The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-11-01
BOwDOIN COLLEGE.
Field Day and Regatta.

to have been on the decli ne at BOwdoin, but a
year ago they were revived and the B0wdoin
Athletic Association was formed, which holds
now Field Day twice year. Every Field
Day seems more Interesting than the former
one, and the students are beginning to take
hold OF athletic sports in manner that is
truly gratifying This third semi-annual Field
Day of the Association occurred Saturday, on
the grounds of the Sagadahoc Agricultural So
ciety in ropsham. The weather was exceed.
ingly cold and the attendance consequently
small, but those present appeared quite inter
ested in the runs from beginning to end. A
| few visitors from Portland were present, but a
much larger number would have been there
had sufficient notice been given.
The contestants appeared on the grounds a.
half-past nine, and the exercises commenced.
The officers of the day were as follows:
Referee and Starter-Tutor F. X. Smyth.
| Judges-Arlo Bates '76 aud Alpheus San
ford '76
MISREPRESENTATION II and Sewall IT.
Time Responsiveness '76 and Fessendep
| '7S
| Field Marshal-A. T. Parker '76.
| Drectors-Watt '76, Hargraves II and
| Fesesnden rs.
! First in order was the one-half mile walk,
Entered for this were French '7S, Potter IS,
Marrett rs, Jacobs '76, Cousins II, Leavitt
'76 Wonsby Marrett. Time, 4O4A.
Second-Throwing Ball. Entries Payson
TO- Knight II, Paine rs, Peary II, Roberts
IT, IMetcalf II. Won by Knight. Best
| throw, 3O4 ieet inches.
Third-OLe hundred yards dash. Entries,
Cousins II, Leavitt rs, Paine rs, Roberts II,
Alden '76 Payson '76. Won by Alden. Time,
| II seconds
| Fourth-One-half mile run Entries, Libby
'76, Cobb II, Thing 49, Won by G. E. Cobb.
Time, 2.19
Fifth-Two mile run. Entries, Sargent '76,
Payson rs, Croker IT, Cobb III, Brown TT
Leavtt TO Won by Sargent Time, IL 49,
Sixth-Running Jump. Entries, Mitchell
II. Cobb '76. Roberts IT, Peavy II. Won by
Mitchell Distance 1855 feet.
Seventh-Hurdle Race. Six hurdles forty
feet apart; distance 100 yards. Entries, Mitch
ell II, Paine 70, Alden '76 Won by Alden.
Tire, Is seconds
Eshth-Three legged race This was not
contested for.
Ninth-Two mile walk. Entries, Marrett
'76, Wheeler 49, Cousins II, Jacobs rs, Potter
'7S Won by Marrett. Time, 1915.
Notwithstanding Jump. Entries, G. E. Cobb
II, ROBERTS II. Won by Cobb. Distance 81
feet.
During the two mile walk Wight '76 ran
100 yards against time, making it in lob sec
onds.
This concluded the exercises of Field Day.
Owing to the severity of the weather the time
made cannot be favorably compared with that
made on other occasions by the contestants.
The prizes awarded were as follows: Half
mile walk, silver vase; Throwing base ball,
ball; One hundred yard dash, card receiver;
Standing jump, napkin ring; One-haf mile
run, flower stand Two mile run, a splendid
cane, presented by lady friend of the College;
Running jump, silver vase; Hurdle race, not
decided upon; Two mile walk, silver cup.
The address and skill exhibited in all these
exercises give evidence of most careful in
struction in gymnastic exercises, and of the
interest which the students feel in athletics,
and it is gratifying to find that our college
sports are tending in a direction which is
healthy both to body and mind Some of the
exercises were peculiarly attractive on &C.
count If the grace and agility displayed; the
throwing of the ball, the short runs, the jump
ing. and especially the hurdle race The 1.-THE,
elegant forms flying at the almost race hores
speed of twenty miles an hour make most ex-
citing and pleasant picture.
In The afternoon occurred the regatta for the
challenge cup presented by the class of '73,
which has been on exhibition at Lowelps for
some days. The contesting crews were the
Seniors, Juniors and Sophomores, and were ar
ranged in the following order from the Tops
ham shore, Just in front of the railroad bridge:
LIST, Sophomores; I'd, Seniors; Sd, Juniors.
The course was the old Bowdoin course, round
Cow Island and return-about three and one
half miles. The officers of the regatta were
Referees, Prof. Carmichael and Tutor Smyth
Starter, A. l.. Croker '73; Judges, Payne '76,
Sherm an II, and Hail. Is. The crews were
composed of the following students:
Seniors-Colors red Capt W. A. Robinson
bow, VIM. Alden I'd, w. G. Watt Sd, o. G..
Evans stroke.
Juniors-Capt f. H. Hargrave bow, R. E.
Peavy I'd, F. A. Mitchell Sd, O.. Brinkerhoff
stroke, T. q. Brown coxswain.
Sophomore-Capt G. A. Baker Sd, C. M,
Jacobs bow, P. L. Paine ID, B Potter stroke,
w. w. French coxswain.
The Junior ard Sophomore crews were allowed
forty-fve seconds, for the reason that they
pulled in gigs and carried coxswains The
first word ''go" was given al just three o'clock,
but foul was claimed by the Sophomores,
which was allowed. On the second start the
Seniors took the lead which they held through
out, but did not come in far enough to win the
race on account of the allowance made to the
Juniors and Sophomores.
The boats came in in the following order
and time: Seniors, 81 80; Juniors, 21.59; Soph-
ignores, 22.45.
The race was therefore given to the Juniors,
they coming in less than forty-fve seconds be-
hind.
The rowing compares we'll with that of other
colleges The Juniors and Sophomores had
heavy practice boats with coxsw ains and the
extreme frigidity of the weather was unfavor-
able, as the men were stiffered with cold and
lost considerable time in warming up to their
work. But, Notwithstanding. they rowed very
gracefully, and the'courtesy and fairness ex-
hibited by all m ade the spectators feel that
rowing is indeed manly sport, at least at
Bowdoin, while the shouting crowd on the river
bank, running wildly after the returning boats
duu Cueerlug Inelr IrienQS reCalleu LDo Qe-
| lightful descriptions of races in ''Tom Brown
at Oxford" w bile we may somewhat lose
our interest in rowing when given up to sport
| ing men and gamblers, We cannot but wish
success to the carsmen of Bowdoin, and hope
that the friends of the college will encourage
them by liberal contributions for boats and
lighthouses, and especially by coming from far
and near to their next Field Day, when we
can promise them a delightful days amuse-
ment az we'll as much qualification in seeing
real gentlemen do these things.
At the conclusion of the regatta the students
and friends assembled in the chapel for the
presentation exercises. Mr.. A. L. Crocker OF
'73, in behalf of his class, presented to the
Bowdoin Navy the challenge cup, which is to
remain and be contested for from time to
time by the various crews. The cup is valued
at about seventy five dollars and is an elegant
thing. Commodore o. G. Stevens accepted it,
with few remarks, for the Bowdoin Navy
and called upon Prof. Chapman to make the
presentation, which he did in some excellent
remarks, mach to the qualification of the stu.
dents and others assembled
The class of II, feeling that the memorable