New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-23
Negro Quarter Miller l.
First Home in tk2
Suburban.
FINE TIME FOR
ST. ANTONY RACE
Chicago Runner Springs Sur.
prise When He Flashes to tn.
Front with Timely Sprint.

Binga DESMOND, the negro quartz.
miller Of the University Of Chicago -.
the Suburban Quarter at the E,;,,.
Of 81. Antony games over IN. bo.,s. i.
the Attn Regimen, armory. Broo,l,,
last night. The colored runner :.
was rot conceded tho ghost Of 2 chan.
forged 70 tho from, after the .,
eighth and finished a full seysp v,,s
ahead Of J. f. Meredith, Of the L,
yersity Of Pennsylvania. Moore +.
Princeton. was close third.
DESMOND seemed % have some ds
Guilty at the starr. and during N. -,
900 yards he was struggling behind ).
bunch. Tommy Lennon. Of p,,,
elected himself pacemaker. and led d,
the first round, making the eigh,l /,
% seconds.
In the meantime the stalwsrt cclors
runner was forging ahead By ,hs -;
Of. the eighth he shot past Ler,o-
closely trai.ed by Meredith. Moore !,
this point also showed q burst Of sue,l
but the University OF Chicago mar -.
the greater endurance. His brown b.,
pounded the floor with the rhythm !
machinery and he seemed 70 MA,
ahead Of the two Pennsylvania bcy,
As they rounded the las, turn .
come into the stretch il was plain Tn
the race belonged 20 the colored ~,
ner. He was going easily as Re move.
up 20 the tape. while Meredith a,
Moore were calling upon every ou,s
Of vitality that was in them.
That the colored quarter-miler Is .
pable Of some more startling perio-.
ances was demonstrated by the az
with which ne finished last night in /;
seconds fiat. He was hardly wirdsd Z
the finish. Followers Of track s,hle,s
look 20 him 10 become the Drew for u
440-yard event.
DESMOND has run in Brooklyn bst,
under the colors OF the Loughlin L.
ceum. He always was regarded u
promising man for the distance, &
the performance Of last night was e..
tainly a surprise even 20 those WHO Ia:
followed his work. With a field liz
that DESMOND would have been co1s..
cred lucky 70 get place.
The summaries Of the games iellos:
i00-ysrf dash handicap. Won By HIrT u
Central Congregational A : fis Yifisi. J Crs..
dt. L0ug0aa bycsum 10 lsrQsl. seclSt = "a.
ron. Lougelin Lyceum 49, isfisl m -.
l.Ooo-,ard run fhsndicspl bg n Ds.y
West Side Y " e. A Ils Tifisi Z. A Ci-.
3mile hicic.e rae .Ganli spl -Nor y ",
Phisierrr Empire CTS Nhee'n,1 10 ys,a,. n,
Goodwin. unattached lsrri'cnl secor1 4 N
81 Y \ e. fscra'ehl fhird. Tine 20.
imlle "-rlee--N0n BE- g. s C0.ras Csi7
Congregational s. s. " Fischer :, B>lsan
Prep. second A Harrison. knz-fs y = AR
third. Time a. 1-5
MousiSnor o'Hire rela}-Ncn d Logri- 4
rc4m a. J. Brcr T. Hs'sef. ?. Be1lf -
X " 'icDoraldl Presentation cub II h,s.
\ Reilly. J. Msgl.0e and T. fufrisli. 'rrt
knights - - Arf0nr NJ. B,.1re,. :. Ga,
Z, Black ard ;. T. Flynn. Minl. Tn ~
>so-yari rin CLOSED 20 4 4 J.. 'al's. 4 :
snd p D. tl-Wo1 by s.hn,s,. Lous--n L-l
f-6 ya-dl T. 4 Dalton. kl.shi q - NJ
100 yarisl second D. Vs. FEB knshA ;
Mile wslf ihsnIirap Won BY " n -
Long Island &. rs sartsl " J. ko's "
American A e. rs garlsl. second. i. ,. h'if
IsCrsicll. fhila Tine. -i-,5. A.,
quarter mile suburban -Non b bi-s
n.ond. University - Chicago J. 7. hefsiiA
p. second. " Moore. Fri'cc'on. im'l u
0.5i.