The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-11
ONLY ONE NEW
RECORD MADE.
Richmond College Field Contests
Pulled OFF at Last.
THE SPIRITED EXERCISES HELD
Miss Ruth Tanner Was Sponsor and
Misses Knox, Newman and Parker
Were Maids Of Honor-Mr. j.
ID. Frazer Breaks Record,


gods of wind and weather seemed pro-
pitious. The contests of the day were TO
nave occurred last Friday, but it rained
that day, and feld-day was postponed
TO Monday, but Monday the ground was
wet and the wind was cold and tho
held-day was postponed again 10 Tues
day.
The people. who wanted TO see the
contests had been disappointed time ana
again, but yesterday morning they began
to assemble again, and IN tn afternoon
the hundreds seemed 10 he SWELL TO
thousands. This fact must lave Lecn
very inspiring TO tho young athletes WHO
were TO enter the contests, but there
wasn't much notwithstanding. IL was eX-
|. pected that the vault would break tho
| college record Of 5.oi for the mile run,
but he didn't The only record broken WAS
that OF high kick Frazer upsetting the
disc at feet, 4 81 inches.
The officers Of the day were John J..
Kaufman, chief marshal; Esd. Goch-
nauer, clerk OF the course X. j.. VIII
liams. announcer. and -he judges were
Or. W. Il. Clements, Mr.. =. <. Chester
man and Mr. Fenner.
The first contest was IN tennis. MCNiel,
one Of the three winners ~ the ireliml-
nary games in singles. was our o. the
| city, and his place was taken by Coch-
nauer. the next best 20 .aa prelimi-
Mares. The first prize In the singles was
won by Eugene G. Carroll. j. IL Mabry
came out second. but Marry having won
| the second prize last year, vas debalred
this year. and the prize feli TO Goch-
nauer.
The mile run was won by Douglas FL
! Tyson. time 522. This. considering the
/ poor condition OF ths track, WAS very
| creditable record.
The day was completely taken up with
the various events, ana the game OF
{ baseball between tho "irlshmen' and
"lnyincibles' did not take place. The
game OF basketball at 4 o'clock was
played between "Deweyites' and "Samp-
| sonians." and the Sampson men beat.
] Score, 10 o.
The following programme was carried
| out:
A. NJ. 9-lO. tennis: 10-lO1j. mile run;
! 1Oa5-lO:3O sack race; l0:SO-ll gymnas-
ium drill; ll-ll15. broad jump Stand
| ing);; 1l5-ll:3O ball throwing; ll:5J-
I ll:45. pole vault: II 55-l2:l0 potato race;
/ l2IO-l2:25. broad jump runnng): l2.25-
| l24j. hurdle race (220 YARDS; EA'-L
| three-legged race. 1-l:20; putting shot;
| 1:2O-l:S0 tug Of war.
+. NJ. 3.2U-4 basket ball, f-i:lJ. 100
| yard dash; 4:1j-4:3J. high kick, Hoo
/ 4.5O. obstacle race; 4:50-5.0J, high jump;
] 5.05-5.2g. wheelbarrow race: J.2J-5.l1. BIZ
1 cycle tournament o5J-o, cohsoid'ioh
/ race.
And Immediately afterward the crowd
filled the college chapel where the prizes
were gracefully presented by Miss Ruth
/ Tanner. who. as sponsor and assisted Dy
/ Misses Knox and Newman and Florence
Parker as maid of honor, presided over
/ the exercises Of the day and propitiated
! the guardian divinitics.
THE WINNERS.
The winners with their records ana
/ prizes are published I'm full below
/ Tennis singles-One gold medal donated
| by Q. II. Philips. ana won by f. G.. car
/ roll: two. tennis racket donated by iar-
ris Flippen & Co. awarded To Fred Goch-
! nauer: tennis doubles, one dozen photos
1 from Homeier Il Clark. ana one dozen
| from Foster. won by Giddnss Mabry and
! Herman Taylor.
! Mile run-Gold medal. donated by T.. "
| Long; won by DOughlas Ellyson. lime'
! 5:22.
Sack race-silver percn donated by
| Baughmau Stationery Company won by
! j. \. Watson.
Gymnasium du!l-One gold medal do
| mated by y. +. Johnson won by q. 9.
! Durham. two. gold prize from Lumsden
! & Son. won by J. II. Mabry. The I'M
| provement medal awarded by ID. Buchan-
! an. and was by J. l.. Hart and the medal
| for excellence I'm apparatus work from
! &. J. Shuman. was won by j. =. Scrueg-.
! Standing broad jump-SWeater from
! Saks & Co. won by J. II. Mabry, dis
! lance 9 feet ii inches.
Throwing base ball-F0untain pen. from
| John T. kaufman. won by j. \. watson;
Z 9 u ola
| Pole vault-ROcking chair from Sydnor
| & Hundloy. won by II. H. Hudson rec
ord, feet II inches.
Coal race-Golf stockings. from NJ
! Greentree; won by Day Lee.
Running broad jump-Pipe from J. a.
! Morris. won by J. u. Frazer distance, l.
! feet inches.
Hurdle racc-Sweatcr from O. IT, Berry
& Co. won bv j. j. Watson. 22o yards
| (fve hurdles in 81 seconds.
| Three-legged racc-Tw0 copies Of the
| Spider by Annual Association won by
| Hudson and G. r. Mabry. 100 yards in
! l3 ills seconds.
Putting shot UMBRELLA from James r.
| Sheppard won by j. j. Watson, lG pound
/ shot. y feet 10 inches.
Tug of War-onc gallon ice-croam from
| Moesta. won bv j. Il. Kaufman 4 Co.
4 NEW RECORD.
| High kick-gold scarf pin. from Jahnkc
| Bros. Won 10y j. j. Frazer, feet 81
! inches
Obstacle race lover and under hurdles.
| through barrels and such thingsl-visit-
| ing cards and plate, from Bell Book &
/ Stationery Company. Won by G.. q.
! Graves.
! Basket ball-one gallon ice-cresm. from
W. c. Schmidt Won by Sampsonians.
I 1OO-yard dash-gold medal, from Messrs.
| Collins & Muuford. Won By J. d. Frazer.
| Time. II IA
! High jump-golf trousers. from Burk &
| Co. Won by w. V. Thraves; feet. .
| inches.
| Pickaback race-fountain pen. from
| Hunter & c.. and gold pencil Won by
! ]. ID. Frazer and G.. Il. Graves.
| Bicycle tournament-bicycle shoes. by
/ Taylor & Brown, and roses, by W. A.
| Hammond. Won by J. ID. Lee.
| Consolation race p yards.-sweater.
! from The Globe. Won by Il. Landlord.
Between the contestants for the gold
medal given the best all-round athlete.
/ the race was close. though no one scored
| n very large number Of points. j. ID. Fra
ger led with 60 points, and j. II. Mabry
scored So. The most popular contestant.
the sponsor said, should be the winner of
! the all-round medal. and the American
| beauties given by Harvey q Co.. fell To
| ). d. Frazer.
CANN0NAOlNG OFF BEAUFORT.