The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-12
HE'S 40, BUT MAKES
YOUNGSTER HUSTLE
Denham Of Twenty-third Regf-
mpnt Just Beaten i'm OBJ
stacle Race.
POINT RACE VERY CLOSE.

No records were broken n, tho Ram
OF the ~Twenty-third Regiment held In
the armory at Atlantic and Bedford
avenues last night unless T. \. Den
ham Of Company NJ established one
for long distance competition. Den
ham finished second to j. q. Manson.
the scratch man IN the go yard OBJ
stacle race. and his success set old
timers figuring on his pas, perform
ances. 1t was only in the last stage
of the race, when the competitors had
TO propel themselves turtle fashion In
a barrel. that the clever young ath-
lete Manson managed to get in front Of
the veteran, and the applause at the
finish was as great for the second man
as 1t was for the winner.
Denham IL really the pioneer obstacle
racer OF America and his record includes
victories In the nrst eight races of this
character staged In Madison Square
Garden. He has been "A member OF
the National Guard for twenty-five
years and In his prime he captured
nearly all the first prizes In the cofnpe-
titions OF the Twen;y-sccond Regiment.
Even Sam See. who fired the pistol last
night and who In one Of the most an
cient Of living athletes. remembered
competing against Young Denham."
who confessed when asked his age to
~ years. II ~ mann years since Den
hmm has opposed his skill as an OBJ
stacle racer TO the cracks OF the pres
ent generation, but the records Will
show that thirty-two years have elapsed
since he first started in an athletic event.
Next to the second time on earth OF
the original obstacle racer the struGgle
for the point trophy interested the friends
OF the members. This was SO Close
that only the victory OF Company d In
the in~tercompany race. which concluded
the meet. decided the competition in
favor OF u over Company H.. which haa
been running wild all through the eve-
ning's sport. Then 1t was only half n
point that separated the c~ontcnders,
Company ID scoring - to 23ls for h.
The other scores were: Is. lS; Hos
pital Corps. IL r. II NJ. D T.. .: ]. 5;
l., 3 u, 2 e., > A, Ia.
O. w. he Gruchy. the New York A. c.
crack, was the busiest man for the win
ming aggregation. He won easy VIC
tories in the mile and half mile runs.
starting from scratch IN each Instance
and winning by comfortable margins.
In addition he was u member of the re-
lay team which clinCiied the victory for
his company.
Eddie Goodwin maintained his ~
premacy in the two mile bicycle race.
which was the only opei, event Oh the
programme. The great fiat floor rider
conceded STARTS ranging up to l55 yards
and after qualifying easily In his heat
rode with rare Judgment IN the final.
Goodwin got near enough to his field
In tn. first mile to have the race ia
hand and cleverly avoided attempts OF
the men in front to pocket him lie
shot In front OF Nat Cutoff. IA sixty yard
man. three laps from home, but GutoR
followed the pace 50 well that Goodwin
was able 10 win 10y only half a wheels
length, The summaries:
100 Yard Hindicdp-Won by l. ".
harhs. Hospital corp d" yards. r +.
quinn. company l.. " yards. second " r.
Bur>uh, Company u, scratch. third. TiE..
20 isfi Novic"- Won hy 4 e Gilmor.
Company l. H.. Buck. 'onpaus I. s"cond:
q. SurpIIe, Company X. third. Time. - rs
20 N,rd Obstacle. Hsnd,ctp.-uon by
p.nham. company NJ, - yards. sc'"nd II.
Time. / minut, Il 49, seconds
22o Yard Hurdle, Haudi0,p-Won by r.
hurs"h, '"mpany h. l. yards. f. W.
Marhs, Hpspltn, corps. yards. second, J
Z Morr.,cl. Company = , yards. third.
500 Yard n,udiclp- Won by q J Wal
dron '"mpanS - yards "" H. Hnrsch'
'1mp4Hy Is, yards. 'hirt. time. "a l-S
seconds.
Company X. second. " Crund.n, ,om-
rny VI lhird. Time, l m.nut" - SIS
M Nj. Run. Iiandtcsp-Non hey q "
u ,;ruchy, Company. u scratch, e J.
H",l. D.. 'oupany IA. 80 Yards. second.
=. Ttlu". : minu e, . 80 N''"nds
NIX NJ, !.~,~,,mr,@y Rely. iisndi.
" -, Gruchy " Il Rurseh. = Racer and
) g. W,id,"u COMPANY n; 80 yards, sec