New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-27
INTERCOLLEGIATE GAMES IN MUD.
HARVARD WINS THE CHAMPIONSHIP FOR THE YEAR

AND THE CHAMPIONSHIP CUP.
Had the Executive Committee of tho Intercollegiate
Athletic Association tried to pick out more dis
agreeable afternoon for the thirteenth annual Held
meeting of the association than they had yesterday
they would have failed sIgnally. When the games
woro started, at . 80 p. M, the rain was pouring
down in torrents and the Manhattan Athletic grounds
were one great puddle Tho Judges, timers and
Measures waded around under umbrellas and the only
thing among the spectators and competitors thet was
not cold and damp was college eellns
Largo delegations from Yale, Harvard, Princeton
Columbia University of Pennsylvania ana Swal hmore
were present, while more ladies than usual were
the grand stand and exhibited ther coheee picoi-
enccs by the co.ofs they wore.
The Harvard men especially demonstrative,
for they not only won the championship for this year,
but also the championship cup, for which the different
colleges have been striving for thirteen years Inc
cup Is handsome silver trophy, bearing thirteen
shields on each Of which Is engraved the name
of the champion college, the date and place, together
with a list OF contests won by that college, and the
individual members with their record for each year
The cup was to be given to the college winning the
rreatrst number of shields. The thirteenth shield
was filed yesterday by Harvard, giving her eight
shields to three for Columbia one for Yale and one
for Princeton The result Of yesterdays game was
~ follows: Harvard seven first prizes and six
second prizes Yale six first and three seconds; Uni
vesity of Pennsylvania, TWO nlets anu tuec secohuS,
Columbia. first and three seconds Amherst, one
second. The contests were:
100 Yards dash-First heat by e. d. Bodey.
L. S. Harvard second w. Mayer 80, Harvard. Sec
ond heat c. H. Sheriff., 80, Yale; second, f. B. Lund
49, Harvard. Third heat E. C. Moen, '91, Harvard ;
second c. S. Mandel, 80, Harvard Final heat by
c. H. Sheriff. 80. Yale, with E. O. Moen, '9l, Harvard,
second; time 10 35 seconds
100 yards hurdle race-Iirst heat won by II Mapes
90 Columbia second, 5. r. Bell, 81, Harvard Second
,ss. Harvard Final heat Herbert Mapes, 90 Column
bln, with II. L. Williams, 90 Yale. second; time. II 1-5
seconds
Two mile bicycle race-First heat Z. H. Davis. '91,
Harvard second, X. Brown '91, Harvard. Second heat
w. W. Weare, 80. s., Yale second, c. d. Keen $50,
University OF Pennsylvania. Final heat, won by r. H.
Davis 's1, Harvard; time, min 3 sec. wearc and
rode dead heat for second place. which finally
secured by Keen +. A. Delsbarre, 80, Amherst took
header completely wreckng his wheel and iarrng him.
self considerably.
40 yards dssh-First heat by W. c. Dohn. 80.
Princeton; second. s. G. Wells L. S., Harvard Second
heat by H. NJ Banks, 's9, Columbia second. T. J.
stead, '01, Harvard Final heat won by s. G. Wells
J.. S.. Harvard, with H. NJ Banks 80, Columbia, close
second and w. c. Dobn, go Princeton less than foot
behind
One mile run-won by W. Harmar. 49, Yale second.
G, A. Davenport 80. Harvard; time, min 81 As
onemile walk-won by f. O. Wright L. ST. Harvard ;
second o. Chamberlain 49, University Of Pennsylvania
22o yards hurdle race-Frst heat, won by G. S. Man
dell 80, Harvard second IT, X sweny, 80, S., Yale
Second heat, won by Herbert Mapes. Columbia second
L. Lentilhon, 80, S., Yale Final heat by @. S.
Manie, 's9, Harvard. who managed to poke his body
the line the instant before Herbert Mapes oo
Columbia, touched It; time. 20 as sec.
Hstmile run-sixteeq men ran In one heat keeping
well together until near the end when II. r. Miles. $50.
Harvard spurted and crossed the line minutes and
LIS seconds, with G. r. Cogswei 'ss, Harvard second
$50 yards dAsh-First heat. won by y. W. Robinson,
30, Yale second y D. Lund 'ss. Harvard. Second
heat, C. H. Sheriff.. 80 Yale second s. J. King ''ss.