The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-22
GREAT INTEREST
IN INDOOR MEET
Relay Races to Be the Feature Of
the Various
Events.
TO GIVE HANDSOME PRIZES
Biggest Institutions Of soutl, to
Come in, With Aggregate Of
Three Hundred Entries.
TO GIVE HANDSOME PRIZES

Inc night OF February 10th, which Is to
be the occasion or the first indoor track
meet ever held In the South. is now Il
by-Word In the mouths of all lovers OF
sport and ai who tuke the least interest
In college athletics. Heretofore the public
has been used to only baseball and foot
ball; now II Is 10 10 given IL treat, which
VIII not be surpassed in either excitement
or interest by either OF the two college
games. 1t may be safely stated that In
the world OF college sport there is moth
Ing equal to u relay race, and this will be
the leading feature of the coming meet.
These. from the fact that the biggest In
situations in the South are to take part,
will be OF an unusual excitement. for
each team will nave It's friends, whose
cheering will not be surpassed by that
which is heard at the great football
games played among them
The list OF those who had signifled their
Intention OF taking part hns been added
to. and now stands as follows: Univer
Bity OF Virginia, Virginia Polytechnic In
stitute. Georgetown University. George
Washington University University OF
North Carolina, North Carolina Agricul-
tural and Mechanical College, Trinity Col
lege, Auburn lnyersty. OF Alabama:
William and Mary College, Richmond Col
lego AID RanGolph- Macon College.
1t is hoped, too, that Vanderbilt Univer-
sity. Georgia University. South Carolina
University and few others may enter.
Besides these the following preparatory
schools have entered: Washington school
for Boys, Army and Navy School, George
town Preparatory School. Miller Manual
Labor School, Woodberry Forest, Epis-
copal High School. McGuire's School,
Richmond Academy and Richmond High
School
Three Hundred Entries.
The foregoing list will make about three
hundred entries. with which the ring will
be crowded as the various events are
dashed or and the victors awarded their
laureis. All these colleges and schools
are now training their teams--for the
events in which they VIII take part. and
things are going through with a rush. as
the time for preparation is growing lin
tied.
Many of them will send as many az
twenty-five men, and the others VIII
range between that number and ten. Tho
entries Will, OF course. represent the finest
athletes OF the institutions which they
VIII represent, and when they appear
on the nigh, OF February 10th. they will
be in the very pink OF condition. Tho
enthusiasm is intense, as DIR. Reilley and
Mr.. W. T. Waddey are in dniiy receipt
OF letters inquirinS further about the
details OF the meet and the conditions
under which they may enter.
The programme contains two general
scratch events for preparatory schools
o-yard dash and a s0o-yard dash.
FOR which gold watches Will be given as
the frs. prize. silver metals for the
second and bronze medals for the third;
three relay races. q ,hree-cornered one
among lMcGulre's Scheol Richmond
Academy and Richmond Higt1-,School. a
dual race between Woodberry Forest and
the Episcopal High School, and dual
race between Miller Manual Labor School
and Washington School for Boys. tho
prizes for which Will be silver cup 10
each man on the winning team. This
concludes the interScholastic events.
The general events for the universities
and colleges are a 5O-yard DASH 6O-yard
consoiation race. a 5O-yard hurdle race
440-yard dash. a haif-mile run. mile
run, putting the sixtecn-pound shot and
running high Jump. For these the prizes
Will be gold watches for the nrst places
silver medals for the second. and bronze
medals for the third. The most important
features are the three relay races that
baye been arranged.
There Is to be three-corner race
among University of Virginia, University
OF North Carolina and Georgetown Uni.
yersity. Georgetown University Will run
a dual relay race with V. p. T.. and an
other three-corner relay race will be run
by William and Mary, Richmond College
and RANDOLPH Macon College. For prizes
silver cup will be given to every man Of
each winning team.
That there will be crowded house that
night Is already demonstrated by the fact
Of the large demand for seats. The boxes
are going rapidly, as are the regular seats.