The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-11-05
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OUR COLLEGE ATHLETES.
AsT0NIsHIN0 AGILTTY OF THE 90
LUMBfA BOYS.
The scheei Of Letters and the School =
Mines Competing for Gold Medais-vauIts
ing, Jumping. Walking, and IL nunnipa.

The scheei Of Letters and the School =
Mines Competing for Gold Medals-vauits
tnr. Jumping. Walking. and Hunnipa.
The first autumn meeting OF the Athletic
Association Of Columbia College, on the grounds
of the New York Athletic CLUB, near Mott Has
ven. traDspired yesterday. Mr.. ]. II. Van AM
ringe, Professor Of Mathematics, officiated 40
Judge. The School OF Letters and School OF
Mines were admitted to the games on an equal
footing, and additional interest was aroused By
the rivalry existing between these two depart
ments. The prizes offered we're OF gold. On
the top bar OF each was Inscribed the nature Of
the event in which II was awarded, and on the
circular pendant, backed by broad ribbon OF
the college color, appeared, In raised gold. the
nsure Of an athlete In action.
The exercises" rs Prof. Van Amrings
termed the sports. began with mile walk By
W. w. Bliven, '7s, c. r. Hurburt, rs. and @.
Eldredee, ~. The course was one-nfth OF .
mile In length.ssQn the second lap. while the
contest, between Eldredgc ana Bliven was very
close, the former suddenly threw up his arms,
palpitation Of the heart, and his friends carried
him 70 the dressing room. Eldredge made his
mile easily IN min. IN seconds.
Then the vGulting frame was set up before tho
gr nd stand. H. L. Bogert, '7s, tall and slender,
and +. d. Weeks, ~ short and thick set"
each successive elevation. Beginning at 3 feet
6inches, they vaulted over feet, GO, 6.S IL, 10.
and 81, but He'd on So. Tho judges wanted to
lower the rod an inch, but the boys said they
were going TO do IT., and after n rest, Weeks
lifted himself over, three inches to spare, but
Bogert could not do II.
- In the go yards dash. Z. 8; Alderman. III J. A.
Booth, '7s, w. A. Bartlett, school Of Mines, q.
NJ. Hammond, 10, School Of Mines, II. Parsons,
20, School Of Mines, and W. Waller. '73 entered.
Parsons had good lead. but Waller notwtn-
standing his bad start In the crowd, worked out
to the front and, with jump like a deer at the
goal. came In winner by yard only. Time, 25t
A dash Of 40 yards was run by w. Z. Hiidreth.
II, and X. r. Colgate. 80. Hildreth led at the
Colgate suddenly put on a tremendous stride.
Ind guickly eft hildreth so far IN the lurch that
gate made the goal in IS seconds.
The NTH event was to have been running
Colgate, 80, who has record Of feet ~ inches,
aud the jumoing oaf WAS put aside.
Three entries m ade the one mile race Interests
W. Barnes, 20, and X. II. Colgate, 80. who quick
gavO their dust to H. L. Doger, 10, made 1t ex.
citing Colsate crossed the line twenty YARDS In
Then ensued a hundred yard dash, 10 two
heats. In the nrst heat W. Waller, '7S, II. Par
sons, 70. and A. Thatcher, ~, the two latter Of
tne School Of Mines, were matched tGgether::
for an amateur. +. 5. Alderman, II, c. \. HON.
man, 1s, Il: Dlven. rs, and q. VI. Hammond.
In II seconds, u breath iD advance OF Hammond,
but as 1t was claimed that Ackerman had started
lust before me n signal, lie" was called be-
I
| and Hammond ran IN the final heat. which was
won by Waller, again in l01S seconds.
Then everybody stopped for lunch There
was coffee for the seniors and milk for the fresh
men.
Alter lunch c. Eldredge found no competitor
In a throc-milc walk. 80 be leisurely traversed
the course alone In 25iS.
Tho next event" was hurdle race of laJ
yards, with ten hurdles, each feet inches
high and 1O feet apart w. ". De Forest, '73.
took the badge from III. l.. Bogert rs. In lne
STYLE. making the distance IN - seconds.
| OF the School OF Mines, threw the twelve pound
| hammer. HammOnd's - feet IL inches was
beaten by Boyd's 65 feet inches. Hammond
and Dogert pitted themselves against each
other In half-mtle run. but rs the latter was
| fresh from the hurdle race, Hammond had an
easy victory In 225.
| The Cons olatiun rnce, 4t0 yards, was the IN ost
| interesting of the day.
| j. A. Booth. IS. anu w. A. Bartlett, 80, kept
abreast until the close, when they took the line
together, and fell exhausted before the or md
stand. 1t was a dead heat. After the Stran-
gers race which IS the last event on the list.
| The Consolation race was repeated with a nearly
| similar result but Bartlett pushed in by half
second. Time, l:g.
In the Strangers half mile race were en-.
| tered Cornelius Nought, OF the Yonkers
| Lyceun; +. Hnnhau, OF the Harlem Athletic
| A. Nerrian, Jr., of the knickerbocker Yacht
| Club. and James \. ReLwck, 20, Columbia
College. Nought led from the start, and fms ned
| In 2l2.
| Prof Van Amringe. after dilatinG a little on
| the pleasure and benefit Of athletic sports,
| awarded the prizes, and announced that tho
exercises" were closed. The boys set up
"three times three" for the Professor and the
ladies, hnsning each cheer with ringing
| C-O-l-u-m-b i-u.