The New York herald., 1876-07-21
PRINCETON'S VICTORY.
Noble Wins the Three-Mile Walk
Taylor and Watson Fail.
O II H f r T. V T. N II S.
Yale. Wesleyan. Williams and Little
Princeton the Winners.

morning partially tempered The heTcc neat niauc TIC
weather at tho cours. more endurabe. Al the old
Glen Mitchell half track mile and half north
of the city the racing commence at ten this
morning, one hoar and minutes later the
arst event under way OF the los entries in all ten
this event. and of these six started, namely
AessrS w. n Watson OF the College of the City of New
ark; +. S. Acllvaine, OF the University OF Penn.
sylvania; W. Il. Taylor, OF Harvard; ]. A.
Noble, OF Princeton; J. H. w Wharf and H. Sewall.
OF Wesleyan, and ". IL Merritt, OF Bowdoin
Taylor dashed away with the lead, though not
good a he took last year, followed sharply by
Watson Noble chasing him. Sewall and Merritt abreast
little further back and McIvane bringing up the
All along to the quarter post this the order
and the several gaps kept opening more and more until
the quarter Taylor ten feet clear OF Watson,
who had $50 feet lead OF Noble, and he
in turn about much OF Scwall and Merritt, who
seemed to have taken a liking other aud were
sticking closo together 100 feet in advance of
Mclvaine. As they drew up TO the haf-mle station,
on the grand stand suddenly, and to the surprise Of
ALL Watson spurtcd fast and gaantly passed Taylor,
TO the delight OF the spectators But the surprise
greater when they found that lie could no. only
get ahead but keep there, for he
KEPT on Ar GREAT FACE,
going away from his bury rival hand over hand-for
Taylor stands six feet, and Is thirteen man,
light slender fellow with good legs Taylor has learned
10 slraghten his knees than year. even than
4 few weeks ago at the New York Athletic Grounds
and though he sweating profusey his well known
great endurance still made IL likely that he nigh
the But catch the little fellow no could not-re
ccdng rather for at the thrccquarer post he 200
feet behind both tearing away with all their might
she Princeton being $50 feet behind Taylor and
ten ahead OF Merritt, far away behind whom walked
Mc1ivanc while
sEwALL HAD HAD
and had dropped AS they finished the home lap
Of the first mile Watson having done the second half
mile OF 1t in about 3m. 55s., he had put good 100
lee, between hun and Taylor And now the
nerkcd difference between their styles OF walking
became plain; for while Taylor held his
lists high and worked his elbows fore and att with
great veor they grazed his body closely that they
almost seemed 10 chae it, while little Watson stepping
out lar freer from the hip though Taylor says ho
strides eet inches carried his hands about on his
trousers pockets, ard swung them with much effect,
making the very most OF every step, while hc his
heel down each time in a wsy unmstakab!y iair
The other most noticeable walker Merritt who an
sder and moro maturcd man, stood . feet 10 inches
more. had capital legs aud looked thoroughly well
built throughout. He dropped his hands az low he
could without bending over, and took lesurey stride
that ought TO last him ali afternoon
The Princeton man had now let Taylor open the gap
Ahead OF him ftoen ieet but kept the Bowdon NAV
Merritt, 800 behind him. Twice had the referee eau
toned the latter, Tor be Often hurried into something
Ike run Now cAmc genuine surprise 10 all.
