The sun., 1897-05-09
sCHooLBoY ATHLETES COMPETE.
st. Paul Captures the Cup at tho Long Island
!. A. 4. danes.

st. Paul Captures the Cup at tho Long Island
!. A. 4. Gnmes.
The fourth annual spring field meet OF the
Long Island Interscholastic Athletic League
furnished a lively afternoons sport ut Eastern
Park yesterday afternoon. The rivalry between
the schools has been at fever heat for the past
two weeks, and the six contesting schools came
prepared to make q strong bid for a share of the
honors.
The followers OF the schools were out in force,
fully equipped with the school colors and horns,
rattles, and whistles were very much in evi-
dencc. The mothers, sisters, and relatives of
the boys helped swell tho gathering Of inter.
ested spectators. and as the weather was all that
could be wished for and the track in excellent
condition, the boys had good reason to feel sat.
isfed with the result
The events were all evenly contested. and in
two dead heats resulted. Tho young athletes Of
the Brooklyn Latin School came upon the field
in a sort OF down-hearted form, owing to Ser
viss, their captain. being away to the Princeton
games. He was looked upon to secure five points
for the school in the high jump. In the hammer
H. j. Brown, st. Paus School, threw the missile
1873 feet GIG inches. which eclipsos anything yet
done by n schoolboy.
A.w. Robinson OF st. Paul School upheld his
reputation sprinter by winning the 100
yard uaSn, senior, without any apparent eHOrt.
In the ssO-yard run Bount OF st. Paul took the
lead at the start and won with yards to spare.
pent: kicharSs, Poly Prep" and and o: E:
took the lead near the finish and looked like a
sure winner, but Robinson put on steam and
caught him few yards from the tape, dead
heat resulting. The st. Paul lad ran away from
his man in the run-otf. covering the distance in
"A :,s seconds better than his former time,
sport, not a spill taking place. Summary:
lOo.Yard Dash. Senior-won ny A. W. Robinson. st.
Paul; = D rs spraSae St Paul Sc second: A. Barlinsame.
lOO.Y Dash, Junor-won by A: wickham. Pratt
Fl n hFG ma fh n
ss0:Yard Run-won by W. A. Blount, St Paul: j.
Ssas T1 4a nsss Is sssonG Pratt
Running High Jump-won by f. NJ any. St Paul.
second. with jump OF feet 10 inches: il. Topping.
Adelphi Academy. third, with jump OF feet
i2O.Ysrd Hurdle Race-First heat won by J. Park.
man. BROOKLYN High; II. Bowie. Pratt Institute. sec.
Girash, Brooklyn High; A; shaw. st. Paul, second.
Time 10 20 seconds Final heat % won nyJ. Gilrash,
A Shaw second. Ira Richards third. Time, 10 AS
seconds.
Hn S nsh dnfsofe 1sp
ping. Al lphi Academy. third. Time 3 seconds.
pa on q BY + fh4"s
81 Paul second, with put OF 40 feet inches; A. h.
ons.Mlio Bicycle Raoe-First heat won by E. Ross.
Pol, Poly Prep, l. AlPers sroosiyn , High s second
SecOnu neat won by
w Hawkins, brooklyn High; J. A. Forney. Auclphi
Academy. cond. Time. minutes 80 s.5 seconds.
Final heat by L. Alpers. J. A. Forney second. w.
Hawkins third. Time. minutes i2 2-5 seconds.
22o.Yard Dash-Dcad heat between q. E. Robinson.
81. Paul and Ira Richards. Poly Prep" A Wick.
ham, Pratt Institute, tn rd. Time "a seconds Run
on won by o. f. Robinson. Time. x3 % seconds.
One.Mi!e Rur-Won by r. l.. sanford. Poly Prep
b. T.. White. St. Paul, second; A. Sheppard. Pratt
Institute. third. Time. minut y 81 2. 5 seconds.
Throw ing the Twelve Pound HAmmer-W on by II. ],
Brown. St. Paul. with throw OF 1873 feet so inches;
loLs inches b. Kinney, st. Paul third, with a throw
OF 80 feet inches.
Pole Sault-Won hy J. A. Forney. Adelphi Academy
with jump OF feet inches; J. Eastmond. Brook.
lyn High second. with jump OF 9 feet inches; ].
Barkhous. Adelphi Academy. third. with ) feet
inches. Forney won frst place by doing the distance
In the frst try.
The points in tho cup competition were as fol-