New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-29
HARVARD WINS THE DAY.
YALE'S ATHLETES NOT FAR BEHIND.
RECORDS BROKEN IN THE INTERCOLLEGIATE
GAMES At MANHATTAN FIELD.

GAMES At MAINTAIN FIELD.
Numerous bruised and lacerated limbs. many bad
falls from bicycles and brokcu features
Of the seventeenth annual field meeting Of the Inter
COLLEGIATE Association of Amateur Athletes at Mnnhat
tan Field yesterday. About 1000 people saw them.
md a noisy crowd they made. Harvard Yale Columbia.
Princeton and New York were we'll represented and when
ANY OF favorites scored points they did not fail
10 let anybody within radius OF half mile OF the
grounds know how they felt about 1t. Amherst, Cor
NELL Fordham. Hobart Lafayette, Lehigh. Rutgers,
Stevens, Swarhmore. Trinity. Union and Williams
colleges also hand fair following among the spec
tators. Yale and Harvard turned out with their
usual large number. but Columbia had the most ad-
Of college represented as was demonstrated
when the college yells given. Columbias colors
were everywhere but she did not carry oil the honors.
Harvards captured the majority Of the contests.
heating Yale when the results were counted by
points. by TO- Princeton came next, and Columbia
had to be oontentcd with fourth place.
The association could not have asked for more
pleasant day. The results too most satisfactory
ner remarkable, rs he beat the intercollegiate
and the collegiate records broken. This was
the Onemile walk, and the performance of the win
ner was remarkable, as he beat the intercollegiate
record by seconds. +. a. Borchcrling, OF Prince
ton, the winner and record smasher. lie walked
lie mile I'm minutes 81 10 seconds.
In one OF the field contests, too. a record was
broken. In the running high jump the inter
inch by G. r.. Fearing OF Harvard The collegiate
record, however, is feet inches.
The two-mle bicycle race proved 30 be the most
exciting Of the day and several Of the riders had
narrow escapes from being badly crippled If not
billed. 1t run of In heats, as there were SO
many entries. In the first heat SIX riders started.
Fortunately they all mounted on safety machines
and they did have fall when the time came.
The six riders punched close together until
next to the last lap Then C. S. Fox. Of Yale,
spurted ahead and set lively pace. The riders
were probably going as fast as at any time during
the race, when V. K. Watkins, OF Georgetown, at
tempted to reach the inside OF the track. He was
the outside rider, and he turned HIS wheel he ran
into the nearest and every machine, with the
exception OF the In the lead ridden by the Yale
man, topped over. The riders slid along over the
hard ground for a number of feet. one wheel rode
completely one OF tho fallen men, and when
the five contestants either pulled themselves or were
dragged out of the mass of BROKEN machines there
were plenty Of lacerated, bleeding and bruised limbs
to show that the riders damaged as well as
the bicycles The fail was directly In front of the
grandsand and the spectators had q good opportunity
~ what q real " header" looks like.
The most serious accident OF the day took place
when the final heat OF the 220yard hurdle race was
being run OF. There many entries IN this
that four heats had to be run before the final was
reached A. ID. Erskine, Of Yale. was one OF the
winners In the thai heats and he made better time
in these four contests than any Of the other winners
his chances for capturing first prize we're good lie
started from the lower end Of the grounds with the
other three contestants and was running close
second when the fourth hurdle was reached Here his
foot caught the top Of the hurdle and he fell lie
landed on his left side. with his arm beneath MIN,
and when his college friends picked him up It was
found that his broken Just above the elbow.
