Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-05-30
COLBY FIELD DAY.
The College Athletes Show Their
Skill in Field Day Events.
Excellent Work in AII-The Contestants and
the Winners.

Waterville, May 29.-(Special.- A
better day for a field day never dawned
than today, and the Colby men were
happy when they saw the sun shining in
to their rooms as they awoke, this morn
ing. 1t was the day of the 18th annual
field day of the Colby Athletic Associa-
ton. For weeks the sprinters have been
watching the progress on the new cinder
track, and were anxious to try their luck
on it. They We're, however, disappointed
when they found that the surface had not
become quite hard and even enough to
make good time. 1t will be in fine con
dition, though, by next Saturday, when
the intercollegiate meet is held here.
The exercises were advertised to COM
mence at 10 O'Clock, but like all events of
this kind, there was a long delay in get
ting started, and it was nearly IL before
the first event, the 100 yards dash, was
called. There were three starters and the
race was easily won by Whitman, o..
Padelford did excellent work in the mile
walk, keeping his wind remarkably well,
finishing in minutes, 25 seconds, nearly
full lap ahead of his companions.
The event of the day was the mile run
in which there were four starters. Dur
gan took the lead at the start and all held
their relative positions till the last lap,
when Mutt, who had been in the rear
commenced to quicken his pace coming
OF the home stretch with a long lead
Then Noble made great burst of speed
passed the leader and broke the tape about
six feet ahead of Mutt
The events might have been consider
ably enlivened by the entrance of some of
the base ball men, who could not enter
into the contests on account of the game
with Bates in the afternoon. 1t was,
however, on the whole very successful
field day.
The summaries:
One hundred yard dash-Whitman, '97,
list; Baker, '97, I'd Holmes, '97, 3D..
Time, Il seconds.
Two mile run-Clement, 81 1st; Hall,
90, I'd. Time, 1 minutes, 33 seconds.
220-yards dash-Whitman, '97, 1st;
Baker, '97, I'd; Noble, '97, Sd. Time, IS
seconds.
Mile walk-Padelford, '96. 1st; Well
man. '9S, Cd; Getchell, '9s, Sd. Time, S
minutes, 20 seconds.
Mile run--Noble, '97, 1st; Mutt, 9S,
I'd; Merrill. '96, Sd. Time 5 minutes,
IL seconds.
Quarter mile run-Hubbard, 90, 1st
Stephenson, '9s, I'd; Bates, '9S, Sd.
rime 80 3-5 seconds
Mile bicycle race-Harthorne, 81, 1st
Gerry. '9S, I'd. Time, 3 minutes, 10 40
seconds.
220-yards hurdle race-Robinson, '9S,
list; Barker, '97 Cd; Holmes, '9S, Sd.
Time, 81 q seconds.
Half mile run-Hubbard, '96, 1st; Jor-
dan, '95, I'd; Mutt, '9S, Sd. Time,
minutes, 81 seconds.
120-yards hurdle race-Robinson, '9S,
LIST; Holmes, '9S, I'd; Holmes, '97, 3D.
Time, 81 seconds.
Putting shot-McClellan, '95, LIST
McFaddep, '9S, I'd; Pike. '9S, Sd. Dis
lance, 20 feet, 8 inches.
Pole vault-Wellman, '9S, LIST ;Trcworgy
90, Cd; Pike, '9S, Sd. Height s feet,
inches.
Running broad jump-Whitman, '97
list; Patterson, '9S, Cd; Tolman, '9S, Sd
Width. IS feet, / = inches
Throwing ADMINISTRATION, '96, LIST
Wellman, '9S, cd McFadden, '9S, Sd
Distance &C feet
Running high iump-Robinson, '9S
LIST; Bates, '9s, Cd; Whitman, '97, 3D.
Height, feet.