The New York herald., 1875-07-16
The Seven Mile Walk Won
by Taylor, of Harvard.
T I M E, 66M. as.
The One Mile Run, the Quarter Of q Mile
Run and tho One Mile Walk.
Barber of Amherst Culver, Of Union, and
SewaI, Of Wesleyan, Winners.

While for dfty years or more we have had al-
most annually IN some part OF the land q good
rowing race or two not until O comparatively re-
cent date mas there been much or good loot rae
ting. An American Deer, a Deerfoot, Weston or
harding have at times astoRished us BY their
speed or stay, both but 1t was left largely 10
few clubs, notably the New York Athletic,
ana that within very few years, 10
awaken anything like q general interest
In this direction, and 80 draw out the very
respectable performance to which such men as
Messrs. Stern and Buermeyer ana many more OF
the gentlemen or this city have often proved
themselves equal. With the advantage or good
track and great city near by to draw upon, the
prospect is excellent for nation OF men hard 10
beat afoot. That which has kept, and ior while
yet will keep, fast walking and running from be-
coming general among us, and wherein England
also has commanding advantage, is that our boys
do not grow mp used to games such as foot
ball, hare and hounds and long distance running,
walking and skating, but too many OF them not
knowing much harder work than spinning top
or swapping a marble. 1t was lett to the students
themselves 10 take the first step toward introduc-
Ing good tootwork among college boys and men.
The Arst general meeting was held on the morn
ing Of the day of the University race at Spring
field in July, 1873, gentleman OF this city Offering
a handsome prize, open TO competitors from all
American colleges in a two-mile running race,
which was won by Mr.. Duncan EVEN Bowie,
OF McGill College, Montreal, In he slow time
Of lin. ass, beating Phillips, of Cornell. and Ben
ton, of Amherst. Repeating his gift next year.
i've races were thrown open TO the colleges OF the
Rowing Association only, Mr.. Cortes Maxwell, OF
Yale, winning the hurdle race In 2o1<s.; Mr.. A. B.
Eevins, OF Yale, the 100-yard dash In 10Hs Mr.. f.
Copeland, OF Cornell, the mile race in 4m. 5shs.;
Mr. Downs, of Wesleyan, the three-mile race In
Ism. 17ks ana MIR. John E. Eustis, or Wesleyan,
the seven-mle undergraduate walk in Tim. los.
For these various contests there In all forty
ave entries and that they ut once awakened
GENERAL INTEREST
is shown by the way the men have como forward
to-day, there being. in ALL Tor the ten events the
enormous number OF 10 entries. it is almost GER
tain that, in point of number of compe titors, no
Iuch athletic meeting was ever before seen in
America, and the progress made in these two
Tears cannot fail TO be very gratifying to all who
lakc an interest in seeing our young men grow
Up manly, tough and vigorous.
AS III all the events OF the week, the students
lave been favored with capital weather, and, save
hat the shone powerfully, better day could
hardly have been sought. Perhaps, TOO. as with
horses, they can run better in warm weather
than In cool. At any rate, the performances were
almost all very creditable to those who took part
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year ago. An element, too. new TO US, though
not to the English, OF making day OF 1t, having
part OF the races in the morning ana the others
in the cool late Afternoon, relieved them Of any,
thing like tediousness, and the interest, instead Of
nagglng, rather increased TO the very close.
THE TRACK,
known as the .'Glen Mitchenn lies prettiy in o
little valley mile and half north of Saratoga.
and, though not of asphaltum, which many run
ners prefer, yet in good order and 1T for fast
work. From nine to ten the road was
THICK WITH VEHICLES,
not so motley the long line which yes-
terday stretched to ana IRON the lake,
but abounding more in fine turnouts. Even
IN the morning the attendance was large
aud nothing happened TO in any way mar she in
terest, which was deep and general. To be sure,
halt hour was lost before the racing COM
menced, but the Committee OF Management will,
DO lbtless, not let this again. 1t should be
adced, by the way tnat the prizes, many
or which are OF decided value-among
them, for instance, being 5000 and $3.50 gold
watchesare gwen oY the prop-ietors OF the hotels
here and from the gate money, while what re-
mains OF the laster is to go toward sinking fund
to insure the success OF these meetings in iuture
Fears. At about nal-past ten O'Clock
THE oNEMILE RUNNERS
came out TO the stand and were soon in line
ready for the word. Copeland, OF Cornell, won
this race last year, In Am. 5Sks. then thought
good tlme But here he was ready 10 beat that by
ten seconds. SO were some others. too-Davld
1rumbul OF Yale, whose hume reputation was
very strong, and Barber, OF Amherst. II was q
beautiful race Barber, OF Amherst, cutting out
Copeland's work all the way, and winning In a
canter In the capital time OF Am. ANS, beating
Copeland by 100 feet. Trumbull Withdrew about
antoh
DOUBTLESS ior his other race.
Chinnery, IN England, ran the mile In Am. 2es,
the fastest time record, and IL was not edo
that Barber was much exhausted at the hnish.
Soon afterward
THE oNE-MILE WALK
was called, with five starters, Sweet, OF Cornell
who had the inside; Platt or williams; Sewell
OF Wesleyan; Hall. OF Princeton, and Green, OF
Harvard The referee announced tnat two eau
tions emily Will dlsqualify, the DANGER as is well
known, being TO break from walk into
run in sharp short race ike
this. Taylor, oil Harvard had entered, and
appeared at the time, but aid not walk Spring.
ing away a; the word. they bucked promptly TO
their work, and before the nrst eighth was COW
cred the Harvard man was leading, followed
closely by Seweil the others stringing along not
tar behind. The order was not changed much to
the uuarter, but all along Sewell was gamely
ugntlng Green over every inca Of tne way, now
tpurting up level. to be the next minute shaken
on. and dropping nve or SIX feet behind
o. they swing down the homestretch, Green hav-
lns the inside and Sewa walking step for step
with him and directly at his heel. sewals lett
hard as he swings his arms back ana forth. struck
Green lightly In the back, aud the next step
Green's elbow struck Sewall scarcely any
harder. They spun home very last, Green
s MD
across the line he led Sewall by over twenty feet;
plain enough defeat, but the referee ruled tnat
he had jostcd sewall, and SO disqualified MIN. As
he evidently had Sewcll surely beaten It would be
IN quite AZ good part II the latter should decline
the prize as 1t Is said lie talked somewhat ofdoing.
TIE TINE,
-. bcs was fair 6m. 4ss ofGrimh, the Englisbman,
being the beat amateur time on record lot the one
mile walk, GREEN'S form throughout was capital,