New-York tribune., 1901-09-22

pected set .he pace like quarter horse. and when
it came TO the finish he curled up like whiting
cabbage leaf. and finished last Franchot laid far
back until the last furong and easily sprinted
ahead Of Hunter and Behr, but could not quite
catch Boynton who shot by yard Ten yards
separated Franchot and Hunter.
A STIRRING SPRINT.
The tce-yard run furnished spirited battle. Har-
grave being Yale's only representative while Har-
ward sent J. J.. Haigh and NJ T. Lightner to the
post Lghtner. like most Of the other Harvard
men, seemed high in flesh, and he disappointed MS
friends. Both Harvard were off like the wind
with the crack of the pistol Hargrave leaving the
start in a decidedly dilatory manrer- But the Yale
picked up his feet like thoroughbred before
yards had been run, and at twenty yards he
had taken the lead Lightner was pressing him
closely when half the distance had been run, with
Eaigh trailing. Twenty yards frora the tape Har-
grave drew away and well within himself
by a yard Lightner tired the finish. and
Haigh, coming along strong, managed tC beat him
out by half yard. The two Harvard men Were
close that extra heat decided on, and
the run off was as close as the first heat. Ten
yards from the finish Lightner had the lead, but
Haigh again finished finely and beat his college
associate by about foot al the tape.
In the high jump Spraker the idol of the
spectators. on account of his nimbeness and
snloothness in vaulting the obstacle He did
not falter any of the Jumps and sailed
feet III. inches with the ard grace he showed
at the lesser distances. r. Keenan OF Harvard.
managed TO vault over the height after
failures, and the contest stopped because Ellis
had failed at feet S1z inches ard Rotch could go
no higher than feet slz inches.
Murphy watched Spraker closely in the broad
jump, fearing the Yale man would overdo him
self. Spraker's first attempt was a pretty jump OF
. feet Slz inches. and Murphy called him away.
sending him the clubhouse. 1t was the best
effort Of The afternoon. Ristine of Harvard
cleared p feet inches in his five trials. J. H.
Shirk. Of Harvard made q feet 3&s inches and
}. B. Thomas Of Yale, could do better than 90
feet Il. inches.
YALE-HARyARD TO WIN
The list which viii be found below viii show the
Yale and Harvard who will represent the
American universities next Wednesday There is
only one uncertainty, and that is in the hammer
throwing. Sheldon. the Ya' captain. IS in bad
shape on account of an attack Of malaria, and he
may not compete. Either Boal. of Harvard or
stiilman, Of Yale, are believed capable of winning
This contest. During the afternoon J. H Converse
of Harvard, gave fine exhibition over the hurdles
making the 10 yards in IL 3-5 seconds record
which il is not believed any OF the Engshneu
duplicate Converse was well satisfied with
his work and the admirers Of Clapp realize that
the Yale hurdler will have to be at his best 10
win this contest The Englishmen. several of them
fresh from Canada. dressed in natty blue and
white uniforms. came the field for some pre-
lrtnary work. Most of the foreigners are light In
build. when compared with their American rivals
-Four Of them started q Two mile run which
teSy oiG IN clever STYLE. DR.. Workman
Naughton set the pace the entire distance and
finished strongly within few inches of each
other The others dropped out after going about
q mile and a half. Workman is a remarkably clean
runner. and his friends believe that he will not
only capture the half-mile run on "Wednesday but
that he has an excellent chance to break the rec
oro He dresses IN clerical earo when not in run
ring costume The two miles were covered in lo,os
While many Of the college men have been pre-
dieting that the contests would be unusually close
those who have watched the work OF the men
closely think that Yale and Harvard will win five
The half, mile and miles are conceded to the
EEslishmen. but with Cornish out of the Quarter
and broad jump the Americans have an
excellent chance TO capt are the other contes1s
Cornish. who spraned a tendon near his left knee
IN practice, does not expect De in condition To
take part In the international contests Muruhy
examined hin yesterday and OF the opinion
that Cornish might be able 20 make one 1ump and
thai after that be would probably have 10 be car
Iied on the field. He injured himself by stepping
on the upturned board the side OF the track
al Buffalo. 'f''''S"'pH
HAUL OF TWO RAsCALs
Two clever rascais managed TO gather In a nocks,
or two OF half dollars and quarters In the after
noon When the contests were put down To ,our
she management decided to charge any admis-
SION to the field. paper printed the tnformsti tion
That an admission fee OF 50 cents wa. 10 he
charged, and many Of the Thousand snecto to-
went 10 me oval with the OF psyinp that a,,r,
ior annlsslon Near the main entrance two men
tered heetarfngly were told that the sdmsston Se.