New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-25
Ray Is Victor
Over BIG Field
In Mile Event
Sensational Chicago Flyer
Scores Victory in f:I9 at
Annual n. Y. A. G.. Games


national one-mile champion, ran a SEN
sational and very fast race IN winning
| the one-mjle invitation handicap event
at the annual fall games Of the New
York A. c. at Travers Island yesterday,
| but he failed by sever. seconds in his
attempt to break record. Chsstv Joie
was timed in 4:19 fat and but for mis-
lack of speed on the last lap he would
have done mach better.
| The race lest gnuch Of its interest
when Waiter Higgins, OF Columbia, the
other scratch man, was placed II an
other section of the race. On account
Of the great number Of entries i was
decided to run the race IN two sections
and the two-scratch men were drawn
for different heats. Higgins finished
second TO Thomas Cavanaugh, who had
sixty-fve yard handicap.
At the start Willie Deegan, of the
st. Anselm's A. c., set out at dizzy
pace and showed the way for the first
| hslf-mile. Ray seemed running on
sch edule in his effort to break a record.
He raced the first quarter mile in 0:5S
at. and was gaining rapidly on the rest
Of the field Ray stuck 30 the pace for
the greater part Of the second quarter
mile and was clicked in 1904 for the
half mile.
AS Deegar entered upon the third
lap hesseemed to weaken and gradually
dropped back until one hundred yards
further Joie had passed him and gone
into the lead, closely followed by ". A
Ritter. Of the Meadowbrook Club Of
Philadelphia. Rays time at the three
quartS~ mile post was 3:l1 2-5.
En>ering the last lap with Ritter still
gained new life and increased his speed
for the first half of the final lap. He
then faltered badly ard practically
staggered through the remainder OF
the race, winning by five yards from
/ Ritter, who was ten yards IN front OF
! w Larson. of the Swed sh American
A. c. Whatever chances Ray had of
! breaking the record he killed in the
! first quarter, when he travelled the dis
| tance in 5S seconds.
Mike Devaney. of the Millrose A. A,
Won the national two-mlle steeplechase
championship in convincing style from
Frank Titterton, metropolitan cross
country champion. by ten yards. Tit
terton came through with great burst
| of speed after trailing the field, but
was not strong enough to catch the
Mil'rose veteran.
Willie Plant, the star walker of the
| Morningside A C.. added another vic
tory TO his credit by winning the mile
walk handicap from scratch. Plants
time for the event was 6:43 As. Win j.
Roli;er, Of the New York A c., who
started with handicap Of Is seconds,
was second.
William T. Kelly. of the Knights Of
St. Anthony, proved a sensation by win
ming the threc-mie scratch in convinc-
ing style from a big field. Kelly
time was 16:3l1-5. 1t was his first
attempt at the long distance, as he is
middle distanCsr.
The summarizes:
TRACK EVENTS
1eO-ysrd lash 5handicapl-w b. Rob
+ ert + McAlEster. Glencoe \ & - yards) ;;
second: J. McGonnen' ST Anselfn's 4. G,
6 II yardsl. third. Time OLE.
One-miie run thandicap. special record
race)-Won by Joie W Ray Illinois A. c.
Chicago tscratch); W \. Ritter jr..
Mead0wbroos Sl .9l9; PhiiadSlphia -
American \. {. t1l0 yards). third Time.
One-mile run 6handicap)-wo by
Thomas cavanaugh. Knights OF Columbus
! t65 yards) Walter Higgins, New York A
/ G. (scratch(. second; Francis R Pope
Jersey Harriers A. A 175 yards, third.
one-niiie walk (handieaP) Won by WI
liam Plant Morningside A. {. 'scTatch)
Win J. Roiker. New York A g, tl5 sec
onds> second: Michael FeHete Hungarian
American A. c az seconds). third. Time,
6:43 IA.
Two-Inile steeplechase race. national A
A. L cham pionship-W by MICHAEL A.
Devaney, Milirose A. a.: Frank Titterton.
York A. c. third. Time. 1884.
Three-mlle run. scratch-Won by VII
liam +. Kelly Knights OF ST Antony
Edward Hahn. unattached. second; Louis
Bolter unattached third. Time. 16 81 Ia
80e-yard dash. handicap - Won by r.
Reischlnan. New York \. {. tl2 yards) .
| Thomas ". Foeet. Loughlin l-yceum g
/ yardsl second; Vincent Lally, ST. Ansem's
A c. Is YARDS. third. Time. e;Si -
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