The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-06-02
The FIELD MEET.
The Contestants Show Up Good on
a Poor Track.

a Poor Track
Last Saturday, the most interest
ing meet ever held in the city if not
in the Black Hills was pulled Off in
a drizzling rain and heavy mud on
the race track south of the city be-
tween the different high schools Of
the hills.
Intense interest was manifest on
the part of the contestants and the
small crowd Of spectators. Had
the weather permitted, there is no
doubt but that there would have
been a record breaking crowd in at
tendance. but as it was, the crowd
was an enthusiastic one aud the
shiverlng and mudsplashcd con-
testants, in bare legs covered with
huge Overcoats, was chcrred on to
better efforts in his attempt to make
a good showing on the heavy track.
The schools represented were the
Deadwood High School, Lead High
School, Central City High School,
Hot Springs High School, Rapid
City High School and the Indian
School of this city.
Hodnett of Rapid won the gold
medal awarded to the man gaining
the largest number OF points. If
weather had permitted Hodnett
| would have made some records that
would have surprised the athletic
fraternity of the Hills, as his work
was splendid. Cooper of Sturgis
was awarded the silver medal.
Following is the list of events
with the winner and the time made
in the different events as they oc-
Cured, the High School and Junior
meets being each seperate and. dis
tinct from the other.
HIGu School MEET
Fifty yard dash-Hodnett, Rapid,
first; 0. Stromberg, Deadwoud,
second; Cooper, Sturgis, third
| Time: 4-5
High jump-Cooper, first; Jones,
Sturgis. second; Iron Tightening,
Indian School, third. Height: Aft.
8 in.
Quarter mile run-O. Stromberg,
first; HALEY, Rapid, second; Rogers,
Rapid, third.
100 yard dash-FIodnctt, first;
Cooper, second; Rogers, third.
J Time: / As.
I Shot put-C ooper, first; Red Bird,
Indian School, second; Gushurst,
| Lead, third. Distance: 2Sft. 10! in.
Running broad jump Hodnett,
first; O. Strolnberg, second; McPher-
son, adwood, third. Distance: lift
| 10 in.
22O yard dash--Hodnett, first,
Cooper, second; 0. Stromberg
third Time: 81 flat.
Pole vault-Rogcrs, first; Walton,
Sturgis, second; Huff, Sturgis,
third. Heighth: SIT lin.
Half mile run--Rogers, first,
20. Stromberg, second; Willard,
Doadwood, third. Time: 2:37 4-5.
120 yard Hurdle-Hodnett, first
Cooper, second; Martin, Deadwood,
third Time: 20 flat.
Hop, step and jump-Jones, first;
Hodnett. second; Huff, third. Dis
! tance: 37ft. Gin.
JUNIOR MEET.
Fifty yard dash-Stanley, Hot
Springs, first; Riley, Central, End;
Walton. Sturgis, third Time: 7.
High jump Walton, first; Petars,
Lead, second; E. Stromberg, third.
HeiG-hth: Aft. 5 in.
Quarter mile run-Walton, first;
Sumrer.s, Rapid, second; Wade,
Lead, third. Time: liz Is.
100 yard dash-Stanley, first;
Newett, Dead wood, second; Wade,
third. Time: II 4-5
Shot put-PartS<er, Deadwood. first;
Mclaughlin, Sturl lyis, second; Stan
ley, Hot Springs, third. Length,
90 feet, 81 inches.
Broad jump-Roger, Rapid City,
first; Walton, Sturgis. second; Nc
Pherson, Deadwood, tEalrd. Dis
lance, 10 feet six inches.
One-half mile run-Newet:t. Dead
wood, first; Keliher, Rapid Gritty, sec
ond; Martin, Deadwood, third. lime.
2:55.
HIGH SCHOOL MEET TOTALS.
Rapid, first, 43 points.
Sturgis, second, 33 points.
Deadwood. third, Is points.
Indian School, fourth, four points.
Lead, fifth, one point.