New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-14
HARVARD OWNS THE CUP.
OLD Ellis SONS GO DOWN BEFORE THE
CRIMSON IN THE DUAL GAMES.


New-Haven. Conn. May 10 (specaD.-Harvard
and Yale had a battle royal this afternoon on the
Yale field I'm which Harvard won by 54A points 70
41S points in a contest that was close and exciting
from start to finish. This victory settles the own
ership OF the cup which for eight out OF the nine
years has been battled for by the colleges Har-
ward has wone five times and Yale three.
Constant showers made the track and field heavy
and soggy az the afternoon wore on. and spoiled
many OF the performances and discounted the
crowd Still this did not spoil the contests.
Practically all the betting and considerable OF the
interest OF the games centred the quarter
run In this event Tom" Burke the champion
quarter-me runner was pitted against d. Board
man. the Yale freshman star" whom Yale men
backed for first with even money. Burke may not
have been In form. but he had comparatively
easy time with the Yale freshman. Boardman
drew the pole, with Burke next but Boardman
never had the lead for an instant. Burke took
the lead the first quarter. where he stayed till
the finish. At the third turn Boardman crawled
up q Bit while Yale yelled Justify. but In vain On
the stretch Burke strongly and steadily; Board
man almost staggered. The Harvard led by
FIVE yards at the finish. with the time 40 As seconds.
Harvard had counted Cuinlan for the TO-
yard dash but Blount was too fast for him, shut
second and third with .Quinlan and Roche In the
second place in the first heat. thereby shutting
him Of the finals. This was another dsappolnt-
finals Fox won in Is seconds nat after running
trial in Is 40 seconds Fincke OF Yale got in ahead
But the race OF the day came in the go nat.
Both Bosrdman Of Yale ara Bgrke eoo OF Hazard
Gleason qualified in the finals for Yale and Quinaan
stretch Qunian led with Boardman second 1t
was Quinlans race at the Go-yard mark but here
see his man and in this act lost the race. At the
very finish Boardman shot past him. winning BY
90 points to Yales Sc. Yale had the high Jump TO
come in which she felt sure Of winning, with hopes
for 10 points eom in in the the ha @sG
everybody She won all three places in the broad
over Waller alone was, left In the high jump. The
games were Harvard's. and the little knot OF
Crimson wearers gave vent 10 cheer upon cheer.
Summary
One hundred yard dashIFrs; heat wen BY, F, A
B Rogn af ssS29d onS hea won BY
+ J: ouinan. Harvard: second. = H. Warren r. Yale:
won by F. A. Boan, Yale second. r j Qunlan; HaT
ward thd T. R9Sse ~ hsTy.Td heat Won by
p j. Quinlan. Harvard: SECOND g j. Gleason Yale t:
TSn D Ice Yale Final heat won BY
b Hartman Ys:e second F j. Quinan Harvard third
Q. !. Gleason; Yale. Time-o:?2@.
B. Foa 2aT1aTd .eeond fnce Yale Tine
setond r. McKiitriek Harvard Time os1 Final heat
BY +; B. Fox. Harvard second. w Il Fineke Yale.
ID ruRwGP ! BY Tom Burke 4
Yale T'lme~049t
Mile run-Won by c. b. Splitter. Yale. second. J. 2
Clyde, Ysle: third. u. L. J.. White Harvard. Time
s.33h.
hundred and twenty Yards hurdles-Flrst heat
by W q. Morse. Harvard second. j. II. Hsllowen Yale
T. warren sSr' Hs4p.fd rns heat Won By
J. H. conyer1e IT, Harvard: second. l. Warren. Yale.
third J. Hallowell Harvard. Tlme-O:25s
Half mile run-Won Nv &. 4. Adams Yale: second. W
y. Brennan Yale. third. ;. II. Bush. Harvard Time
l:61>
Field events. Putting shot-Won by H. J. Brown. Har-
dlsanc- 30 a. gs In second. r r. Francis, Yale
IS r. Ca IN. third X. g. Robertson Yale. ~ feet.
Throwing hafnmcr-Won b. W 4. Beal, Harvard. dis
lance in second. r. X. Clark i26 n. in;
third H. r brown. Harvard i25 n. 10 IN.
Broad jump-Won by q. II. DAILY. Harvard. distance
- H. in second r. T. Harrington Harvard q IT, In
third F. 5. Edgei Harvard. II H. ga in
High jump-NOn by c. n. R)tch. Harvard, height
n IL in ". X. Flrguson. Harvard: v. O. Morse
Harvard; A. W. Rice. Harvard ana L. g. Waller Yale
TIED at IT, gh Harvard got -. points and Yale
4. point IN this event.
Iiaryari aefsrlted pole vault u Ysie.