The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-07-17
YALE AND OXFORD
The Great International Athletic
Contest Is on at the Queens
Club Grounds.
It IS Of Absorbing Interest to All
Lovers Of Athletic Sports In
England.
The Contests Very Close, Oxford
Winning by Taking the Half
Mile Ran.

QUEENS CLUB GROUNDS, LONDON,
July 1.-THE weather was anything
but promising for satisfactory athletic
contest between the university teams
of Old England and New England. A
cold, gusty wind was blowing all the
morning, 1t was raining at intervals.
and the grounds looked sodden and
likely to prevent fast time being made
or records being broken.
The main pavilion looked gloomy and
unhappy, and streams Of rainwater
marred Its dark blue decoration and
drenched the American and English
flags which graced the structure. But
no amount of bad weather could damp
en- the enthusiasm of the people, and
long before the hour fixed upon for che
first event, the vast majority OF the
81, 900 people expected to witness the
struggle for athletic supremacy between
Yale and Oxford had crowded into the
grounds.
1t is probable that no event of recent
years in the history of English athletics
has attracted half the interest which
centertd in the contests on the grounds
Of the Qleen's club. The champion
university team of England was to
meet the champion university team of
America, and this was sufficient to
cause the widest enthusiasm among all
admirers of athletic sports and among
sportsmen generally throughout the
British Isles.
In spite of the rain it was hoped that
the track would be in good condition be-
fore the first event was called at 4:80 p.
m. The secretary OF the Queens club,
at about noon, carefully examined the
track and informed the Associated
Press correspondent that 1t would be In
good condition by the time the athletes
were ready to use it. At best, how-
evser, the grounds cannot be favorable
for the Americans, or for lowering
records.
rhink Yale VIII BE in IT
The general opinion seems to be that
Yale will win the majority Of the
events. The members Of both teams
are reported to be in good condition,
and an exciting contest Is hoped for.
The Yale team arrived at the grounds
at 4 p. m. and went Immediately to
their dressing room and were soon be-
ing rubbed down by their trainers. The
Oxford men had been on the ground
some time before this, and when the
handlers were through with the Yale
athletes, the two teams We're photo
graphed in q group.
BY 4:20 the grounds were only about
two-thirds full. Many of the toilettes
of the ladies showed, by their dark
blue colorings, that they were in SYM
pathy with Oxford, bat there were also
number OF ladies present whose dis
play of the light blue coiors of Yale
showed that the fair sex of America in.
tended to do its utmost to encourage
the young athletes OF Yale.
DIpiomats Were Present.
The royal box was filled with am
bassadors, ministers, etc, including
the Siamese minister, who takes the
most lively interest in athletic sports.
The United States ambassador, Mr..
and Mrs. Bayard. Bishop Potter and all
the secretaries OF the United States
embassy were conspicuous in group,
which was surrounded by the foreign
representatives who were in sympathy
with the Yale men. BY this time the
rain had ceased, but the weather con-
tinued threatening.
Yale 10 Beaten.
BY winning the half mile run, Ok
ford secured the necessary number of
firsts to give them the championship.
Oxford men were first in the 100 yard
dash, 100 yard hurdle. one mile run.
440 yard run and half mile run. Yale
secured first place In the hammer
throwing, shot put and broad jump.
The running high jump was tie.