The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-21
ATHLETICS.
THE ANNUAL ATHLETIC GAMES OF COLUMBIA
COLLEGE.


THE ANNUAL ATHLETIC GAMES OF COLUMBIA
COLLEGE.
The eighth annual meeting Of the Athletic Associa-
ton OF Columbia College was held yesterday afternoon
the grounds OF the New York Athletic Club at Mott
Haven. Tho weather pleasant as It could be-
neither too too cold, and the colegans
brought their lady friends force to witness tho
feats Of their athletes Tho officers of the Athletic
Association arc:-Presidcnt James A. Rcnwick; Treas
urer, wilmot Johnson Jr and Secretary N Pendleton
Schcnck. The members are James A. Renwick, Du
Bots Smith, Edwin e. Kent, Aymar Embury N. Pen
dIcton schenck, Ledyard Sands wnot Johnson Jr
J. 7. Goodwin, +. d. Weeks. Gustave Kobbe T. s
browne, Jr. c. W. Francis, Charles King Jr Robert
W. Hall, r. W. Van Buskirk, G. NJ. Hammond and
John r. Suydam, Jr. The games commenced shortly
after eleven A. NJ, Mr. Sserne, OF The New York
Athletic Club, officiating referee and starter The
stand was crowded, and over a hundred ladies' wsro
scattered among the spectators. They appeared 10
tke very decided interest in the sports and greeted
the winners with enthusiastic applause. Tho
first event was the mile walk, which brought
four to the scratch-Adams Francis Mil
lkcn and Allen. Tho track was avo laps
to the mile Adams was ruled out on the second lap
and Allen on the last lap the struggle was LEFT 10
Francis and Milliken The former easily. Time,
Sm Il. Mi!nkcn's tnc was sm ST. The
running long jump brought three competitors
TO tho field, and by Bogart, beating
Pryor and Weeks The winner cleared IL r. 8 INT
Pryor 10 It. IN. and Weeks III II. IN. The halt m Ito
between Hammond. Paine and Griswold. Ham
mond won easily in 2m. los, Paine 2m 2ls. and
Griswod, 2m. 22s. Pntrng the shot won by More
wood, who accomplished "a H., while his antago nist
Pryor, only covered IS IT, Tho 100 yards furnished ton
starterssands, Paine, Mitchell, Waller Bven Cairns
Weeks, Hoffman, Pryor and lindey They we're ali
starred in batcn and Pryor breasted the tape ia
IL los Blvcn and Cairns both claimed louI AS
they said they had boen Josted, aud the
dered the run again IN heats. Pryor and Lindey
their respective heats aud ut the CONCLUSION OF
the other sports ran the final, winch Was won
by Pryor in III los by three quarters OF u
yard. The Strangers Race, half mile was won
by Laportas I'm. 20 25s., Parker second, I'm 20s4s,
and Ely and Brown placed. The running nigh
jump proved another win Tor Bogart, who cleared H.
IN against Prior's 9 H. IN. There WINS then
shorl intermissou, and al IN 45m the sports
sumcd, commencing with the three mic walk which
was won easily by Bven Ia 2sm 3 4-5s., beating Mr..
Nichols by about l-3 oil mile. Nichols time was
3Om 26s. Tho hurdle race, i20 yaras, over 10 lights
oil H. in hurdles, was ccvery bv De Forest in
10 dos; Lindcy second, 2Oas and Pryor third.
The one mile run brought out Rcnwick (lasi years
winnor), Barnes and Martinez The latter jumped
away with the lead which he held for couple OF laps
and then gave up Barnes led Rcnwlck Tor the
lrst three laps, and then tho iavor,te took
the lead and did not shake oil Barnes until
stretch. Renwick with plenty to spare IN ON.
Is sos, Barnes jln. 22iss The standing high stump
won BY Pryor clearing IT. tin while Weeks could
only dispose Of II. IN. Waller aud Hammond started
Ia the qiartcr OF mile race and tho took he
Lead aud kept H. winning remarkably pretty
80 POS Hammond beaten by about two Yards.
the LADIES'. and won by Hammond and Brown who
accomplished the 100 yards the remarkable time OF
l3s Lndicy and Cornell only i yard Dchind
them Tho sports concluded with the Consolation
race quarter of mile Hildreh, Embury Cornell
and Hoffman entered Holman and Cornell led, but
Hldrcth down all his opponents aud easily IN
5ss The spectators then quietly dispersed in tho d.
rccion OF tho Mott Haven depot where they took tho
cara TO the city.