New-York tribune., 1899-07-22
READY FOR THE CONTESTS.
AMERICAN ATHLETES ABROAD IN BEST
OF CONDITION.
STRUGGLE EXPECTED TO BE CLOsE-GREAT
DEMAND FOR SEATS-NO WORK
DONE YESTERDAY

| DONE YESTERDAY.
| London July A.-The calm preceding a battle
marked the eve OF the international varsity strug-
| gle both the London and Brighton teams resting
! to-day and harvesting their strength for to-mor-
| rows contests. No competitors appeared at the
! Queens Club. where score Of workmen were en-
| gagged I'm fitting up the track boxes for tomorrow
! The demand for seats has long stree exhausted
the supply, and exorbltant prices asked ny specu-
lators caused the management to refuse all a'
plications, that tonight 10 and tlo are 'ai"'
| offered by late
| The value OF a victory on English soil Ia fuily
| appreciated by the American contestants ana
visitors.
The hotels have been invaded by American ar
| rivals from the Continent to witness the spoi's
| and bv a large contingent OF Cornell, Pennsyi-
| vanIa and Columbia University students, VINO are
| filling me American theatres and other places OF
! entertainment tonight and college yelis ana
colors are everywhere prevalent. The following Is
J the official programme Of events:
Throwing the 10 pound hammer p Gresn'hIeld' s % o,
| oxford l.. o. Balnes Cambridge. and W. A. BoaI and
Iumpd yas:a n offCFd n5.n L. r. Of q lrl4Sa9 ssy9%
| One hundred yard dssh-C r. Thomas and A. L. Hind
or nd NJ on' iauS Of 1'fSfd OF Yae aed F. " ou"'" 0 ~
Mile run-A Hunter. OF Cambridge: A. L. Dawson o. or
Hurdle race-w Paset-Tomiinson. OF Cambridge; II. r.
Harvard. ~
struben Of oxford T. F. Burke of Harvard, and J. p
High jump~H s. Adar Of Oxford W. Paget- -Tomin-
SON. OF Cambridge. and A. n. Rice and C. y. Rotch. OF
Quarter mile run-A. NJ IIolllns OF oxford: c. D.
Davidson. Of Cambridge. and d. Boardman and T. r.
Three mite runH. "; worsmq1 Of camsridse 4. R.
Farmer. Of Yale and H. Foote B. Clarke. Of
Harvard.
Unless something untoward occurs between to-
ward athletes will appear upon the track to-mor-
row in the pink OF condition. Every man Is in the
best possible FORM and the team Is I'm better
condition than when It's members sailed from New
York Not an accident Of any kind has occurred.
and the change OF climate, II Il has had any effect
all. has only put the young athletes in better
spirits Not man missed meal aboard ship or
since they have been in England. Their training
has been light during the week. Mr.. Wendells idea
being merely to keep the men In form after they
have arrived at their best
No work was done at Brighton to-day. and after
a bath in the thls morning the men boarded
train for London. They will not don their ath-
letic garb until The hour when the sports begin.
The athletes have made good impression at
Brighton among the few Englishmen with whom
they have come In contact They scarcely left
their hotel except for a swim In the morning and
for their training at Preston Park in the after
noon spending the rest OF the day loungng about
facing the sea, taking snapshots OF typical scenes
and incidents OF Englands famous watering place.
Every member has at least one kodak. which has
served to perpetuate every interesting incident of
the voyage and OF their stay here. Their gentle
manly demeanor good looks and high spirits have
been subjects Of admirng comment. They have
never been noisy nor INDUCED in horseplay.
Mr. Wendell preserves admirable discipline with
out making II rksorfe. The men have scarcely been
out the sight OF their trainers since their arrival
but the best OF feeling exists. There has been only
one exception 20 the rule. and that made in
the case OF member who was allowed to make
trip TO London In order to try on some clothing.
The prospect is that to-morrows contest will be
close and lost probably lS event. The
Americans confident OF winning three events.
three considered doubtful and three virtu-
ally conceded to the Englishmen. Adams Burke
is pretty OF winning the half mile race while
Rotch and Rice outclass Adar and Paget-Tomlin-
son in the high jump. and Boal and Brown will
find little difficulty In beating Greensheld and
Bains I'm throwing the sixteen pound hammer.
On the other hand, Vassall and Bovan are almost
certain to secure the long jump from Roche and
DAILY. while Hunter and Fremantle have proved
themselves better at a mile than Splitter
and Smith. and Wlberforce and Smith hold
slightly better record for three miles than Do their
American competitors
Tie Englishmen and Americans are fairly evenly
matched in the 100 yards and hurdle races and also
in the 440 yards dash. though Boardman and Fisher
confident OF winning this event.
Mr.. Wendell said this evening: The men will go
to the Queens Club tomorrow with very good pros
poets Of winning their merits. although real
ize that adversaries thoroughly worthy OF
our steel. II we do not win we shall have been
beaten by better men. and shall accept defeat as
gracefully expect to claim victory