Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-07-17

OQSY was udulltottus Ah AAouL "a "ue-
was known as Yale's pavilion, which
was supposed to be reserved for Ameri-
cans. a crowd Of well dressed men and
women gathered aud when the little
knot Of Yale men gave the college
cheer, many Of those people would turn
round and make insulting remarks
LONDON, July 16.-The weather to-
day was anything but promising for a
satisfactory athletic contest OetweaRl
the university teams Of Old England
and New England. cold gusty wind
was blowing all the morning, it 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 as streams Of rainwater marred
its dark blue decoration and drenched
the American aud English flags which
graced the structure. But no amount
OF baAweather could dampen the en-
thusiKA OF the people, and long before
the'hour fixed upon for the first event,
the vast mujority OF the $1,000 people
expected 10 witness the struggle for
s1yTemacy oetween Yale aud
ord had crowded into the grounds
It is.brobable that no event Of recent
vears1n the history Of English athlst-
les Ia attracted half the attention
which cbntered to-day in the contests
on the grounds Of the Queens club.
The champion university team Of
England was 10 meet the champion uni
yersity team OF America, and this was
sufficient 10 cause the widest enthusi-
asm among all admirers Of athletic
sports and among sportSmen generally
throughout the British isles.
The Yaie team arrived at the grounds
at4 o. NJ, and went Immediately 10
their dressing rooms and were soon be-
ing rubbed down by the trainers.
The Oxford men had been on the
ground for some time before this, and
when the handlers were through with
the Yale athletics the two teams were
photographed in a group. The hun
dreds OF um mbrellas which were open on
all sides made the crowd dreary aud
sober looking, and, in fact, cast an
aspect Of gloom over the entire sur
roundings, in spite OF the music which
The band furnished vigorously, in order
10 cheer up the aSsemblage Of much
dampened athletic enthusiasts
BY 4:2O p. N. the grounds were only
about two-;hirds full Many Of the tOi-
let's OF the ladies showed by their dark
b.ue colorings that they were In SYM
pathy with oxford, but there we're also
a number Of ladies present whose dis
play OF the light biUs colorS OF Yale
showed that the fair sex OF America in
tended TO do It's utmost 20 encourage
the Young athletes OF Yale. Toe royal
box was filled with ambassadors, minis
ters, etc, including the Siamess minis
ter, who takes the most lively interest
10 athletic sports.
United States Ambassador Bayard
and Mrs Bayard, Bishop Potter and all
the secretaries Of the United States em-
baSsy were conspicuous ln tne group
which was surrounded by the foreign
representatives who were 10 sympathy
with the Yale meu. BY this time the
rain had ceased, but the weather con-
tilued threatening.
The Secretary Of the Queens Club at
about noon examined the track snd
pOndent that IL would be 10 good cOndi-
tion By the time the athletes were
ready 20 use IL. The members Of both
teams are reported In good condition.
The officials selected for to-day's
games are: Referee, II. Beardsall,
PresMf1l Northern Counties Associa-
tion: Sdges, J. 5 Greigan, an old Cam
bridge athlete, and c. Herbert Secre-
tary London Amateur Association;
starter. Mr. Wilkinson, of Sheffield,
official starter Of the Sheffield profess
sionsl handicaDs; timers, ) X Holman
and w. NJ. Barnard, London Athletic
CluhAand y. Perry, the inter-varSitv
timN stewards, G. y. Jackson and
Nontagu Sharman. for Oxford, and c.
II. Sheriff. aud VI. Van lngen, for Yale.
The names and records of the men
who carry the eolors OF Oxford are ss-
follows: 1OO-yard Jordan,
University College, 10 l-5s. Quarter
mile dash-Gilbert Jordan, University
College, so 2-5s; Herbert +. Sykes,
Christ Church, time unknown. Half
mile run-Francis w. RathbOne, New
College. 2:O2 2-5; Walter II. HallOwS,
Universitv. 2:O4 ODe-mlle run-Wiiirid
II Greepnow, Exeter College, 4:22 3;
Gerard NJ. T. Hudyard, University, 4:36.
Reward hurdie-Wm. J. Oakley, Christ
church. 10 3-5; Thomas G. Scott, Hert-
ford College, 16 3-5s; Running broad
limp. Charles B. Fry. WadhSm, % feet
~ inches, worlds record; William j.
Oakley. Christ church, % feet So
inches. Running high jump-Erie ID.
Swanwick, University, feet III inches;
George A. Gardiner, New College. feet
3 inches. Putting 16-pound shot-Ar-