Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-06-10
B0WDOIN'S DAY.
Carries Off Honors at IntercoI-
Iegiate Athletic Meet.
Several Surprises--0ne New Eng
lacd Record Broken.
Maine State Finishes in Second Place. Colby
Third, With Bates Last.

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| Intercollegiate Athletic Association in al
| least one respect, for more perfect day
| for such an event never dawned thar
Saturday. 1t was not SO cold and windy
that the athletes were shivoring in theil
light clothing, neither were the spectator:
| suffering from the heat
1t was perfect day and everything was
at its best. The new cinder track was az
hard as concrete, yet elastic and easy tc
run on. Many were the compliments
| heard from the students of the visiting
colleges on the track, it's construction and
close proximity to the college buildings
There was large crowd of enthusiastic
spectators present beside the friends of the
visiting athletes who had followed theil
men to cheer them on to victory.
| The first delegation to arrive was the
Maine States, who came down on the
$40 train from Bangor, about Is men in
all. The Bowdoin delegation, 100 strong.
arrived at 10, aud Bates came with a
company of 20 or 25 on the l. 80 train over
the back road
| Bowdoin was confident of an easy
victory and claimed before the contest 10C
points out of the 1876, and only lacked one
of that number, at the close. The Bowdoin
| headquarters was at the Elmwood and the
| train had not been in town half an hour
| before the Bowdoin men had the whole
front of the hotel draped with bunting OF
the college color, white.
In the events, none of the other col
| leges had any show with the Bowdoin
men in the field events, but in the track
| events, the other colleges got some part of
| nearly every event.
The real fight was fer second place,
which was captured by Maine State on
&c count of rank Judgment in the mile
| walk, by which Padelford and Wellman
of Colby were ruled out for alleged run.
| ming. Mr.. Padelford is as good an
| amateur walker as there Is in the State
and had "cinch" on tho race, but for
some reason or other was ruled out just
before completing the third lap, though
1t was surprise to all, for he seemed to
be making perfectly square walk. Then
Wellman was walking hard but apparently
| honestly about 90 yards from the finish,
| in second place, when he too was ruled
out, though man near him was plainly
running at the very time Pettengill,
| when he had completed the third lap, left
the track, thinking he had completed the
mile, and walked nearly to the bleacners
before he was told that he must make an
other lap. Accordingly he deliberately
ran diagonally back to the track again,
and continued tho remainder of the mile.
Colby would probably have scored an
other victory in the 100 yards dash had
not Patterson, who had won trial and u
place in the finals, become nearly dis
ablcd in the finals. He held good lead
for about 25 or 80 yards, then the muscles
of his leg which was injured a few weeks
ago at Kent's Hill, gave way. lie pluckly
held to the race. but finished last man.
The exciting race of the day was the
bicycle race. There were seven starters,
but the first time the revolver was fired
one man fell and the riders were recalled
for another start. In some manner or
other in this recall, Stearns of BowdOin
fouled with the sideboard and tore large
hole In his tire, which necessitated with
drawing from tho race. The race was be-
tween Harthorno of Colby and Pulsifer of
Bates. Hawthorne Is far the stronger
rider of the two, and though they see
sawed back and forth till the first lap, he
easily took the lead when he wished to
and finished a long lead.
The event Of the day was the hammer
throwing, which was won by G. l.. KIM
ball of Bowdoin who not only won here
but at the same time broke the record of
the New England Intercollegiate Assocla-
tion, made at the Worcester, Mass, field
day on May IS Of this year, by +. II.
Smith of Brown University. Mr.. Smith
record was 113 feet and one-half inch, and
Mr.. Kimball made clean throw of 113 feet
and 6 inches.
In the pole vault, Bates and Minot, both
of Bowdoin, were tied for first place and
bv the toss of the coin the record goes to
Mr.. Bates and Mr.. Minot goes to second
place. Again, Smith and Haskell, both
of Bowdoin, were tied for the second place,
and by toss Mr.. Haskell goes on record as
the third winner, and Mr.. Smith, though
he performed equal work, fails to get a
record.
The following were the officers of the
day: Track events: Referee, K. H. Garlic
ton; Judges of finish, Prof. A. J. Roberts,
J. +. Larrabee, Dr. Dyer; timers, Mr..
Knight, Z. Il. Wyman, p. b. Gilman;
Judge of walking, Elias Howe, Jr. starter.
Dr. Whittier, clerk of course, DR.. W. S.
lSAyIeYs SCOFbT, W. L. VuVe'io' ~ A<NSA ~'SAe''
Measurers. f. Il. Gibbs, r. L. Thompson;
iudges, Prof. H. B. jackson, Lieut.. Hersey;
scorers. j. W. Crawford, W. l.. Gray.
Marshal, Ralph Plaistcd
The summaries:
1OO-yards dash - Won by Horne,
Bowdoin; Bolster. Bates. second; Fair
banks. Bowdoln, third Time, lis
Half-mile run-Won by Soule, Bowdoin
Hubbard, Colby, second; Besber, Bowdoin'
third. Time, 2m. 1875
1aO-yards hurdle = Won by Horne
Bowdoia; Lord, Bowdoin, second; Mer-
rill AZ s. c., third. Time. Us
Two.miIe Safety BICYCLE = Won by
Harthorne, Colby; Ellis, M. S. c second
pratt. Colby, third. Time. SIN. 4as
aao. Yards dash-Won by Kendall Bow
do;n Wiley, Bowdoin, second; Barker,
Colby third. Time, b354s.
Mile run-Won by Soule. Bowdoin
uolvoke. M. S. c., second; Bass, Bowdoin'
third. Time, Am. 5219s
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