New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-04
Pacific Coast Athletes Win
Important Contests from
Eastern Opponents.
MEREDITH FAILS AS
SCRATCH RUNNER
High Hurdle Furnishes Most
Thrilling Contest of Day
Rain Makes Track Faster.
By 4. c. CAyAGNARO.

The Pacific Coast further emphasized
the rapid strides II is taking in the de-
veiopment Of the best athletes Of the
land when the track team Of Stanford
University. California. won practically
oil the important honors in the ninety
sixth ladies' day games OF the New
York Athletic Club held AZ Trayers
Island yesterday.
In most Of their efforts the Stanford
students were victorious. and they elec-
trified the 5000 spectators by their
versatility on track and field
Fred s. Murray, the sensational
hurdler, failed to create new record
in the Golden West special in the
220-yard low hurdles. A fall going
over the first obstacle killed his
chances. However, he continued on
70 the finish. Earlier he had captured
the l20-yard high hurdle handicap race
by inches from scratch in Is 2-5 sec
onds. Murray surprised all by his
ability in putting the 16-pOund sho,
when he recorded a winning distance
Of AZ feet 2is inches.
Other Westerners in Limelight.
Also in the limelight Of the Stanford
aggregation were Meredith J. House
James X. Norton. Edward Schnell and
+. J. Lynn. The victories of the West
ern contingent, excluding Murray's two
wins, were the running broad handicap
jump by House. with II feet 84 inches
and the one-mile handicap relay race
which combination was formed by
Schnell. Murray. Norton and Lynn
The latter also won the first race in
the 440-yard yum.
Rain greeted the spectators as they
began TO arrive on the picturesque
grounds, and for while II appeared
as though they would have 10 witness
the competitions under the inconveni
ence of open umbrellas. However, j
soon cleared. and old Sol came forth
in his full rays. The driZzle tended q
make the track faster, although the
meeting went by without new mari
being established.
The two feature events carded the
440-yard run and the 220-ysrd low hur
die race-failed 70 bring about the re
suit anticipated. So many athletes
were entered in the one-quarter-mil'
run that it was decided 10 divide j
into .wo distinct races.
Meredith Trails Field in Run.
Ted Meredith, the University o
Pennsylvania worlds champion mid
dle-distauce runner. toed the scratc!
mark in the second race, and he onl,
succeeded in oyertaking two of tn
field of ten starters. His running wa
a keen disappointment 10 the crowd.
Leaping off his scratch mark a
lightning speed, Meredith still traile
the field at the 22O-yard point, i
81 As seconds. He failed 10 make an
progress toward the front, and, tindln
/ il Impossible to catch his rivals
slowed down 70 a trot twenty yard
! from the finish.
It was an exceptionally fast heat. a
James NJ. Roche, of the New Have
Athletic Association, from the twelve
ward mark was timed in 40 seconds
House, o. Stanford, with an eight-yar
allowance. moved into the lead goln
into the homestretch, 70 win easily D
two yards in 40 3-5 seconds.
Murray's Victory Thriller
Murray's victory in the l2O-yar'
high hurdle handicap race was tn
most thrilling and closest Of the day