The New York herald., 1878-10-27
HARVARD UNIV GkSITY FRESHMAN
SPORTS.
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IBY TELlGRAPa TO THE HERALD.
Bosroy. Oct 26, 1878.
The first field sports OF the Harvard Athletic Asso-
citation took place to-day jarvis Field, Cambridge.
before large gathering Of friends OF the students.
HUNDRED YARDS.
The drst event called the 100 yards dash, IN
which the entries, as in all tho contests but the
bicycle race, were members of the freshman class
Messrs. Wearing. Warren and Wendell snot ahead st
the sound OF the starting pistol neither, however,
exhibiting any great amount OF speed IL soon
apparent that Wendell had uch the best OF IT,
thocgn Warren hell him we'll, and the cup for the
Dash given to wcnocii. Time, ll1s seconds.
NILE
Baldwin, Hoyt and Lei-ht next came to the score
for the mile walk. Baldwin took the lead without
trouble. ana Tell into not very handsome but rapid
Vai. Hoyt wit handsome step, hinged baldw
very resolatey. Tho Harvard rack onc-nfth . lie
aud the testapts Kept the
fatigue, and on the last lisp hoyi, who had been max
ing waiting race, spurted finely and soon had his
back to BALDWIN,. Inc sight was agsravating to tne
latter vino Struggled 10 regain bis vantage, ana no
od close up the gap between them, but only by run
nng Hoyt, to be ou done, also ran, aud along
The last stretch the lad lost all prctences TO
quite exciting. Both men passed he iDisb together,
Hoyt possibly trac the OF II. Baldwin tainted
a. coon Is the race over but recovered.
Tue judges promptly ruled out both lor running
The ,ime made was SIN. ~.
Tho entries ior the onea mile hauaIeap bicycle
were swan Isl, Parker 80, Tubbs 100 Wright 81,
Aboe 81, out tue latter Withdrew. The remaining
tour were started tbis way-parkrr thirty
yarus behind Swan and Wright, VINO were thirty
yards behind fuubs The race was n pretty one,
but fubbs placed front only 10 be beaten for
Nil the contestants gained 90 him. and the second
lap no dropped behind aud out oil the swan and
wright Kept pretty well together. with frequent
brushes, Parker doing vel behind them 0n the
third lap. swun took the lead Kept of
the race, aud Parker had overtaken anu passed
tus
toi,ng 10 beat Parker and swan constantly increas
ing his lead swan auay passed the iue about forty
one Yards abcau ol Parker. Who was tbirty yards
before Wright. fne time made vas An. sos
HUBBLE
A very neatly run t2O-yard hurdle race followed.
tho spectators Inning tue course in dense
rows Torrey and Warren started vol together
them the hrst tour lights but gradually Torrey
drew ahead, and st the tcnih lap forrey was about
nve icst ahead of warren, VINO then stopped runnins
Torrey won the cup IN II = seconds.
WALK OVER.
Wendell, ms there we're other entries, had II all
hts own way Ia the 20O.yard dash. Ho dia he dis
tance IN 20 . seeoDds
RUS on oSH MILE
The closing sport, perhaps, the most interest
in1 the mc Tne men took position in the
order nameJ .-torrcy iBsiir, hauc, Thatcher Wenr.
Ing Horrck. Herficx spurted or tue pole ou 4.
set: but Kane also wunted u and mum med along
ahead, while wearing fell to no roar fofrsy
Hcfrick. wnie rbaicncr vas iourtn At the 1nisu OF
the ar-t lap. Iho icadiog tour the second
milo kept we'll togo,her but Torrey, whIic second.
suddenly stopped runniGg. leaving Thatcher his
posItion. Thatcher at once nttackcd Kane. who
had mus lar led, aud ate, ano'ner nth
lead Kane now tel gradually behind until Heracx
passed him, when ne spurtod TO rsgstn second puce
whIcb he kept the close Of the race. Wearing made
Kane and Horrex when the tape wns breasted. Time,
dm. los