The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-04-06
FIVE SCORE IN A RACE.
ONE HUNDRED hND NINE YOUNG MEN
IN 4 FOUR-HOUR RUN

Meeting Of the College BOY. Under Ceiumbia'.
Bnnner-The Greatest Foot Race Ever
seen Here-A Variety OF Spirited Contcsts
The athletic gamos OF the Columbia Col
lege Boat Club were opened yesterday Mt lisp
NJ. with one OF tho most cnlivenlng perform-
Hnces ever socn on tho sawdust path Very fcw
spectators were present ut that early hour
One hundred and nine young amateurs meme
bers OF various athletic clubs OF tho country
started on four hours go-as- you please
rnce. They were sent of in twelve squads,
before as many sets Of scorers Attired
in all the hues OF the rainbow. with many
mixed colors besides they presented highly
picturesque appearance. Within i've minutes
Of the start they stretched entirely around tho
quarter milo track In Gilmore's Garden. single.
double, treble. and in squads. The danger OF
stepping on each others heels was imminent.
Looking down from the front balcony around
the track one saw bobbinR. gliding. trotting.
walking, endless string OF bodies. legs. and
arms passing. repasslng. and following each
other Mr.. Albert Smith, who backed OLeary
when he won the Ashley belt. and who Is anx-
ious to find runners in the East. while OLeary
Ia looking for racers in the West capable OF
recapturing the belt, watched the runners with
the critical eye OF veteran sportsman. Mr..
Smith believes that an American will yet be
found to recover the English trophy. and on
this belief $500 has been deposited with tho
the OIeary bolt to begin in the Garden. Oct 9.
At the end Of the lrst hour only half score
had dropped out; +. Foster. Plainneld, n. j.,
led the line; he had run 9 miles and laps,
John G. Byron, Bahyon !. l.. came next.
nils l lap; J. ]. Riley, New York. third.
:, Two hours found ,soyeniy:nve IN tho rqco.
second. G. j. Lcach. scottish American cub Is
miles 6 laps third. John G. Byron. IS miles 3
laps. Several of the smaller boys were going
About any athletes were on the. truck at tho
end Of three hours. G.; j. Mann Of the Deaf and
miles 2 laps; C. j. Leach was second q miles q
Laps; G. A., J; ,Qu, ,ckhurner. Scottish-Amcrican
Club, third. 81 miles laps
Forty-nve. Of tho contestants. were in Mt tho
finish. G. l. Mann Tho deaf mrptc. led the
Jersey City came next. % miles; C. 4. j. Oueck-
burner was third. 81 milea. 7 laps VIM Irvine
md G: J. Leach were fourth. each making n
The garden was well filed in the evening"
Many ladies wcre present
n. II. sayrc Of Columbia nni George T. Heine
OF the University oi Pennsylyanln opened the
sp9r5 Y9 ci r@95nng nd5ds soG1 9ise igmp Helms
rafting 40 yards hurdle handicap. raco
oyer 2l hurdles had throe starters. + Mcmahon
Of the Jersey City Athletic Club won in min
Five men started in the one-mlle walk scvon.
Columbia Boat Club took the first medal Time
1928; cheers. tumultuous
., Twelve started IN a one-mile run handicap,
VIM. Ropes Trask. who was handicapped ~
Yards, won in 4:57 3-5. which is remarkably
The first, heat OF n75-yards run handicap
second trial heais was won 10y c. \. Phillips IN
2TSS C2o%cy ant h a
heat in 4-5 seconds. Thomas simpson took
the fourth heat in ga seconds. The NTH heat
and race was won by II. Mawyer Time, "a
Ten men from the Ninth Rgiment Athletic
Club. and ten from the Empire City Athletic
Club. all heavy weights then INDUCED In tug
Of war 1t was the iiyeiiest TUG Of the meeting
ha m ha oft,..p ha
scratch in minutes fl seconds.
The first heat in quarter mile run. handi-
Is SgT95 isaSSSah iseSSGahds. d j. b. Frssainnan AahhsstSH
Club. crossed The score first In the second heat
won 10y two yards hy j. D. Freeman Of the Man.
haitian. Time, 81 20 seconds,
starters, was very close brush. W. J. Roberts
Th GEa aa Af G GffG lns en- 6n dom Mile Tms 22o Mas
was Won bY j. ~ Brcslin, New York. Timo
A 75.yerds run for college men was cap.
tured 10y Horace Iae ~ the University OF Penn.
syr,yGani2i. yrGl H.. TIM 1 y seronds, ,.,,..,.,.. -
exciting W. 4. Addison Of Ravenswood kepi
The! Load i9r two miles AMI ahalf, whenJ Leaio4
style and won easily Time 14:4l2-5.
The final light weight tug Of war between six
the New York Athlotics pulled the Unions over over
the scratch in IL minutes IL seconds. Thd
Unions had intrenchei themselves in the sub
soil, but II was too light to hold
me llntl ifht IN lne TWO lnlle nNndlclp walk
was hoty contested. Joseph A. Hcsse Empire
Athletic Club. took the cake. Time. lG:53.
The evenings sport ended with tug of war
hy a team OF six men from Company B. Seventh
Regiment. and like number from Company +.
Twenty second Regiment. 1t took the Seventh
boys Just minutes AN seconds to pull their
opponents over the scratch.
An athletic statistician computed last night
that the young men had run and walked Il com-
bned distance yesterday that would have
reached across the ocean.
Before the games were finished the garden
was filed to It's utmost seating capacity. AZ the
favOrites from the several colleges came I'm VIC
torious the building fairly shook with applause
at times.