120-YARDS HURDLE RACE.This was run in heats. Mulford of Columbia, won the first, with Ludington of Yale, second. The second heat was taken easily by Bradley, '86, with Harriman of Princeton, second, and Agassiz, '84, third. The final heat was won by Mulford, who was pressed considerably by Bradley, the second man. The time made, 17 1-2s., betters the college record made by Jenkins of Columbia, two years ago.
After the trial heats of the hurdle race the men contested in
PUTTING THE SHOT.Harvard had no man at the scratch, as her men, although entered, were not considered likely to win a place. Reckhart of Columbia, won with a put of 36ft. 3 1-2 inches, and Briggs of Yale, was the second-best man.
THE MILE WALKwas next on the programme with a field of five entries. The heat seemed to effect the pace of the men, especially that of Bemis, who only finished a poor third. The time was not fast and Meredith of Yale, who won made the distance in 7m. 33 1-5s., with Norris of
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Columbia, second, in 7m. 50s. There was little excitement over the race as Meredith had the other men at his mercy from the start. In the
POLE VAULTwhich followed only two out of the four came to the scratch, Hodge, of Princeton, and Mandell, '84. There was an obstruction which hindered Mandell, who places his pole nearer the bar than others, and instead of protesting strongly he kept on vaulting, and failed to get over nine feet. Hodge, who went over the bar at that height won the event.
RUNNING HIGH JUMP.This was the most remarkable contest of the day. The ground from which the men jumped was hard clay, so that they did not slip, and gave them a from footing to spring from. The average jumping, as well as the record made, was the best ever seen at any contest in America. Six men, W. B. Page of Penn., The man who recently made a record of 5 feet, 9 inches, Harriman of Princeton, Richards of Columbia and Atkinson, Clark and Fogg of Harvard, were entered and all contested. The bar was put up to 5ft., 5in. before any failed. Harriman then dropped out with a record of 5ft. 4in. Fogg cleared 5ft. 6in. and then failed. The next to drop out was Page, who cleared 5ft. 7in. The three leaders now had a close contest for first place, but Richards failed next, having cleared 5ft. 8in. Atkinson and Clark both having jumped 5ft. 8 3 4, both failed at 5ft. 9 3-4. In jumping off, Atkinson finally cleared 5ft. 9 3-4in., just grazing the bar. As Clark failed to go over, the event went to Atkinson, who thus betters the college record, his own, 5ft. 8 1-2in.
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