New-York tribune., 1916-07-24
rormer N. Y. A. c. Cham
c;on Wins Feature Race
at Celtic Park.
MOHAWK ATHLETES
TAKE POINT PRIZE
s,tsr and Leslie Out Of Condi-
ton and Are Badly
Beaten.


vnl;sm F. Gordon, former one-mile
,..o,litsn champion Of the New
w Athletic Club, is still the best
49,. st this distance in this city.
~. he proved in decisive fashion In
-. wi,nine OF the Comedian Mile,
-. t.s,ure contest that attracted
,hsn 5000 spectators TO the fifth
noIe canes Of the Long Island
sl..s .s..ssr Knights of Columbus, at Gel
uT r;-S. r. r;yals opposed Gordon. but
s.;-sr NJ Yonkers, who is round
W ihs 80 nsrfect form under the tute-
isS, @ Of jimmy Lee, romped homo an
- winner by FIVE yards.
I Jimmy Powers, recently Of the Bos-
- Athletic Association, who VIII
~. S.-.lv represent the lrish-Ameriean
nv nv made game effort 10 hold Cor
S-'' g.- but found his speed and strength
.-,;,r and finished second. Run
-. AZ. Of his distance and trotting
- -. In third place was Joseph I.
v.--.,s. the brilliant Holy Cross Col
iers champion.
F,gr hours o. continuous racing was
.5,-ss the or'ookers. who stretched
~ feet deep around the track. Keen
,-.srsst was manifested in the inter
,ourcil relay race, which proved an
,,sv victory for the Fidelity team,
lin was an invincible one with the
..r,ss,snts on hand. The close fin
,.bss brought out many bursts Of sp-
-,suse. many Of them being decided
&. the tape.
Baker Not in Condition.
Homer Baker and Sydney Leslie. both
~ In their best form on account of
.-;uries. also made up the field. The
srs, named was quick in jumping into
.be lead ~ the start. with Gordon sec
md and Eddie Garvey, of the Knights
NJ s. Antony. third. Rounding the
inner turn Leslie stumbled. striking
Is injured knee. and losing five yards
tsfore he scrambled 70 his feet. The
'ssd alternated several times during
,ls first half mile, the pace being ex-
,eedirc'y slow. Gordon passing tins
ro,nt I'm 2:17 Is.
The race. however. soon took on the
,smblarce of an interesting fight. In
,ior, order Gordon had increased the
race. and for a time Garvey, Powers
and Baker held on tenaciously. Condl-
ION soon made itself known when
Powers was the only one 10 closely
--tss Gordon. On the last lap Powers
.-sesei the heels of Gordon, but II
.,oked as If he was Overstriding. him
si % hold the Winged Foot athlete
Nn one ward separated the two run
rsv during the last lap until shortly
before the tape. when Powers weak
ened. Gordon won, going away, by hVe
yards
Seeing 10 was impossible to catch
his Two leaders. Higgins stopped TO a
trot coming down the stretch and was
ff,v wards behind Powers at the tape
Both Baker and Leslie retired during
q final struggle on the last circuit
Gordon's winning time was 4:26 20
but il was certain that this would have
been reduced considerably had there
been speedier running at the outset.
Jenkins's Victory Popular.
One Of the most popular victories OF
ne meet was scored by Frank L. Jen-
hns. Of the 81. Christopher Athletic
Club, who has been breaking the tape
consistent winner Of late. Starting
behind a field Of almost forty, jenkins
showed the head Of a veteran by gradu-
ally working his way into the van with
only half p lap 20 go, TO win as he
pleased. Eddie Mayo was outrun fol
second place by a strong final drive by
Willie Fogel. q Celtic athlete.
George Bronder put the eight-pound
shot an actual distance of 6l feet II z
inches q decided improvement in his
work. lie won, taking the measure OF
usny seasoned rivals.
In tho ,000-yard handicap run, closed
the Knights OF Columbus, John D
Eel. of Morris Park, came through
nth . hurricane finish for a pleasing
rctory. Some fast times were showr
the 1O0-yard sprint races, with
1arles Jones, a youth Of the Mohawl
athletic Club, winning the open race ir
% seconds. as did j. Gogan in taking
re closed race.
The beautiful winning point bowl was
urried home by the Mohawk Athletic
Club with a total Of II points. In sec
,,a and third positions were the New