A physician In the grsndstand, and the broken
limb set without delay. Had Erskine won this
contest Harvard would not have had much to bras
about it would have made considerable difference
in the result
TIE intercollegiate and the collegiate record for 100
yard dash is 10 seconds and 1t declared by many
who held watches the games yesterday that W.
swayne. Of Yale. made just good time IN the lOo-
yard dash which was run yesterday. Three Of the
the fourth watch said 10 ID seconds that the
time lie was credited with
win. Of Harvard, and WhcelwriSht Of iiaryaid were
s4 for s S e odud s s bar when
i Of n n tn a nsfr and ah' pSi T1s
% H1qea '"G g. & csVrlsh Of Yale won this con-
test BY a vault of 10 feet 80 inches. lie made
ser he s'S rs Prize had been awarded him.
not successful.
The winners Of various competitions were os follows
One. hu1dred-yard dHsh-Finel heat won by W. swayne'
Of Yale; L. w. Allen. of Yale, second; Warren NJ Craft
Of c. c. Of y. ", third. Tirne-l0 l-5 seconds
Twohundred twenty arl dosh-Final heat won by
w Swayne, OF Yale F. w. Allen, OF seCOnu W. L
Brown IT, Of Harvard, third Time-22 seconds.
ouarer.mile run-Final heat won by w. II. Wright, OF
Harvard S. NJ. Merrill. OF Harvard. second; g. T. San
ford Of Yale, third. Time-5o 35 seconds
Half.nils run-won by T. b. Turner Of Princeton; j.
Corbin Of Harvard. second; w. Wright IT,. Of Yale.
third Time-1 minute SO 40 seconds.
One-mlle run-won by g. Lowell OF Harvard F. f.
Carr Of Harvard, second q. Colomorc, " Harvard,
third Tirnc-4 minuts 80 % seconds.
One.mile walk-Won by F. A. BorcEcrng Of Princeton
LLOYD COLTS Of Columbs second c. Il. Borden Of IIar
ward third. Tme-6 minutes. 81 40 seconds
One-hundred. and twenty-yard hurdle race-Fna heat
by II. T. Harding Of Columbia D. B. Lyman. OF
Yale second @. r. Fearing jr.. OF Harvard third
Tims-16 seconds.
Twohundrcd and.t wcntyyard hurdle racc-r1nal heat
won by g. r. Fearing. r. OF Harvard; H. T. Harding OF
Columbia, second T. Eaton. Of Yale. third. Tme-25 20
seconds
Twornle safety bicycle rsce-FlnOl heat won by C. S.
Fox, OF Yale; &. r. Brewster. Of Yale. second; E. d.
Knep, At Columbia, third. Time-G minutes 10 rs Sec
onds.
Throwing the 1G.pound hanucrwon BY s. II. Eyins Of
Harvard with throw of lo4 feet and 81 inch; p T.
Stillnsn Of Yale, second, with % feet. ~ inches; A.
Wheeler. Of Princeton third. with % feet a. inches.
Putting the 1Gpound shot-wOn by S. II. Evins, Of
Harvard with put OF 80 feet inches D. D. Lyman,
IT, Of Yale second with 80 feet inches J. Beverage,
Il Princeton. third. with IS feet G's Inches
Running high jump-won by G. r Fearing jr. OF
Harvard jump OF feet and L inch; A H. Green,
OF Harvard second with feot, IL inches w L. Ktchen,
Of Yale third with 5 feet 10 inches
Running broad jump-won by f. B. Dloss, OF Irar-
ward with jump Of % feet IL inches; f. Eamsdeii
q Princeton second. with 81 feet o.. inches A. IL
Green OF Harvard. third. with Il feet 81. inches.
Pole vault for heght-won by o. q. Cartwright, OF
Yale with q vault~of 10 feet 50 inches f. H. Hart OF
Yale second with 10 feet %, inches; G. Towne, Of
Williams T. z Sherwin OF Harvard and H. NJ Wheel
wright Harvard. all cleared feet. ia Inches. and
tied for third place
The contest for the college championship resulted
IN decisive victory for Harvard as the following
table OF points won shows:
Contest H. y T. u ~ W.
100-yard dash.
22O-yard dash.
Ouuyt mil