Harvard's track team journeyed to Providence yesterday expecting a close, competitive meet against Brown, but by the time the afternoon was over the Crimson had mauled the Bruins badly, 102-52.

Although the squad opened strongly in the field competition, the race which clinched the meet for the Crimson was a win in the 440 relay--Harvard's first victory in that event all year.

"We thought it was going to be a tight one," tri-captain Sam Butler said yesterday, "but when the relay won without Todd [injured sprinter Todd Hooks], it set the pace for the meet."

Ed Ajootian began the mauling with a 196-ft. 2-in. winning toss in the hammer throw. Freshmen Dave Kinney (210-ft. 3-in.) and Mike Stewart (194-ft. 2-in.) placed 1-2 in the javelin as Harvard edged into an early lead.

Joe Pellegrini and Mike Clark followed suit in the discus, placing 1-2 with throws of 149-ft. 5-in. and 145-ft. 4-in. respectively. Geoff Stiles (14-ft.) and Hunt Block (12-ft. 6-in.) weren't about to be outdone in the pole vault, also turning in a 1-2 finish.

Mel Embree leaped 6-ft. 9 3/4-in. to win yet another high jump, followed by Dan Sullivan's second-place jump of 6-ft. 9-in., a personal best.

After the relay team edged out the Bruins in 42.8 seconds, Jeff Campbell ran 4:16.7 to take the mile, Joel Peters won the 440 in 49.7, and Bill Qkerman led a sweep in the 880 with a 1:59.7 first-place finish.

Sam Butler sprinted to firsts in the 120-yard high hurdles (15.1) and the intermediate hurdles (53.7). In the second event, Butler shaded long-time Brown nemesis John Escallier by more than half a second.

The big surprise of the meet came in the three-mile, where freshman Mark Meyer placed second in his first varsity start, running 14:31.5.