Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-07-22
SOME MIGHTY MEN
Winners in the University Athletic
Contests Between the English
and Americans.
HAMMER THROWN 1856 FEET
The American Boys Win Some of the Con-
tests While the English Athletes
Capture Others of the
Prizes.

London, June 22.-In the inter- -univer-
sity contest the long jump was won by
G. G. Vassall, Oxford; C. D. DAILY, Har-
ward, second; f. D. Roche, Harvard,
third; r. o. Bevan, Cambridge, fourth.
The hammer throwing contest was
won by w. A. Boal, Harvard Holcomb
j. Brown, Harvard, second; JD. Green
shields, Oxford, third. Boal threw the
hammer 1856 feet 81 ins, Brown 122 #
9 inches, and Greenshelds 1O9 feet 6
inches.
The 1OO-yard dash was won by Quin-
lan Harvard; c. R. Thomas, Oxford,
second; F, A. Blunt, Yale, third; A. l..
Hind, Cambridge, fourth. Winners
time, ten seconds.
In the mile run, A. Hunter, Cam
bridge, won; A. L. Dawson, Harvard,
second; s. B. Splitter, Yale, third; p.
Smith, Yale, fourth. Time-4:24.
The hurdle race was won by B. z.
Fox, Harvard; w. L. Paget, Tomlinson,
Cambridge, second; H. r. Parkes, Ok
ford, third; J. w. Hallowell, Harvard,
fourth. Time-:15A.
The half-mile run was won by H. e.
Graham, Cambridge; C. f. w. Struben,
Cambridge, second; j. P. Adams, Yale.
third; I. e. Burke, Harvard, fourth.
Time-1:57 1-5. Graham won by u
yards.
The quartermile run was won by C.
G. Davidson, Cambridge; d. Boariman,
Yale, second; T. r. Fisher, Yale, third;
A. M. Hollins, Oxford, fourth. Time
:49 2-5. Davidson won by yards.
In the long jump Vassal led off with
% feet inches, followed by Roche with
21 feet inches. Bevan who followed,
did not make 20 feet, and the jump was
not measured. Daily came next, with 20
feet 6A inches. In the second trial Vas
sars jump was % feet 4 inches. Both
Roche and Bevans failed to do 20 feet
while DAILY made 81 feet 91s inches. On
the third trial Vassal made 22 feet G |
inches, and Roche q feet inches.
The high jump was won by A. N. Rice, |
Harvard. Rice cleared 6 feet: C. M.
Rotch, Harvard, was out at 5 feet II |
nches. The other three continued the
contest
The three-mile run was won by H. w.
Workman, Cambridge, c. X. Palmer,
Yale, was second. The others did not |
inish. Time-15:243s.
In the high jump H. r. Adair, Oxford,
vas marked for feet II inches. C. M
aotch, Harvard, for feet 10 inches, and
v. Paget Tomlinson, Cambridge 5 feet
inches.
In the fourth trial Vassel made
plendid jump of % feet, Roche, Bevans
nd DAILY, all failing to reach 20 feet.
In the fifth and last round Vassal and
'evans were both under 20 feet Roche
ell back and was not measured. Daily
lid % feet 8 inches, and the English
la gwas hoisted to record the first VIC
ory.
In the 10O-yard dash Blount got first
way and led for 40 yards, when Quin-
an and Thomas drew even. Quinlan,
With splendid squirt, won the exciting
ace by half yard. Il
Tremendous waving of American flags
nd shouting of the Harvard and Yale
ell greeted the victory of the Harvard
IAN.
In the one-mile run Freemantle took
he lead, going good pace, and led for
he first two laps, Hunter closely fol-
owing, with Smith and Spitzer next
nd Dawson at the rear.
On the last lap Freemantle retired,
nd Hunter, running strong, soon put a
tide gap between himself and the 9TH
RS, Dawson going up to second place.
Iunter won by 30 yards.
In the hurdles Fox led from start to
nish, and won by 21a yards there be-
1g a half yard between Paget Tomlin-
on and Parkes.
In the half-mile run Streuben led the
rst lap, followed by Adams, Graham
nd Burke in the order mentioned. Gra-
am went to the front, and won by 8
ards; Streuben second, Adams third.
'urke did not finish.
There was level start for the quar-
er-mile run, and Boardman cut out
he pace at tremendous rate, enter
lg straight for home. Hollins just led
with Dawson last. About
yards from home Dawson came up
nth tremendous rush on the outside
nd unr hxy r1u