The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-07-17


gusty wind prevailed all morning. 1t was
raining and the grounds looked sodden
and likely to prevent fast time being
; made or records broken. But bad weather
could not daTnpen the enthusiasm Of the
people, and long before the hour fixed
UPON for the first event the vast number
of $1,000 people who expected TO witness
the struggle for athletic supremacy be-
tween 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
centered today in the contests on the
grounds of the Queens club The cham
pion university team of England was TO
meet the champion university team Of
America, and this was sufficient to cause
the widest enthusiasm among all ad-
mireTS of athletic sports and among
Sportsmen generally throughout the Brit
clrb, about noon, carefully examined the
track and informed the Associated Pres
correspondent that it would be in good
cor dition by the time the athletes were
ready to use il.
The grounds were not, however, favor
able for lowering records. The general
opinion was that Yale would win the
majority of the events.
The Yale team arrived at the grounds
at p. IN. and went Immediately to their
dressing rooms and We're soon being
rU obed down by the trainers.
The oxford men had been on the grounds
some time before this, and when the
handlers were through with the Yale ath-
letss the two teams were photographed
in a group The hundreds of umbrellas
which were open on all sides made the
crowd Greary and sober-looking, and, in
fact, cast IN aspect of gloom over the
entire surroundings i'll spite of the music
which The band furnished.
COlors of tie Clubs.
By $40 p; m. the grounds were only
Of the ladies showed by their dark blue
colorings that they were in sympathy
with Oxford, but there were also a num-
Der of ladies present whose display of the
light blue colors of Yale showed that the
fair sex Of America intended to do its
utmost 10 encourage the young athletes
The royal box was filed with arabas-
sadors, ministers, etc, including the
Slamese minister. VINO takes the most
lively interest in athletic sports. The
United States ambassador Mr.. Bayard
and Mrs. Bayard, Bishop Potter and all
the secretaries OF the United States EN-.
bassy were conspicuous in a. group which
was surrounded by the foreign represent.
atives. who were in Symp~ thy with the
Yale men. By this tin he rain had
ceased, but the weather cordnued threat
ening.
The officials were: Referee, H. Beard
sail, president Northern Counties asso-
cation; judges, ]. s. Greegan, an old
Cambridge athlete; c. Herbert, secretary
London Amateur association; Mr. Wilkin-
Sheffield professional handicaps; timers
S. X Holeonb and NJ. II. Barnard, Lon
don Athletic club, and n. Perry, the
1nter-University Times; y. Jackson and
Montague Sherman for Oxford and c.
Sheriff. and NJ. Van Ingen for Yale.
The names and records of the men who
today carried the colors of Oxford are "a
follows:
one hundred yard dash-Gilbert Jordan
University college), 10 2-5; Charles 3. Fry
OEadham college,, 10 Is; Herbert r
Sykes Christ church,, time unknown.
Half-mile run-Francis w. Rathbone
(New college,, POP rs; Walter H. Hallows
one mile run-wnfred H. Greenhow,
Exeter college). 4:22 As; Geard NJ 7
One hundred and twenty yard hurdle
William ]. Oakley. Christ church,, is 30
Thomas G. Scott Hertford college), Is So
Running broad jump-Charles 3. Fry
ONadham'sl. % feet 61s inches (world'!
record); William J. Oakley Christ church,
Running high jump-Eric D. Swanwicl
University. feet IL inches; George A
Gardner CNew college) feet inches.
Putting 16-pound shot-Arthur F. Malins
Exeter college,, 80 feet Ii inches; Douglas
II. Megley Christ church,, 80 feet j
inches.
Throwing hammer-George S. Robertso,
CNcw ccllege). IL feet inches: Edwars
Il. HemG1er University, 90 feet.
The following are the names and records
ore hundred yard dash-Ashlev Pond
Jr. Detroit, Mich, '96, 10 10; G. z. Sanford
New Haven. Conn, law school, 10 1-5.
Four hundred and forty yard dash
Ashley Pond, Jr., sc, so So; G. F. Sanford
Eaif-rnile .run-w. S. Woodruff. Orange
One mile. rum. E. Morgan, Essex
Conn, 4:2T 2-5.
z. II. Cady, Hartford, Conn. 49, Is; c. e
Hatch, Cincinnati Ohio, 16 Is.
Running high junlp--T: P. Sheldon Rut
lard, VI, 5 feet iO15 inches; G. b. Hatch
feet inches
R0nnlng broad jump-L P. Sheldon, 2
feet inches; J. B. Hatch, 20 feet inches
Pa, q feet 8 inches; Alexander Brown
Philadelphia, Pa. 40 feet So inches.
Throwing hammer-W. o. Hickok, u
The bell was rung promptly at 4:9O p m
for the competitors in the 1O0-yard dash
"1uil CoIumbia."
The moment the Yale men appeared tn,
band struck UP Hail Columbia, which
was greeted with applause.
When the pistol was fired, there was {
roar of applause and in a second it wa!
seen that Fry, the oxford, had the lead.
While il was still in progress Captain
Hicl1ok advanced to make his might!
throw.
The hammer contest proceeds unintel
ligibly to the vast majority of those pres
ent. for the spectators were still inten
upon the 100 yard dash. Applause 1
heard here and there, but it is by N
means epidemic, for the spirit of the al
denly there is a roar of applause a;
Hic1oks hammer whirls beyond the Ok
ford mark. Then Robertson turns fiv,
times and shoots the hammer for hi
last throw. The measurerS seem to TAX
an age in deciding upon the winner bu
eventually up goes the American nag an'
the band strikes up Yankee Doodle.
The men are now out for the secont
event, the hammer order being changed
Yale shouts "A regular catch for Ynlo
and a by-stander replies, raging: -lI1
UP, you idiots.
left the pavilion. While the hamme
throwing proceeds, Pond and Sanfor
struggle braVely with Fry and Jordan
but the latter were not to be headed
and Fry won amid great cheers iron
the Oxonians and English, and Yale de
feated, walks quietly to quarters.
The hurdle race was on the far sid
course and previous to the event benz
called most of the Yale contestants in
dulged in few preliminary jumps, Il
If introducing themselves to the Englisl
hurdles.
to the third hurdle but then Oxford rush
ed up even and all went over the fourt
hurdle together. When Cady fell, how
ever, it was apparent that oxford woul
win
The mile race was ready at $50 p. m.
The pistol sent them off with a splen
Gid start Hilcyard. of oxford, taking tn
lead, which he dropped after the hrs
lap and eventually gave up. Long be
fore the finish it was evident that Yal
was not Oxford's equal. Greenhowe, Q
oxford, who was running third, unit
the end of the second lap. went to til
increased the lead until the gap wa
much too big ever to be closed and h
rushed home amid A tremendous din.
The running broad jump followed Oak
= a inch. Hatch Of Yale. baked and fell