New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-23
Hughes Covers rs Yards
Over Low Hurdles in
92-5 Seconds.
STEPHENSON RUNS
70 YARDS IN 7 is
Balestier, of Morris High, Takes
440 and $50 Races in Most
Impressive Fashion.

George Hughes, the schoolboy hurdle
champion and record holder Of Flushing
High School, gave brilliant exhibition
Of his skill in clearing the obstacles.
winning easily the 75-yard low hurdles
event at the annual indoor games Of
Poly Prep School, of Brooklyn. held
at the 14th Regiment armory, Brook
lyn, last night. Hughes went over the
i've fights of hurdles and TO the finish
line in 92-5 seconds, which is re-
markable performance for youngster.
The Flushing student was not
pressed, and at the tape he had a
margin of seven yards over Robert
Macdonald, Of Poly Prep who was
second. George Schmon, of Central
High School, of Newark. was a close
third. For half the distance the field
was closely punched, with Hughes
slightly in the lead. At the fourth
hurdle, Hughes jumped away.
Morris won the point honors, after q
keen fight, when it registered the total
Of 20 points, one more than Poly. Prep,
which was second. Central High School,
of Newark, was third. with Is points.
Brilliant competition was a feature
of all the races on the programme. The
struggles were so keen that number
of records for the meet were broken,
while a new regimental mark for the
seventy-yard dash was established by
Frank l.. Stephenson, the inyincible
Splinter of the regiment. He won the
dash handily in 0:07 10. which clipped
one-ffth of a second from the former
best performance.
Eliot Balestier, of Morris High
School, the quarter-mile champion, was
also an outstanding star. ell won both
the 440-yard and SS0-yard races in i'm
pressive fashion. In the longer race
Balestier went into the lead imme-
diately after the start, and, setting a
fast pace, quickly gained on his field.
On the last lap. with the remainder of
the field some fifteen yards behind, he
slowed up, to win by ten yards.
Balestier's victory in the 440-yard
race also was an easy one. For half a
lap he took pace, but then jumped into
the lead. He moved along slowly I'M
til 100 yards from home, when he
sprinted away to win by ten yards.
George BanniH, Of Poly Prep, proved
himself to be Splinter Of no mean
ability. when he won the 75-yard dash
for seniors, in the exceptionally fast
time of 8 is seconds. II was brill
idHl IUlSU. AZ Nnt Nnpt ANhi iuHh'A ,
were punched, with Bannin winning by
inches, and r. A. Austin, OF Jamaica;
F. Koch, Of Stuyvesant, and Charles
opposite, Of Central High School Of
Newark, at his heels.
Jesse Fleck, the Morris High School
distance runner, added another victory
TO his long string by easily defeating
the field of twenty starters in the one
mi l. M
waiting until half lap from the tape
TO take command and win as he pleased
by fifteen yards. His time Of 4:l2 2-5
was a worthy performance.
The schoolboy onlookers had
glimpse of the great Hannes kole-
mainen in the half mile handicap run
Finn could not do himself justice at
we'll. TO finish fifth. The winner, Charles
Mackin, of Company c, had start of
twenty-three yards.
bO-ysrd dash (ciised)--won by J. Francis J.
pcwc second; r l. Lucas, third; Tme-0o5
nor & John: Prep: j Salmon. S. fs,os Prep
stuyvrs.nt. fourth. Tfme-oos rs.
l5.yAfd dash novice: open Won ty J. olenis
second: J. Cisfk Manual Trsinins. third. shutter
Commercis fourth Time .0s Is
i5-ysrd dash tsenior. openl--Won by G.. B1nnin.
Poly Prep. Il A Austin. jamaica second.
Koch stuyresant third. c opposite. Central
fourth rirne-0 0s Is.
7O-yard dash Handicap. closed 70 IAN Regiment
Won by +. l. Stephenson. Company b scratch
W La Rose Company "a feet. second j.
Nacsin. Company c l2 'ceD. third. Tine
ssO,ysrd run (open)--won by Z. Balesiier. Nor
lis: r GslWicks Flushing. sscond. Kennedy.
s. Johns Prep. third: 6. Young BOYS High.
Ourth Tme-2.0S p.
one milo RELY race lclcsed. freshman VI ssDho-