Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-21
Hebron Academy Wins
Track Meet at Olono.
Abercrombie Individual Winner
..-13 Points TO His Credit.
Ten Schools Particip Several Records
Broken-.- Nesthr0ok Is Second.

Orono, Me-, May 19-(SpeciaD.-
The annual Interscholastic track
meet resulted in easy VIC
| tory for Hebron Academy the
event Of their first appearance
| at Orono. The race for the first place
had been predicted for Hebron with
Westbrook close second but the team
from oxford county won hands down,
scoring "A points i'll 10 Of the IA events
while WcStbroOk took 81 points III tiSht
| eeyntS. bar liarbOr was an easy third
with - points while Bangor high took
| scvelI, Cuburn Classical Institute SIX
! and Lewiston and Orono three each.
Trials took place ut ~ O'Clock IN 4iO
and 2aO-yard dashes 1.O-yard and 20
yard hurdles and weights. In the 4iO-
ward dash WeatbroOk showed up strong
| ~, placinf: three men tor the finals, al
| though al the races We're SLOW. He
bron showed strength at the hurdles
the hammer throw, and the discuss
| throwing.
In the afternoon games several rec
| IL
wonder from Bar Harbor, took first i'll
the ShOt-put for the tllru
time lettering the record with
| Il put of 33.1 feet. For
ham Of Westbronk lowered the record
/ in the 44O-yard dash three fifthS OF IA
second. Richards. of Bar iiarbor. low
cred the record i'll The mile eight sec
onds, ANA Alnbertronbie broke both
| records Tor the hurdles.
| For ii, ld events records We're broken
in the broad ana high jumps, pole vault
and shot put.
| In all eight records We're smashed.
| Hebron taking -four, Bar IiarbOr two
ana Westbruok and Bangor one each
| Anber,rOnbIe. captain of the Hebron
| team. WAS individual champion, talk
ms II POINTS.
| The mile was the fastest race Of the
day being run III min. 81 Is sec, the
| old record being ; min. fiat. Amber
| Crombie ran the hurdles in fine form
but was not badly pushed. The quarter
was Il fast race, but first and second
We're easy for Wcstbrook.
Smith Of Bangor was a dark horse,
| taking first place. in the lIis.l jump from
Whitney of LEWISTON, and. then break
| ing the record. Both saith ard Whit
| ney jumped in tine form. Mcfarland
of Hebron ran away with the broad
jump, taking the record with him. His
jump Of I'll #. is near the Maine Inter
| collegiate.
| In all 10 schools We're represented and
| the meet was the most successful in
years Perfect weather conditions pre-
| vailed, which in part accounts for the
| many new records. The schools con-
testing, who did not tally III the final
score, We're Abbott school, Higgins
Classical Institute and Brewer High.
The score of winners ana records:
4io-yard dash won by Forham OF
We&tbroOk. Second. Bicknen West
| brook; third, Joy, Hebron. Time 80 a.
sec.
| 100-yard dash-Won by Lowell, West
| brook; AlnbrrCrolnbic, Hebron, second:
Evans. Bar Harbor. third. Time / | sec
22o-yard daSh-Won by Lowell. West
brook; Chapman. Westbruok, second:
Hickncll, WeStbrook third. Tine rs
80 sec.
120-yard hur,lles-NVon by Amber
crombie. Hebron: Mcfarland of He
Iron second; Nalladores of Westbrook.
third. Pest time Onade in trials) II is
sec
22O-yarI hurdles-\Von by Amber
cr"mbi-, Hebron; Mcfarland Of He
br"n second; Nalladures. Westbrook d
third. Time 70 10 sec.
Half mile run-Won by Joy. Hebron:
Hill, Bar lIarbor, second; kcough, He |
bron, third. Time min IL sec.
1-mile run-Won by Richards, Far
llar,or; Winslow. West brook. second:
Tool". Bangor. third. Tine 4 min. So
ID sec.
2-mile run-Won by Leslie of He
bron; Morrill, Of Westrook, second; |
Jacknan of Hebron. third Tine IL |
min "a sec
Running high iump-Won by Smith
Of Bangor; Whitney Of Lewiston see
ond; Gilley of Bar Aarbor third. Height
SIT II in.
Broad inmp-Won by Mcfarland.
Hebron; T.. Smith, COburn Classical,
second; keough. Hebron, third Dis
tance 21.1 feet.
Pole valut-Won by Chase, Hebron;
Hammond of Orono. second; JennSon
Of Bangor, third. Height, loft. Il in.
Shot-put-Won by Newman, Bar Iar-
Dor. +. Smith. Coburn Classical. sec
ond; Joyce. Bar Harbor, third. Dis
tance 25.7 #.
Hammer ThroW-Won by Andrews Of
Hebron; Joyce, Bar Harbor, second:
STANLEY, Hebron. third. Distance 1921 j
feet. I
Discus throwing-W by Joy. He
bron Joyce. Bar Harbor second; Wins
low, Westbrook, third Distance 81
feet
The summary of events for the seven
schools taking points is given below:
First place counts :, second counts 3,
third counts /.
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