New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-05-29
OUTDOOR SPORTS.
ATHLETIC INTERESTS.
THE CHALLENGE CUP Gogs BACK TO HARVARD.

THE CHALLENGE CUP GoFS BACK TO HARVARD
The sixth annual field meeting of the Inter.
collegiate Athletic Association held yesterday af
tcTnoon the grounds of the NewYork Athletic Club
at Mott Haven. Representatives from ten colleges CON-
recd There wore fifteen events on the programme, Of
which Harvard won Ave- Columbia four, Lehigh two
Yale one. University Of Pennsylvania one Stevens IN
slutc one and Princeton one. Dartmouth Lafayette
and l.niser failed TO take any first prizes The
Intercollegiate Challenge Cup goes back 10
Harvard. That college 1t last year
Columbia the three previous years, and Princeton the
first year The cup Is given each year the college win.
min, tie most first prizes. A cloudy sky and cool
brrrIe made the day all that could be desired for ath.
lric sports. Nearly Thousand persons attend.
ancc, mostly cocgans although there was good num-
bar Of pretty young women Most Of the sports were
warmly contested and In two Instances the best preyions
American college records beaten. T. W. White was
the referee and Judge of walking; f. ]. Fitzpatrick, j.
Magee l.. II. Johnson and ". H. Griffin the judges;
v. Il. Curtis, C. H. Pierce and A. VI. Hunter acted
timers, and Charles Price was the starter.
Ia the lOOyards trial heats, T. j. Wendell, Harvard,
and j. f. jenkins. Columbia obtained first places and
T. ". Mcintosh Lafayette and II. j. DAWSON jr, Co
umha lined second places thera In tho
final heat this won by Wendell, jenkins being good
second time, 1914 seconds. Wendell won this event
last year. There were eight entries for the running
high jump. w. soren, Harvard, and r. II. sayrc. Co
Hmbia, competed. soren won, jumping D feet ~
Inches; eu9re jumped fcet u inches. The mile run
was taken easily by T. Cuyler Yale. the winner last
year; time, 1 minutes. 4O7s seconds. His only com
pctitor was 4. Thondyke Harvard,
Tho tugOf-war between teams OF four, under 600
pounds, time 10 minutes one Of the most exciting
events. Princeton by feet inches
over the University OF Pennsylvania. Columbia
ailer ard tueged puckly with Princeton, but though
the "C-oluu-b-i-a the loulest cheer. the New
j. rsry cole gian, had the best muscle and the tug
~ tct inches. -Four contested III policy aulting.
DIrs upl', Ichlgh, Nanlted feet inches and Hdili-
nan. Princeton, the second trial, yaucd the same,
giving ih' attrr the second prize. The quarter mill
Na- FAST race. although Ballard University of Penn
~ aniH, easily Wilson, Princeton, his only
antagonist; time, 53i, seconds. SOren. Harvard. won
ward diuprd feet 10 inches. jenkins, Columbia,
tcroaJ-l feet 4l2 inches. sayrc Columbia, over
Hrrrck, Harvard, in The mile walk ycry easily time,
: ninutrs 36ls seconds. In throwing the l6pOund
hamBwr six men contested. j. IL. Mont gomery,
columbia, won ~ q throw or 40 feet GIG
inches. Porter Columbia lose second with 10
inches In the hurdle there six starters.
III nna heat was won by Morrow, Leihgh, although
1roWbrdgc, Yale. was 50 near that he protested mo
race The time los seconds. In the 22Oy ards
Ia hc rst trial heat, Wendell giving jenkins tie heat
The final heat by Wendell n 23is seconds beat
H. the previous best record, 232 seconds. jenkins
good second. The halfInilc well contested,
Coolidge. Harvard winning III = minutes 81 Seconds
Parker. Dartmouth second. 4. Moore,
pui the sh0f feet inches, defeating xix comptit-
Ors Jenkins. Columbia nearly reached the best record
~ tn running broad jump, making 20 feet 81 Inches.
The tWO-r bicycle called out six riders and
cltcl ru: cheering. Reed, eoumbia, Won In u min
Gtr- u seconds. Wli-On, Harvard, second In q
minute, 81 . seconds. Ihe former best record Was 7
les [ 4