Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1891-11-06
YALE TRACK ArHLErIcs.
A Successful Field Day-Many Excel
1T lent Records Made.


A Successful Field Day-Many Excel
lent Records Made.
The fall handicap games of the Yale
Athletic association were held yesterday
afternoon at the Yale field. There was
the largest number of spectators in at
tendance and contestants entered that have
ever been present at any fall games. The
officers were as follows: Referee, Wright
'92; judges, Gasell go, Cheney '92, Ham
mond '92S; timers, swayne '92, Jones 1913,
Hill 1913, McKeever 1925; clerk of course,
Jay '92; assistant clerks of course, Wade
'9s, Mafatt 1913, Parker '93; scorers and
measurers, Cheney '93s, Yates 1913, Pearce
'92S; starter, w. 9. Dole. The games
commenced promptly at $50 p. m. The
first event was the hundred yards dash.
There were three heats in this: Allen
94S, yard, won the first; Swayne '95,
yard, the second heat; and Day '92S, 2
yards, the third heat. In the trial for
seconds Good '95, yards, won place in
the finals.
In the finals Allen won first place,
Swayne second, Day third; time 101. Allen
is in bad form and shows the lack of train
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fortunate start, breaking off his mark just
as the pistol was fred. In the mile run
Scoville scratch. 1913, was the winner, with
| Stoughton, '93, S., 70 yards second; time
| 4:48. By this race Scouille holds the mile
cup for a year, which has been held during
the last year by Williams, '92. The cup
| must be held three times before held per-
manently. The 220 yards fat was won
handify by Swayne, '9T, 2 yards, Allen,
| scratch, second. The time was remarkably
good-22 2-5. ,-.4.
The 100 yard hurdle had but one starter,
Hart 94S., who gave an exhibition run
| from scratch, time 10 seconds. The 22O-
yard hurdle was won also by Hart from
scratch, time 81 rs, Child '94 M S. scratch
being second. The half mile run was won
by Morgan '94 with handicap of 80 yards
batter a hot race down the home stretch
with Scovil1e 1913 scratch, who was forced
| to be content with second place.
The two-mile safety bicycle was Won
easily by Brewster '94 S. from scratch in
6:31 As, Yates being a distant second
The two-mile ordinary was won by Allen
1913 from scratch, Wade '95, with a handi
cap of 80 yards, being second.
The 440-yard dash was won by Cham
berlain '94 from the 25-yard mark in 524-5
Collins '94 S., 20 yards, being second.
success as the others. In the shot, Gos
'94, with handicap of feet, won with al
actual put of 80 feet inches, Lyman '95
with handicap of 1 foot, being SECOND
with an actual put of 80 feet. In the poll
vault Briggs and Cartwright were the onl.
competitors left when the pole suddenl,
gave an ominous crack and it was decided
to vault it off in the gym. with stronge
pole.
The high jump was also postponed OF
account of the cold. In throwing tn
hammer Cox, '93 S., the scratch man, wol
with throw OF 70 feet; Hill being second
In the running broad jump Pinney '95
handicap of 3 in, and Goss '94, handica
of fin, tied at 10 feet 10 inches, and de
Eeided to jump it off later. Taken all to
gether the games were great success, an.
the extremely good records make in nearl
! all the events promise remarkably goo
showing in the spring after the winte
training.
The football practice at the Yale fell
yesterday was one of the best of the SEE
son. The team was coached by Corbin 9
and Bull 'S5 S.. Corbin gave most of hi
, attention to the new man, Stillman, mo-
being tried at center.
Mills ankle was badly wrenehed, and
he is laid up for the rest of the season
will be great loss to the team.
Richards '85, full back on the colIee
/ side, played in fine form, and had he moi
weight he would have strong show fe
, that position on the varsity team.