The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-10
HARYARD's TRACK TEAM.
Lack OF Material for tho Hurdles and the
bicycle Race.

CAMBRiDoE. Jan. O.-The Harvard track ath-
ietlc team began training this week In earnest.
over ESQ men are now at work daily under tho
careful tutelage OF Can't. W. II. Vincent and
Trainer J. q. Lathrop. and the prospects of sue
cess this spring seem bright indeed. Early In the
week u rouslng mass meeting was held. at
which. after n score OF old graduate athletes had
reviewed tho course OF athletics at Harvard for
years past and given tho men advice and en-
couragement. over $50 men handed In their
names as candidates for the Mott Haven team.
The present WORK consists OF practising starting.
gymnasium exercise. and distance runs on the
indoor board track.
There Is n good nucleus of last years team to
start on, for Harvard loses but one or two val
liable men. There was a weakness In several
events last spring. however. which Capt. VIM
cent hopes to remedy this year. and among the
host OF new ates there are u number of
likely athletes who should be heard from later.
In the sprints and distances Harvard will I'M
doubtedly maintain her wonted strength: In the
bicycle and hurdles, however. the Crimson is
apt to be weak. and there Is u good deal OF I'M
certainty as to her strength In the field events.
OF the s%prin,crs l.. w. Redpath. J. r. Roach.
w. J. Denholm. md +. II. BiReiow will all run
again. They are all fast men. Blgelow. though
he can he depended on for 10 Id seconds In tho
dash. will probably try his hand At the hurdles.
as this event will be weak this year. There are
nearly \ hundred new men who are out for the
sprinis or quarter. aud from these some flyers
may be developed. Four OF Harvard's old quar-
tcr.miicrs are IN training agnin..Capt. Vincent.
Mansfield. Fish. and Marshall. Vincent has
done 30 4.5 seconds, and the other three have
run close to 81 seconds. and ought to do better
this spring The half mile II still practically
assured 10 Harvard with Evan Hollister In tho
minutes IN les seconds last year. should better
his time with little Difficulty this spring. Then
Bouvc. all OF whom did promising work last
year, are expected To show speed this year.
There are eighty new mon trying for tho
distance runs. Tic track events In which Har-
ward will not be very strong, unless the new
material pans ont wonderfully well. are the
hurdles; Champion Bremen has graduated and
Harvard has no man who can begin to nj his
shoes. In tho higs hurdles q. q. Hubbard. u
freshman. IL expected to develop into q speedy
school games. aud ought TO cut this mark down
considerably. There are eighteen men trying
for places among the murders.
Capt. Vincent hopes to turn out some good
men IN the field events this spring. though IL
must he confessed there arc not many old men
available, The most encouraging feature at
present is the large number Of tWenty-three
men working in tho weights. For several years
past Harvard's representation In the hammer
and shot events has been lamentRbly weak, and
this year every effort Is to he made to develop a
good contestant. Capt. Vincent has obtained
train for the events. Among them are Beef"
Wheeler. Bouy6. and Frank shaw, all strap
ping. big fellws. weighing 200 or more.
Arthur Lowering, who Is now the strongest man
year no showed remarkable improvement with
The high and broad jumps have hut sixteen
candidates, and OF these Charley. Paine and
Ellery Clark are the only experienced men.
"Btlly" Hoyt, tho Olympic champ ion. " ex-
pected TO enter the pole vault for Harvard, and
would be an almost sure point winner In cast. OF
| the event, and Hoyt's absence would be seri-
ously felt by the crimson.