The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1890-06-12
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ence. We give the results:
I. Da-h-lOo yards for all, won By
Geo. r. Stowe, Of Minneapolis. time
ia seconds.
9. bicycle raes-sO yards won by
+. r. KeIIam, Topeka tims 1885, see
ends.
3. High kick-won by A. A. Roby
Topeka and Chas. league, Sslina.
height feet s inches.
4. Hurdle rAee-lO0 yard-, lst
GLASS, won by Fred l.. Palmer Sslins
: time H. seconds.
). Hurdle race-lO yards, 2ud
Glass, won by r %. Duuning Con
cordis. time 10 seconds.
>. Hop, skip aud jump-WOn by
r. u. Cunning, distance SO feet.
:. wheelbarrOw raee-luO yards.
Won 10y W. n. Taylor, Kansas city,
Kansas. time ~ seconds.
Throwing base ball-Won by Hair
~ HaEIeIt of Abilene, distance go
feet
y. Sack race-'n yards, won by J.
VI. Lee, Manhattan time II secCn ds
~. Putting the shot, u lbs. won
by g. r.. stowe, distance T. feet
H. Running high jump-won by
q. X. Comings. Girard. heighth s.
feet.
l.. Standing broad iump-with-
out weights, won by ". W. DOane,
Winfield. distance ~ feet.
IL. Standing broad jump-with
weights, won by &. Il. Comings, dis
tsncs n feet inches.
A game Of hall was played late in
the afternoon. high school club
beating the III Military club in n score
Of u TO -.
Tuesday al Vail Hall, Capt.
Edgarly. OF the 5Ih cavalry de-
scribed TO the cadets and others the
slaughter of General Custer aud his
men in IS7" The account Was very
interesting. The captain was then
= second lieutenant Of a troop Of r
Seventh cavalry aud he related the
story a. il was seen by him at the
time.
After dinner the cadets went in
ranks TO the parade ground where
each company drilled separately for
ten minutes after which n skiTui-h
drill Of twenty-five minutes took
place, the battery Of artillery coming
into play in the sham battle. Bat
TALON drill was next in order,
through the various evOlutiOns Of
which the cadets went with with sur
prising accuracy. Tie afternoon
drill Was finished by dress parade
Mt which orders were read of pro-
noting Corporal u. u. Ober aud
sargent major. the two iirst-class
men. Ia first lieutenant aud quar-
termaster aud first lieutenant re-
spestively.
The annual reception and ball
took place at the Vail hall Tuesday
evening. 4 large number nf friends
81 the students from neighhnring
towns " IRE pIesent, n was a large
number Of young people from the
city. Prof Packard'- ORCHESTRA fur
niahed the music aud the ball was
the most successful Of the season.
The commencement services took
place yesterday evening in Bonds
opera house. THE attendance was
exceedingly large. After music aud
prayer. MIR. J. q. Huntington, Of
Hayes city, Kansas. delivered an
oratisn entitled, The IusOlVed
Problem" Mr.. Huntington IL n
very pleasant talker, aud his speech
VAS a tine literary production. Ills
easy aud graceful manner un the
stage brought forth many comments
from the attentive audience.
Mr.. 10. d. ObeT. Of SaIiua, fol-
lowed with sn Grafton entitled.
"I.eonidas and his band Bert pos
ses-rd his usual graceful pualitics-
iions aud presented his hearers with
a production worthy Of much credit.
The address Of Prof. Garfield. Of
the state University, was fun of
good points for the students. The
ri. Rev. r. :. Thomas conferred
the diplomas aud announced the
henedirtiou.