Taylor, who last year easily and
showed such actually marvellous endurance, tho
great, powerful. iul grown large hinged
Taylor stopped the gate Just boore
be finished the mile and went out OF the Tho
pace and the great heat for the hottest day OF
the week were too much for him, and he was iairly
driven of the track The game little Watson went
squirting far ahead ami sackening his
foot n moment rrincc,on's Noble as he drcw up to
tue grand stand IN layors place, got hearty round
O cheering and tiger and went ahead at good
and lively out not great pace. while
EowpoiN CAME LusggRiNe trrsr,
his long arms stu swinging Ike penduums and his
ahead of HIM. aud the Princeton man, haf way be-
tween, gave occasional brush Tor moment As
they the stand they DID spurt but held each
his own pace quite steadily Now comes another startling
episode. more than laylor's. This 10
was Watson on whom ,hs work had begun TO tell lie
had gone well and very and last ali
through tho Grst mile and well down the
second. his nsts cenched, his teeth storns
when he walks, tight together, but his upper teeth
drawn hard down over his lower hp; his eyes looking
upward and every nerve and snew in his tough lt!c
body doing all they knew He brcathcd hard aud
fast As he nearcd the mile and three quarter post
he turned and looked at his pursuers They were not
near but Princeton as already SAID 500 feet awav a
most sale lead, ample, all would think, to make the
race his own But these two things caught our eye
he sped past the quarter post
WERE GLOWING PURPLE
and his checks sunkcn ana exhausted Now, Prince
ton. II you have good judgment and do ovcrdo you
this race yet, for this manly lille leader
tlackencd his pace pcrccpthiy Oh the nexs lap As ne
again rounded and up TO the quarter post he
something which reminds vivldlv OF GcoTfey
Delsmaine the stalwart hero of Wnkc Collins Man
and Wife. " for in his four mile foot race, hs
mighty efforts TO beat the feather weight began tell
the lrst sign looked or, the path be maie
longer straight but waverng TO and iro. Ike tired
rowing falling ont OF form. lie Iabored painfully
Little Watson, In fact, could longer walk
straight but. siding out toward The mid track.
now actually over on tho ;hree loot strip OF sod
which skirts the nner fence next The pole
and again turned aud looked at his enemy who was
piodding on rclcntlessly, though his pace had not
-ls 1.I Sud- nj hs II lal
Ing LOOK DO you think that mans gong to beat nicy
and thea adds Hes got me " The judges rcassured
him. urged him TO slackcn tric and himself for
the moment, out IL was o. no use ou he sropod, with
swimming head face, 900 icct further opposite
the gate, when suddenly lac hcsiiaicd moment ss II
TO fAll strong arms were around him
= tricc. He was helped on the held aud some re-
irsshment brought for him. We had sem tired
taccs here this week. 1hcc three in the
Wesleyan boat yesterday, another next - stroke IN
The Harvard freshman boat and one Tar than
either at four IN the Cornell freshman crew bat none
Of them ike this mans, lsul falk's. about ago
nizing for the prtzo Here was agony II ever saw II
on a human farc where the pam caino only
voluntarily lie had indeed fought a good lsht bGt
unfortunately he had not finished hs course and the
on the whole ncld tle quickest and wIlluSest
note tho isc young Noble, ci Princeton and the
ringing cheers he go. irom the orange ribbons the
grand stand did in no way annoy him. Eul he
his shirt not even wet, though HIS face very
much So. and he bad narrowed nose
Now. II the large behind him could only
be was the only situated here 10 day.
'Pbewl its pretty hot, says NOoc
But tho GOO foot gap behind was all he needed AMI
he went IN winner in good tlmc enough FOR such
day, though nothing great
HUNDRED yAEDS TRIALS
Next cainc the 100 yards irals and the wcil
known Wakcman, OF Yale, won one, and Stevens "a
Williams, the other.
rrrrf~G sror
Tho sixteen pound shot was pui. and after much
active compctitiun shared Ia by rarmcy the scullec
ana Mana anj harse All oi fshcci0H' Naun pHt i
10 feet IL js inches, and won.
Tnk GRADUATES uiir WALK
Dad two entries downs, OF Wesleyan, the famous
Atalanta bow aud McCai. of Dartmouth, one OF the
regatta company, who entered just iu make u race
The two moved OF at puccmans gait ano we're
called back by the starter. Webb Tor NOS going faster
Hut then the lay hot Mccall stopped when
nearly through the Lr.t hall and now Downs steamed
vi, and dd the second hall iniic ~ iin Is. Win Two
small Irish BOYS coaching him. bIth Of whom ought to
been put out Tor running. at which g'odnaturcd
Mr. Brown would hardly have cotnpalned.