New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-29
DREW BREAKS
WORLD RECORD
FOR 20 YARDS
Negro Marvel Flashes
Over Line i'm 9 Seconds at
Smart Set Games.

With q tcrrlhc burst OF speed ~ the
Spring carnival of the Smart Set Ath-
lctic Club, held last night at the Thir-
teenth Regiment Armory. Brooklyn,
Howard ?. Drew. the negro sprint
king. broke his own worlds record by
doing the gO-yard dash IN nine seconds
fiat Drew's previous record, made in
1914. was Is seconds.
The crowd, which packed the big
armory and was composed almost en-
tirely Of negroes, went wild az Drew
flashed across the tape, winner by
yard and n half, from Frank l.. Stoph
enson. Of the Trinity Club. Stephenson
finished half yard ahead Of Roy !.
Morse. the negro runner Of the Salem
Crescent a. G. Sylvester Johnston. OF
the Knights OF 81. Antony, was the
other starter
The other big race Of the evening, the
T. b. Taylor memorial quarter, was
made in the fast time Of 81 Is seconds.
The contest was exciting, despite the
absence Of Binga DESMOND, the Univcr-
sity OF Chicago flyer.
Irving T. Howe, Of the Boston Y. NJ.
e. A., led from the start. finishing two
yards In front Of Homer Baker, unat-
tached. the English and former Amer
lean half-mle champion. Roy Morse
came in third.
Baker made the mistake Of staying
back too far and too long. lie was con-
tent 20 trail Howe and Morse. the other
starters, for the first half Of the race.
Then he spurted, passed Morse almost
as If the latter were standing still, and
set sail for the flying Howe The tardy
speed-burner made up several yards,
bot could not quite catch up. Howe,
next 20 Drew the popular ravorite Of
The crowd. was wildly cheered "a he
broke the win-string.
Drew was carried on the shoulders Of
Tho crowd after his great performance.
and the cheering lasted several min
utes.
Drew has come back, Drew has
come back" shouted frenzied negroes.
ID most truly was dash OF color.
-Four watches caught the time OF
nine seconds. while two registered just
70 fraction Of a second slower After
the race the track was remeasured with
steel tape and found to be two inches
longer than the required distance.
The summaries follow:
One-niic uu novice Won By J. sellers TorI-
kfrs Cengreg1tir"al, n u Fukcrcih unattached
htNNiNs T. -N"ifA' A@''s is-ei+- - ''f N''''' '
i...,.-1 dash lno,-cl Won hy A O'Kccfe
1-rla. settlement 4 e. &. Ssumold. Fouuh Ave
fue VI D.. second. u Branch. unattached. mid
IS srd hu-,Ios lspeciaD-won hy Jack J.. Eller;
University .n.0ri a. = Ensels unattached. ihird
0ol ward run handicap Won iy 4 floguey.
g. gfngoahe- Club ~ yards }. o.Bren.
lorsh4 9ceam 3. {ar' ,,, eon4 4n s'a IL 's
r'.-s--frIls ticyc.e racc-Won ly ID Garney. En
rl-e an, Whet.uen. ~. GuinT. Empire city Nheel
men second. 4. o'shes Empire city Wheeimei''
0-e.r'i'e walk handicap Won BY T A Ma
-.rr. Rro.a Church House f2i secoudsl } =:
fisn. I6ag Island A c. % seconds third
ward dash handicap Won by r. Haskell
..t.ehef I-i, Fsrd.l .ccoud n. 4. Arlington. =
Cl-i.,orher Cub 90. yard0. Third. r'n''
v,,-,v.,ari assh fspecial Won by Howard p
Urep unattached. Frank J.. stephenson. ii"i'
CUB second. 800 = Morse. salem 'resocl' a. -
nt.4 nine 9q new worlds record
one. milo relay IhaudicApl-Non BY foutth N'e
GA. Al l. : : team. l0ughlin l9csum team
second Ilo,y Cross Lyceum team ihra- l'i'''
sp.1isi oae.mie Invitation hyeie rscs-We 81. BY
IN Goodwin. Ifish-Awerfosn G. y tAn,s,'
D. ,-,i.e stfr a 4 second. : 4 icfinn, 4'li
Ie.,~er, a fhifi Time as IS -
4tH.rard = p TaVInr memorial N"i N4 HNls
Hea. R,.for n g. Homer Bauer y.
siiaca,d second. Koy = Mmse. ssem ''e''e''
TtIiri,e roo thandirspl Won by George car r
,, Nf.h,ek 4 g. q De stc'aut. ozanan
{ second l. Heydet Mouingside A. G. Wi'''
Tine 0 % u.s.