New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-25
AN ATHLETIC CARNIVAL.
FINE SPORT SEEN BY A BIG CROWD ON
FRANKLIN FIELD.


COLLEGIATE AND INTERscHoLAsT1c TOUR
MENT PROVES GREAT SUCCESS.
Philadelphia April 2-The great intercollegiate
and interschoastic relay races. which the college
world has been anticipating for so lons' were run
on Franklin Field to-day under the auspices OF the
University OF Pennsylvania. The track was four
aps 10 the mile. While only one record was
broken. the intercollegiate one-mile walk the con-
tests were most successful both In attendance and
good heavy work on the part OF the contestants
Thirty-eight college teams and forty-one prepara-
tory school quartets entered, and In addition
10 this three championship contests between the big
colleges decided. Pennsylvania carried off the
honors in two OF these. defeating Brown University
IN the two-mile championship relay and Yale in the
four-nile championship relay. In the former Yale
was scheduled to take part. but withdrew while in
the four-rnlle the Carlisle Indians and Georgetown
were scratched. leaving Pennsylvania and Yale the
only contestants.
disappointment expressed at Yale not enter
ing the two-nile race which Brown nobly con-
tested but this more than paid for when the
blre Of Yale and the red and blue Of Pennsy lvania
toeG the scratch at tho beginning of the four mile
race H. NJ. Poynter took the first mile for Yale.
and " Qucksall. for Pennsylvania, cantered easily
Tor the first three laps of the mile keeping close to-
eether. on the final lap Of the first mile Poynier
spurted Slightly and crossed the tape six yards In
advance Of the Pennsylvania man. Z. H. Lewis
relieved POINTER and A. Grant succeeded Qucksail
Half way the second lap OF the second mile
Pennsylvania passed Yale. and kept the lead
throughout the other laps OF this mile but crossing
the line only a few inches in front OF the blue.
Yales third relay. 3. b. Hnckley, followed close
after Pennsylvan!a's, T. A. Mechling. and short
distance around the first lap Of the third mile
took tho lead. Then followed a beautiful race.
Pennsylvania being at Yale's heels until the last
lap OF the third mile. when Mechling spurted
H.nckiev responded and both men came up tho
amid lin abreast OF
PENNSYLVANIA winning the third mile with scarcely
a hair, between the runners.
BY his time the spectators were wrought up 10
the highst pitch Of excitement, and mighty shout
went IN as George OrtOn touched MechIng ana
bounded Of FOR the final mile. ID. F. buckingham
relieved Hinckiey and was after Orton IN a haSn
lie overlook and passed him halfway around. run
ming I'm fine form orion gradually closed the gap
but Yale was ahead on the first lap ana lncTeaSed
vance OF orion the second lap orion persistent.
y dossei Y9j crossed the line for the final
quarter about loot ahead Of Orion They we're We're
enead and. running in perfect shape. steadily IN,
creased his lead Less than half the way ar3ui5d M
,bree-ouartors Of the distance thirty feet was
between him and orion: Orton gained as the sec
i 0ftv yards When buckingham crossed he fell
icarly exhausted into the arms Of MS friends. ,ra
the Carlisle Indians were down for the one-mile
Championship At e no me- were Mentioned Harvard
won the first quarter with PennsyIvan3 s seCo' in
nd va
the half. and al the three-Quarters iare ,o VsI
ahead HARVARD was soon IN the ie 5a order thew
crossed. Summaries:
Fcu--rnie relay hamponship-University Of pennsy.
. ,sioaa Ss I5 Miro 'fS 1874 tdns s Is ISIS
Tsay ran q Ha,e1 II Hs4 Thd wn s
!o4nson Gerard F. n TsTv Ha ara & jaw:
s5 s5e sIson schs pennsylvania third Tiinea2a 25
Catholic Heh School. third Time-s:42 Is.
Da-frr
Massachuses Institute of Technology third Amherst
.. A3 Tf b4y1ei institute third ~
NILE relay cwo starterO-Cornen won; Lehgh. second
dash Gall Psn1fyva1 ,n,
+ e. saI Is seconds
Mile reiay~central High School. wash,nson; Won;
Cara ssi T4ahn sn s SS3 Phisdsp6a third Tss
bicycle al Psnn N1xs. 20s T,sms To'
Nh -elay-Pennsylvania Charter won Shady Side
Academy Pi,tsDurs second; Germantown ACADEMY.
o,ebundred nd tvventy-yard hurde-M cKben. Penn.
s7lvaaa won Remington. second; no third Tims-l'
School second Episcopal Academy. third. Tlme-S;+a
Nile relay.st Johns won; Columbian 'econo' johns
Mae Mercers9qgs Aesasmy Won ssch; AZ
,aa,a Won: Brown second. Time-s;eo.
handra yaf4 o 7ea P sao cD M ,hla
-!me-iO seconds
". swarhmore Grammar School Won Fr .n,cs
Contra, School second. Hsyerford Grammar School thrd
Tlme-351 ..
Nile re.ay-State College won: Hahnerann Colege SEQ
ord vilaaova. third Time-3:44
Nile relay-Barnard School Berkeley School second
T'es,chAster Normal. third Tme-3Ae
Nile reay-Buobnel won; Gettysburg. second; Dickn-
eor third. Tirne-3 ~ 10
Walk Chandicap 20 Pennsylvania mer)-W. B. FetteT
49, scratch won ". Worth. 35 seconds, second; r
Iyans 20 seconds third. Trne-e;5o breaking in,erco
ieg'a;e record OF e:52 - held by F. A. BorchoT'ne
Princeton. 80
Milo reIay-Norr1stown High School won; Chester hish
School second: Wilmington High School, thrd. lifne-
BIZ.
Nj. reay-Haverford College won; swarthmore SEC
md. College City Ncw-YOTk. third TiTne-3'S7 go