New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-12
WINTER GAMES IN BOSTON.
MORE THAN 400 ATHLETES TAKE PART.
INTERESTING CONTESTS AT THE BOSTON ATH-
LETIC ASSOCIATIONS MEETING WITNESSED
BY 5000 PERsoNs-THE WINNERS
AND RECORDS.
fry TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRlnrSr.1

Boston Feb. lI.-As had been expected. the great
indoor athletic games held In Mechanics Han 10
night under the management Of the BOSTON Athl"nc
As-ociation more evenly contested ana 'A-
citing and in every way successful than ever
before. The entry list was big ono. 400 athletes
taking part In tie various contests hnrvAm 'Hi
versty as heretofore, was more largely represented
that any other club. school or aSsocinlio almost Ii
the contestants wearing the crimson sash The crack
New. York men, a half dozen or so IN number We're
present as entered.
The monster hall well arranged Around the
lower Gccr was laid the bread track with raised
ners and this cnciri"d the space In which were Reid
all the field contests. Outside Of this was the am
phiheatrc OF seats which, together With the s"ats
In the balcony held fully 5000 persons. the greatest
number OF spectators that ever attended an Indoor
meeting here.
Ynla and Harvard men yelled as wildly as ever.
and the other athletics were indscm Intimately checred.
The special conicsts--tic team between Yale
and Harvard md Dartmouth and Amherst the high
jumping OF sweeney, the Anvi'r crack, and the run
ming match between Q. J. Walsh, Xavcr \. C.. and
Ernie Iilertberg, y. J. A. C.-werc the special fcn
lures
Promptly nt O'Clock the sport began. The Off
Gals
Rcicrce-w. r. Curtis. v. Y. A. c.
Inspectors-I. p. Mcshane. T \. C.; II. o Doherty.
D. a. c.: Walker Simpson, y. +. $. \. C.; +. II.
Pearson l.. c. ard a C.. II. f. Russell q. a. C.;
Judges at nnish-J. T.. sullivan, y. J. A. c.; George
W. Bals Il. A. A.; G'orgc b. Morrison. Is. 4. A.;
r. l.. Haywood w. A. c.
Field Judsc--J. J. Flahcrty. O. A. c.; H. Taggart.
Il. a. A.; NJ (. Coming, \. \. A.
Clerk Of coursc-Il. q. Otis. H. A. A.
Assistant clerks-J. A. Conncl D. a. c.. George
Crompton. H. a. A.; NJ. l.. Pratt. II. a. a.
Staror-II. >. Cornish, B A. A.
Timcrs-J G.. Lathrop Harvard John Graham, Charles
r. w Wood. b. a. a.
Marsha-A. d. Peek, Ii. a. 4.
Custodian OF przcs-D. c. Wiggin, Il. A. A.
Scorcr-E &. Carter y. Y. 4. c.
Assistant scorcrs-G. Is. Billings, D. A. A.; Maurice
stern, i. a. a.. Il. \. Adams, W. A. &.
Announcer. Corkery, r. b. Z.
The ,,ecinl 4Oyard dash came first. There was
no hanlicap and over 100 men Trial heats were
run, all except two being close. In the final heat
were crack runners from Ya, and Harvard. the Grim
son wcarcr, NJ. Ladd, winning In Al seconds p. W
whittemorc II. a. A.. second; ~ Leeds. Of Yale
third.
The special esO-yard race. between Frank Rowe,
S. a. C., and d. j. j. Mclaughlin, OF Worcester, was
easily won by the latter. Time-213
Then came the first great contest Of the night the
team race between Amherst and Dartmouth. The run
ncrs were G. Il. Brooks, W. W. Tucker, r. VI. i:cden
and c. II. IIodgkin, for Amherst F. l.. smaley d.
Hail. II. G. NE and F. II. Claggeti. for Dartmouth
brooks took the lend amid great cheering. Idr ran
away from Belden IN the third relay, and the other
side cheercd. Ifodgkn rcgained the lend on tho last
lap and stumbled over the mark winner by few
feet. The distance, 1900 yards, was covered In
3 min. 90 3o
The 4O-yard DASH handicap, brought out oil the
collegiate sprintrs, including Bloss, II. A. A.. who
holds the worlds record OF Mrs. 35 secs. ". r.
Baker, n. A. A., won the final heat, In minis. 80
secs. A. u. d. Straight. u. y. A. A. 70 yards. was
second, md NJ Ladd. Il. a. A., third.
Tie mile walk exciting II. +. Houghton.
A. c. A. A., won It in min. 81 IS secs. W. A..
Bcaudette, W. A. C., was second. and s. H. Bunnell.
+. A.. a., third.
The feature OF the night the team race between
Harvard and Yale was then announced. DcafenIng
yells and long cheers greeted the runners. d. s.
servillc. g. 5. Frank, Il. G. Anderson and S. NJ.
Laughlin ran for Yale; S. NJ. Merrill. n. W. Bingham
w. F. Gracelon and E. Brewer. for Harvard Though
exciting, thu was not even. bingham and Brewer
leaving s,rville and Frank far behind in the first and
second RELAYS. The time Cor the 800 yards
minutes 90 3-a seconds
A mile spcrlal race between c. l.. White. T. A. c.
and W. II. Allison. W. A. C., was the evcncst contest
Of all. The two men shoulder and shoulder for
the thirteen laps and Allison. IN fainting fall
pushed White across the line. Time. minutes
81 Is seconds
A hot series Of trials began the GOCyari race.
The final heat won by ID. A. Lohnes. W. A. C..
Time. l minute. II 1.5 seconds
A special race between teams from the Suffolk and
Worcester athletic clubs resulted in victory for the
'0' Msaawhir H. S%scnes Of the xavlers. was
easily ovcriumpng the bar When II was evident that
Is It.. go. held by q. A. Fearing, Of Harvard.
was announced, and the bar was put at Git, l.In.
os n ,ss o srse%ss s9 indoor AND
jumping Great applause rewarded the effort
Xaviers. gave a fne exhibition. lie started from the
scratch With such runners a. BLAKE OF Harvard and
lie ran .a:liy and finished in MINIS ii 5s es.
A. q. Bowling, S. A. c. $50 feet. was second. and