The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-04-20

AVERY ENJOYABLE DAY FOR The
STUDENTS.
Lawn Tennis. Running and ""'h'"k
Races. Gymnasium Driil. fhro"'"e
uail, Pnn taultlng. Football high
ruooine. Among the Features.

Races
nan. ron taulung. Football, high
Jumping. Among the Features.
"Yah, yah yah hurrah tiger Rich
mond College, Running. jumping, racing
walking. football. baseball in iact, every
thing that Is connected with athletic sports
characterized the Richmond Colleges gala /
day Yesterday. The weather was excel /
lent. the contestants ia good irim and me
large crowd present enjoyed tine contests
greatly. and caused many cheer Of con /
graduation and delight. The crowd was
composed largely Of ladies, who had gather
ed. and remained throughout the daN 20 see
their brothers. cousins and swecintar@ eN-
hibit and test their muscular powers y
number of Richmond's most prominent cl'-
80 ,,.ero among the Interested spectators.
thereby expressing their interest ma TINS
new and worthy feature Of Richmond toll
lcge.
The exercises began at $50 o'clock. and
closed only when the evening shadows fell.
The sports opened with the lawn tennis con-
lest. prizes gold and silver medals ms
was fought for by Mcssrs. &. harrison
Kincannon. W. NJ. Ryland. Norycli. ). =.
Harrison. Duke. King. and Garnctt kyland.
An the contestants aid good playing. hut
NcSsrs. King and kiucannon were the
most skilled. and the former received the
tr-t prize. and the latter Tho second.
Next came the mile run for gold mccall
hv Messre. Ruckcr, Thomas. AMY ana
Hurt. This was "a very exciting contest.
and the spectators were M doubt who would
Le fhe victor. until Just before the goal was
reached, when Rucker made beautiful
dash and came out several yards ahead
amid cheers. Time. . minutes and ga
seconds.
MILE WALK.
The mile walk was not as exciting as the
nm. gold medal was the prile. ana
NIessrs. Chambers. Dudley and West, me
contestants. Dudley came out a lew laiu-
ahead Of Chambers with record of MN
iites and % seconds.
a very interesting contest was the gym
nasium drill which followed. The follow
ING members Of the gymnasium class ICON
rorf. Garnou Rylagd. Mccarthy Hatcher
{. 4. TAYLOR. Pitcher Harris. Clement. -
fos. ~tringfcllow. j. NJ. Burnett. W. II.
r,iand. Brown. Athey. Ruckcr. West Ham
linton. Hayes and Dickcrson. They had
been drilled hy Professor +. &. Johnson
fine instructor Of This department. me
class was 80 proficient that ihe Judges nag
Great difficulty deciding The contest. II
vas finally decided. however. that Garnet
R,laud was entitled % the first prize. q gold
medal. and W. u. McGauitl. oil georgia
the second prize. medal.
THROWING BALL.
Throwing the ball for the championship
came next hy MC--r-. a. ID. IOuihan. II. !.
Ioutban. Pitcher Athey. Jones. IL. T.. aud
4. ". Mr.. A. ID. L0ulhan was the winner
havingfhr0wn the ball lOl yards and three
inches.
NeNf came The one hundred-yards dash.
n very exciting contest. hy Mcs-r-. tuitt'
Afhcy. Miller. W. II. Ryland and II. T.
Inuthan. a. T. Corey. who already held the
record for the fastest runner in The college
was the winner. but was closely contested
ly A.. n. Afhey. Corey reduced his record
a. eleven seconds. which compares very
we'll With champion runners.
The pole ,aulting, which proved 10 Doe iAe
feature Of the day, followed. The entries
were. Mossrs. ". II. Rsland. Rucker,
Frsnch. and 4. 4. TAYLOR. Ryland proved
~ he by far the superior man. he having
easily cleared the line al height OF cisht
feet aud eight inches. The prize was Tor
the championship. Int the friends Of kyland
during the day made up purse and pui-
chased a handsome gold medal. which was
presented 10 him.
FOOT BALL.
The foot ball closed the forenoon exercises.
The contest was between Mcssrs. G. i. Iay-
Tor fcaptainl. West. kincann0n, Hunter,
Rnlph. Clements. Hatcher. Wicks, i. Gle
ment-. Winston. G. W. Jones. and Warren,
against II. T.. Jones (captain), +. {. john
eon. Thomas. Hearon. Whitehead, Critton-
den. Handy. Libby and G.. r. Burnett. Ihe
former nine won hy score Of 90 o. 90
whom the banner was presented.
AFTERNOON EXERCISES.
The afternoon exercises began with the
HIGH iumping contest. WHICH consisted ri "a
running and standing jump for a medal,
both Of which We're won by Mr.. i. II.
Athev. His record was; Standing Jump,
four feet. eight and three-lourihs inches.
and running jump. five feet ana SIX inchee'
This WAS followed hv the broad jump,
won bv II. T.. Jones' but he having won the
medal last session in the same contest. the
requirements were that his former must Dee
beaten. The Judges decided that thc medal
Wauld be- awarded LATER
The 40 yards race was won 10y ii. /.
Iouthau. :n one minute and one second.
Ths hurdle race of $50 yards. over nine
hurdles. by A. H. Louthan. IN nineteen
second-. The prize IN both of these races.
was gold medal. In the 2>O yards race ~
gold m,ylal was contested for 10y the winners
of the 100 and 40 yards races \. :. Corey
and II. 4. LOuthan; was Won hy the former.
in 34is seconds.
This race closed the contests and the field
dav exercise. for this session. which had
urovcn % Dee such "a success. ended with th'
awarding of the medals and banners ms
was done hy DR.. ". T.. Hatcher ma hrei
humorous speech.
The judges were Professor {. NJ. tia]en
Iutber Brown. n. Il. Pollard Jr.. and john
:. irbv. an alumni OF the college.
Professor II. II. Harris acted ~ chiet mar
ehal. assisted by Messrs. Bush and hincan
non. ~
The marshals 81 the day We're Allison
Broaddus E,tes. 4. &. Harrison. Franklin
Handy. Harwood. ". NJ. Jones. y. K. Long
Martin. Miller. Robinson, Whitehead MT
lock and II. \. Williams.