The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-05
JACK ELLER BEATS
NORTON IN HURDLES
Record Of 1915 Seconds
Credited to Veteran for 10
Yard Low Event.


Jack Eller may be aging. but IN.
irish American A. c. veteran stu n,
a good turn OF speed in him ie
showed his heels to J. X. Norton A.
Stanford University. one Of the country.
feetest hurdlers. In n special event adis
to the American Liberty Day programme
at the Shcepshead Bay Speedway ,s-
.erday. II was a 100 yard flight over
the low hurdles. Eller scored a clesr
cut victory over Norton. with Waite
Bursch Of the New York A. 9 ,hr
IN what was announced as worlds TO-.
ord time, IL 40 seconds.
rller's name Is in the official Athic
Almanac as holder of this marx =
"a 2-j seconds. lust where he game
three ffths of a second more speed thar
he had in 1910, when that standard W..
established. is hard to fathom TO,
sibly the springincss Of the board rae.
at the Speedway had something To- d.
with II, or perhaps the timers or'.
n BIT slow in CATCHING the Hash y
the starters pistol. Whethcr Eli,
really broke a record or not. MS ".
undoubtedly q creditable performance
for Norton. phom he beat. Sc ofs \
the foremos, Of CALIFORNIA; oonde-tG
crop Of timber toppers, and has hes-
clocked in close to record tine for va
Gus events
Ellers work made up in some measure
for the failure Of Ted Meredith 70 mat.
an attack on the worlds straiEhtauay
record for a quarter milo. This foa.
turc was called of because Merefj,A
did not feel able to tackle another hard
test after running in competition a.
three ~ the last eight DAYS. TIE In'e--
city relay race vas another advertis..
piece de resistance which was MISS"
ny the spectators.
\ runner from Lowell. Macs T. \
Davis. member Of An organization
called the Bunting club. Won tho mara
thon race 10 borough Hal. and ha
lie was favored with a tor lr'"u'.
handicap. Neither ~ tho scratch NOR .
Sidney Hatch OF Chicago and Itr.,
kirnin Of Boston-showcd IN, So 4.
virtual scratch man was y. MrCurrw
OF III" J"r~cy Harriers. nho ha1 4
allowance ot sin minutes. M'Curr'H
finished second and won the fast 'ir.
prize. negotiating tho course OF .hr.t
twenty miles IN . hours . minute Z
seconds. Tho actual time NJ tho ar.
Nor was loss than half a minute .loo,-
10 that Davis took tho race by = ma
gin Of nearly four minutes.
Tom Relic. member Of the t.tpo.
Spor,iva I'aiiana. won tho two me- l.
"y"l" race r0r tho Metropolitan 80
ciatiou A. 4. \. championship Ia
minutes - 2-3 seconds. With Au'ln-,
At'Ardt Of Tho Empire city "h~.'N
second. The Italian organization q
had tho victor IN tho six mil. To-,
event. Nelson Johnson, who had a lrand
cap Of $50 yards.
The pace in tho four milo u,lk p.,
too hot for William Plant aud ~
liemer. scratch men. and tho race =.
to w. McFaddcn Of the Nc,y Yo.'
\. G.. with a two minute cratuit,
Warose Of the ST. Anselm's 4. G. p4
the victor in the four mile run. a.s.
by a handicap Of three minutcs IT.,
summaries:
Marathon Race. 10 Borough IA
Return. uandicap-won by !" 4 u. .
r1w.,,' Mas. - minutes: second. ] ="
fourth; C. Kr'"hsen, Mohawk <. -. -
,m'nutHs; nth T., A. tiqs osansm =
-Four Mi- nu1. Hana,csp-won y
ond' II IpnnSrrh a 80 'n'nn'.- 80,
minutes. third, ". johnson, S,...'
American \ G, - minutes. Tim.
minutes ~ - seconds.
Two Mile Bicycle race. Scratch -.
by Tom Bc!lo. Cnione Sport!va I,,is .
second \ Attardt. Emplre CTS Wa
men; third. w. Waeidner. Seven %,
Regiment A. A. Time. ! minute, "a
ny. =, Johnson. Un,on. sp "t,ii'i'"h
lSn Yards; second. r. \ k~nn-ty u
ere ti'y. Wheelmen, 40 yard. 'h'rf =
~ minutes I Is seconds.
10 Yard Low Hurdles, Sp.cia! s--'r
won by j. j. Eller. Irish America a Z
second. J, Il Norton, stanford l'nircr.',
;nird' w Ru,sch, New York A. G, T'H'
-Four Mile Walk. Hsndicap-wor - a
McFadden, New York A. {, 2 uiru...
second, *; Hulch. unattach.d. It. 'o"
ntcs; third. J. J.. Arcnson. rss'imH 4, D.
minutes Time. 80 minutes - 8 So