Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-02-26

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the end oT the event The watch OF
Glenn T. Jackson. representative o.
the A. A, e.. showed = SECONDS and
between 81, and 49, Of Sc NJ.
Second mace was taken b. Parker ~
the 25th infantry, vino crossed the
tape about three feet behind Gilbert
Parker and Bray Of the LIST Infantry,
who took third place. ran close rae"
Parker forging To the front in the last
10 feet. ....... 49,. IL.
"Mix-up," Say Judges. ..~.
Mills who had been looked upon By
the members Of tie 25th 10 win this
event. took fourth place The first
announcement placed Mills in second
place, but this was changed later.
dropping the lanky infantryman sto
last hole. The Judges explained the
change By saying that there had been
naix-up as regards the runners al tre
end OF the race. 5rs>
Harrison Wins Hail Mile. 81.
I'm the haif-Inile race, Harrison and
Pride OF the 18th Infaqtry made q
hard fight Tor first place. the former
beating out by about three feet. The.
time was 9 minutes 1875 seconds.
Smith of the 2bth Infantry was a
good third. with Trayers OF the LIST
Infantry fourth. Harrisop's time
beats the island record, which 10 2
minutes seconds.
There were many stgrs today at
Alexander Field. but followers of track
athletics have not often had the pleas
ure of watching such work as vas Civ
en- the crowd today by Gilbert. There
has been plenty OF discussion about
his speed over 1a0 Yards. but today
he breasted the tape in 3 3-5 seconds,
the fastest time ever made on q track
in Hawaii, and only equalled by an
other colored sprinter, Howard Drew,
and by Dan Kelly, formerly Of the Uni
versity OF Oregon. +.
A Great Sprinter.
When the gun was fired for the first
event the eolored Splinter left his
holes we'll, and startled the crowd by
his showing TIlis runner is destined
to be great ciHder path star.
Fast times are as a rule always
looked upon with criticism. hut today
the critics watched a runner that
promises 10 do great things in the fil'
ure The writer has seen the work
of most Of the great runners of the
past few years. and not one of these
stars showed greater promise than the
runner who equalled the worlds mark
today.
Men Hike Ralph Craig. who was a
wonderful furlong star; Morse, anoth.
err g2q man: Drew, Cartmell, Courtney,
Smith, LOOMS and Mayer can not
boast OF better form. To the follow;
ers of he track this colored boy was
a sensation. Running in perfect form
he should be capable of giving How
ard Drew great race in the century
run.
Natural Runner.
He aas nice legs. ard has learned
to run the race in the right style, but
although he has been given many
pointers on how to handle himself, no
one gave him his form. He is a nat,
ural sprinter if the writer has ever
watched one. He should be able to
better his start of the mark, but to-
day he was OF like a shot.
Gilbert has not the long stride of
Joe I.oonIfs nor the bound of Drew,
but he runs like machine, more like
Ralnh Craig and Morse, the colored
ego champion Ii he continues in
training he is destined to become q
star in the sprints at future meets.
The next big mainland event should
not go by without his entry. W
Enter a. A. y. Meet.
Gilbert is an amateur. and this
a -. A
prize for the place, and it is thought
that he will enter the coming A, A. Y.
meet. II he does Hawaii will have an
official representative His mark to-
DAY will not coant in the A. A. u. rec.
ords, out be should 20 out on fast
track and make even time from the
start.
The 100-yard winner had never
donned a spiked shoe until he came to
Hawaii from Fort Logan, Colorado,
and he states that he owes much OF
his success to Lieuts. Saunders and
Watrous. who have given him a num-
her of lips on the cinder path game.
Ware Takes Furlong,
Next to Gilbert, Ware looked the
best He breezed down to the tape in
the 22h-yard dash in % %. inches
ahead OF Mills. who was leading Sim.
mons by one foot Mills was leading
at the $40 mark. but Ware By a fast
sput To the cord won pretty race.
This time was predicted before the
meet, which shows that there were
net a score of runners making time
under % fiat
The nile relay was an easy win for
the 18th Infantry and Honolulu has
not seen four faster runners than this
In the race for the tape
Gilbert was leading. but he speeded
up in the first leo yards and showed
the form that made him a winner In
the century run.
Four thousand spectators gathered
around Alexander field this morning,
when Wimp running for the 25th In.
fantry broke the tape, winning the
49,