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Athletic Meeting of the H. A. A.

PUTTING THE SHOT.1, D. B. Chamberlain, '86; 2, D. C. Clark, '86. Chamberlain won with a put of 39 ft. 1-2 in. This beats all records except the one he made last Monday.

ONE MILE RUN.1, H. C. Holt, '86; 2, P. Marquand, '89. Holt ran in excellent form, but was retarded by the wind. His time was 4 m. 42 2-5 sec., which is but five seconds behind the record.

QUARTER-MILE RUN.1, F. S. Churchill, '86; 2, I. R. Thomas, '88. Out of five entries the above were the only contestants. Thomas won in 57 seconds.

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BROAD JUMP.1, F. B. Lund, '88; 2, A. T. Perkins, '87; 3, R. D. Smith, '86; 4, G. H. Brewer, '88; 5, J. D. Bradley, '86. Smith and Bradley were very even, but the former finally won with a jump of 19 ft. 10 in.; Bradley was second by 1-2 an inch.

HALF-MILE RUN.1, G. P. Cogswell, '88; 2, F. B. Dana, '88; 3, C. N. B. Wheeler, '86; 4, H. D. Hale, '88. This was very close, although the time was not particularly fast. Cogswell and Dana ran a dead heat in 2 m. 7 4-5 sec., and Wheeler was almost even with them.

POLE VAULT.1, P. R. Frothingham, '86; 2, T. C. Craig, '87; 3, R. G. Leavitt, '89. After a long and close struggle Frothingham won with a vault of 9 ft. 1-4 in. Craig was second with 8 ft. 9 in. to his credit.

220 YARDS DASH.1, S. G. Wells, '86; 2, Wendell Baker, '86. This was a very pretty and exciting race. Wells led at the start, and for more than 100 yards kept his position; Baker then passed him, and won in 2 m. 3 1-5 sec., with Wells a couple of yards behind him.

The officers of the meeting were: Referee, Mr. G. B. Morrison, '83. Judges, Prof. C. R. Lanman, Mr. C. H. Kip, '83, Mr. W. R. Trask, '85. Judge of walking, Mr. E. E. Merrill. Starter, Mr. G. F. Davidson, '85. Timers, Mr. E. A. Church, Mr. E. A. Thomson, Mr. E. E. Merrill. Measurers, Mr. C. H. Kip, '83, Mr. S. H. Fessenden, '86. Scorer, Mr. C. T. Gilman, '85. Clerk of the course, Mr. Copley Amory, '88. Assistant clerk of the course, Mr. J. M. Hallowell, '88.

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