New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-23
Beats Gordon in Driving
Finish for HOnOrS in
900-Yard Run.
J. BROMILOW MAKES
HIS BID TOO LATE
Knights of st. Antony Capture
Trophy After Keen Con-
test at Celtic Park.


mile sepior metropolitan champion OF
the New York Athletic Club. in the last
half lap, William r. Granger, ir.. the
negro runner of the American
Athletic Club, won the 90O-yard in
vitation Eccentric Firemen Derby in
the annual track and field games of
Local Union Sc Of the Eccentric Fire
men at Celtic Park, Long Island City,
yesterday Gordon managed to hold
the lead for three quarters OF the final
lap. Then Granger came away. to win
by yard.
Joe Bromllow. OF the Irish American
Athletic Club, might have been better
than third had he not decided TO re-
main too far behind the pacemaker
until the first turn for home. Brom
low tried TO go to the front on the
backstretch, but was pocketed
AS it was re finished three yards be-
hind Gordon. Anderson was fourth.
Anderson set the pace. which was
slow one up to the last lap. Gordon
then went to the front. Granger knew
it was Gordon he had to heat and on
the backstretch made several futile ef-
forts TO take the lead, out Gordon re-
NAMED a loot in front until the head
Of the stretch, when Granger came on
strongly and passed him.
The annual carnival of sports drew
more than five thousand spectators to
the park, IN spite of the threatening
weather. In all cases the finishes were
exceedingly close. There was tie at
points all between the Knights of st.
Antony and the Mohawk Athletic Club
for the point trophy, but as the
Knights had one second place along
with their first they took the cup. &C
cording TO the Amateur Athletic Union
rules.
Hector ARRAY, of the New Haven
Athletic Association, holder of the
220-yard Junior metropolitan champion
ship, did well to finish third from
scratch in the 300-yard run. lmmedi-
ately after the start he was bumped
back, and for the remaining distance
ran on the outside of his field. He
finished less than foot behind Charles
Guttman, of the Mohawk Athletic Club.
and Charles Cunningham. of the Paul
ist Athletic Club, who were second and
third, respectively. a foot apart
Tom McGreevey, of the Knights Of
st. Antony, won the 600-yard handicap
run from scratch by two feet, while
Robert Mclaughlin, the Holy Cross
Lyceum runner. added another victory
for his club, winning the l,000-yard
handicap run by inches Tom Bello
continued ms winning streak on his
bicycle, defeating twelve contestants
in the three-mile race, racing unmo-
Tested to the front in the last half lap,
to win easily by fifteen yards.
The summaries follow:
lo0-yard dast thaudcap)-Won ty c II Grip
pen salem Crescent \. {. lSh YARDS NJ Prince
Brooklyn A. A. tS1s YARDS. second J. T. Moonan.
unattached ls12 yards, third. Time. O.lO rs.
Oue-miie run uovicel-Won hy !. Hutly UNI
attached +. McDougal. St. Christopher a. C. sec
Ooo-ysrd run handicap)-won by n. Nc
IousIlin. Holy Cross Lyceum as yards; H.
BroRuer. unattached az yardsl second X James
Moas~k 4 c go Yards, third. Time. 2l7 -.
4. {. u5 yarlsj. second. II. Agrsy'' Nea Haven
9oOyard gun lEccentric Firemen Derby invita-
tionJ-Won by W Il. Granger jr Irish American
A. c.. William H. Gordon. New York Athletic
club. second; Zoe Bfom.low jr. Irish American
sS0-yard relay race thardicap)-won by knights
Of ~. Antony first team III YARDS. with : John
son. A =. Neil. Z. Farrell and " Ia Rose.
Salem Crescent A c second team 81 yarasl with
l. Jackson. l. MinyaId. \. X. Smith and - Lau-
der second Bronx Church House ZIG YARDS. with
j. SchefTOd " r. Nese. 4. Hsupt and H.
Buher third Time. 81 rs.
500 yard run CLOSED 70 Catholic and Church Ath-
letic League; handicapl-Won by T. McGreevcy
Knights Of St Antony (scratchl W Schiller
Loughn Iyceum az yaTdsl second. T.. Rank
Ozsuam A A "a yards. third Time III 3-5.
Three mile bicycle race lhaudicapl-WOn hy Tom
Belo Empire city Whcelmen (scratchJ: George
B0wker. Glencoe A c Scratch. second. l.. Gan
ney Empire City Wheemeu go yards. third
Time. &c.
Highland Fling dancing Cerlsl-Won By Agne.
Down. Jennie Hi second Helen Dawn Third
Highland Fling dancing lboysl-Won by Murdock
Elder. Peter Taylor. second. John Fraser. third
Sword dance lbWsl-Won ly Murdoch Elder:
Peter Taylor second. William Higgins, third
sword dance fgirlsl-Wou hy Jennie HI Agnes
Dawn. second. Jessie Struihers. third
100 yard dash Igrlsl-Non iy Grace C0rdeu 4.
Edna Mcbride second. Catherine Giyun. third
l01-ydrd dash U.0,sl-Won Us John Green. John
Heating. second. John Henry. Third.
l00yard dash lcl0sed 10 members ~ Eccentric
Fircmell-Wo by i. Iussey. G. Meier. second
Time. IL ID