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Each competitor followed the rules
prescribed in his own country, the Eng-
lishmen throwing from a nine foot ring
with a three foot handle and the Amert-
cans from a seven foot ring with a four
foot handle. The form-of the Harvard
men was quite a revelation to the Brit-
ishers, who kept their hammers far off
the ground while making the prepara-
tory turns and failed to secure the neces-
sary elevation on the final revolution.
Then the Stars- and Stripes had
mounted the pole and each side had
scored an expected first, the real strug-
gle began.
HUNDRED YARDS DASH.
The toss for positions in the hundred
yards dash gave A. E. Hind of Cam-
bridge the inside path, with J. R. Quin-
lan of Harvard, C. R. Thomas of Ox-
ford and F. A. Blount of Yale next in
order. The course lay along the South
side of the track in front of the Yale
and Harvard stands. In this as in all
races the start was made from the single
warning, “get ready,” substituted for the
“on your marks” and “get set,’ em-
ployed in America; but the Yale and
Harvard men had become accustomed to
the English system in their preliminary
practice. Blount jumped away from the
bunch on the crack of the pistol and at
five yards had a four-foot lead. At half
distance the Yale man was still in
advance by a good half-yard, with
Thomas, who was coming along rapidly,
in second place, followed by Quinlan a
yard behind the leader. The Oxonian
and the Harvard man continued to gain,
but the latter was showing wonderful
speed and at the eighty-five yard mark
the three first men were abreast. Then
the positions previous to that point were
reversed and Quinlan finished first,
scarcely a foot ahead of Thomas, who
led Blount by a similar distance. It
was a glorious race, won in Io seconds.
Blount ran the fastest hundred he has
ever done, but did not have sufficient
strength to maintain his speed through-
out the distance and retain the lead he
secured at the start.
Both branches of the Anglo-Saxon
race cheered lustily as the men crossed
the line, for both saw victory in the
close finish. When it became definitely
known that Quinlan had won, the Yale
and Harvard sympathizers were wild
with delight, for the uncertain event was
theirs and they thought they saw their
way to victory.
THE ONE-MILE RACE,
C. B. Spitzer and H. P. Smith of Yale
were the American runners in the one
mile event, and the Englishmen were
represented by three men, as allowed in
this and the three-mile event, President
A. Hunter of Cambridge and J. M. Free-
mantle and A. L. Dawson of Oxford.
Freemantle was sent ahead to make the
pace and led the other four around the
first lap at a clipping gait, which seemed
to be bothering the Americans. As the
runners turned into the West stretch at
the beginning of the second lap Hunter
was in second place closely followed by
Dawson and Smith and Spitzer following
in order. Freemantle was forced to drop
back at half distance and Hunter took
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the lead. Freemantle retired at the end
of the second lap and the Cambridge
president was full six yards in advance
of Dawson, Spitzer nd Smith retaining
their former position. Hunter at this
point began to draw away from the
remaining three and had the race well
in hand. About a hundred and eighty
yards from the finish Spitzer made a
plucky effort and passed Dawson, but
the Oxonian soon regained his position
and finished in second place some twenty
yards behind Hunter, with Spitzer third,
a similar distance in the rear. Hunter’s
time was four minutes and twenty-four
seconds. |
The event had. gone as had been
expected, and the Americans and Eng-
lishmen each had two points to their
credit.
HURDLE RACE.
As J. W. Hallowell and F. B. Fox of
Harvard, W. G. Paget-Tomlinson of
Cambridge and H. R. Parkes of Oxford
took their positions for the 120-yards
hurdle race in the order named, count-
ing from the pavilion, intense excitement
prevailed throughout the crowd. This
was another doubtful event, and it was
generally felt that its outcome would
determine the issue of the meet, should
it be won by the Americans. Fox and
Paget-Tomlinson had both been
accredited with excellent times in recent
practice and thus it promised to be a
elorious race between them. The course
ran from North to’South over the turf
on the East side of the grounds. Mov-
able hurdles were used, a concession to
the Americans in return for their sur-
render of the cinder path to which they
were accustomed. ‘The men left the mark
together, but at the first hurdle Paget-
' Tomlinson was a trifle in advance of
Fox and Parkes, side by side. The two
Englishmen and Fox rose to the second
together but Fox was first at the third,
having opened the gap, which he had in-
creased to three yards when he finished
in fifteen and three-fifths seconds, with
Paget-Tomlinson leading Parkes by a
yard for second place and Hallowell a
foot behind the Oxford man. Fox took
his hurdles in perfect fashion and kept
his stride with wonderful accuracy.
