The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-06-03
BRATTLEBORO AN EASY WINNER


ahead IL Heath and Cshslsne. The cut
sans might have besn dlhsrnt. however,
had nsa Washban II hNtiisbofe fsiisA
asar the last hurdle. lie ~as dese 10
IhosnI.saa al .hs time aud would no
Aaula have given hls team mate . hustle
iaf hrsi henoTs, The .oSafis dssh sAss
the ohly event in rhlfh hsaislsb:te did
nal scofe, This urnl 10 Riley u iilioss
falls, wilh Rahcesk and Nirhais q the
eIanse and hlask team Second and 'h.rd,
fils hsins ahis H. do No better Than
fourth.
The hall mile run sas one II the pref.
lirsl events II the afternoon and shs~esi
Miners ability a. a distance runner, A,
the starr Spaaldihs 81 hraiilrboro. took
the lead II the large held aud made the
pace until well hy the quarter pole, u
sas hat pace too, 80 hol that the run
ners we're we'll spread out ahen Miner
hogan Ia come up ifam the feaf, Work
ins With the regularity II = clock hfai.
tlshofos long gated little captain passed
one man after another as the iinish line
drew NEARER. aud breasted the tape sew
efal yard. ahead of TTiholei, with Putnam
good third. In the high jump bsattle'
horo had ihlngs al ns own way. After
Thompson. Mashbufn and Weoirn had
The event Ia themselves they decided not
ln HNHf ~ MHA NNf lNNAAAtNN ~ ANNAsh
10 L. other calls upon their energy. Al
three jumped finely, wc-sien showing IN
usually good form for neg man, His
lat Jump, Ai a height greater than be had
ever done before. Was done 10 easily a.
10 give the impression that he was good
Tor inehrs more,
The pole vault, always a spectacular
event, was hoily contested by Brown and
Cahalane 81 Bellows Falls and Thomp
son, The diminuiiVc Brown finally won
by iopplng the bar al three inches oSct
nine iee,. Thompson getting over an
even nine and Cahalane : feet. six inches.
Great excitement attended the running
Of the mile. Although hopeless Of winning
the meet Bellows Falls felt that IN Fer
gllson, fresh man, Il had sure thing
Tor this event, and many enthusiastic sup
porters stood ready 60 stake coin 10 thai
effect. The start was similar, to tina, IN
the half Spaulding OF Brattleboro taking
the pace. This be-, managed 10 hold I'M
I'll well into the third quarter when bug
Putnam, acting as tiny ferguson's pace
maker. got his mate 20 the head Of the
field and then dropped exhausted. Prom
then on the race was a grand one. Along
the back stretch Ferguson opened up q
big hole hut at the end OF the third
quarter Miner began the seemingly i'm.
possible task Of overiaking his opponent.
Gradually he began TO gain, his long
stride covering distance wonderfully.
With 100 yards TO 90 he was only a few
feet behind and at the 30 mark he over
took and passed his opponent. winning
by few scant feet amid the Wild cheers
81 the crowd The final event, the high
hurdles, went 10 Washburn with Thomp-
son leading Nichols The summary
tan a. LII Wnua kV Ntalnlz nf
Vermont academy; Riley OF Bellows Falls,
ID: Fits OF Brattleboro. 3D.; time, 10
35 seconds.
Discus throw-Won by Mederos OF Yer
mont academy: Thompson OF Brattleboru,
%: Putnam Of Bellows Falls, 81; dis
lance, 96 It., ~ inches.
Running broad jump-Won by Thomr-
son; Babcock and Heath of Vermont
academy tied for ID; distance, ID IT,,
tx inches.
ouarter.mile run-Won by Fits; Long
of Bellows Falls, %; Lepper of Vermont
academy. 3D. time, 50 Is seconds.
Shot.put-Won by Putnam Of Bellows
Falls; Mederos, I'd; Thompson. 3D.; DIS
ance 80 IT,. ii inches:
220yards hurdles by Thompson;
Heath. ID; Cahalane Of Bellows Falls,
3D.: time, q Is seconds.
220yards dash-Won by Riley: Bah
cock, ID; Nichols, Sd; time, "a Is sec
onds.
Half.mile run-Won by Miner Of Brat
tleboro: Tribolet OF Vermont academy,
ID: Putnam, Sd; time, 2 min, u IS sec
onds.
High jump-Won by Brattleboro;
Thompson. Weeden and Washbnrn tied
for first place. Height, 4 IT,, II in;
Pole vault--Won by Brown OF Bellows
height, IT,. 8 in. r
Mile run-Won by Miner; Ferguson Of
Bellows Falls. I'd; Tribolet, Sd; time, 5
min, sec. :,
I2Oyards hurdles-Won by Washburn;
Thompson, ID; Nichols, Sd; time, Is sec.