The sun., 1893-03-26
HARrARDs 1H1nD WINTER MEET
A Bie Crowd Cheer the stuseuts Durine
Their Efforts 70 Win.

CAMBRIDGE. March 25.-The third and last oil
the winter meetings at Harvard was held this
afternoon. 1t concluded the most successful
series OF indoor exhibitions that has been
given by the Harvard Athletic Association foi
many years. Hemenway Gymnasium was
more thnn filed with n gay crowd. for 1t was
ladies day." and the success OF the last
meeting had attracted many who would not
ordinarily have come. Those who had looked
forward to seeing Robert STALL the champion
OF America. perform on the flying rings we're
very much disappointed. Mr.. Stall had ac-
cepted the invitation to bo present. but
through some accident he failed to appear.
In the fence vault. Shead 03. who holds the
college record. did not compete. and the prize
fell an easy prey to +. L. Dunlap. Jr. who
cleared O feet 81 inches. W. j. Hyler OF tho
Boston Athletic Association was second.
An Innovation in the meeting this afternoon
was the spring-b -bonrd leaping. W.E.Putnam.Jr..
'9G. won with feet 81 inches. r. D. Farquhar
was second. This now stands rs the univer-
sity record. In the fencing bouts John A.
Gade. L. s.. won first place by scoring
8 points to I against Merriam. The spectators
had genuine treat in the invitation fen cling
bout between NJ. Tiebenu.. French Consul Of
Boston and mem ber OF tho Boston Athletic
Association. and A. q. Thncher; also OF the
the foil. and the Frenchman made very pretty
pass disnrming his opponent. With tile ex.
ception OF this. however. the American seemed
to get the better OF the match. f. w: Moore.
'b3. and G. X. Bnrdeen. '93. captured first ard
second respectively In the horizontal bar
Both were evenly matched. hut Moore won
clearly by executing the giants swing back
ward in very pretty FORM.
No time was taken in the ten-yard dash. So
called. although It was, in actual distance not
tape first. while Waters anu Clark were tied
for second. Tho run-on also. resulted IN o
dead heat but on third trial Clark succeeded
Albert Gehring. 90: +. H. Harks. b. y. NJ c.
A.. and j. u. Hill. contested the club swinging.
Hill. who won the event last year. showed
clearly that he had lost mono OF his efficiency
and the Judges pitched ON him as an easy win
ner A. Gehring. 30. was second.
Spectators at previous winter Meetings have
never before seen an exhibition OF genuine
divinity student, Nentured to show them how
1t was done. He proved to be u SIX iful mani.
puator OF the fiat. circular top. tossing 1t high
into the atr. under his legs. and over his head
and doing a dozen other interesting tricks.
while he Kept the toy in n constant whirl. ap-
rarently with little exertion. Kishimoto
didn't do quito so we'll. however. IN the rope
climbing. covering the distance in II 1-5 sec
onds only. C. n. Holmes. 'st; lowered this by
agile than either Of the other two. He made it
in 10 seconds. thus winning the event. The
double trapeze exhibition by X Macallister
'83. and +. Moore. 'H3. was the star event
at the last meeting week ago. At the request
OF tho management they repeated their per-
formance this afternoon with equal apprecta-
ton on the part Of the spectators