The New York herald., 1876-11-05
ATHLETIC SPORTS.
FALL MEETING OF THE COLUMBIA COLLEGE
ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION.

FALL MEETING OF THE COLUMBIA COLLEGE
ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION.
The fall meeting OF the Athletic Association OF
Columbia College was held yesterday the grounds
OF the New York Athletic Club, at Mott Haven. Tho
weather all shat could be wished for, ana quito
gathering OF the young coIlegsns friends pres
n 10 witness the sports Tho ladies', too, who
present in force took special interest in the days
events, and with pencils and cards in hand kept
record of the winning contestants appiauding and
encouraging all IN their Efforts tor victory.
on the programme wasa mile walk, which brought
TO the mark threo contestants-w II. Diven, rs; c. f.
Herbert '1s, and c. Eldridsc. 10 The race won
and the first victory OF the day scored by Eldridgc
Time SIN. 2ias
Pole vauns next In order, the contestants being
+. D. Weeks, ~, and II. L. Bogert. IS. Weeks won
by making spread Of feet 3 inches
In tho 220 yards race there entries--F. s
Alderman, ~ J. A. Booth, rs; W. A. Bartlett, and G.
ii. Hammond. OF the School OF Mines, and W. Waller
rs Waller the in good style In rs. seconds
W. T.. HiIdrcth ~, and u. Il Colgate 80 toed tho
mark for the 4o yards race, the latter coming in win
in 55 seconds There being contestants but H. L.
Rogeri, rs tho running high jump that gentleman
had only through the performance without effort
the
There were three starters this and much in
terest attached the result Five laps OF the track
make up the distance and the finish Immediately
under he grand stand. r. r. Colgate 80; II. !. Bo-
gari, rs, aud ". Barnes, rs entered and aew
away al the crack OF pistol Colgate came ~ vlc-
ONE HUNDRED YARDS RACE.
This the most holly contested event on the pro-
granne There We're TWO trial heats, and nnai heat
between the winners TO decce the event W. Waller,
rs: il. Parsons, 20. and A. Tnstcher ~, started IN
the. irst ,ral which was won by Waller In lOia
onds. The second trial brought out i. s. Ackerman,
-, q. NJ Hammond, school OF Mines; Z. y. Hoffman
OF an advantage he obtained tho
I Hammond the latter was gwen place with HIM IN
i the final heat Ackcrman,s time was II seconds
1 In tue nnal heat all three got away nj the
instant They held close 10 each other for the lrst
hity wards but Waller al this point sprang out from
between his competitors, and came in iour yards
ahead OF Ackernan, Hammond last Time l0ts
secouds
| c. Eldridec 10, started alon' three mile walk,
there being other entry He did his best, however,
and made an excellent score as foliows:-Onc mile,
Sun. u as miles, I'm. 3.s. three miles, 25m. ASS.
While Eidridgc WAS plodding MS way around the
| OF Mines, and q. NJ. Hammond, school of Mines.
engaged in tossing the hammer Boyd on his nrs trial
threw 1t 81 feet; Hammond followed with a throw OF 80
feet IL inches Boyd IN HIS second throw tossed the
| hammer 50 ieet incues and Hammond withdrew.
| THE HrgDLE RACE.
120 yards, hurdles each three and
halr feet hiah, had two compettors-w. H. Deloresi,
rs, and H. L. Boger '7s. D.lor.st the lead a
about hall the distance and won the race by hurdle in
! hurdles nicely.
| q. NJ Hammond, School OF Mines and H. /. Bogcrt,
| rs, wcrc for the half miie run. Hammond won
| without effort IN 2m 25s
THE CONSOLATION RACE
Of 40 yards the closest and exciting tho
programme. The contestants we're J. A. Booth, rs,
and W. A. Bartlett, 80 They got away together like
fash, ana around the course close together all
| the way toam OF horses As they came to the
winning point they called for loudly by name
shit up, but neither could outdo the other, and
thcy touched the string and foil together, while the
| boys cheerod and the ladies' applauded.
/ Tne referee decided u dead heat. On the second
trial they got away the first and kopt pretty we'll
! aud won the race Time Of dead heat LIN. / lbs.
OF race. I'm. Ga The last on the programme
the Strangers which after the dead heat
between Bartlett aud Booth. Tho distance WAS half
| mile. open all c0mers. There were five entries
Cornelius Nought and Charles Harriet, OF the Yonkers
| Iyceum; James A. Renwck, Columbia College, 10;
i. Bunhxn, OF the Harlem Athletic Association, and
A. vcrrien, Of the knck erbocker Yacht Club. From
] the start Il evident that Vouaht would the
race He took tho lead the others ioiow wing Indian
Tile almost during the whole race VoughI came
easy winnor. The others IN dc ilttie spurt at the
| close, bunhnn coming in second, Harriet third.
| Mr. James ONeil acted referee and Mr. Caspar
Griswoid and Professor Amrnge as judges. When tho
sports the were distributed by Pro-
| lessor Amrinsc who made happy little speech
Columbia, who burned the midnight oil In the pursuit
Of knowledge. The boys acknowledged the COM pk
| mSDt with laugh, TOOK tner wclcarned prizes and
nll hands Joined three cheers for tho professor,
| which wore supplemented with the ususl C-O-L-U-M-
/ B-i-A.