entering. lie
made the record for the distance last
year of 2:15 2-5, and wild rumors flew
about the Garden before the start OF
the race that Kiviat had obtained an
injunction or something of the sort and
would be a starter.
The presence of Kiviat in the Garden
In his street clothes apparently con-
frmed this report, some thought, Dut
when the men were called TO the marx
by John J. McHugh, the starter, klyiat
was not among them. The Winged FIST
WINNER sat wistfully watching the run
ming Of the race from box, and con,
graduated Higgins after the latter had
finished in the van.
Others beside Kiviat who were down
on the programme to start in the
McAleenan Thousand were lie Roy
Campbell. of the University of Chi
cago. and Willie Gordon, of the New
York Athletic Club, national champion
i'm the mile, but they did not answer
to their names.
Billy Rossbach, the announcer,
named the positions the men had
drawn as they lined up on the Twenty
sixth Street side of the Garden. Les
lie held the pole. with Higgins second,
Baker third. Caldwell fourth and Mere
dith on the outside. A moment OF ST.
lence prevailed as the men bent Tor
ward at McHugh's word of command.
All but Leslie adopted a crouching
start. the former Long Island runner
standing upright as they waited Tor
the crack of the pistol.
They were Off, with Leslie shooting
into the lead. closely followed by Mere
dith. who had cut sharply across the
field. Half way around the oval Mere
dith had forged into two-yard lead,
with Caldwell second and Leslie strid-
ing along in third place. Caldwell
made his bid at the beginning of the
second lap and opened up gap OF
about eighteen inches over Higgins,
VIE had begun 90 force his way to the
front.
As the men rounded into the Madi-
son Avenue turn, at the start of the
third lap. the Holy Cross student
heightened his stride and left the other
far in the rear. hitting up a terrific
pace. Caldwell and Leslie were fight
ing hard for second place, the latter
having a slight advantage. Meredith
had begun to lag. and Baker, who had
never figured in the race from the
start. was still struggling along in the
rear.
The feet of Higgins few faster and
faster over the board floor. and he in
creased his lead to fifteen yards IN
the fourth lap. apparently running well
within himself. Leslie held on grimly
10 second place. and Meredith began to
creep up on Caldwell, who led him by
half dozen yards. As the men began
the last lap the spectators rose from
their seats and yelled the names Of
their favdrites, while men on the floor
shouted advice 20 the runners.
Half lap from home Higgins began
10 slow up, and many believed he had
shot his bolt. As he rounded the turn
at Twenty-sixth Street and Fourth Ave
nue. the Holy Cross man swung wide
and came almost 10 a stop. looking
back over his shoulder at the others
who were laundering along in his rear.
Higgins had mistaken the finish line
and thought the race was over on the
Twenty-sixth Street stretch.
Leslie never lessened his stride, how
ever. and in answer 10 shouts of warn
ing from the crowd Higgins took UP
the running again, after letting Leslie
get within two yards of him, and again
set sail for the tape on the Twenty
seventh Street Side of the track.
A furious duel followed between
Leslie and the man from Holy Cross
but Higgins had the speed, and flashed
across the line three yards in advance
Leslie had a lead Of about six yards
over Meredith. who had fought his
way out of the ruck in the last halt
lap. Caldwell was another ten yard:
back, with Baker bringing up the rear
Willie Gordon. of the New York Ath
letic Club, won the three quarter-mile
race. starting from scratch and con
ceding long marks 10 field of forty
The Winged Foot runner began TO cut
down the lead of his rivals at the
start, and on the last lap swung into
the lead. On the last half lap he was
challenged by Wilson Adams. an un,
attached runner, who was in receipt OF
a thirty-yard handicap.
Adams had gone along unnoticed
until fifty yards from home and had
then moved up rapidly on Gordon, who
had Just enough left 20 beat him out
by the width Of hand Jack Flaherty
IT,. Of the New York Athletic Club, was
third, and the time was 3:l3.
The eight-lap relay race was won
easily By the Boston Athletic Associa-
tion. with the Irish-American Athletic
Club second and the Knights of ST.
Antony third. Meanix, who led of
for the Boston club. gained a ten-yard
lead on the first relay and Tom Halpin
added BIT more distance. s. p. Rose
and J. ". Ryan maintained the ad-
vantage until the last few strides, when
Hugh HirshOn. for the Irish club,
pulled up 70 within five yards Of the
winner.
There were only a few hundred per
sons IN the Garden when the first start
ing gun was fired in the G0-yard dash.
me hrst even, on the programme but
through the Madison Avenue entrance
came q thin stream Of enthusiasts. and
D. o'clock the lower seats were fairly
well filled.
yigilant set OF guardians was
placed ~ the doors. and nobody with.
out ticket could battle his way pas,
these human Watchdog. Even mem
bers Of the press were forced 70 retres,
from the main entrance and seek adj
mission al the Fourth Avenue door.
Makes no difference who you are,
was the dictum Of those who barred the