The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-04-30
RELAY TRIUNPHS FOR YALE.
Record intercollegiate Performance a
Old Penn's Games.

olu Eenn'B flames.
PHILADELPHIA. April 2a.-Splendid athletic
performances marked the annual relay and
field and track meeting given by the University
OF Pennsylvania to-day. Two records were
broken. McCracken's intercollegiate figures
for the shot put were changed to A feet a.
inches by Dick Sheldon formerly OF Yale. A.. C.
kraenzlein OF Pennsylvania broke the inter-
collegiate record in his broad Jump. clearing
"a feet 3a inches. Kraenzlein cleared % feet
ii inches in his second Jump. which broke the
American record. Prinstein OF Syracuse. the
holder OF the l. G.. A. A. A. A. record. was
second.
Yale took falls out OF Old Penn In the two-mile
dual relay championship.the four-mile ~intercol-
leglate championship and the ono mile. In the
former event. each relay runner doing half a
mile. the Yale man was leading by five yaros
over Gillender Of Pennsylvania. in . minutes
22-5 seconds. Scudder of Yale. the second ra-
lay man. gained a start of twenty-five yards. The
mile was ACCOMPLISHED in 4 minutes 5 seconds.
SIichel OF PENNSYLVANIA tried hard to pick up
the distance separating him from the Yale
man. but it was too much. and full ninety yards
separated them at the end Of the third half
minutes Z 40 seconds. Lane. the Pennsyl-
yania captain, went out with dash. but the
race was lost. Yale winning by $50 yards.
Yale had it easier still in the four nile race.
Each man was set to, run a mile; Clyde of
was 4 minutes 81 % seconds. Parry Of Penn
sylvania gained about twenty-five yards. on
adversary. but lost it again. AMI more
be- Ss', sSith At At y she h sts5 r ina i 81 1 'hs VI ,h hi. oI re-
h!s mile and. Alexander Grant had adm" nearly ~
$50 yards to gain on the last relay before u. or
one minute fat. hut the stern chase proved a
long one The half was run 10y Grant in 2
championship in IL minutes ~ seconds.
~ TRe special high IHmp was won 70 by W. Carroll
of Yale defeated Sharp by three feet. Sum
mary:
.loo-Yard Dash. Handicsp-won by T. McclAin. 0.
J. Francs {. Of p, third. Time. 1915 seconds.
lao-Isrd Hurdle Race, Handicap-won By Hutch.
yards. $50 d; Mallory. U. of p. 10 yards. third.
i2o.Yard Dash, srecial-won by J. W. b. Tswls.
bury. Y. OF P; j w. MulliGan. Georsetown, second;
FIJI War;, n Yale, third. Time. y seconds
Sheldon. Yale. with a. feet ~ inches: j. c. No.
C]raektn. I Of I. second. with ii feet a. inches; q.
ton, with q feet / inch; J.. K. Baxter. q. OF p. sec.
oond. with . feet u inchi C. B. Conklin. Haverford
&aoYard Hapdtcap. spsct.lawon by F. H. Warren.
Drumheller. L. OF p. o yards. third. Time. % S6
7. Of p. with - feet az inches; Myer P.instein..
Syracuse University, second, with % feet "a inches;
Throwing ld.Pound Hammer Won by Truxton
harr. L. of p. 20 feet. with an actual throw OF l36
Poie vault-won by W. Colkett. U. of p, scratch,
with 10 feet q inches; c. Preston. U, OF P. q inches.
,b Gae.Mtls }r r Rsl sCEo and II \ Eh school ShA%Spiopp-
Lindley. Adlsit and Lord; South Jersey Institute
second. Berkeley third. Time. 8 minutes IS 36
One, Mile intercollegiate Relay Championship
Won by Yale. PennsylvanIa second. Chicago third.