The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-05-22
Young Athletes, Of Norfolk Academy, DIS
tIngulsh Themselves at Y.M.C.A. Park.
Wake 1RuX1oH LOWERS THE RECORD
Ia the 100 Yard Dash, Junior Glass =
rs. Cooke Makes Fine Time For
tho Scniors-Thc Hurdle Race
Standing Broad Jump other Very
Interesting Events.

Norfolk Academy held It's sixth annual
field day exercises at Y. M. c. A.
Park In Client. in the presence OF a
large number Of friends Of the school
and pupils Quite number of the
latter participated with the following
| result:
i'rst-Throwing the ball. Prize. a
baseball. to Otis Barron; distance 277
feet. Record. 32l feet Inches, by Hume,
in 1896.
Second-Potato race by juniors (nine
potatoes three feet apart-First prize,
| q set OF studs, to Eugene Wright; time
"a seconds. Second prize, Il card case,
TO Charles c. Carnage
Third-Three-legge race. Prize, two
| knives to John Gordon and Charlie
Hunter: time. 141s seconds Record,
14ls seconds, by Bell and Mcintosh (se-
niorS), in 1898,
Fourth-One hundred yard dash Gu
nior)-PriZe, an umbrella, to Wake
TruNtun; time, - 1-5 seconds. Record,
y 80 seconds, by Gordan, in 1894
Fffth-PiclS a back race-Prize. two
| knives, to W. II. Slmcoe, Jr., and Wake
TruNtun; time, Is seconds. Record, ~
seconds, by Osborne and Payne in 1896.
| SiXth-One hundred yard dash (sc-
| n1or). Prize. a pair Of cuff buttons, to
II. S Cooke; time, IL 80 seconds Rec
ord, IFS seconds, by Garnett in 1s9S
| notwithstanding high jump junior)
1-PriZe, Il fountain pen to joint G ordon !;
| height feet IL inches Record feet
inches, by Martin in 1886.
Sighth-High kick. Prize, cane, to
Martin White; height, feet inches
| record, s feet inches, by Borum in
/ 1896
Ninth-Sack race Goo fecD. Prize,
| studs 10 Willie Atwill; time, s seconds.
Record, { As seconds. by r. e. Atwill in
| 1896.
Tenth-22o yard dash First prize. a
gold charm, to Russell Hardy; time,
1855. Second prize. cane, to T. S.
| Cooke.
| Heventh-Running high jump (se-
nioD Prize, a pair OF patent leather
slippers. to Otis Barron; height feet
inches. Record, feet, by Goodwin in
| 1896 l0'
Twelfth Junior hurdle race u2o
a cyclometcr, to Wake Truxton time,
y seconds Record, 1917 seconds. by
| BugG in 1891
Thirteenth-Senior hurdle race u2o
yards, 10 hurdles. 3 feet high). Prize,
a match safe. to T. S. Cooke. Time,
20 seconds. Record, is seconds, by
Walker in 1894
Fourteenth-Runn broad jump.
| Prize. scarf. to w T. Smcoe. Jr.:
! distance Is feet 10 inches Record
10 feet 1ola inches, by Tredwcll In 1893.
tiftcenth-EgG and ladle race. Prize
flne book. to ". L. Simcoe. Jr.. Time
| II 20 seconds. Record 15A seconds, by
D. $: Taylor in 1891. and by Ferguson
in 1898.
notwithstanding broad jump.
Prlze, sleeve elastics. to James Gran
berry; distance feet 11a inches Record,
feet inches. by Mcintosh in 1893
SeVenteenth-ConSOla race 400
YARDS. Prize. one dozen soda water
tickets. to Harry Taylor: time. - 80
| seconds.
The events We're finished ct y. m.
Judges at the finish-Messrs. r. w.
iunstall. J. T.. Blackwell, and IL. st.
| George Tucker
J Field Judges-AIessrS. W. NJ Dcy, '97:
r. 4. l.. Taylor. '9S: and A. u. Walton.
81.
Starter-Mr. a. II. Walton, '97.
Referee-Nr II. r. NorvelI.
Timekceper-Alr. a. l.. Roper.
Scorer-Alr. 4. II. Stroud. '97.
| On Saturday next at 10 o'clock, a ten
| his tournament will be given at the
park.