The Washington herald., 1916-09-17

making the distance In OBS
About the most interesting race of the
day was the obstacle race, which came
near the end Of the program. The
Withstand many kinds of handicaps be-
fore the finish mark was reached
To start the race every contestant was
forced to lay upon the ground with the
head toward the finish line when the
gun was fred. After rising and running
for about twenty yards, hurdles such as
were used by Eller in his exhibition, found
their way into the track. Following the
hurdles came two fences more on the
order of fences seen on hunts. B. C.
Kuehling, Of No. 7, found the going easy,
iIeaping over the final two barriers while
the other runners vaulted. It was his
ability to get across the fences that
gave No. the race.
I Precinct Seven added another race to
its list In the eight-eighty relay for the
championship Of the police department
when Capt. Falvey's men came through
with colors flying. Kuehling, Peck,
Matthew and scrivener were the repre-
sentatives from the Georgetown precinct,
with Peck running in the anchor role
]. A. Conrad, of Precinct Six started
in the elght-eighty yard walk with plenty
OF pep, in fact with so much that his
legs went too fast for the officials. Con-
rad came across the finish line first, but
because the officials thought he could
walk too fast or because he really did
run, he was disqualified and B. W.
Thompson. of Precinct Three, was award
ed first prize. Close on the heels of
Thompson came o. J, Trenis, the motor
cycle cop from No. 10, who would have,
had the race been longer forced the win
ner to the limit. He was but three feet
behind Thompson at the finish.
The 440-yard run found a classy field
starting, but before the race was we'll
under way the runners spread out. W.
l. Thomas, representing No. 8, pulled
across the line first, having plenty of
room to spare. B. W. Thompson, the
runner-up in this event, being fully twen-
ty yards in the rear, though IN the clos
ing lengths managed to pull up some of
the distance.
Thomas Nally came the nearest to du-
plicating Champion Pat McDonalds shot
putting record in the poEceman's event,
when he hurled the sixteen-pound shot
70 feet 8 inches, having over a foot on
Waller. the runner-up in this event. W.
c. Holmes, of No. s, tied with H. c.
Ford for third place, but because Of fail
ure to report to the judges to shoot OF
the tie, he was disqualified, and Ford
given third place. j. w. Kite, who held
fifth place down, was given fourth place.
Number Six precinct scored five more
points when L E. Beach took first place
in the running hop, step and jump
event, covering IS feet inches by this
method. ]. E. Boyle, OF No. 10 was next
with a mark of "a feet inches. This
kind Of sport is new to the Washington
athletic loving folks, and they ate it up
to its fullest extent
After several elimination processes
were applied to the contesting teams in
the tug-of-war, No. l and No. 10 met in
the final event, the latter winning the
event easily. For the first two minutes
the downtown precinct men held them
even, but toward the end they gave way,
giving the event to their uphill rivals.
This event did not count for the point
trophy.
B. c. Ruehling, of No. 7, again showed
the crowd present his right as individual
star OF the meet when he won the CEN
tury final, adding five more points to his
teams total and keeping them in the
lead. A slight mishap marked the fin
ish OF the first final run, and so as to
give justice to all the race was run over,
giving Kuehlins Just the right oppor-
tunity. W. c. Thomas OF Capt. Null
halls precinct in Southeast, took second
place, with Fred JefTries and J. NJ.
Roper pushing him to the limit.
The sergeants got their last chance to
show their running form in the next
race, when the T5-yard dash, open to
sergeants only, was called. G. NJ. Dixon
and ]. w Mccormack, both of No TO-
finished in the order named, with McGIu
Grove, Of No. 7, not far in the rear
Philip Browne, of No. 9, finished in
fourth place. The time for this even was
o:10 1-5.
I A. l. Peck, Of No. I, again boosted the
stock of that precinct when he took the
two-twenty dash from the heat winners
/ D IL e
OF the best sprinters among the police
men, took second, with B. s. Wilson, Of
No. 3, IN third place.
The fat men got together again in their
hnal event in the 76-yard dash for 24O-
pound runners. William Gaffney, of Pre-
cinct No. 8, again crossed the finish line
hrst, with C. C. Parker and W. C. Bal
derson finishing second and third.
Precinct No. Il got their grand total
Of five points in the 75-yard dash for men
in the service twelve years or over when
Karl scherer, Of the motorcycle squad
pulled up in first place. o. ]. Trenis, of
the Tenth precinct, and w. E. Holmes
and G. S. Crell, the last two both Of No.
s, finished out the four places
McGill Grove, of Capt. Falvey's pre-
cinct, had too much speed in the finals of
the 5O-yard dash for officers in the service
twenty years or more, winning this race
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and F. NJ. Howard, Of the same precinct,
coming up in the rear. Seven and two
hfths was the time clocked on this race,
and 1t was one of the best of the day.
Summary:
looyard dash heats. winner of each heat to com.
pete IN final First heat-won by B. F. Fegan.
No. Time. l225 seconds. Second heat-Won by
A. l.. Peck, No 7. Time Il 25 seconds Third
heat-Won by William Brsuning. No. s. Time,
Il Is seconds. Fourth hest-won By B, G. Kueh-
ling No. 7. Time. rs seconds Fifth heat
Won by c. W. Lippold, No. {. Time II seconds
sixth heat-WOn by W. L. Thomas No s. Tine
u rs seconds. Seventh heat-won by c. NJ Sabtns
No. Time, 2 rs seconds Eighth heat-won BY
J. NJ. Roper. No 8. Time, II Is seconds Ninth
heat-Won by F. Jehries. No Time, II seconds
Tenth hest-Won By o. Hsuschild, No. g. Time,
Is sec6nds
7Syard dash (2iopound class, winner Of each
heat to compete in final. First heat-Won by
William Gafnsy No 5 Time his seconds
Second heat-Won by G. c. Parker, No. Q. Time.
II IS secondA Third heat-Won by W. c. Balder-
Aon, No. TO- Time, Il IS seconds Fourth heat
Won BY J. Smith, No s. Time, u Is seconds
I5-yard dash for serEeants only, winner of each
heat to compete in final. First heat-Won BY J.
W. Mccormack, No. 10 Time. lol-S seconds.
Second heat-Won By G. NJ. Dixon, No TO- Time
10 seconds Third heat-Won bv pbp,r