The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-05-18
UNIVERSITY
FIELD DAY.
Thousands of Spectators Present
at the Sports.
One Class Only in the Mile Relay Race-sev-
eral Records Rrcken-Names Of WI
ners Of Events.

Yesterday was the sixteenth field day of the
University of California, at Berkeley, and long
before the hoaf set for the sports fully 5000
men, women and children were seated In the
grand stand, While nearly a thousand belated
spectators stood around the University cinder-
track In the welterlng sun. There was large
proportion OF women among the spectators, many
OF them related TO the contestants. Fully a
thousand fans and parasols glstened in the sun
when The hour Of beginning was announced by
Lieutenant G. F. L. Harrison U. S. A.
President Horace Davis and Professor Frank
SoHle were busy for some minutes before the
opening getting the athletes ready and moving
The eager crowd back of the track. Lawyers,
doctors, business men and venerable gentlemen
with silk hats elbowed their way with boys and
young men for vantage ground.
Al l :15 o'clock the 220-yard hurdle-race was
announced, and moment later the crack OF
pistol was the signal for the start. All eyes were
turned 10 the starting point, and +. w. McNear
OF the class OF 80 dashed the 220 yards for the
purpose Of establishing University record in
% 4-5 seconds. he air was filled with cheers.
Next came the 120-yard dash, with former
University record Of IL As seconds. r.. Gala
CHER won III l2l2. Edwin Mays Of the class OF
'e3 was second. Gallagher had handicap OF
two yards.
In the maiden bundred-yard dash. II. B..
benson of The class OF 1913 won in l1A. |. j.
Well OF the same class WAS second best.
The mile run was entered by q. +. kincaid
and &. b. Lakenan OF the class of 80 p. L.
Weaver 81 aud j D. Burks and W. Luebbert of
90. 7. l.. Weaver won In 4:5612, Z. L. Eakeuan
second.
vAULTING WITH THE POLE.
The pole vault interesting feature.
The previous University record was feet 7
inches. Z. c. Van Dyke OF the class OF 1913 made
record OF 8 feet o14 Inches. W. v. Clarke
with 4,incn handicap made feet GA inches
without handicap, and was awarded The medal.
A. Titus made feet ga inches.
Edwin Mays, r. Gallagher, }. W. Creagh, S. Y.
Black. A, S. Henderson, and +; 6; o'Kane CON
tested in the 100-yard dash. X. Gallagher won
In 10 80 seconds, and Edwin Mays stood second
The 12o-yard hurdle race proved very interest
Ing. +. +. Foster, o. A. C., won In 10 10. l..
W. McNear was second. fbe other runner 5
were E. Ii. Barker, II. NJ. Willis, Ii. S. Butter
field aud j. ID. Wheelap.
Z. c. Hill, E. P Moody aud W. A Scott were
then entered for half-mie run. W. A. Scott
won IN 2:o712.
After The running races Professor Soule was
Kept uusy with the spectators, who crowded to
the center OF the cinder track TO the running
high jump, for II had been reported that there
would he some renal kably high jumping. Il. G.
AIonill made record OF b feet G inches against
k. V. winnings feel Inches.
Tie nigh kicking proved The most attractive
feature TO the ladies' who were gratifed TO see Il.
v Whiting make & recotd Of 8 feet 10 Inches.
ii. NJ. Willis Jr. went feet inches
GEORGE Fouks walked mile In S:17 against
the previous record Of McAlister OF 80 which
was S:l7$4. W. LuebberI was second at
s:1Sl4.
RUNNING BROAD JUMP.
In the running broad Jump contest D. Winter
made 20 feet ia inches against 20 feet 6
inches by II. Z. Head. The other jumpers were {:
L. w. McNear, Ii. q. Mofiitt aud J. y. Wheelau.
V. (. Southeastern, q. A. C.. ran 220 yards In
2312 seconds. Edwin Mays of the class of '93
was second. OIher runners were: j. ID. Garri-
son, j. W. Creagh, }. n. Black, c. A. Eldridge,
Roy Gallagher, s. V. Casady and A. S. Hen
derson.
III The puttfng-sho contest L. f. Hunt beat
the University record OF 81 feet z lnches aud
put the shot 80 feet and IL inch.
III throwing the sixteen pound hammer A. e..
Roberts made SO feet inches without his handi-
cap OF feet, while j. j. Mckinnon made a
record OF 81 feet inches.
C: B: Lakenan ran half-mile in ZIG 10 and
n. Is. Higckiey OF the class of SO was second.
+. w. McNear, j. S. Drew, ID. Winter and L. l..
Weaver were the other runners.
A. 5. Henderson. o. A. c., won the forty-fOUr
yards dash In 6312 seconds. j. d. Garrison was
second best
In the hop step and jump contest H c. Moffitt
went AZ feet, III. Z. Baldwin "a feet Ala inches,
without handicap of ga Ieet, and +. W. Nc
Near 80.
There was much disappointment because only
one class entered the one-nlle relay race, usu-
ally very interesting contest. That class was
that of 49, consisting OF w. l.. Stewart, Z. j.
Gates, r. Price, j. Bakenell and j. d. Burks.
The record was 3:5S %.
TWAS q O'clock when the field day ended.