New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-12
GORDON LANDS
EASY VICTORY
IN MAYO MILE
Generous Handicap AL
lows Johnson to ROmp
Home in Smile Run.
By A. c. CAVAGNARO.

Defying the threatening elements
and a rain soaked track, the Mayo
Mems Association conducted their short
but interesting programme Of athletic
events at Celtic Park yesterday.
While the Irish ruled In the way Of
spectators, the allied body OF COM
petitors carried OFF most Of the prizes.
Most successful in this respect were
the athletes of the New York Athletic
Club. All told they accounted for six
places, with two of these being first po-
stions.
The Mayo Mile did not attract the
stars as in former years, as Willie Cor
don. Of the New York Athletic Club;
James w. Plant, representing the ris-
ing Long Island Athletic Club, and the
speedy William ]. Banfeld, of the
Knights of st. Antony, were the only
starters. As far as competition was
concerned, it failed to arouse any in
terest, as it was a procession, with
Gordon winning easily and as he
pleased. Plant trotted home fifty yards
in the rear. while Banfeld failed to
show his best on the retardng going
and was thirty yards in his wake.
Sprinting past Plant and into the lead
at the first auarter-mle mark. Gordon
raced home in 4:38 2-5, passing the
-, In . ka IN
and the three-quarters in $3.50.
An exceedingly generous handicap
of 240 yards to Walter Johnson, of the
Swedish American Athletic Club, al
lowed him 10 romp away with the
three-mile handicap run. The virtual
scratch markers were Horace II. Hol-
den, the Yale student, but now en-
rolled with the New York Athletic Club,
and Frank Masterson. Holden was al
lotted a 50-yard start, with Masterson
fifteen yards back. Both raced speed
lily after Johnson, but the task was be
yond them. At the end Johnson was
the winner by 100 yards, while Holden
led the sturdy Mssterson by fifty yards,
a gain of thirty-five yards on his ham
dicap.
Another Winged Foot victory came
in the 30O-yard handicap run, with Ray
W. Georgi, from three yards, breaking
the worsted Working into an advan-
tageous position around the turn.
Georgi swept past his field coming
down the homestretch. to win his al
lowance. Arthur Reilly, unattached,
was second, with William Red La
Rose, of the Knights of st. Antony,
three yards back. j. X. Norton, the
Stanford University star, was sched-
uled as a contestant, but he was not
on hand.
One yard separated Arthur J. Dough
erty and Tom J. Kelly, lrish-American
Athletic Club, and William Powe, the
negro runner, at the end of the 900
yard novice run. Kelly would have
caught the victor had he made his eff
fort earlier.
Italy flashed home a winner in the
three-mile bicycle race, when Jerry
Nunziata, of the Unione Sportiya ltal-
lana, and one of its best representa-
tves, set a dazzling pace in showing
the way over the slippery track.
The summaries follow:
one-miie Mayo mile Won oy willie or,
don. New YORK A. c James " Plant, Long Island
OF 81 Antony. third. Time. i5S p ,-..
Three- mile bicycle race-W9n ny Jerry Nuaz,ses
men. second. z. Reinecke. Acme Wheemen. thFi
Time. SIS. "
Three mile run fhandicapl-Won by Walter John
son swedish American A. G. (24O yardsl; H. u.
Holden New YORK A c. go yardsl. second: trmk
Masterson New York 4. c. l35 yardsl. thId-
Time r.. i04-5. - $1,000
500-yard run (h.ndicap) Won BY r. ". Georsi,
New York A. C. q yardsl 4; Reilly gnattsc.e1
& yarlsl. second. " F. la Rose knighis OF -.
Antony f8 yari,l third Time 0.3325
900 ward run thandicapl-Won BY A. j. Dough
erty. Irish American A. G. 10 ysrdsli Tom J
Kelly Irish American A. c. IS yards. seoond'
William Powe unattached IS yards). third Time.
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