New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-30
TRACK ATHLETICS.
WORLDS RECORD FOR BROAD JUMP
BROKEN BY KRAENZLEIN.
YALE's ATHLETES WIN SEVERAL RAcEs-MANf
COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS REPRESENTED

YALE'S ATHLETES WIN SEVERAL hA|h'' ~
COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS REPRESENTED
Philadelphia April 29.-Yale carried on the nom
ors at the relay races held under the auspices OF
the University Of Pennsylvania on FRANKLIN rieiu
to-day the wearers Of the blue winning the one
mile two mile and four-me races. Although fehh-
sylvana was disappointed in the outcome OF these
events she is happy because one OF her men now
holds the American broad-iump record A. [.
Kraenzlein who is also the American chahpio"
hurdler Jumped "a feet 3l9 inches. breaking the
American record Of % feet S7s inches held by Myer
Prinstein. of Syracuse University The latter was
also entered but the best he could do was % feet
2l5 inches.
over eight thousand persons attended the carni-
val of sports II was a great success over eighty
preparatory schools and colleges being represented
The greatest race OF the day was the one-miie
college relay championship. There were three
teams entered In the event, Yale. Pennsylvania ana
Chicago University. 1t was a most exciting con-
test between the first two teams. Gleason, Of Yale
Just beat out Cook. of Pennsylvania. In the hrst
quarter. The runners in the next quarter were
Luce for Yale. and Kraenzlein, for pennsylvania
The latter made up the ground lost by MS preue-
cessor but soon played out. and when the thiro
pair Of men took up the running Yale had ieau OF
twenty yards. The final quarter was exciting
Tewkesbury for Pennsylvania. by a magnihcent
DASH almost caught Boardman, Yales fourth run
ner. The distance between them was TOO great
however and the Yale won the quarter ana
the race by about yards. The Chicago unive Io
sty men could not stand the great pace, anu "eio
out of II after half-mile had been run. ,,o
In the two-mile and four-Tnile relay champion non
ships Yae's got a good lead early ana won
both events easily. The one-mie relay race De
tween Columbia. Cornell and LAFAYETTE was also Use
good contest the Columbia team winning by
There We're more than a dozen one-mile relay
races between colleges and preparatory scnools anu
many OF them were closely contested. Inc SUM
maries follow:
Luce T. R. Fisher and D Boa naa9,D and ane T. " b.
Slack, G; 5, White and W A. Maoney' Chicago third
Two mile relay Championship starters Yale first
ssc"nd ''
relay and high arse ssho South Jersey
institute Bridgeton y j. second Berkeley School New
One reaysouth jersey Institute Bridsst0n aTst
ssss Hfn SSGs S 'ssSsa o'' s
One-mie relay-west Jersey Academy Bridgeton first
s SRsy f sSRSo hisaGsR " 's'0"' 'e'"
c Tpvs Sa 5s cSrasi
mile relay-Two starters Georgetown uniyers NY
P HSsS"s:'' second Tl%eSs:sG% Haven,
on. mile rclay-uniyersy Of NewuYork hrst' Have~
s 5G55 College second '"''''"0's cossF ,""D n
Of rf MARIANA SwG .ss5aa Hopkins 0''
rass.sH3 aGS
town University second F. H. Warren YALE third
Time-o:12. ~, ,,...,..o
Il yaris) Princeton. first: w. Remington Is yards)'
Pennsylvania second J. Mallory 10 YARDS. Pennsyl-
vania third. Time-0l62s. -
Two-hu twenty yard dash.F, H. Warren q
verds Yale first: 6. Sharpe "A yards) pennsylvania
second: G. Drunheller % YARDS. Pennsylvania third
Broad jump speciap-A C Kraenzen. Pennsyly va
first "a H. 81 in breaking American record OF u H.
81 in held by Myer Prinsein OF Syracuse University
Myer Prnsten. second. % IT. 21A in; T. c Mccain
Pennsylvania. third - - A..
a. =, ~ in; j. c. McCracken. Pennsylvania second
O. Garland Pennsylvania, third Sheldon broke inter
collegiate record OF Sit in held by J. c. McCracken
Of Pennsylvania . , l.,
I. K Baxter Pennsylvania second; b. b. Conkiin'
Hayerford College third.