The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-27

IN team and Individual work. Indeed
the Washington schools carried off tile
major honors OF the evening. Their work
was excellent in every feature. though
the local athletes gave them, in several
Instances, several close shaYes for the
prizes.
Gooch's Great Run.
The relay race between Georgetown
and Richmond College was the star event
of the evening, and this event called forth
tho most tremendous outburst of APP
plause. Richmond College put up splen-
did race, but, owing to the falls of three
az the men. were much outdistanced by
the Washingtonians, Cohen and Richard
son started of together, and the former
got slight lead on his opponent. Sullivan
added three or four yards over Lonthan.
Luck fen. and o'Boyle gained quarter
of lap. Then came Gooch in one OF the
crandest spurts of the evening. He fairly
flew round the course, and the house rose
MS one man. cheering him with every
stop of his fast flying feet. He made UP
twenty yards, and ran SO well and strong
ly that the Washingtonian came In only
ten or fifteen yards ahead.
The Catholic University ran away with
tile Richmond Howitzers in their relay
race. and so easily outdistanced the
local runners that little interest was
manifested in the race Each man gained,
until at the end the Catholics were three
quarters of lap ahead.
The relay race for the preparatory
school championship of Richmond was
among the best and most exciting evtns
of the evening. Richmond Academy was
easily distanced by St. Andrews, and
1cGuirs's beat Richmond High School.
Then came the race between MCGUIRE
and St Andrews for the championship.
Among the local people this race was the
most interesting of the evening. and the
excitement was intense. The race was
well run. but AfcGuirs's got 6 good lead
and finished ahead. her time being one
minute and four seconds.
In the long distance runs, Coates, of
Newark y. NJ. A., was easily the star
man. and the work OF Iorando, who was
expected to win vas somewhat surpris-
Ing Coates won both the Ss0-yard run
and the mile ran. Lorando coming second.
Pole Vault.
one Of the most spectacular events of
the evening was the pole vaulting. Stcr-
ret, OF Washington, was matched against
Martin. oi Randolph Macon, and the
WaShlngIonian easily came out ahead. He
liadut nine lSet, ana won thc upplGusc
Of all present by his good jumping.
Kemper. of Central High School, was
the star in the hfty-yard interscholastic.
He did we'll in the heats, and was best
man in the finals.
The University OF Virginia was not rep
resented in the relay races, and had only
few entries in the other events. Cap
lain A c. Randolph won the high run
ming juuy. with the height of five feet
and seven inches.
Heffernan, of Washington, was easily
the best in shot-putting. making thirty
four feet four inches. The 4iO-yard open
was won by G.. a. Stewart, Of Johns Hop
klns, in 5S ant.
One of the most encouraging features of
the whole maet was the active and sue
aessful work bf the-preparatory schools.
McGulre's and st. Andrews did especially
good work and Woodberry Forest, Wash
ington School for Boys, the Army and
Navy Preparatory School, and the Wash
;ngton Highs Were also also well TO the
fore.
In the 44O-yard dash Kemper ana
Bnrch secured q good lead, but Granger,
of Woodbury., got himself out of q bad
pocket. and landed first by u good nall
yard
Granger, of Woodberry Forest, proved
himself to be an athletic youngster. He
won the 440-yard dash, interscholastic,
against q good field. Kemper, OF Wash
ington High School, came in second.
There Were many entries for the fi1ty-
yard open, which was won by II. Sa
Dukes, of Maryland A. c., who was 4
strong sslan in all the contests he en-
tered.