The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-11-07
LONG DISTANCE.
RACING TO FORE
intercollegiate CrosS-Coun-
Try Running Promises
to Be a Fixture.
EVENT SET FOR NOVEMBER 20
Columbia Appears to Be Best Bet So
Far-CoInell Sends Up Wail
of Wee.

There is every prospect now that IN
Intercollegiate cross-country running Is 10
be given a big boost this fall, for with
the establishment Of the new six-mile
course at Princeton over which the in
tercollegiate championship is to be run
on November IS. the college men be-
lieve that an ideal meet is 10 be held
and those who have had a chance to
20 over the course predict that new
records will be marked up.
Seven teams representing as many
colleges will enter the race. Princeton,
Yale. Harvard. Columbia. Cornell. Penn
sylvania. and the Massachusetts InsJi-
tute OF Technology, and though. OF
course, the Princeton runners will have
something over their competitors in the
matter Of practice, the others. with the
exception Of Cornell, feel fairly conf
dent OF making a good showing. Siren
uOus preparations Tor the contest are
going on az the seven seats of learn
ing and the new men that have reported
have swung into Iine most pleasingly.
Wall From Cornell.
The Ithacans' camp is the only one
from which sounds of woe have come.
and the cry of the Red and White is
based on the fact that il fears 10 lose
this years championship. For the past
six meets. Cornell has run away from
the past six meets in crOss-COuntTy work
and is proud of its record. but this year
very few men reported for the squad.
and little choice was left the coaches
FOR picking "a winning seven Column
bia, on the other hand. has shown much
interest Ia the sport and the men have
come out for the team I'm large numbers.
II is thought that more interest in
racing Will speedily develop at Cornell.
although first reports were so disCour-
aging, for the first race for the Auer-
bach CrOss-COuuTy cup 10 be held on
November 10, The course for this race
is no childs play 10 negotiate. for Il
lies between Dryden and Ithaca, a dis
tance of twelve miles, and practically
forms a typical Marathon course. The
race is To he "a blind handicap. each man
starting from scratch with his time al
lowance unknown. and the winner has
his name engraved on the cup besides
receiving a medal No freshmen will be-
allowed 10 enter, and ali others must
be pronounced physically III before they
may start.
Accompanied By Autos.
The runners viii be ACCOMPANIED by
automobiles in order that those who
may be exhausted may be cared for.
Ia preparation for the spring track run
Eers the running facilities on CornelPs
athletic field have been increased by a
@o1-yard straightaWay. separate from
the quarter-mile track and furnishing
an ideal Coursefor dashes and hurdle
races
Net only is CToss-COunTy work reviV-
ing In the colleges. hut the preparatory
schools are now taking 1t up, schools
IN the vicinity Of New York in particlI-
lar having received an impetus from the
seton OF the Princeton track manage
ment IN arranging for an interscholas-
nc meet 10 be held over the last three
mile lap of the college course and which
they hope 10 make an annual event.
a score of schools in New York and
New Jersey have announced their in
tenuon OF entering teams in the race
and this year the winner will receive
a banner although a permanent trophy
VIII be provided IL the meets are con-
tlnued in coming years.