New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-16
OPENING A NEW ATHLETIC FIELD.

THE Track LIKELY To BE TAST-A GOOD At
TENDANCE or COLLFGE AND CLUB MfN.
The formal opening Of The New Columbia Athletic
Field at WlllamsbrdSe yesterday afternoon Wa
made the occasion Of A ,crcs 81 Interesting invitation
handicap gamc>, and in connection with these inc
forty first field meeting Of the Columbia College Ath
lctIc Union VA, held. The grounds were In excel
lent condition. the fine new grand -iand held about
500 Of Columbia, friend while the field lafr'
number Of prominent athlete. representing the Col
lccc Associations Of Yale. Princeton, Harvard ami
lafayette, and the Manhattan. New York and New
Jersey Athletic clubs mingled with the Columbia
athletes. There were 40 entries In all.
Much Interest was felt by the Columbia bows. rs
well by the spectators, In the records mah' Oh
the new track The opinion II the athletes was thnt
rhIlc the track Sa. new and hardly firm yet. still
ii would be cla,sod as n fast track. Tile r''oNs
made by the runners showed thi'. The work Of
F. C. Puncr in b)h hurdle races, called forth special
applau,c The contest, spirited. In III" mile
run an exciting for third place was run by
j. IT, Greene, y. j. \. G.. and W. Woodbridge, NJ
&C. Woodbridge won by about ok inches. a, Greene
fell I'm n faint across the finish mark.
Prominent among those who witnessed tho games
were President and Mr.. Low. Jesse scllgman john
T.. Pine Nicholas Fish. William G. Laihlop ir'-
fcssor j. II. Van Amrngc. Professor J. H. Eccs. FRO
fcssor joseph f. Goodwin, and Alexander H. sIhi-
monds. The results Of the games We're
Toward dash-first heat won by f. W. Alen
N.YA. C.. scratch: second. T.. ". Scdlcr. VI. ~ e.
o. yards; Second heat, won by = X. swain, Prince
ton and VI. \. e. q Yard: second, George Sch"eScF'
s. y L. &. Il IL yarrisJ Final heat. WOO by
+. ". solder N. 4. {. in 10 ID seconds second
H. W. Aleu- y. !. \. {. ~. :, = r. p,ror NJ
' g 1oTe A Io yara S in Is 3, seconds second
d. t. Lyman, Yale (owc q IL yad'l. 49,
Two mile bicycle racc-WOn by G.. y. Banker, Prlh,'
ION md ~ A. G. scratch. in inmates. 3, seconds
scrond. H. d. Kuap. Columbia Cdl"sc go Yards;
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and VI. A. c. 90 yards, in D. ID seconds sec No.
IT, Flank, VI. a. e. III yards. -
no one me m minui T 81 Seconds; second
0'' @nc mIIr wa WON by Z. L. Nicoll, NJ. \ G.
lcrach) in MINUTE 20 -,l no 1c'oo'S '''o""'
half mi e rsn- Won by = '. Wlnsow. y. y ~ -
(scratrhl in = minutes = seconds: second, 1. H.
Crecnhall y. J. \. 6. 90 yards :, :,
$40 yard dasI,-Won by i. w Allrn' NJ l. eNAa:in'
Princeton and ~ \. &. e. yaldsl. ~
90 yard hurdle race-Won by f. {. Piilcr' ". ~
g. CcrItrhl in - seconds second. GcorS"sch"es'''
x y A C. q yards-bui put back "n scratch =,
Running high jump-Won BY II. llcrick, VI, A. ~
fscrntclu lump > feet. IL IL Inches; sccohn: T.,
BURKE Columbia College 70 inches. limp feet -
Running broad Jump Won by f. W. Col, NJ a. g.
fecrntcil iump - feet. :; inches second r T.,
rcil Columbia College Il foot, . inches). jump -
feet. o Inches. ,,,,u - &
Scratch distance, Al feet. II inches src3nn , .
Co,clin NJ 4. c. 90 inches, distance, 40 i''''
Pole vaut-won by F. j. B1wman co ,n mhoi
second. o. 8 Cartwright, Yale Scratch heish'' l"
sfcr four handles were broken. the throwing the
hammer postponed.