The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-05-07

lead but was soon overtaken by kead' VINO
won the race very closely, followed Oy LOU
than while TAYLOR came in third. Read was
apparently the favorite OF the audience ana
when he crossed the line winner the APP
plause broke loose without limit. Inc prlze
was a rocking chair. lime was = SECONDS
while the Association record is ~ 80 secohus'
The last event during the morning exhibit
ton was a Observation-Disclosures dash
with the following contestants IN tho oruer
named. J. H. Read. A. d. Louthan. 4. r.
TAYLOR. DeVsult. L. ). Bosher. The race WAS
won by Bosher with Louthan second anu
Read third. Boshers time. 5I5S seconds
;,outhan's time $50 seconds. The prize was
a uair of Baker shoes. Last year the same
race was won by Louthan IN II seconds. 1he
Association record is 81 4-5 seconds.
Afternoon.
At3o'clock in the afternoon the games
were again taken up befNe an audience when
was more than twice as atge AS the one IN tho
morning In the meantime breeze hsd
snrung mn which made the temperature 1T
tic more pleasant than IN the morning. Inc
first game was a contest Y lawn-tenhis WIN
a gold medal for the winner and raoAeI a.
second prize. The game was very cIosS auu
was won by Crittenden. WHO receiver rs
prize with seventeen points over Roger
Harrison. who carried Oh second Prize Win
sixteen points.
HIGH JUMP.
The next number was high Jump. whlch
offered perhaps less interest than any other
event on the programme, Tor tho contestants
enpeared 10 be tired and sud. While the
race was going on several of their friends IN
the audience amused themselves IN betting
MES on the result The contestants were
LOuthau. who made feet six inches stand
ing > feet inches running. average ieet Al
inches. Read feet inches standing, ieet
inches running. average 4 feet 40 incues.
4 4 inches SfanHlnW feel ~
inches running. average : feet inches. Lou
than. VINO VOL the first prize. gold medal,
beat his own record OF last year and also the
college record Ills record last year was
sect 4 inches standing. feet q men run
ming average feet s95 inches. The AssOcla-
ton record is 4 feet 1917 inches standing nigh
Jump, feet 10 inches running high Jump, aV-
erage feet a. inches.
THE DRILL.
The next number was the contest between
the six men selected from the gymnasium
drill IN the morning. Ii was exceedingly IN
tere,ting. and received the undivided atten-
ton OF all The men came up m the follow
ing order. Bradshaw. Cox. Blair Long
Keamv Dickinson The contest was perhaps
the closest one Of the day and the first prize
was finally awarded % Bradshaw. while bar
secured second prize he latter surpassed
his competitor IN gracetulness OF movement
and steadiness Of his body. but Bradshaw
greater precision and was therefore gwen the
palm of the day.
COAL RACE.
The next feature was coal race which in
its details was very much like a potato race.
The contestants were. EilysOn. Corey. Nor
rissett Bradshaw, Fairbanks. Luttrei. anu
Louthan The race was won by Louthan m
l5j, with Corey second and Bradshaw third. |
POLE VAULT
Next 30 the gymnasium drill the most IN
teresting feature was the pole vault Inc 1
prizo for the winner was gold medal. Tho |
following athletes took part IN the race Lou
than. Taylor Read Samuel5 and Burnett
After jumping six feet Six inches Read drop.
ned out and was followed by louthau and
TAYLOR who had both Jumped eight feet four
inches Tho first prizo was carried of by
Burnett who jumped eight feet ten inches.
with Samuels u second with eight feet eight
inches. lOlthan and Taylor then had 90
iump tor third place and the former beat the
latter with eight feet four inches The Asso-
citation record is ten feet three and half
inches
The last event on the programme was an
elephant race. which was won by H. Is. Ely
son and his little brother IN seventeen
seconds.
TIE BEST ALL AROUND.
The medal for the best all around athlete
was awarded 10 j. II. Read who scored the
HIGHEST percentage. tie Was very closely tol-
lowed by onthan who won tho medal las
year. At the close of tho games the medals
we're presented % tho winners by Professor
c. n. Winston. who made % very neat presen-
tatl0n speech
Policemen 10 be- Elected.