The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1901-05-08
TRIAL FIELD DAY.
Some Surprises Develop Among the Red
wood Athletes.

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be held at this place on May 18th
and 18th, was held at the fair
| grounds at 1:30 o'clock last Satur-
lday Afternoon. The attendance was
miserable the sports were excel
Ilent. The attendance was probably
poor by reason of the threatening
weather continuing up to the time
that the first contest was called for,
but the young men certainly have a
right to ask for a better patronage
from their parents and all persons
| interested in the public school sys-
TEN. It's to hoped that when the
inter-scholastic event is called up
on May 18th the whole people Of
the city and vicinity will show
their appreciation by swamping
| the grounds.
The first surprise was the one
mile bicycle contest. Every spec
tator was playing Fred. Lankard
for a winner, but there was a dark
horse, Y a 20 to / shot, in the back
ground. in the person Of Elmer Ray !,
and he passed in under the wire a
big leader, while the favoaite came
in as No. 3, possibly prepared for
a better ride in a later event.
The running events, in which
Owen Treadwell appeared, were no
surprises. He was played for first
place and landed. - His contest
ants showed great speed and worthy
successors for next year, when
Owen will be out of school Three
surprises were the races for the
second class, in which Smith Tiff
any, Give Aiken and Roland Lutz
showed splendid time, young Aiken
showing good staying qualities by
reason of his running in the half
mile race for the high school boys
and remaining well up with them
into the stretch julius Vaughn
surprised his friends by winning
the walking race, doing up Geo.
Alexander and Tony Farissy. Geo.
was ruled out by reason Of break
ing" a few rods before the wire was
reached, although at that time Jul
JUS was ahead
The hammer throw clearly dem
oDstrated that Redwood Falls had
some strong boys, who ought to
win at the general meeting, and
certainly coming boys in the con
test for points in that class.
The 20 events resulted as follows;
l. 5O-yard dash-Max johnson first,
Bert. Lankard second and Frank King
third. Time six seconds.
2. 120yard hurdle-Bert. Lankard
first, Chris. NeuenschWander second,
Max Johnson third. Time 20 seconds.
8. One mile bicycle-Elmer Ray
first, Geo. Alexander second, Bert
Lankard third. Time 3:lla.
4. Twelve pound shot put-Max
johnson first, Frank King second and
William McDougall third. Best dis
tances $50 feet.
5. 100 yard dash-OWen Treadwell
first, Max Johnson second, Frank King
third. Time IL seconds.
g.. Half mile run-OWen TreadWell
first, Chris. NeuenschWander second,
Hugh Peavey third. Time, 2:S193
Z. Running broad. jump Frank
King first, Max Johnson second, Les
lie King third. Distance, Is feet, D
inches.
8. One-quarter mile bicycle race
Bert Lankard first, Elmer Ray second,
Leslie King third. Time 3Sa seconds.
8. 22O yard dash Owen Treadwell
first, Max Johnson second and Bert.
Lankard third. Time 20 seconds.
10. so yard dash of second class
Smith Tiffany first, Give Aiken Sec
ond, Roland Lutz third, Time, 81 sec
onds,
IL. Pole vault-Max johnson first,
Leslie King and Chris NeuenschWan-
der tied for second and third. Height,
Z feet, Ill inches.
70. Half-mile walk-Julius Vaughn
first, Tony Farissey second, Geo. Alex
ander third. Time 4 minutes, % sec
onds.
IS. 100 yard dash of second class
Smith Tiffany first, Give Aiken sec
ond Time IL seconds.
IA. Running high jump Bert Lank-
ard first, Max johnson second, Geo
Alexander third. Height, four feet 81
inches.
| Is. $40 yard dash-Ow en Treadwe1
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