The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-07-17


fair play which the English arc wont
to boast Of, the crowds which witnessed
the contests between the Oxford and
Yalo teams to-day woro generally most
unfairly partisan. OF course, in tho
box where the American Ambassador
and a number OF prominent English
men were gathered, tho Euglishmen
made point Of clappInG their hands
when Yale man was successful and
Mr. Bayard was equally careful to ap.
plaud tho success OF tho Oxford mon,
but everywhere olso tho most intense
jealousy was manifested. In front OF
what was known as Yalo's pavilion,
which was supposed to be reserved for
Americans. crowd OF we'll dressed mon
and women gathered and when tho
little knot OF Yale mon gavo the college
chocr, many OF those people would turn
around aud make Insulting remarks.
QUEES's CLun GROUNDS, LONDON. July
1G-The weather to-day was anything
but promising for satisfactory athletic
contest between tho university teams
Of Old England and Now England, A
cold gusty wind was blowing all the
morning, 1t was raining at intervals,
and tho grounds looked soddcn and
likely to prevent fast time boing mado
or records bcIng broken. Tho main
pavilion looked gloomy aud unhappy
as streams OF rain water marrod itS
dark blue decoration and drenched tho
American and English flags which
craced tho structure. But no amount
OF bad weather could dampen tho on
thusiasm OF tho people, and long before
the hour fixed upon for tho first event
the vast majority Of tho $4,000 people
expected to witness tho struggle for
athletic supremacy between Iul0 and
Oxford had crowded into tho grounds.
Il is probable that no event Of recent
years In the history Of English athletics
has attracted half tho interest which
conferred to-day In tho contests on tho
grounds OF Tho Queens Club. Tho
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 Gonorally throughout
the British Isles. The secretary Of Tho
Queens Club at about noon carefully
examined tho track and informed the
Associated Press correspondent That 1t
would be In good condition by tho tlmo
tho athletes wero ready to use II. At
the best, however, the ground could not
lowering rccordo.
Tho general opinion seemed to be
that Yale would win tho majority OF
tho events. Tho members OF both
teams were reported to be in good condi-
tion. Tho ofTiclals selected for tho
games were:
THE oFFIcIAIA
Referee H. Dcardsall. president
Northern CountioI Association judges
". S. GrcIgnn, M old Cambridge ath.
leto; O. Herbert, secretary London Am
atour Association; starter-Mr. Wllkin.
son, official starter OF tho Shofllold pro-
iessional handicaps; tlmera-S. K. Hol-
man and William Barnard, London
Athletic Club, and n. PCrry, tho inter-
varsity timer; stowards-0. N. Jackson
and Montague Sherman for Oxford, and
y. II. Sharrill aud NJ, Van Ingeu for
Yalc.
Tho names and records OF tho mon
who to-day carry tho colors OF Oxford
arc as follows: Ono hundrod yard dash,
Gilbert Jordan (Univorsity CollegG),
10 %; Charles i. Fry (Wndham Col
Iego), 10 Is; quarter milo dash. Gilbert
Jordan tUniversity), 80 2-5; iicrbcrt Il.
Sykes Christ church,, timc unknown;
half milo run, Francis W. Rathoono
Nov college), 2:O2 2.5; Waltor II. Hal.
lows University, 2:0i; ono milo run,
Woilfrod II. Greenow lExertor collegcl.
4:22 4:5; Gerard VI. I. lIiloyRrd lUni.
vorsityl, 4:36; 100 yard hurdle, William
]. Oakley (Christ churchl, :lO 50;
Thomas G. Scott (llortford colIeGo),
:1G 3-5; running broad jump, Charles
B. Fry (Wadhau), 90 feet o. inches,
worlds record; William j. Oakley
Christ church), 90 feet 81 inches; run
ming high jump, Eric D. Swanwick
University, 5 febt II inches; George
A. Gardiner (New colloge), foot s
inches; putting sixteen pound ahot,
Arthur +. Mailing (Exorter colIego), IS
feet II inches; Douglas II. MogGy
(Christ church,, 30 foot IL inches;
throwing hammer, George S, Robertson
New collcgc), ll5 fOet 4 inches Edward
II. Hommcrd CUnIvorsity). 30 feet
The boil was rung promptly at 1880 p.
m. for tho competitors In tho 100 yard
dash. Tho moment tho Yale appeared,
tho band Htruck up "llail Colnlnbis'
which was greeted with loud applause
on all sides.
THE PISTOL PRED.
When tho pistol wac fired, tllOro was
rom Of applause and In a second or
two II was seen that Fry, tho Oxford
man, had tho load. While it wns still
in progress Captain uIclok advan cod
TO make his mighty throw, Tho ham.
NOR contest proceeds unintclligibly to
tho vast majority OF those prOspnt for
tho spectators werO still intent upon tho
100 yard dash. Applause Is heard, hero
and there. but il Is by M means
epidemic for tho spirit Of tho affair
scoms ns dull rs tho weather. Suddenly
thsrO IL roRr Of appliance as iiickok's
hanmOr whirls by tho Oxford mark:
Then Robertson turns fYo timGs and