The evening world., 1894-05-26
one RECORD BROKEN.
Hickok Throws the l6-lb. Ham
mer 1923 Feet 9 Inches.
Track at the Oval Bad for Running
and Walking.
Yale a Favorite with Those Who
Arc Betting.
Special to The Evening" WORLDLY

BERKELEY OVAL, May 26.-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 lea was won by Hildreth,
Harvard, in 81 3-5s.; Sanford. Yale, sec
ond, and Warren, University of Penn
s%ylvania. 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 So 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 II very heavy.
This was a great disappointment for
the ~collegians, for 1t will probably make
record-breaking feats. so far as the
track events are concerned, impossible
at the present meeting.
AT noon the sky was dull and threat
ening, and a fine drizzle had begun to
fall. Orly a few persons besides the
officers Of the day. referee, Judges and
track officials and the members of the
various college teams were at the ova
this morning to witness the preliminary
contests, which were not started until
after II O'Clock.
The trials in the hammer throwing
ana shot putting contests were also be-
gun this morning, but the successful
competitors for the finals had not been
announced up to noon.
Judging from the trials in the quarter
mile dash, Harvard. which will have
four, men in the final heat, 10 regarded
as almost certain to capture first place,
though Sanford, of Yale, is believed to
be a dangerous competitor.
The officials of the day are as follows
Referee, v, p; Curtis, y. Y. A. G;
e s9dlses w. e. F f: aa ahs s. +. U; sa Al Ssi Nh \.
J. A. G.; timers, c. c. Hughes, {. A.
G.; F. NJ. Wood. Il. A. A; m~easurers,
Y. K. G.: A. Peverelily. 4. A :: viii
walking, Frank p Murray: clerk OF
W. D. Bostwick, r.. B. .Moneypenny, L.
A. Stuart; announcer. Fred w. Burns
starter. George D.. Turner.
Councillors, in all the field events are
eight men in the trials for throwing
the sixt%een-pound hammer; each man
was allowed three throws.
finals with their best throws were as
follows: W. q. Hickok. Yale, 1913 feet 3
inches (the college record, made by
Hlckok. is III feet ] 3-S inches); Chad
wick. Yale. l2l feet 10 inches; G. L. Pat
terson, Cornell. lis feet II 1-2 Inches:
b. l.. Clark. Swarthmore, ia feet Az
inches; II. p. Cross, Yale, 1o9 feet 21-2
inches.
In this event Yale will hardly fail to
capture both first and second place, and
yielding sever points.
Shortly after ~ o'clock the clouds
broke. and the sun same out bright and
warm for a few minutes.
Half an hour later the sky was owe
cast and threatening again. However
idly, and the prospect of making gooc
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
The sons of Ell Yale, however, art
brim full of confidence. and 1t is easy
TO see that the blue Is a favorite for first
place in the struggle.
Harvard enthusiasts. as the other band
are not lacking in confidence in theii
perts who have looked over the indi,
vidusl material in the team. have picked
the Crimson as a winner.
The University OF Pennsylvania Is an
uncertain quantity as yet, and may
develop into a dangerous competition
later on.
The Quakers have already secured two
men in the finals OF the 4i0-yard run,
and their team is said to be strong In
all the snlints.
In addition they have one or two in,
vincibles. including Buckholz, in tho
field events