His time was two-fifths of a second
faster than the best previous English
mark; bat can not stand as a record
because fixed hurdles are prescribed by
the English rules.
With the hurdle race over, the Ameri-
cans had won three events and the Eng-
lishmen two. Of the four remaining
unsettled the Americans felt
winning the high-jump and half-mile
and reasonably certain of the quarter,
so their enthusiasm was unbounded
when Fox’s victory hoisted the Stars and
Stripes.
HALF-MILE RUN.
But then came the surprise of the
day, the half-mile run, with J. P. Adams
of Yale, T, E. Burke: of Harvard, H. E.
Graham of Cambridge and C. F. W.
Struben of Oxford entered. Burke’g
previous performances had justified his
selection as a sure winner, but a weak
stomach, from which he has been suffer-
ing all Spring, so affected his condition
that he was at no time a factor in the
race. Struben was in first place as the
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quartet took the turn, with Adams
Graham and Burke following in order.
Their positions were maintained until
shortly after the half-way mark had
been passed in 54%, when Graham be-
gan to work by Adams into second
place. The first three men were well
grouped at this point, but Burke was
struggling along some fifteen yards in
the rear. About three hundred yards
from home Graham forged past Struben,
whose duties as pace-maker during the
early part of the race had began to
show their effects, and finished a dozen
yards in advance of his fellow-country-
man. Adams was third by seven yards,
with Burke well in the rear. Graham
had won his race in I minute 5744
seconds.
The unexpected outcome of the half-
mile run and the consequent tie in the
score, with three all, served to transfer
all the American enthusiasm with in-
ceased vigor to the English stands.
Two minutes before the Britishers had
seen nothing but defeat ahead; now
they felt that they had a fighting chance.
It was a question of the odd event; the
quarter mile was to decide the day.
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“HIGH JUMP.
Arthur N. Rice and Charles Rotch of
Harvard: He S. Adair “of Oxtord: and
W. G. Paget-Tomlinson of Cambridge
were the competitors in the high-jump.
This event, which took place on the turf,
came rather in the nature of an anti-
climax and little interest was taken in
it as the result was a foregone conclu-
sion, and the tedious trials continued
throughout the running of the quarter
and the early part of the three-mile
races. Vhe outcome was very much as
was expected, although Adair did better
than ever before and Rotch’s work
was. disappointing. Paget-Tomlinson
dropped out at 5 feet 6 inches, Rotch
at 5 feet 10 inches, Adair 5 feet 11 inches
and Rice 6 feet. The straight run and
clean form of the Americans received
much favorable comment from _ the
English sports. 7
QUARTER MILE RUN.
The excitement was intense when Cap-
tain T. R. Fisher, 2d and Dixon Board-
man of Yale, A. M. Hollins of Oxford
and C. G. Davison of Cambridge took
their positions, in the order named, for
the quarter mile run. The start of the
race was in the Northeast corner of the
grounds and the course continued along -
three sides of the quadrangle around -
two sharp turns, finishing with a
hundred and -twenty yards straight.
Fisher took the lead on the breakaway,
but was soon passed by Hollins, who
had started out at a terrific pace with
Boardman at his elbow. As Boardman
and Hollins took the first turn the Yale
lad came to the front, but Hollins re-
sponded and the two fought desperately
all the way down the second side. In
the meantime Davison had made up the
distance which the Yale captain had
taken on the start, and was running
evenly with him some four yards behind
the leading pair. Boardman led around
the last turn, in evident distress, with Hol-
lins at his heels. The big Cambridge man
had gotten fairly into his stride in his
pursuit along the second side, and mak-
ing a wide sweep around the last corner
to avoid Hollins and Boardman, came into
the stretch like a whirlwind. Hollins
had been sent out to make the pace and
his great speed had told on both himself
and Boardman. A hundred yards from
the finish Davison passed Hollins and
twenty yards farther on forged by
Boardman, who was wabbling in his
course, with face contracted. Hollins
rightfully felt that he shared in Davi-
son’s victory and stopping some twenty
yards from the tape called encouragingly
at his fellow countryman. Davison
covered his quarter in forty-nine and
two-fifths seconds, establishing a new
English university record. Boardman,
completely done, was four yards in the
rear, with Fisher in third place. Cer-
tainly Davison’s race was one‘of the
finest quarter miles ever run. There
is no doubt but that Boardman made a
mistake in following Hollins’ fierce pace
so closely during the early race, but
better judgment would have only served
to reduce Davison’s lead.
