Yale Shut Out in the 440 Yards Dash, 880 Yards Run and the Running High Jump.

Harvard's most hopeful supporters would not have dared to predict such a victory over Yale on Saturday as the score of the games indicate. Last year although Harvard felt confident of winning, a change of our first place would have reversed the final result; this year when our chances were considered far more doubtful, the score of 67 to 45, surpassed all expectations. During the greater part of the games, however, the extremely close score, now with Harvard and now with Yale ahead, kept the interest of the spectators up to the highest pitch. It was not until the final heat in the 220 yards dash which Merrill, after taking first in the quarter mile, won by the most brilliant running of the afternoon, that Harvard's victory was assured. The separate events brought many surprises. Brewster of Yale was expected to win the two mile bicycle race, in which Harvard hoped to get more than third place. The greatest surprises, however, were in the 440 yards run, and the 880 yards run and in the running high jump, in which events Harvard won all three places.

The weather was the most unfavorable of the three rainy days on which these games have been held, for it was so cold as to make it impossible for the men to do their best as well as extremely disagreeable for those who looked on. Considering the heavy rain which had fallen all the morning, the track was in excellent condition and good time was made in several events. The only record broken was the Harvard record in the running broad jump in which Bloss cleared 22 feet 4 inches.

The only accidents which marred the success of the meeting were in the two mile bicycle race, when Pratt and Glenny in some way collided, and in the hammer throwing when the head came off and struck Acton in the leg. Fortunately neither of these proved serious.

In the 100 yards dash, the first event of the afternoon, there were two heats. In the first were Garcelon, Sayer and Thompson of Harvard, Jones and Spencer of Yale. Garcelon had been looked upon as the probable winner of the event, and the announcement of a dead heat between Sayer and Jones was a surprise. Time 10 4-5. Baker, Lefurgey and Whittren of Harvard, Richards and Anderson of Yale made up the second heat. Lefurgey won in 10 3-5 sec. with Richards second. The final heat between Sayer, Lefurgey, Jones and Richards was very close. It was won by Lefurgey in 10 3-5 sec. with Richards second and Sayer third.

In the first heat of the 120 yards hurdle were Whitehead and Champney of Harvard, and Lyman and Hart of Yale. Hart won first easily in 17 2-5 sec., with Lyman second. The second heat which was much closer was won by Shead in 17 sec. with Cady of Yale second. The final heat between Lyman, Hart, Cady and Shead was one of the closest races of the day. Shead and Lyman came down the track side by side, took the last hurdle together, and only by a very small margin on the final spurt did Lyman come in ahead. Hart was third. Time 16 4-5 sec.

P. W. Davis and Holmes represented Harvard in the first heat of the two mile bicycle race, while Brewster and Parmelee rode for Yale. The Yale men set the pace for six laps closely followed by Davis and Holmes. On the seventh Davis came to the front and lead until the beginning of the eighth when he was passed by Parmelee who won first in 6 m. 2-5 sec. and by Holmes who came in second. In the second heat were Glenny and Alling of Yale, and Pratt of Harvard. On the last curve of the sixth lap Glenny and Pratt who were riding close together behind Alling, collided and were thrown. Glenny finished the race, but Pratt did not attempt to get on his wheel. The referee decided that all three men should ride in the final heat. In this, Harvard was disappointed, for although on the sixth lap Pratt took the lead he was soon passed by Glenny and Parmelee who took first and second respectively and by Holmes who got third. Time 5 m. 48 2-5 sec.

The 440 yards run was one of the prettiest races of the afternoon. The contestants were Merrill, Bingham and Pinkham of Harvard, Bennett. Chubb and Frank of Yale. The men started off closely bunched with the Yale men in the lead. Merrill, who had started on the outside, was carefully "pocketed" and for about half the distance was last man. By this time Bingham and Pinkham had come to the front; Merrill then made a beautiful spurt and took the lead which he held without difficulty to the finish. Bingham came in second and Pinkham third. Time 51 sec.

In the mile run Harvard was represented by J. O. Nichols, Fenton, Blake and R. T. Fox; Yale by Morgan, Woodhull and Scoville. For three laps the men were closely bunched with Morgan slightly in the lead. The Yale men ran very cleverly and several times when the Harvard runners tried to break away they found themselves pocketed. On the last lap Morgan left the bunch followed by Fenton; Blake also was working up toward the front. The last 220 yards Morgan spurted and although Fenton tried hard to overtake him, he was unable to do so. By good running Blake finished in third place. Time 4m. 35 2-5 sec.

From beginning to end the mile walk was a most interesting race. From the reports of the time by Wight of Yale, it was expected that the race between him and Endicott would be very close but as the most of the spectators could not tell which was Wight, the positions of the men at the end of the first lap caused some doubt as to the final result. The men who started were Endicott, Bardeen and C. W. Norton for Harvard, Wight, F. S. Bunnell, S. H. Bunnell and Hoyt for Yale. The race on Yale's part at least, showed clever planning but not enough to outwit the Harvard men. When the pistol was fired, S. H. Bunnell started off at a tremendous rate and at the end of two laps had a lead of about twenty yards. Here he began to weaken and Endicott and Wight who had been keeping close together gradually drew up on him. On the last lap they passed him. Wight then had the pole and was slightly in the lead; Endicott tried repeatedly to pass him but did not succeed until the last curve when he made a final spurt and won by a few feet. Just at the finish Bardeen overtook S. H. Bunnell who fell so that the judges called the third place a tie. This point was counted for Harvard as Bunnell declined to walk another mile to settle it. Time 7m. 5 sec.

In the first trial heat of the 220 yards hurdle race Fearing won easily in 27 4-5 seconds with Eaton of Yale second. In the second heat were Garcelon and Jameson for Harvard with Hart and Van Ingen for Yale. Garcelon came in first in 26 1-5 seconds with Van Ingen a close second. In the final heat Garcelon won though he was hard pressed by Van Ingen, who came in second, Fearing finishing third.

The next event was the half mile run, Corbin, Hubbell and Lakin were the Harvard men against Scoville, Wheeler and Crane of Yale. The men were all pretty well bunched till about 220 yards from the finish Corbin took the lead and was closely followed by Lakin and Hubbell. Corbin won in 2m. 3 3-5 sec. with Lakin and Hubbell second and third.

In the first heat of the 220 yards dash Merrill won in 23 seconds, closely followed by Richards of Yale. The second heat was won by Whittren with W. F. Baker second. There were therefore three Harvard men with only one Yale man in the finals. This was a very close race between Merrill and Richards. At the start Richards took the lead and in the middle of the course was well ahead. Merrill made a brilliant spurt near the finish and won by a couple of feet. Considering that Merrill had just won the quarter mile in 51 seconds his work in the 220 was phenomenal and cannot be too highly praised. This made the score 53 for Harvard to Yale's 43 thus making our victory practically certain.

In throwing the hammer Yale had it all her own way. Harvard entered in this Acton, Cockrell and W. H. Shea against Cross, Stillman and Hickok of Yale. Just after the beginning of the event the ball flew off the stick while Cockrell was throwing and struck Acton in the leg. Though it did not injure him seriously, it prevented him from doing anything more. Hickok won the event with a throw of 110 ft. 8 in. Stillman was second with 90 ft. 3 in. and Cross third with a throw of 87 ft. 6 in.

In the pole vault Cartwright of Yale won with a jump of 16 ft. 6 1-2 in. Wheelwright '94 got second place with a jump of 10 ft. 3 in. Hart and Rice of Yale were tied for third place, but since it made no difference in the score which of them won it, it was allowed to stand.