The herald., 1896-02-23
1t Is So Easy

the program was delusion, as Schu-
macher paced the tandem. The men kept
together pretty well for half a mile, with
Schumacher keeping a slight lead. After
the first half, however, it was all one way.
and on the last lap Schumacher Just SIM
ply rode away from the whole field, nclud-
ing the tandem, winning in 2:l5l5, which
is very fast time, considering the condi-
ton of the track. Smith finished second.
with Petit third. The record for this event
in 1895 was , minutes a seconds, and IL
1894, minutes, s. 2-3 seconds.
FIFTY-YARD DASH
The fifty-yard sprint was somewhat in
the nature of surprise, as the Pomona
man was generally regarded as sure
winner. W. J. Cutter was the Chaffey
representative, F. A. Nance the Pomona
Southern California. The men kept to-
gether pretty evenly until within few
yards of the tape, when Robinson spurted
and won the race in 4-5 seconds. Nance
second, Cutter third. The record in 1898
was D So seconds, and in 1924, 10
seconds.
slXTEEN.POuSD HAMMER THROW
Alva Fuller of Chaffey won the sixteen
pound hammer throw, with a distance of
SO feet, l.. NJ. Tolman of Pomona being
second, with 1915 feet, and w. W. Bur
nett of University of Southern California,
third, with S3.1O feet. The record for
1898 was 80 feet Z inches, and FOR 1874,
as feet. There was some question as 10
whether the hammers were up to weight.
as they only pulled down the scales at
1917 pounds. AS all of the hammers
weighed the same, the judges were of the
opinion that the scales we're at fault, and
the hammers were given the benefit OF the
doubt.
THE POLE VAULT
The pole vault was one of the hardest
contested and exciting contests of the day.
The entries were w. j. Cutter, Chaffey;
H. F. Sloan, Pomona, and C. G. Toland,
u. S. C. The jumping was started at eight
feet, and raised by two-inch jumps to the
finish. Toland dropped out at nine feet,
and then the fun commenced. As the bar
was raised the enthusiasm increased. each
jump being greeted with an outburst of
applause from their partisans. Chatfey's
big horn made itself heard above all the
volume of sound. Sloan finally dropped
out at $50 feet, Cutter winning with 9.95
feet. The record for 1885 was 8 feet
inches, and for S94, 9 feet inches. Cut
ter afterwards tried for the coast record of
10 feet 6 inches, but could not reach it.
Two-MILE BICYCLE RACE
The two-mile bicycle race Qlimit of :2O)
was the next event, with the following
entries: Carson Schumacher, Chaffey; &.
Smith. Pomona; w. J. Petit, U. S. c. The
tandem was again run out as pace maker
and, as in the mile race, was a failure.
Schumacher was regarded as sure win
ner, but was too confident, and, after keep
ing the lead until only short distance
from the finish, was surprised by Smith,
who made great squirt and captured the
first place. It is claimed that Schumacher
would have been disqualified in case he had
won, for looking back when in front of the
grand stand. Petit quit on the seventh
lap. The time was :44l4, as against 6 80
for 1895.
22O-YARD DASH
The 22O-yard dash was the next event,
with the following entries: F. A. Nance,
Pomona; L. S. Francis, Chaffey E. o.
Edgerton, University of Southern Califor-
mia. In this race the only foul of the day
occurred. Nance won, but was disqualified
for fouling. the race being given to Edger-
ton, with Francis second. The time was
20 2-5 seconds. The record in 1895 was
"a As seconds, and in 1894. 25 seconds.
ONE.MILE RUN
The sports closed with one-mlie run,
with the following entries: Andrew Noble,
Elliott, University of Southern California.
Voorhees, took the lead shortly after the
start, and held it all the way to the last
stretch, when Elliott came up strong and
went to the front, winning in minutes
3-5 second. Noble quit on the last quarter
and did not finish. The record for 1895
was minutes 54 seconds.
The order in which the colleges stand is
as follows: Pomona 10, Chaffey %, Uni
versity of Southern California "a, from
which it will be seen that the first named
is the winner of the field day by a very
close margin.