The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-30
In the Duluth Road Race-Many
Other Twin City EN-
tries.

throwing and in the mile bicycle race.
The latter involved a long wrangie, and
ended in mo race" being declared, after
It had been run three times.
There was a rather disgusted look on
Manager ColwelPs face when he sized
up the crowd yesterday, and the man
from Carleton said: "Come down to
Northfeld next year, Colwell, we can
get out bigger crowd than this and
won't have to advertise" There were
not over 100 paid admissions in the
grand stand, fact that does not speak
very we'll for the students at the uni
versfty, who, however, have been show
ing surprising lack of loyalty, or even
simple kindly interest in anything that
Is going on under the university colors
A stiff, unrelenting wind blew from
the West, rolling up great clouds Of
dust and making work of much diff
Guilty. This wind can be held RESPONSE
BILE for some of the records, except the
half-mile, which was run part way in
the face of the wind. When the hurdle
races were called small boys were also
called for to hold up the hurdles. In
the pole vault and high jump the bar
had to be held on the pegs. In fact,
the wind was anything but pleasant
and played mischievous pranks with
everything.
Owing to the non-arrival of the
crowd the events did not begin until
2:30, and then, as no crowd showed up,
it was decided to go on without it.
The 100-yard dash was the first
event. Everybody was excited because
Olson, of Hamline, with record of 10
seconds, was considered a dangerous
man. AT the start he was put back one
yard, but that did not effect the re-
suit, for when the tape was broken
Olson was four yards away Steven
son and Rogers made pretty fight for
first, but the former won by half q
foot in 10 seconds breaking. the uni
versity record of 1O71-5 held by Rogers
Judson, of Hamline, was third.
The next event, the 44O-yard dash,
was counted as an easy thing for Nell
son, of the university. At the start
Merritt, of Hamline, took the lead
and held it until the turn was passed
when Nelson, by as pretty a squirt as
ever seen at Minnehaha, caught the
leaders, and, 200 feet from the tape,
passed Merritt, running away from
him easily. The time was slow, Mel
son having nothing to push him. Mer
rift fought for second place with Hill.
also of Hamline, winning by two feet.
The time was 54 2-5 seconds.
Harry Loomis said before he went
into the high hurdles that he would
knock several over, and he kept his
word. Loomis had the lead when he
took his first hurdle and kept it for
several, but. when he came to the
fifth, 1t was too much, and he fell
James Merritt, Of Hamline, won the
event in good time, making it in Is
seconds. Loomis was second and Jud :
son third.
The first heat of the mile bicycle
was run to select the team from the
university entries who would go to
Chicago. The Hamline men entered to
try the pace. The finish developed O.
fight between the three university
men, Brooks winning in 2:35 As. Pike
was second and Downey third. These
three men will be on the team to rep
resent the university at Chicago.
When the regular race was called, a
time limit Of 2:40 was set. Ward, of
Hamline, won, after a great loaf, in
1886 1-5. This required the race to oe
run over again. The limit was placed
at 2:50 this time, and again Ward won,
but in 2:55 1-5. Pike had been second
and Downey third in all these races,
Brooks having dropped out, owing TO
a bad cold, and it was thought best
to save him for the Chicago meeting.
Ward had won his two races by Il
terrific squirt at the finish, and it was
generally thought that he could win,
all day. However, in the third heat
the pace was evidently too fast for
him, as he was fifty feet in the rear
when he began to squirt. At this
point, either by accident or incidental
ly, an outside university rider cut in
and Ward was prevented from taking
the outside track to repeat his performs
very properly protested, and it was
allowed by Referee Phelps. 1t was
declared no race. and not finished.
Knapp, of Carleton, man with a
record of 201, was the picked winner
for the half-mile He got third place
and only by scratch. Nelson again
proved that he was fast man by
winning the race by over six yards.
His time was 2:06 3-5, breaking the
'.U'' record. Knapp was good second
fifty yards from the tape, but Brennan
spu1-ted and fifteen feet from the tape
passed Knapp, winning second place.
The 220yard dash was repetition Of
the 100, Stevenson and Rogers fighting
hard for first, the former winning and
OlSOn, OF adIIluue, S0IIiuS lulTu. LIE
university record was broken here,
the time being % As seconds.
Owing to the high wind, Bunnell de-
cided not to try for the record in the
walk, as it would be impossible to do
anything creditable.
The mile run was won by Clark, OF
the university team, in 5.02 IL
Chandler, of the university fought out
second with Lucian Merritt, winning
by two yards.
The low hurdles again required the
attention of small army Of boys to
hold them In place. With the wind al
his back Loomis ran a pretty race, en-
tirely running away from his oppo-
nent, ]. Merritt. He broke the uni
versity record and equalled the West
ern intercollegiate of ~ 1-5, Merritt
got second and Judson third.
The broad jump was fight between
Gaines and st. Clair, with the former
winning at 20 feet 6az inches This
did not equal the record made by
Gaines last year of 20 feet II inches
Olson, Of Hannline, got third.
The high jump saw another failure
to equal the record. However, st
Clair did not try very hard as he won
easily at feet 2 inches. Merritt was
second at feet and Judson third al
feet 10 inches.
The shot went to the university
Loomis putting the lead 86 feet II
inches. Lundeen, Of Carleton. was