Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-16
UNIVERSITY FlELo-spoRTs DAY.
One Record Broken-Tho Various Contests
and the Places Gained.

Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch-l
TJ.,fvKRSTrY OF VIRGINIA, April 13.-1es-
terday was a holiday at the University.
For the first time Ia its history u ceieDtateu tne
birthday Of its noble founder, whose home over
looks me Uniyersity grounds. Mr.. JeGcrson has
beon recorded AZ opposed 70 hOhdnya, ana never
before hayo the University authorities seen ny 70
break over tho line Of conduct laid down Dy hlu'
The day has been given up entirely 70 tho nei1-
sports. more beautiful day coald not nave
been found, and all day long the athletic GROUNDS
we're covered With happy spectators. ~ was
thought by many that tho RECORDS goou Iiliny
OF the trials would be broken, but the eyeht
shows only ono break. The contests began ~ II
O'clock, and the first trial was throwing me o9se-
ball. There were quite number OF ehtrles'
The winner was Mr. John j. Lpop, OF NnaIlO 49,
Vile who with the greatest case, sent TIC sphere
curling over 343 feet and inches. thus breaking
the only record. Mr.. Lipop Is one OF INC ptchorS
on the Varsity team. The second ana thHu III III
testsnts wore j. G. Greenway anu pt sniin--.
contest and the places gained we're a. Iol9WS:
y Kicking the Ot-ball-WinDer, T. l.. McDoh-
aid, III feet ~ inches; second, j. GfeenNsy;
third, W. II. Randolph -. n ,o..
g. Standing broad jump-Won by JONES' . iee'
| 6 inches; Mcdonald and johnson. ,,
q. Running broad jump-WinDer, hcDonalu'
IL feet inches; shelton and stone; oo...
q, Putting tho shot-Winncr, HaddocK, ~ leet
10I% inches; Stone and Jones. u,,.1
q. Throwing tho hammer-Winner haaaocA'
Oh feet inches; Stone and Jones.
z. Running high jump-Won By Hutchinson,
8. Pole vault--Wou by Hutchinson, Z ieot VA
inches; Stone. ,,.no-.t,.
second, Stone; third, Stearnes -.
10. Northumberland dash - the neat Whs
narrowed 20 Mcdonald, Stone, shelton, Young,
and McCulloch. This was run on ana won 10y
Mr.. Mcdonald In IL 10 seconds, stone ana
Young coming In for second and third.
IL. The three-logged race-Won by McDOnaiu
and Young =,
IL. Haif-mlle run-Won by Richards in {"
minutes 264 seconds; Jones. ,,.
IL. TWo-hundred-and-twent y-yard dasn-"lh"
nee, Stone ia 20 % seconds; Young. $780,
IA. Four-hundred-and-forty-y dash-Win-
ner Mcdonald in GIN seconds.
Is. Mile run-Won by X. ;. H. smlth III D iiin-
utes 3716 seconds; Doggett.
BICYCLE RACE.
A vary pretty bicycle race was gotten up be-
tween four Of the wheelmen OF the University, IN
which Mr. Dick Richards scored victory. MI
Z. l.. Mcdonald, Of Louisville law student, was
the most successful contestant having carried
OF FIVE first ribbons and one second. inns On
titles him 70 the gold medal offered by the Atm
ietic Association. Sir. Mcdonald did some splen-
did work ON the football team last fall.
PERSONALS.
Mr.. George Olivier, who has been quite sick, Is
considerably better. ,,.,..,, ,.,.
Miss Mary Miles. Of Blacksburg, is the guest Of
| Professor Francis II. Smith.
Miss MAY Mallet has returned IRON an eA-
| tended trim 10 New Orleans and Birmingham.
Mr.. Ewing Speed, Of Louisville, KY, at present
| IN the employ Of the Geological Survey Depart
meut Washington, ID. c., is visiting the family Oh
Professor John Is. Minor.
I DIR. Edward N. Mann, Of NottOway Courthouse,
is visiting the scenes Of his two-yoars' struggle
| for a degree In medicine.
DIR. and Mrs. John W. Mallet gave very
r,aassnt receptIOn Last evening in honor OF Miss
Maggie Ferguson, Of Richmond, and Miss
Butler OF New Orleans. Thoro we're quite a
number Of young ladies and gentlemen present.
and dancing was kept up until quite late.
Mr. Doggett, OF Wilmington, y. C., ~ visiting
her son, William W. Doggott, studen: In post
graduate chemistry
Gilbert and James Greenway have been visit
tho tbeir brothers. Addison and John for the past
few DAYS Mr.. Gilbert GroenWay has met warm
reception at the hands Of our baseball men, as
he Is an amateur pitcher Of no mean parts