The last hopes of the Americans were
shattered by the loss of the quarter mile
run and they were now thoroughly dis-
consolate. The Britishers had again
tied the score and the three-mile run
was to decide it all.
THREE-MILE RUN.
C. K. Palmer of Yale, H. B. Clark
and H. W. Foote of Harvard, H. W.
Workman of Cambridge, A. R. G. Wil-
berforce and T. Smith of Oxford, were
the starters in the three-mile run, the
last and most exciting case of the day.
All estimates as to the final outcome of
the games had conceded this event to
the Englishmen and it was generally
thought that the American representa-
tives would be completely outclassed by
the English runners. But those who
waited to see the first two or three laps
of the contest to reassure themselves
that there was absolutely no chance and
then start home, soon found their atten-
tion centered on one of the gamest strug-
gles ever fought on a cinder track.
Smith was sent ahead to make the pace,
with the other runners well bunched
behind, at the close of the first lap, in the
following order: Workman, Wilberforce,
Foote, Clark and Palmer.These positions
were retained throughout the first two
laps but then Foote began to drop be-
hind and Palmer moved up into fifth
place. The first mile was run in 4
minutes and 56 seconds and at the close
of the fifth lap Smith dropned out of the
race, having performed well the pacing
duty assigned to him. Then Wilber-
force took the lead, but soon he dropped
back, leaving Workman in advance. As
the group of runners were going up the
east side of the track on the sixth circle,
Clark, who had fallen into fourth place
behind Palmer,was seen to falter for a
moment and then fall prostrate on the
ground. Half a lap further on Wilber-
force retired and Workman and Palmer
were left to fight it out, with Foote fol-
lowing some two hundred yards behind.
The two miles were covered in 10-
16. Up to this point Palmer had
made no attempt to get ahead of Work-
man, but had followed close on his heels
throughout the race. The Yale man
had been moving with a fine, easy stride,
and as he held his place for lap after lap
within a few yards of Workman, it
became evident that the race was not to
be the expected walk-over for the Eng-
lishman. On the seventh lan Palmer
felt that he had his chance and twice
passed Workman, but the latter regained
his position without difficulty each time.
This was the critical point in the race:
it was here that Palmer made his
supreme effort. As the plucky pair went
on the circuit of the eishth lap it was
apparent that the special exertion had
told on the Yale man, for, while he
retained his place within two yards of
Workman, his step had lost its spring
and the bluish tinge of his face showed
that he was in distress; still he clung
on with dogged determination through-
out the eighth lap. With the report of
the pistol, which announced the begin-
ning of the last circuit, Workman quick-
ened his pace and Palmer, who had
never before entered a three-mile race,
was unable to respond but trotted
sandily around as best he could, finish-
ing a hundred yards behind the English-
man, whose time for the three miles was
I5 minutes and 24% seconds. . Foote,
“now fully half a lap behind Palmer,
gamely struggled. on and covered the
distance.
Oxford and Cambridge had won.
The officials were:
Stewards—Charles H. Sherrill, Yale;
Evert J. Wendell, Harvard; C. N. Jack-
son, Oxtord; ~Lees: Knowles, M.P.,
Cambridge.
Press Stewards—H. S. Brooks, Jr.,
Yale; G. Jordan, Oxford.
Judges—Rev. H. C. Lenox Tindall,
Cambridge; G. B. Morison, Harvard.
Referee—Montague Shearman, O.U.A.
Gu tane., dad A, M.
Time keepers—Walter Camp, Yale;
C. Herbert, Hon. Sec. A. A. A.
Professional Starter—J. Wilkinson,
Sheffield.
Previous Records.
The results of the various events in
‘Yale’s previous meets with the English
universities and in the Yale-Harvard
and Oxford-Cambridge contests of this
year, follow:
Yale vs. Oxford.
Queen's Club, Kensington, July 16, 1894.
100 yards—C. B. Fry (Oxford), 10%
sec.
Throwing the hammer (16 lb. 7 ft.
circle) —W. O. Hickok (Yale), 110 ft.
