New-York tribune., 1896-05-30
THE HEPRELIMINARY CONTESTS
YOUNG ATHLETES QUALIFY FOR To-
DAYS FINALS AT MANHATTAN FIELD.
YALE's CHANCES FOR WINNING THE INTERcoL-
LEGIATE CHAMPIONSHIP APPEAR TO BE
FAvoRABLE-THE TRACK IL
FINE CONDITIO.

If the attendance at Manhattan Field yesterday
can be taken as any criterion the local interest in
track and field athletics is not at fever heat just
Probably not than 200 people visited
the field yesterday witness the running of OF the
preliminary heats for the Intercollegiate Athletic
Association championships. Many of that number
wearied OF the dlaory tactics pursued and left the
grounds in preference to losing their dinners. Such
annoying delays occurred yesterday are mex
cusable and they will not do the healthful and ben
cfcia sport OF track and field athletics any good.
The games lasted for four hours. when the con-
tests might have been off in half OF that time
The impression which seems to prevail in some
quarters that the public to sporting contests
merely and solely TO pass the time away. Is an
erroneous Still the affairs at the dual fields In
Harlem have been conducted in such crude and
unsatisfactory manner that one never knows what
surprise may be in for him when he wanders
into that part of the city 1t seems shame that
about all sports here should come under the ban
Livelier scenes may be enacted at the finals, which
will take place at the same field this afternoon
The yesterday elimna ted all the chaf and
to-days battles between the feet-footed men from
the various seats OF learning ought to furnish some
excellent sport. The track was in admirable condi-
tion and the weather conditions all that the muscu-
lar collegians could have wished for.
The consensus Of opinion among the critics is
that Yale will win the championship. with he tni-
versity OF Pennsylvania second. Harvard may beat
out Columbia, while Princetons chances OF finish
ing the front not considered seriously.
Some of the less pretentous colleges will score
handsomely Buchhoz's showing a surprise.
The record holder IN the high jump was clearly not
himself.
B. j. Wefers. OF Georgetown. the international
champion and worlds record holder In tho 100. 900
and 200 yard dashes. had difficulty In capturing
his heats in the sprints. and first honors In these
contests seem secure for Georgetown barring ac-
cdents T. f. Burke. OF Boston University, the in
r q
field In the second heat OF the quarter without any
trouble but the Boston man ran under protest
by winning his heats In the quarter and half mile
and the New-York state man may upset some
calculations as regards placing in the finals Hol-
in easv stvIe WoodrmT Of PcnnsvIysnia aualified
in the hammer throwing. doing l2O IT, 6ia in which
II. in. better than Cross OF Yale. Chad
wick. of Yale. d!d the next best throw.
Dawson. who ran well yesterday. Is the young
man who captured the 100 and 220 yard quarter
mile. halfmile and one-mile races at the New-York
ter recently The onemile race to-day ought to lie
they may finish in that order. Hoster and Davi-
son may, fight It out for the half-mile. as Dawson
will hardly run against Burke in the go sheldon
seems to have the broad Jump and his brother
Hatch is the favorite in the l9o-yard hurdle. an.
Brenner may capture the low hurdles for Harvard.
Yesterdays summaries follow:
One hundred yard dash-Flrst heat-won by Il. j.
Ts s:coHd % Dt79om BY j. Roche cc'Sa %
ThTa heatmWon by ~ g Gon,eTman HIrya[d ,[,S
h-a,-Won Iy r. Derr. Princeton; II. $. Patterson VIII
" Hedp-,h Harvard: II. W Burne'. Yale. second Time
These men qualified in the pole vau-o. h. Smith.
winkie f. W ANS ana W. Z. sem Yale. Four of
the six cleared 10 feet inches and Van Wrinkle cleared
10 feet inches.
fe-t inches: r. Mitchell Yale 2i feet "a inches.
second 9 T i'uchhoz Pennsylvania 90 feet ois inches
eId ieaI 10 i n5he 5 'aT M GSnma fou ana r. "'" Harvard
The folI9wns men aganca for w the go yard hnrde
+. B McAnerncy. Georse'own. J l. nrenner. jr iar
ward; L. E Jones. Princeton. +. G. Perkins and l. T.
II. Blur Columbia q r. shsPara Cornell. Y Munroc voc
Buren. g H. Hatch and +. Van inEen. YAH"
Throwing sixteen pound mmer-won by W. Wood
n rsn1syVana i3o fcc S !nc5es III crG., i.5
fearh eai 10 r. "SRS shaw % maTyaa x, fe@ inches dnh
Two huntred-and twenyyaTa Tu9mpr', heat .o won
ond Time - . soc. Second heat von nY ~. -
Trme-2235 Third heat Won by + " ChapIcii
Yale II Rreow. Haryard s.eond y
" ] Dcnholm Harvard second. Tim" - 4 > roc
Half runTirs heat wan by = HoiIs,,r HarysId
b. r. IInckey f-ie. second -. S'nSn 'Si61nRa 5a1
second heat won by =. =. Dawson. IochcsteT; G. g
ihird: f. y Fenno ir Harvard. fourth. Time 80" 2
Quarter mile run-Frst heat won by J. II 'o,fe'
Princeton T Fisher Y-,' seeond ~ vin,'hr @ ht + iJ
Burke +. T. Garyan. Yale. second Iime :" .
Third hea' won by r. p i'a'S,n H9,h' m
CTrnci. allowed in mail
Putting sixteen pound .ho'wen hy r sheldon {.., ..
:. t,Gt ~ 7 + "snSsh Smith Tros1 as , T 81 ac6.. a
KnPs r'ae'y@na. n ,l @ ,nt ' ts'' nih "'"'' '''
nam in"''' ,r' Hsryard j. : wnsor. FennsyNanie and
cH1aishead Wilmington and J'ne'on qualified clearing