The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-06-21
COLLEGE ATHLETES.
The CaledOnian Games at Princeton
Awards to the Victors-Commencemen
Week and Its Programme.

Week and Its Programme.
PRINCETON, N. j., June 90, 1874.
The second annual tournament OF the Athletic
Association OF Princeton College took place this
afternoon. This association was organized for the
purpose OF promoting the interests OF athletic
sports among the students of Princeton College,
and the exhibition to-day rejects favorably upon
the efforts OF the Professor OF Gymnastics, under
whose instruction the young men have prepared
themselves Tor the various trials Of strength The
chief features OF the Caledonian games to-day
were:-l. Throwing base ball; 2. Standing
long lump; 8. Hundred yard race; 4. Putt
ting the cannon ball; 5. Standing high
jump; O. Running long jump; Z Hurdle
race; 8. Throwing the hammer; 9. Running hop,
step and jump; 10. vaulting with pole; II. Quar-.
ter-mile race; II. Running high leap; 10 Hitch
anG kick IA. Half-mile Is. Three-legged race.
Prizes of two gold medals, valued at SIS and $40,
respectively, offered for the first and second
best athletes in each OF these games, and TO this
list was added a medal worth $50 for general
excellence as an athlete, to be given to the one
who should display the greatest skill and strength
in the various games.
About 1000 spectators were present on the
grounds when the games were called by the super
intendenr OF the gymnasium.
THE SCOTTISH GAMES.
The contestants IN the first game, whicn was the
G. Walker ana s. Robbins The successful throws
"''' '''''NO " Feet. i,ls. " = Feet. ms.
Mann $40 Beach. /
The entries In the contest for the standing long
jump were five in number. which we give below,
Feet ms. Feet ms.
J: T; Burr Burr .;..e loA 4 R. Stevenson
y r. s Hnics,nson ~ f. "afquanu''''
The 100 yard race was run by $. B. Hutchinson,
line in the order in which their names are gwen,
Hutchinson making the distance OF 300 feet in
/ Gas.
straight out from the shoulder was next displayed.
Tie medals were won Dy F. Bedde and G. parm-
ley. The distances attained by each OF che con-
Feet. ms. Feet. ms.
&. f Parmie;... % * Il. Cammins.. q ~
The entries Tor the medals for the standing high
har n g E.
venter and :. Robbins. The first prize was carried
or by Han a.. on Jump Of eet ~ inches, and the
The running long jump hac six contestants, the
three best being "a, mo o., -.
5. Hutchinson is ioss ~
over five hurdles, developed SIX contestants-H.
Beach, 5. Robbins, S. .: Hutchinson, I. Marquand,
and n Duer TT the N
and Robbins in II seconds, they winning first and
second prizes.
The exercise OF throwing sixteen pound ham,
mer was next INDUCED in, with the following re-
Feet ms Feet. ms,
y y SlSae lSs s. P RooDss: g 4
Dauerty, Hutchinson, vandeventer and Walker
entered for the run, hop, step and Jump. Walker
aud Vandeventer carried on the medals, but the
Feet. ms. Feet ms.
vandeventer... 80 Hutchinson. 81 10K
T. sheldon, W. NJ. Dauerty and +. Marquand con-
tested Tor the prizes for the highest medals for
vaulting with poles. The first two were success
full, however, Sheldon vaultnE over line feet
10 inches in height and Dauefsy feet inches in
height.
ants:-Messrs. Vandeventer, Kelley, Hutchinson
and Cummins; vandeventer won easily, while
Kelley made good second. Time one minute
The running high leap, with large number OF
contestants, was won by Hail , ana .p,armley. the
The game OF running and kicking an object sus.
pended in the air was somewhat novel. Messrs.
a ,r hn aa
feet inches to Beach's Z feet inches; so the
first and second prizes were awarded to these
The halfmile contest was q spirited AFFAIR. The
entries were Vandeventer, Savage Robbins,
Hutchinson and Retey. They got off well together,
tanned 1t TO the end. Robbins dropped out at the
end OF 1000 feet There was good struggle be-
tween Hutchinson and Kelley LOT second place,
which finally resulted In favor OF the latter VAN
deventer won bv 100 feet IN 2m. 40s. IL is gene
rally understood that Vandeventer VIII enter az
Saratoga for the Bennett Cup,
tested by hutchinson and Cuminins and Vande-
venter and Beach. The two legs oil each couple
which were nearest each other were hrmly
seemed rather awkward ana dangerous. IL was
won after tie race, which necessitated second
tral. by hutchinson and CumminS.
the medal Tor the best general athlete was given
to j. H. Vandeventer. who attained an average
grade OF IA to Hutchinson's 10.