The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-05-07
IT WASFUN FOR THE BOYS
AND AMUSED A cRoWD OF FRIENDS,
But the Sun Was Hot and tho work Was
Hard-Resuit of the Annual fie'd nay
Contest 1t Richmond College

atmosphere void OF any breeze were the con-
ditions which the athletes of Richmond Col
leee had 10 wrestle with yesterday morning
when they started in 10 60 through the
lengthy programme of field day. Originally
the athletic games had been planned for April
22d. but were postponed. Yesterday every
thing seemed to have combined 10 secure
frst-class games: the bows were all IL good
condition and did their very best 10 make
field day a success. The numerous features
of the programme were well executed. and IN
several instances the previous records were
broken.
The programme was very carefully pre-
pared and the frequent applause on the part
OF the audience proved that the several num-
bers were wei. appreciated. The games De-
gan soon after Q o clock IN tho morning ana
were watched with great interest by numer-
Gus spectators, among whom the lazy lrlehuS
OF the college boys had a very large repre-
sentatIOn.
The committee who had charge of the
arrangements OF the games consisted OF Pro
lessor h. W Boatwrght. chairman: Profes-
sOr r. T.. Gaines tlme-keeper, >. 4. MARS
tella. announcer: c. L. Taylor, gymnasium
Instructor; Harry Hatcher. Jr.. starter Inc
judges were Professor Z. ~ haven OF bVn
Air and Professor Horace +. smith, OF tho
Young Mems Christian Association IN this
city.
NILE WALK.
The contest Of the day opened with mile
walk for which there were seven entries
louthan. Read Parker Taylor, Lutell, war
zen and De Vault. However, only the fol-
loving four started: Louthan Read. Taylor
and DE Vault. The track was five laps 10
mile and in pretty good condition Read was
in the lead at the start. but was oyertaken by
Totri D.. haI al xqN
a lap. Taylor kept the lead 10 the finish out
Read followed him closely and overlook MN
alter three laps. lie held his position untl
he finished the fourth lap when he stopped
Suddenly. thinking that no had made I'VE
laps At that moment he was close
up 10 Taylor and 1t looked as II he
would be the winner. which would
undoubtedly have been the case II he had not
come q stop. LOTHIAN walked about hun
dred wards heel and toe, when he changed bis
mind and dropped out De Vault. who made
his first debut IN athletic sports. kept up
pretty well for three laps, but then he also
gracefully retired from the field When Read
was within about half q lap 70 the finish he
recognized that he could not come home flrst'
consequently lie slaCkened down 20 an easy
gait laylOr came IN winner ana made the
mile IN Z minutes 30 seconds. Last year
the time made by K. W. Hatcher. the VIM
ner was minutes SC seconds. The record
Christian Associations of the country Is Z
minutes, "a seconds In regard 20 yesterday
record however. ] must add that the remark
ably good time was only made because lay
Tor repeatedly broke into run, and had %
be called down by the judges. Read also
broke once. thereby filling the large gap be-
tween himself and Taylor. The winner re-
ceived gold medal prize.
BALL-rHRowING.
l.. Ill. a..
the following contestants. Louthan. Young
W. ID. Duke. Burnett. H. X. EllysOn. T.. Har-
rlson. Duke was ruled out on the first throw
for stepping over the line. and Young and
Harrison dropped out alter throwing two balls
instead Of three l0uthan won throwing the
bsll 100 yards -. feet, followed by kilyson
second. with 90 yards inches. and harrison
third. with go yards. Last year the best
record was made by LOuthan with yS Yards
n inches. The association record IS 3i5 feet
The winner received gold pen.
4 huudred-yar dash followed with +. >.
Bosher. A. -. LOuthan j. II. Read and Corey
as starters, while the two other entries, A.
Blair and r. Bowe. had dropped out. Corey
started on the inside. with Read az No. e.
Louthan No. 3 and Bosher Oh tho outside
Read came IN first with Corey second and
Bosher third Time. II seconds Last year
the same record was made by kyland. The
Association record Is I'D ID seconds.
BROAD JUMP.
The next event was broad Jump with
Iouthan. Read and Bagby as contestants.
Standing jump was won by Read with feet
inches. followed by LOuthau and bagby
with feet inches each. Kuunlug broad
lump was won by louthan with Is feet So
inches followed 10y Bagby with Is feet
inches as second. Read only Jumped II feet
II inches. However. he did remarkably we'll.
considering that he had never Jumped before.
Iouthgn had decidedly the advantage over
Rapbv being more than foot taller than the
latter. The average broad jump was AS fol-
lows: LOuthan. Is feet IL. inches, Bag0y. l3
feet 1O5 inches. Read. Is feet 81 inches.
Las: year the record was as follows Louthan.
standing broad jump, feet 1 inches; running
broad lump. 10 feet /. inches, average broad
hmm IA feet inches. The record OF tho
associations Is Standing broad Jump I'D feet
G. inches running broad jump. II feet o.
inches average, 10 feet
SHOE RACE.
The next event was a very cOmical one and
greatly enjoyed by the spectators. The con
testauts were 20 sit down IN a row take Oft
their shoes, which were Put up IN pile Dy
one of the Judges at some distant point. AZ
a given sign the contestants had 10 reach for
ward pick out his shoes. put them on anu
lace them. The one who succeeded trst % 20
through this ordeal was 20 win the prize. The
contestants were George Harris. Corey.
Wilhngham and +. ii. Bradshaw. The prize
consisted OF pair OF shoes presented by tho
Baker Shoe Company. II WAS won by Brad
shaw.
MILE RUS.
mile run was the next number on the
prorramme. For it were the following five
entries. ". II. Pettus. j. II. Read. A. ID.
Iouthan. G. ID. Taylor and Default. Two Of
them. Pettus and LOuthan. backed out but
the Others started in good shape. Den ault
lett first with Taylor second aud Read third.
They kept their positions for more than one
lap. when Taylor began % gam steadily on
Read. During the third lap Taylor dropped
behind. and Ut It's finish Default was about
fifty yards ahead while Read was separated
about the same distance from Taylor. During
the fourth lap Default increased his lead and
towards the end he -purted. becoming win
ner by about half lap. His time was FIVE
minutes thirty seconds. while Taylor passed
the Ike IN fye minutes titty-tWO seconds.
Last year the mile run was Won by j. Duke
in 1--WE minutes tnirty-tlree seconds. The AssO-
citation record Is four minutes thrty-three and
two-hlths seconds. Prize. gold medal.
SACK RACE.
The next feature was a sack ra,e. which
again created great merriment. out Of If
teen entries the following contestants started
in the order named Bradshaw Morrisett
tllysOn. Wllllngham. Jones Harris. Parker
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