The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-29
DREW MAKES new
RECORD AT 90 YARDS
Negro Runs Distance in Nine
Seconds at Smart Set
A. {. Games.
ELLER BEST IN HURDLES

Howard r. Drew. the great negro rum
ner Of the University OF southern Cali
fornia. established a new record last
night at the Smart Set A.. q. games at
the Thirteenth Regiment Armory. He
defeated a small but select field OF
sprintcrs In a 30 yard dash in the I'M
prccedented time OF . seconds. This
clipped one-ffth of a second from the
old mark. hung up by Drew in this
city last inter
Drew went to the front after ten
yards had been run and retained the
lead to the tape. where he was q yard
and a half ahead OF Frank l.. stephen
son Of the Trinity club Of Brooklyn.
Roy +. Morse. the Bronx negro, who
holds the national championship title
for eco yards. finished third. and Irving
=. Horne of the Boston Y. NJ. c. A..
was fourth.
John J. Ellcr, the veteran sprinter and
hurdler of the Irish American Athletic
club, also established II new mark. He
won the - yard iow hurdle race in
) 3-o seconds. The former mark for
this event was ? seconds. Howard NJ.
Martin of Harvard finished second and
A. r. Engels, unattached, was third.
Binga DESMOND of the University of
Chicago did not start In the Taylor
memorial quarter mile run. which was
carded as the feature event. lie ran
In the Penn relay carnival and wal
unable 20 con pete at this meet. Several
other stars who were entered did not
start and the 5000 persons present were
greatly disappointed. However, three
runners did appear. Irving Howe. who
finished last in tho 90 yard special. nm.
ished first IN thi- race. lie led from
start to finish and at the end was two
yards ahead Of Homer Baker. unat-
iacaed. Roy Soise was third. Tho
victor ran the distance in good time,
81 t-5 con
The summaries
100 Yard Novice pash-won by A.
oKenc.. uuion settlement \ G.: 6. Sam
100 Yard Dash. Cioscd-won by Law
M i"nr NO. MSs.. ,htrd i'"1 Time. WE" II Is .. eG .
one Miie NoTiec Run"won 10y j. Sell.
r., T9mPn,n, "nEr.sa;io1ai u.
Long Island \. G., third. Time. , minutes
80 a. seconds.
fiournc,. -. 'hristopher's club. - Yards:
John oBrien. i.oughiin Lvceu'n. 20 yards,
second sydney l."slte. Long Island A. G.,
scratch. third. Time, . minutes is ) sec.
onds.
one Mile Handicap Wslk-Won nv T. A.
Naroncy, FrouN church House. % sac
onds. j. T.. Atonson. Fsstine \. e. 30 Soc
onds, second. Ham Plant, Long Island
4. g., Z seconds. third Time. : minutes
10 .-5 seconds
go Yard Handicap Hun-Won ny r.
Haskell, Long Island \ e. sta wards. l..
=. shay. unattached. -. Yards, second: II.
A Arlington. - C~h-is,opher's CLUB. ~
yards. third. Time "a q. seconds. -.
30 Yard Special Rac--Won by Howard
r. Drew, University of Southern Call
fornit, Frank !. stephenson. Trinity club.
second. Ray = Morse. Saiem-Crescert
y -, ,hird Time, . seconds. y new
- yard Iurdl-s-Won hy Jack 7.
El'"r. Irish American \ G. Harry n,
Martin. Howard UNIVERSITY. second. Arthur
= Engles, unattached, third. Time, S IS
Srronis.
Thrno Mre Bicvrlc Race-Non bv
Lawrence Gsrn~y Empire city Whe~'msn.
y. ,ig'or, E'npire CIV Whee,men, second
! pShea, Empire ely Wheslm"n. third.
TINE. minutes ~ rs seconds.
on" M" Handicap lle.sy-Wor bv
Fourth Avenue NJ T.. ~ wards, I,oughlin
l.treum, - NsrGs, second. Hoy Cross
Lvg"um, 80 lards. third. Time, . minutes
~ : seconds
Specid, Blrsrlc Race 81 ono Mile-won
hy E,idic Goodwin. Irish American A. g;
Lawrence Gafrrv, Empire cay Whrelmen,
second; W Wa.lH"Vcr. SeN"u'v- irst ReEt-
neni. third Time, . minutes 90 as