The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-06-09
Field Day sports of the Athletic Associa-


Special to the Press9
VAUDEVILLE, June Z.
The annual field day sports of the Colby Athletic
Association took place at the Waterville trotting
park yesterday afternoon. large number wit
messed the games, which proved very interesting.
Among the new features introduced were the bicy-
Gle race and the archery contest both of which ad
ded greatly to the interest of the SPORTS The day
was success in every sense of the word and the
management deserves much praise. The following is
the programme with the names of the winners:
Mile run Won by NJ. H. Small Time, m, %
sec. 4. Moulton, second
Standing long jump-Won by F. H. Edmunds
Distance 10 it.
Pole vault-won by W. P. Morton. it,, in.
One hundred yards run.-Won by W. G. Emerson.
Scr atch start time 10 seconds. E. W. Frentz, two
yards start, I'd.
Horizontal bar contest-Won by c. P. Small. W.
Hurdle race-Tie between Written and Bick-
more.
Running long lump-Won by W. c. Emerson.
Throwing hammer, az lbs.)-won by H. M.
Moore. Dstacce IA fit.
Putting shot, az lbs. ,)-wOn by W.. W. Written.
Running hi, h jump-Won by G. P. Small. Aft,
91a in.
Bar vsult-Tiebetween Brown and Morton. 5 it,
IL in.
Potato race-won by j. F. Larrabee.
Bicycle race, mile-Won by R. H. Pulsifer.
Time M, 58 sec.
Three-legged race, 100 yards-won by Weber
and Dunham in 1871 seconds.
z2O yards run Ito beat record of rs seconds)
Won by ". G. Emerson; time % seconds.
time, 81 seconds.
Throwing base ball-Won by j. L. Townsend;
distance 2S9 feet inches,
Archery contest-Won by e. w. Frentz.
COurfney's Usual FizzIe-He Fails TO APP
pear for His Race with Ross.
Go the Associated Press.)
NEW YORK, June THE race to come off at
Oak Point to day ended in izzle. Courtney did
not appear when ordered out, and Ross came out
and rowed over the course alone. Courtney was
about the grounds during the morning Just be-
fore p. NJ Johnny Cree asked him if it was not
time to get shaved. He said he thought it was, and
both are said to have started for barber shop
Courtney was not seen after that.
At O'Clock Referee Hazard told Bert Brown.
Courtney's trainer to find his man. and tell him to
prepare for the race and that it would be started
at O'Clock. Brown went off and in an hour re-
turned with the answer that he could not find his
principal anywhere. He had been across the road
but was unable to see any barber shop. Courtney
had been over the in the morning and after
ward said that the water was good. At O'Clock
the water was quite smooth over half the distance,
though in places there were trifing choppy ripples
caused by eddes, but that the water was good
enough for the race was proven by the three-mie
match rowed at 4.30 p. m. between Geo. Gaisel
and Fred Plaisted, which was easily won by Gaisel
in 81 minutes As 3-5 seconds. Cree has several
times during the past ten days claimed that the
race would not take place. James Pilkngton, one
of the proprietors of Oak Point, says that Cree
said to him some days ago that he (Cree) wanted
something out Of the match. Courtney, it seems,
reported before leaving to-day that there was no,
money up, and he would not row unless he saw the
purse or had bonus in advance, and he displayed
letter signed "Jim,' in which the writer offered to
give him third of the receipts if he would 60 in
the match. Pilkington said in reply that he made
that offer to Courtney last Spring before the articles
of the present race were signed, and Pilkington
showed Richard X. Foxs receipt for $25O0 de-
posted as the purse. Pilkington was asked if
Courtney was entitled to the $500 which went to
the second man. He replied that he could not re-
member the full text of the articles of agreement
but if he could keep the amount from Courtney he
would do So Pilkington said that he would give
$500 If Courtney would come back for his boat.
Some persons said that Courtney was afraid of the
mob. Ross rowed over the course in an admirable
manner, making three miles in % minutes and
511a seconds, This was excellent time for the
water and tide. Referee Hazard decided all bets
OIL except where "play or pays was stipulated.