New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-30
COLLEGE ATHLETES IN EXCITING CON-
TESTS.
HARVARD CARRIES OFF THE LARGEST NUMBER OF


HONORS.
The fifth field meeting of the Inter-COlle-
gate Athletic Association drew large and enthusiastic
gathering Of conegians and their lazy friends
IN tle grounds Of the New-York Athletic Club
yesterday afternoon The grand stand was gay
with the bright cOlOrs with which the
fair spectators showed their partially for an
other Of the colleges and the young men had bits OF
ribbon in their button holes or silk handkerchiefs
streaming from their canes The officers Of the assoca
ton for 1880 are as follows President. ". Fellows
Morgan, OF Columbia; vicepresident, @. c.
Thayer, of the University of Pennsylvania;
Secretary Ellis g. Seymour, Of Amherst Treasurer II.
f. j. Porter IT, of Lehigh University; aud Executive
Committee Mr.. Morgan Of Columbia, F. G. LandOn Of
Princeton, and Conrad BcreDs, OF Yale. The officers
at Yesterdays field meeting Referee,
T. W. White Judges, G. Goldie. L. H.
johnson, James MaCee and James LafOn. TImekeep-
ers c. e. Pierce and s. Hammond, jr trackmasters F.
O. Darling OF YALE and T. ]. Brereton starter A. p.
Montaut.
In the contests Harvard carried Of the most
hopors, and her friends were therefore, Jubilant,
The first event the hundred yards
DASH In tho first heat A. r. Moore,
of Stevens Institute. had walk-over. the other con-
testants falling to appear. The second heat was won
by T. J. Wendell 1872 OF Harvard, in 1925 seconds over
three Columbia men, T. w. Brown, 'S3, W. d. Brereton
49, and D. st. g. Bssel, 80 The third and deciding
heat which came later, also won by Wendell in
100. seconds r. II. sayre 81. Of Columbia,
won the NJ lie walk in minutes 54a5 seconds over two
competitors from Harvard and LehiRh. Eleven men
entered for the standing high Jump W. soren, 49, OF
Harvard winning, and clearing feet III inches. The
announcement was made this 81 inches better
than the best amateur record r. b. kcene OF Harvard
was second, clearing feet IL inchcs
The oucnilcrun was q spirited contest, aud was won
,,v Theodore Cuyler '82, of Yale, in minutes 1875
seconds. The second man, twenty-five yards behind
Cnyler, was A. Thorudike, 81, OF Harvard. Seven
of C,.ln ffn NTan an
essv victor IN tho contest IN hammer-thrOwng,
clearing "a feet inches The second man was &. l..
Irens' 81 OF Brown University, who made rs feet l02
tpccs There we're for the 900 yards dash
which was decided in one heat; Wendell, OF Harvard
came In first In 245s records. f. W Brown 's3
Biss.l 80, and Brereton, 's3. all Of
Columbia following in the order named
The running high jump also won by Harvard. A
C. Deuniston, 49, clearing feet Inch, and deteat ng
competitors from Brown, Princeton and Columbia. A.
r. Moore 49, OF Stevens. exc.ed 10 putting the shot.
although he had Bush. Of Columbia, against
him He made thrtyfve feet ore and quarter inches
The best college record There eutries besides
Moore from Harvard, Lehigh, PRINCETON, Stevens and
C c,IeR was H"e won BY A. Ballard. ST.
TGyers ssSord Of PeP T TSya vas COL
nmbis came in second. yards behind the winner
In the last lap TAYLOR had few feet the lead but
ballard passed hw, amid great cheering and excite
Columbia vas the only college that brought
team for The tug Of war. The men braced pulled tho
nniesisfing rope few feet, and we're awarded
,ha nTiz, They walked of cOagratuatng
zach other while the spectators laughed
heariy The pole vaulting was splendid exhibition
md ,1as won by r. B. TewksDurF, 80 OF Princeton,
who cleared feet inches Keene; OF HarvaTd was
his oy competitor. g. C. Tbayer. 81, OF the UniYer-
H., ~ P,niisyivnua, won the running broad jump.
mating record OF 20 feet inches Men from Harvard,
Prnceop, Columbia, and Brown took part IN this con-
II H. Strong, 'si. o. Lehigh d. Jones, 's2; Of Yale
and m T. Morrow 'S2. Of Lehigh were he ilrst second
and laird respectyey. IN the 120ysrde hurdle race,
which wns won in one heat IN 19l2 seconds W. Soren,
ga Of Harvard, carried the priz2 away from
three Competitors In the standing broad lump clearing
IN feet / inch Harvard also the winner In the
Drfcr ile race for which there only two start
era out of ten entries. Wendell defeated r..
Coornbes 81, OF Columbia, IN 03lB sec
Suds The bycicle race OF two miles
was one OF the most exciting events OF
Wurts $50 Of Yale; ". r. Field, 49, OF Princeton, and
Il IL SnydcT, 80, of Coluabia. Snyder coon dropped
emf and fhe race was between Wurta and Field.
Per lap after lap wnrts held the IN
s,d ~ IRE track and icadtnR by or two feet,
yse tie YsIe men cheered themselves nearly h0arse.
Wnen there we're only lap and bali 20 80. however.