New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-06-16
ATHLETIC EXERCISES AT PRINCETON.

ATHLETIC EXERCISES AT PRINCETON.
An EXHIBITION IN GYMNASTICS TRIALS OF
STRENGTH IN THE OPEN ARIA CONCERT IN
THE EVENING.
lFRoM SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT oP THE TRIBUYEl
PRINCETON, n. j., June 14.-The beautiful
weather and the many attractions offered by Princeton
at the commencement brought large number of
visitors TO the various college entertainments yesterday
The gymnasium, as early IL o'clock, when the
annual gymnastc exhibition took place. filed to
OVERLOOKING. All the were occupied by ladies and
their friends, and the available standing room
crowded with students. The exhibition Of the
finest of those displays OF gymnastc skin for which
Princeton Is noted. on the parallel bars W. r. Wilder
performed certain feas which Professor GOlde, the in
struetOr in gymnastics, saws have never before been
done, to his knowledge. They called forth great
tbusam from the audience. The club swinging also
was unusually good. Mr.. DeRenne, the winner OF the
prize for this the recent Senior contest twisting
and tossing the clubs with much grace and skill. j.
stewart performed very difficult feas the rings.
Several persons swung themselves around the horizontal
bar at full arms length. The tumbng and acrobatcs
were also unusually well performed Messrs. Tewks-
bury and wilmington assisted by Professor GOlde, gave
fine exhibition Of their skill In OF their perform
ances, the three high and drop out" Wilmington
mounted on Professor Gode's shoulders, and his
1ade climbed upon him. Then Wilmington leaped out,
and Tewksbury lit safely whore Wilmington had
light weight general excellence prizes at the recent
contest performed gracefully and well the double
trapeze and the exhibition closed with beautiful feats
IN the flying trapeze. The exhibition as whole
excellent narred by accident, and II produced
it seemed by the frequent applause great deal OF en-
tertainment the audience.
The athletic meeting in the afternoon also very
suecessfu there being several close contests and
very good records. Iewksbury and Waller tied in the
noIe yaultng at feet Ga inches. The 1O0yards dash
vas won by Smock In tho extraordinary time ot 9l5 sec
onds Culis captured first In the running long and run
ning hgb Jumps by record III the first OF 10 feet GA
inches and i'm the second OF feet 54 inches. Larkin
eyccIlrd all his previous records IN putting tho shot"
Nv throw OF 80 feet inches. and made the standing
long lump 10 feet Z inches. The hnlf-mie and mile
by GIL aud SmOck respectively were made In
poor timo and noticeable only tor the close
ast between Gill and Bradford for the half mile Brad
ford lea until the last 100 yards, when Gu caught him
and they neck and neck unu withia hye yards OF
the nnIsh wnen Bradford gave Gus and tainted on the
tuisL line Ioney won the 220-yards dash In 232 see
opds aud ran atone IN the quarter mile. making II IN
Ms seconds. Blackwell threw the hammer 20 ieet
inches and Wilmington closed the contest Oy Winning
tho hurdle race with record OF lJ'a seconds.
Tie evening was occupied By the concert OF the Gee
and Clubs, when alN ava FORM, one OF the
pleasautest features OF commencement week Tie lea
iure OF the present concert was tao number or new
song. rst introduced to the notice of the Gun by their
Instructor Professor Giles from the rare Ofpheus col
lection Of English Glees. These were LNty dAd tdking
ana were well received by the audience As IA Iact were
an ilc pieces rendered. III one OF these new gces
tanned the part OF the single men III quck lively ume
and tune while through II all the first baSses repre-
srnting tue married men, came IN with slow, mourn
mi wall that was inexpressiby amusing The lustru-
mental Club fully sustained The reputation 1t las al
ready made bOth the classical. music ANA the latest
WALTZ were play cd " ith spirit aud expression.