The evening world., 1894-05-26
ONE RECORD BROKEN.
Hickok Throws the l6-lb. Ham
mer 1913 Feet 9 Inches.
Track at the Oval Bad for Running
and Walking.
Yale q Favorite with Those Who
Are Betting.

Especial TO the Evening World.)
BERKELEY OVAL, May 2s.-The
trial heats in the quarter-mile sprint
in the intercollegiate championships
were run off this morning.
There were seventeen entries. and the
trials were run in three heats, resulting
in leaving nine men for the final, which
will not be run until this afternoon.
The first heat was won by Hildreth,
Harvard, in 81 $685.; Sanford, Yale. sec
ond and Warren, University Of Penn
sylvania, third.
The second heat was won by Marshall,
of Harvard, in 81 3-5 seconds: Bingham,
Harvard, second, and Chubb, Yale.
third. Merrill. Harvard; Jordan. Yale.
and Freeman, University Of Pennsyl-
vania, finished In the third heat in the
order named. The time was 81 3-5s. No
other track events were contested this
morning.
The trial heats in the 1OO-yard were
reserved till this afternoon. The rain
last night had softened the track again,
which had been rolled hard yesterday,
making 1t very heavy.
This was a great disappointment for
the ~collegians, for it will probably make
track vents are concerned, impossible
at the present meeting.
At noon the sky was dull and threat
ening, and a fine drizzle had begun to
officers OF the day. referee. judges and
track officials and the members of the
various college teams were at the oval
his MOI ming to witness the preliminary
after II o'clock.
The trials in the hammer throwing
and shot putting contests were also be;
Competitors for the finals had not been
announced up to noon.
Judging from the trials in the quarter
four men In the inal heat, Is regarded
as almost certain to capture first place.
though Sanford, of Yale. is believed to
De rS E =a otasials Of G the aay are a. follows:
judges. G. F. Mathewson.- u. A.. c.; Mai.
colin W. Ford and j. E. Sullivan, n,
G.; F. NJ. Wood, d. x. e a.: measurer 8
J, 8. Mitchell, N. Y. A;zC.: John Gra-
Y. x. G.: a. Peyerelily. 4. IA :; viii:
walking, Frank p. murray; CLERK Of
course, s. J. Cornell: assistant clerks.
starter. George D. Turner.
competitors in all the field events are
the final this afternoon. There were
eight men in the trials for throwing
the sixteen-pound hammer; each man
was allowed three throws.
The five selected to compete in the
finals with their best throws were as
follows: W. O.. Hickok, Yale, 123 feet 8
inches (the college record, mad by
Hickok: is III feet ! 3-s inches);- Chad
wick. Yale, 121 feet 10 inches; G. l.. Pat
terson, Cornell, 11S feet II 1-2 inches:
3. L. Clark. Swarthmore. ~ feet I l-2
inches.
In this event Yale will hardly fail to
capture both first and second place. and
yielding seven points.
broke, and the sun same out bright and
warm for a few minutes.
Halt an hour later the sky was over
cast and threatening again. However,
the track seemed to be drying out rap;
records In the running events became
very much more encouraging. Very lit
tie money is apparently being put UP by
the supporters. Of the rival college teams.
brim full OF confidence. and 1t is easy
to see that the blue Is n favorite for first
place in the struggle.
Harvard enthusiasts, as the other band
are not lacking in confidence In their
perts who have looked over the indl.
vidual material In the team, AVE picked
the Crimson as n winner.
The University of Pennsylvania Is an
uncertain quantity as yet. and may
develop into a dangerous competition
The Quakers have already secured two
men in the finals OF the 440-yard run,
and their team Is said to be strong in
all the Dlint
In addition thew have one or two in
yincibles, including Buckholz. in the
field events