Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-06-16
COLBY FIELD DAY.
Six ofthe F fifteen Events Proved
Record Smashers.
Class Cup Captured by '97--Whitman
Makes Best Individual Record.
The College MA'@.s Distinguish Themselves
The Essits and the Winners.

WArERvILLE, June l5.-(Special. THE
sun poured his fsys with perfect violence
on the Watervilb trotting park this after
noon, and in COZ Sequence there was q very
small attendance at the 10th annual field
day exercises ofthe Colby Athletic Associ-
alton.
Although the peat was intense and the
rivalry between sthe contestants not quite
up to former years, yet the day proved a
record breaker, tor in six of the l5. events
entered, the previous Colby records were
beaten. The best individual record was
won by Whitman, 81, and the class cup
went to '97; '94 was not represented in any
of the events, and 95 by only one con-
testant. -
Putnam beat the record of putting the
shot by 3 IL inches. Whitman, 81, in
creased the record on the standing broad
jump from 8 #. 2 Ia in. to 9 #. in.
Hubbard lowered the time on the half mile
| run from 2 minutes % l-2 seconds to 2
minutes 21 3-4 seconds. Patterson beat
the record of base ball throw of 3l4 feet
inches, which had been held by Larrabee
81 for 10 years, throwing the ball, today,
34l feet. Mr.. Pattersons actual throw,
however, was four or five feet more than
this, as he was that distance behind the line
when he made the throw. In this event
the second man, Mr.. Hopkins, beat the old
| record, throwing the ball 1924 feet.
Whitman lowered the record in the 22O-
yards hurdle race a small fraction over one
second. Hanscom lowered the one-mile
bicycle race record from 1928 to 2.4S l-2,
which was an exceptionally fine record,
considering the heat and the condition of
the track. He went very nicely Judged
| mile, making the first three quarters in very
nearly Al seconds each.
Everything moved off nicely and the list
of events were carried out in good season.
The following are the officers of the asso-
citation: r. U. Hopkins, '95, president; !;
H. H. Pratt. 90, Vice president; C. B.
Fuller, '96, secretary and treasurer; G. II.
D. L'Amoureux, '94, F. o. Welch, '95, II.
Metcalf. '96, and H. S. Philbrick, '97, di-
rectors. The officers of the day were G.
Fl. D. LAmoureux, master of ceremonies; ;
Prof. c. B. Stetspn, referee; j. F. LARA
bee and F. j. Goodrich, judges; W. L.
Waters, starter; -. 2. Giroux, time keeper.
The following are the summaries:
100-yards dash-Patterson, '96. first Whitman,
81. second; Thompson, 96 third. lime l0i sec
onds,
Putting 16pound shot-Putnam. '97, first dis
tance 32ft., 3an.; Lord, '95, second; Thompson,
96, third.
yards dash-Patterson. '96, first; Holmes,
97 second; Whitman. '97, third. Time, 23i sec
onds. 40
Standing broad jump-Whtmsn '97, ft in;
Hopkins a5 second; jackson '97, third.
lOa,yards hurdle race-,HoImes .? frat; Whit
man ~, second: Hubbard ~ third. Time not
taken as every hurdle was displaced.
Standing high jump-Wbitman '97. first, height
#. in.: Jackson. '97. second; Hopkins, third.
Halt mile run-Hubbard ~, first: Osborne ~,
second; Barker '97, third. Time min. Al sec.
2N-yards hurdle race - Whitman, ~, first;
Holmes, '97, second; Hubbard W. third. Time,
q Is.
Pole vault-Pattersop. '96. first height # 10 in;
Hubbard, '97, second; Jackson, ~, third.
Running broad jump-Whitman, '97 first, dis
tance II # in Jackson, ~, second; Hopkins,
95, third.
One mile race-Hubba'd. '97, first Keith. '91,
second; Bradeen, '97, third. Time. m 81 2-5 sec
Running high jumD-Whtman ~, first, height.
it.. in; Jackson '97, second; Hopkins '95,
third.
Onemle bicycle race-Hanscom '96, first;
Whitman W, second; Hubbard ~, third. Time,
min. As 1-2 sec.
Throwing I6-pound hammer-Thompson '96,
ir,t, distance rs IT.; Ford '95, second; Putnam
97 third.