| | Event type
¼ mile, Men
| Date | 3 August 1904 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Francis Field, Washington University, St. Louis |
| Participants | 11 from 2 countries |
Marcus Hurley won the quarter mile championship without being pressed. In the final there were four competitors: Hurley, Burton Downing, Oscar Goerke, and Teddy Billington. Hurley took the lead at the start of the race and was never headed, winning by a length and a half over Downing, who had half a wheel on Billington with Goerke trailing badly. The four heats were won by Billington, Hurley, Goerke, and Downing. The semi-finals went to Hurley and Goerke.
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcus Hurley |  USA | Gold | ||
| 2 | Burton Downing | USA | Silver | ||
| 3 | Teddy Billington | USA | Bronze | ||
| 4 | Oscar Goerke | USA | |||
| AC h1 r2/3 | Frank Bizzoni |  ITA | |||
| AC h1 r2/3 | Frank Montaldi | USA | |||
| AC h2 r2/3 | Arthur Andrews | USA | |||
| AC h2 r2/3 | Harry Wittmann | USA | |||
| 3 h2 r1/3 | Oscar Schwab | USA | |||
| 3 h3 r1/3 | Fred Grinham | USA | |||
| 3 h4 r1/3 | Anthony Williamsen | USA |
Round One (3 August 1904)
Top two finishers in each heat advanced to the semi-finals.
Heat One
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Time | Margin | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Teddy Billington | USA | 36.0 | – | |||
| 2 | Frank Bizzoni | ITA | – | – |
Heat Two
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Time | Margin | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcus Hurley | USA | 35.6 | – | |||
| 2 | Frank Montaldi | USA | – | – | |||
| 3 | Oscar Schwab | USA | – | – |
Heat Three
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Time | Margin | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oscar Goerke | USA | 34.8 | – | |||
| 2 | Arthur Andrews | USA | – | – | |||
| 3 | Fred Grinham | USA | – | – |
Heat Four
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Time | Margin | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burton Downing | USA | 35.2 | – | |||
| 2 | Harry Wittmann | USA | – | – | |||
| 3 | Anthony Williamsen | USA | – | – |
Semi-Finals (3 August 1904)
Top two finishers in each heat advanced to the final.
Heat One
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Time | Margin | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcus Hurley | USA | 34.8 | – | |||
| 2 | Teddy Billington | USA | – | – | |||
| Frank Bizzoni | ITA | – | – | ||||
| Frank Montaldi | USA | – | – |
Heat Two
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Time | Margin | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oscar Goerke | USA | 33.4 | – | |||
| 2 | Burton Downing | USA | – | – | |||
| Arthur Andrews | USA | – | – | ||||
| Harry Wittmann | USA | – | – |
Final Round (3 August 1904)
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Time | Margin | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcus Hurley | USA | 31.8 | – | |||
| 2 | Burton Downing | USA | – | at 1½ lengths | |||
| 3 | Teddy Billington | USA | – | at ½ wheel | |||
| 4 | Oscar Goerke | USA | – | – |