The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-09
ATHLETIC SPORT.
SEVENTH ANNUAL MEETING or THE coLUMBL
COLLEGE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION -CREDrrABLa

SEVENTH ANNUAL MEETING or THE coLUMBr
COLLEGE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION cREDrrABLA
PERFORMANCES by THE STUDENTS.
The athletic sports OF the season were pleasantly
and satisfactorily InauRurated yesterday at mon
Haven py the Columbia College Association. The
grounds OF the New York Athletic Club were
placed at the disposal or the students for the oc
casion, and Notwithstanding the dsagreeaold
nature OF the weather, they mustered In full
FORCE taking the iveliest interest in all the events
Sport opened with The one mile walk, which
brought to the scratch Alexander WOOD. Jr., class
'7S; Jasper Grswold, '77 Charles H. Crow. '7s;
@. w. Francis. VI, and Ralph Nichols, 'T6. Francis
went away with the lead, with Crow second. the
others well up In thls manner the several laps
were made, and Francis finished the winner In
sm. Is; Grow, ON. lOhs; Nichols ana Wood,
bad third ana fourth Griswold dropped out on
the second lap, not feeling well.
Throwing the base ball was next In order, tue
nine contestants being Howard Gallup '76; d
l.. Bogart, '7s; r. A. Livingston '7o; W. Il.
Page, 7e; william White, Jr S. OF NJ, '76; Charles
sninen s. OF NJ, IT'S; E. A. wetmore, s. OF NJ, rs;
s. D. Schenck, rs, ana Fred d. Weeks. US. Each
had three trials, the victory falling to Wetmore,
who hurled the ball 800 feet inches Weeks
stood next on the list mis- distance being 300
feet. The ball was thrown with the wind, which
blew quite fresh, and, therefore, the distances
marked lack an essential element as records.
the one hundred yards spin brought 30 the
scratch Sllas {. Root, T5; X. w. Van Boskerck, >.
OF NJ, '7e; W. W. Bliven, ,7s; Charles l. Lindleyl
was excellent, and the hsn Struggled along to-
getner for Aft5 yards, when Root extended HIM
self and went 10 tue 'front.' breastlng the tape TWO
feet in advance OF Van Boskercn, who foughs
every Inch MOLLY. Time, 1l3<s. BliVen, Llndlel
an hurdle RAGS Of one hundred yards over eight
hurdles feet inches high, placed II yaros apart,
called out Wilmot Jon nson '79' v; n Deiorese ~
III and L. M Bliven. '7S. The contest was earnest
and desperate, Deiorest and Lindley getting away
| with tue lead and taxing hurdle after hurole az
the same instant, evoked much enthusiasm from
their fellow students. Is was ''anybody's race"
until the last hurdle was cleared, wnen Deforest
blundered in not finishing the distance, and Lind
ley, coming with rush, pulled victory out OF de-
The run OF one miie was next in order. There
| faced the starter ID. r. Brown, Y; Koners
EneseS a,e x 81 1 ae g Goodwn s and w.
| Waller, '7s. Goodwin, who, IL VIII be remem-
bered, was one OF last years victorious SIX ON
University crew this year, cut out the work. He
led the company until the NTH lap was entered,
him untl the aead OF stretch was reached, dashed
10 the 'front.' and without running himself
Goodwin finished In 6m ITS Rhodes tired and
4 withdrew, while Brown, Booth and waller were
credltaple periorman ana was secured through
excellent judgment, as well as first rate form.
The running high Jump lell 10 James w. fryor'
49, who, clearing Is. ii H. beat MS opponents.
+. ID. Weeks VT, going out at IT. In, ana ID l..
BogerL 49, who stopped 1t II. 10 In. The Jump
ing Was very credltabe, as the contestants com
bine great ease IN action with much style. Pryor,
TO put himself on record cleared the I'VE ieet
notch quite handlly.
me tnree-legsed race OF 100 yards was won by
Cornell, 5. OF 81, III, and Van Buskerck S. OF NJ.
IT. beating the Bnven brothers, ISL Hammond
and Brown, III, aud Root, rs, and Lindley. III.
Winners time, lsh seconds; Root and Lndley,
Tne tnree-mile wax had as contestants Ralph
Nichols, 5. OF ID, nc; w. Il. Conroy 40; W. w.
Bnven, rs; Z: Al. Blyen, '7S; ID. +. Norwood,
S. OF NJ, 10. Nichols picked his way to the front,
and held IL until within an eighth OF mile OF the
finisn when w. w. Bven passed him and won In
style and plenty Of steam 10 spare In S0m 1913;
Nichols, Som. 24s. MOrewood dropped out on the
sixth lap and Z. NJ Bllven on the eleventh.
Conroy stuck like q hero 70 his work. until he
dropped unconscious In MS tracks on the last lap.
Medical assistance being present he soon re-
covered, bat little the worse for his experience.
Nichols went the nrst mile IN lOm and the second
In 20m. 25s.
rs; Is. N. Price, rs; G. a. Hammond, rs; II. p.
Brown, Ut, and Gussave Kobbe, III. Hammond
cut out the business aud won without being badly
pushed In 2m. lS15s hurry was second In I'm.
q IS Hammond VIII row IN this years. Columsia
crew.
4. 5. Weeks, II. l. Bogert W. u. Deforest, Jr..
and James ". Pryor contended In Inc Iq1 in,dg
oil eacn belng:-B0rert, 10 IT. in.; Weeks 10 T.
IN. Pryor, Is IT, IN; Deforest, 10 IT. In.
N9s cane me 70 q tn n, ara pr vas ag run n hess
Charles L. LindeT won the nrst Ia llA seconds,
and X. ID. Jcwett the second In ii y seconds Inc
nnal heat Iell TO Jewett Ia ia seconds, Lindley
being IL seconds IN gong the distance.
standing long jump iel 10 Il. l. Bogert ~,
who cleared IT, IN.
Consolation race, one.quarter Of mile. was
match between Waller, rs, and kobbe, III The
former proved his superiority py winning 10
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