The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-12
MEREDITH VICTOR
IN POLICE DERBY
Penn Runner Catches Baker at
Tape With Sid Leslie
Five Yards Back.
FINAL SPRINT WINS RACE

By a burst Of speed in the last twenty
ave yards Ted Meredith. the Psnnsyl-
,ania star middle distancer. won the
Police derby. a $50 yard race. last night
the annual indoor games Of the Brook.
,yn-Queens Police Athletic Association
AZ the Thirteenth Regiment Armory.
The famous Penn hier barely managed
90 nip Homer Baker at the tape. Sid
Leslie Of the Long Island A. c.. wa
third. Ave yards behind Baker. and Dick
ragan Of the Irish American A. c.. the
only other entry, was fourth, six yards
back OF Leslie.
The derby was the feature Of a pro-
sramme which brought out keen compe-
,ition In both closed n open events.
Baker was late to get to the starting
line and late to get to the finish. When
The other three competitors were ready
for the event Baker could not be found,
but after he had delayed tho race for
bout twenty minutes was discovered In
one OF the boxes.
Meredith got the outside position. with
leslie next to him. then Baker and
F.aran on the pole. The PENNSYLVANIA
NAN jumped out TO the front on the
gun and set the pace for 800 yards.
Baker then thrust his way to the front
and getting the lead tried to shake Mere
dith on. The latter was not to lie out
done. however. and sprintcd right with
Baker.
Coming into the s~traightaway near
home Baker was leading by two yards.
nu, Meredith's final sprint enabled him
% break the tape inches In front Of
Baker.
1Iannes kolehmainen. the Irish Ameri-
IAN Finn. started from scratch In the
three mile handicap and succeeded IN
catching every opponent but Frank Zuna,
a ciubmate. Zuna had an allowance
Of ninety yards at the start and lost only
twenty yards of his original handicap In
thc course Of the three miles. r. Scar
'a,,a OF the Milirose A.. a. was third,
af,y yards back Of K~olehmainen. Zuna's
time was Is minute II c-5 seconds
The summaries:
100 Yard Dash. Scratch. closed 70 men
Won bv' Eugene o'sulhysn. Third inspec.
ion district. +. w. Hillmsn. Twenty
:,ssth cl prs,,'"s';, s srS0"d r,m %,li IS n, H .saana.
$50 xssa Run; m.nSs a Sis,sd K s. pSl,s.
lawns, Third imposition district. 20 yard;
third Time. ::i6 40 . malta.
bepartnent-Finsl heat won by q. MerI
r,rst inspection district. scratch. j.
IAN o'connor. ii.d precinct 5 yards. third
Time, 10 3-5 seconds,
20 Yard pssh. closed to ROYAL Arcanun
ond II. Munich. third. Time. rs i-S sec
Two Mile Bicycle Race. Handicap. Fin.
:. scratch; $. c. Tenton, Thirteenth Regt
Ment y A.. lso yards, second; Ainer
Krgshe!!' unattached. scratch third Time
s1o, Yard, Run: clossd to Thi,'ss cent
r4sy! Mssaire. second Company. sec
o1I; " Leslie, Fifth Company. third
oGe Nile Handicap. c,o-ed-won BY r
: Habea' Tenth precinct. 40 yards; J. J
Murphy, -Thirty-eishth, precinct, 10 yards
.,;o.d; , ! Mc T;%sl I:s, ;.i'' precinct .
Eugene o'ssa.lian, Third insges,iSn d..
",n,.',,, .recoppa t e Twin Sei sis,sy.sseond Pre-
einy'. thiri. Time, O:.s as.
go Yard. OBSTACLE. c@sed,WSn by >
issih r]prceinS,, third. Time 1907 IS;
~ Yard Low Hurdles, Mand he jo Mloe i
we. iiis, precinct. scratch w. J. Mul
dsr-,r First inspection district. 5 yards
second: & Kelly. rrafhc C. ) yards mir
,og ward Dash, Handicap. Open. Fina
Heat Won by F. Stephenson; Ir.n'iy c T,ns
) cunningham, Pau!ist 4, C.. third Time
~ ia seconds.
Tire. Nile Run. Handicap, open--Wo'
b. F yuua. Irish American 4. G., 90 yards
n Enlehmainen. Irish American. A. G.
--.t,A. second: J. Scarlatta. M'llrose \
so Yards, third. Time. I5;i7 :-s.
sea Yard Run. Police Derby. scratch
I.fatou-Non nv J. l.. Meredith. Uni
'srsity OF Pennsylvania: Homer Bake
lev YORK 4. e. unattached. second. M
'r',ic. Long Island A.. C.. third Time
,:.3 -
~, Mile Medley Relay. Handicap: Ope
Won hN Trinity club. ~ yards; knignt
- = Antony. 30 wards. second. l1oughH
Lscelm IS yards. third. Time. t:@l -:
o1e Milo Walk. Handicap. Closed-w1
pyh r Hunt, Sixty-hfth precinct. scratch
= Gahsl, SiStv-third precinct. ]
.s-onl.. second. j. N. Weisenreidei
rssnty.frst precinct. 20 seconds, th'rd
lime, a:.s ~.