The record-union., 1899-07-23
The other three continued

the contest.
The three mile run was won by H. w.
Workman (Cambridge), c. K. Palmer
(Yale) was second. The others did not
finish. Time, 10 minutes 243s seconds.
In the 100 yards dash Blount got first
away and led for forty yards, when
Quinlan and Thomas drew even. Quin-
Ian, with splendid squirt, won an ex-
citing race by half a yard.
tremendous waving of American
flags and a shouting of the Harvard
and Yale yell greeted the victory of tha
Harvard men.
In the one mile run Fremantle took
the lead, going at good pace, and led
for the first two laps. Hunter closely
following, with Smith and Splitter next
and Dawson at the rear. On the last
lap Fremantle retired and Hunter, run.
ming strong, soon put wide gap be
tween himself and the others, Dawson
going up to second place.
Entering the stretch for home Spit
zer made gallant attempt for second
place and drew even. but after a few
yards Dawson again passed him, and
finished second, Splitter being third All
the men were greatly exhausted, and
and had to be almost carried to the pa
Vilion. Hunter won by thirty yards.
In the hurdles Fox led from start to
finish and won by two and half yards,
there being half a yard between Paget-
Tomlinson and Parker. There was tre-
mendous cheering from the Yale and
Harvard stands when it was announced
that Fox had equaled the British anna
teur record.
In the half mile run Streuben led for
the first lap, followed by Adams, Gra-
ham and Burke in the order mentioned.
Graham won by nearly eight yards.
amidst excited cheers from the Eng
lishmen and depression and silence
on the part of the Americans. Streuben
was second and Adams third. Burke
was last and did not finish, being so
badly used up that he had to be sup
ported to the pavilion and carried up
stairs His trainer said that his stom-
ach had gone back on him.
There was a level start for the quar-
ter mile run and Boardman cut out the
pace at tremendous rate. Entering
the straight for home. Hollins just led
Boardman, with Dawson last. About
seventy yards from home Davison came
up with a tremendous rush on the out
side and won by five yards. Boardman
rolled considerably near home, making
a grand but hopeless struggle.
The three mile run was the next
event of the day. After going about
fifty yards the three Englishmen sim
gled themselves in line, Wilberforce
just leading Workman and Smith,
Foote, Clark and Palmer of the Yale
Harvard team following closely. This
order was retained during the second
lap, except that Palmer went up fifty
feet. At the mile the time was four
minutes and fifty eight seconds. Will
berforce still led, but shortly afterward
retired and Smith took UP the running
just ahead of Workman. with Clark and
Palmer a couple of yards behind and
Foote forty feet away in the back
stretch. Clark suddenly plunged head
foremost on the track. leaving Palmer
to take up the contest with Workman.
Shortly after this Smith fell in front of
the pavilion. The race was now left
to Workman and Palmer. In the eighth
lap both led alternately and coming by
the Yale stand the plaudits of his fellow
collegians caused Palmer to make
final effort. but Workman was running
very strongly and again went to the
front and won as he liked.