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SOME comment has been elicited from those who have seen the prizes of the H. A. A., owing to the fact that the cup given for the mile-run is so much less important than that for the mile-walk. The reason, however, becomes apparent upon a little reflection. The prize for the mile-walk was bought with the money subscribed by a club-table, made conditional on eight minutes being equalled. This was the exact time made. An equally handsome cup was offered for the mile-run conditional on 4 m. 55 sec. being made. This time...
...tied at 5 ft. 2 in.; half-mile, H. Livingston, '79, 2 min. 8 sec., not 2 minutes as reported in our last issue; tug of war, '81; throwing baseball, W. J. Hutchinson, '80, 343 ft. 8 in.; Senior quarter-mile, T. E. Mower, 1 min. 9 sec.; mile-walk, A. A. Dorsheimer, '78, 8 min. 36 sec.; throwing hammer, O. D. Thompson, '79, 71 ft. 3 in.; quarter-mile, H. Livingston, '79, 54 3/4 sec.; 120-yards hurdle, W. C. Camp, '80, 20 sec.; mile-run, J. Jewett...
Trinity College. - The first meeting of the Athletic Association of this college was held on May 25, and we append the results of the different races. Hundred-yards, J. D. Cheever, 10 3/4 sec.; mile-walk, L. Webster, 8 min. 46 sec.; running broad-jump, R. M. Campbell, 20 ft. 11 in.; half-mile run, F. G. Russell, 2 min. 33 sec.; three-legged race, Wilcox and Camp-bell, 16 1/4 sec.; quarter-mile run, E. D. Appleton, 58 sec.; running high-jump, F. G. Russell, 5 ft.; three-mile walk, L. Webster, 36 min.; 100-yard hurdle-race...
...that it is very nearly the best amateur time ever made. Mr. Livingston also won the quarter-mile in 54 3/1 sec. O. D. Thompson, '79, and J. Jewett, S. S., '79, were tied in the running high-jump at 5 ft. 2 in. Dorshimer, '78, won the mile-walk in 8 min. 38 sec. J. Jewett, '79, won the mile...
...after this there was the walk of eight stadia, in which three youths contended; but lest, perchance, running they should escape notice, the judges followed in a chariot, drawn by two bay chariot-horses. And one, walking swiftly, was first by far; but the third, tall indeed and large as to his limbs, being left far behind, returned by a road, the shortest possible, among swamps and ditches; and the spectators with much laughter welcomed him climbing over the barrier; nor did any one know, what suffering, he did these things...