The evening Republican., 1902-04-28
Annual Reisy Races.

uay on Une FRANKLIN nel0 IN the feIaJ
races. Hundreds of athletes, repre-
senting the strongest college and
school teams, contested for athletic
| honors before an enthusiastic crowd
of about 5000 spectators. 1t was a
record-brcaking meet. Harvard took
the one-milc championship in 3.2l 9
5, which clips one.fifth Of a second
off the time made on Manhattan field
in 1897 by the N. Y. A. G. team,
composed Of Wefers, Long, Burke
and Lyons.
! Pennsylvania won the two. mile
event in S.O4 As seconds. which is
one.hfth Of a second better than the
record established by Princeton in
| 1900. Duffy, the crack Georgetown
| sprlnter, equaled his world s record
OF 0 As seconds for 100 yards dash,
both in the trial and final heats: and
the South Division High School, of
Chicago, broke the High School
championship one-mile relay record.
The schoolboys covered the distance
in 3.35. The former record, BAL %,
was held by the Washington Central
High School.
a strong wind retarded the runners
on the grand stand of the track, but
he;ped them on the homcstretch. 1t
stirred up much dust, making it un-
comfortable for contestants and spec.
tators.
In the field events another record
was broken when Cray defeated
Magec, the Chicago star and Borton
of Princeton, in the pole vault clear
ing the bar at II feet inches. This
beats the Intercollegiate record Of II
feet 4! iHchcs. held by Clapp, of Yale,
and is within 2! inches of the world S
amateur record. held by the same
athlete. Magce also beat the college
record, clearing the bar at II feet )
inches Horton. of Princeton, was
third at II feet l inch.
The l20.yard hurdle, which was
expected to furnish a close race, was
robbed Of much Of its interest by
shule, the University Of Wisconsin
runner, straining a tendon ia his leg
In his heat. +. G. Moloncy, Chicago
University. won the first heat; A. B.
Sherwood, University of Pennsylvania
second: S, A. Allen, University of
Pennsylvania. third; Time, - 3.5
seconds III the second heat +. w.
Shulc, Wisconsin University, won,
with L. B. M;bnrn, Yale, second
ana T. Howard, third. Tine Il Al
seconds. Shue retired and M1lonay
Chicago, won the f1na! heat; MIlburn,
Yale. scccEh and Sherwood, Pcnnsyl-
vania third.
The time made by Arthur Duffy.
OF Gcorgctown, in the l00.yArd sdash
. - sccDnds-cquallcd the worlds
record and also eQualed the best time
ever made on Franklin Field. Duffy
having set the mark two years ago.
1t Is doubtful If the time will be al.
lowed, however, as the runner was
aided greatly by q strong wind.
f. &. Mooney, OF Chicago. was
allowed to run IN the lin al heat, al.
though he did not compete in any OF
the trial heats, Duffy finished first
III the final heat The struggle for
second place was between Moloney
aud Blair, and they made a dead
heat OF it.
Another dead heat occurred in
the high jump. In this event there
were three contestants, and the
struggle was close and interest |
ing one. 1t was finally won by S.
S. Jones'. OF the New York Uuivers-
ity, who Jumped ; feet ojt inches,
e. W. Curt,ss. Princeton, and G.
B. Scholl, Johns Hopkins, tied at 5
feet s.. inches for second place.
They decided to toss for the posi-
tion and Curtiss, the Princeton man,
won the toss.
Tie High School team was the
only one that finished better than
sixth, and Delaware College and the
Military Academy we're
the last reported across their line in
their events.
The High School team ran in the
race with Radnor High School Bridge.
ton High School, Lower Merton High
School South Bethlehem High School
and The Prospect High School. Eaton
ran thctirst relayand got fifth Green
wood did not do better in the second,
while Nahatfy was ditto in the third,
1Hd Hartman followed suit in the
fourth. The time was 3. IL l.3.
The Wilmington Military Academy
was entered against Mac kcnsie School
Villa Nova Preparatory. Dickinson
Preparatory and Lcrch S Preparatory
School. Keintz finished sixth in the
first relay, while Troupe, by a great
burst of speed pulled INTO second
position in the second. In the third
relay M. Troupe dropped the bunch
back to sixth and Winner was in that
position when the fourth ended. The
Lime was 3. As 4-5.