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...next event was the 40 yards dash, handicap, and it brought forth the most enthusiasm from the spectators. Trial heats gave Harvard four places which were won by Bloss '94, scratch; Andrade '92, 3 ft.; Hawes '92, 1 ft.; and Shead '93, 2 ft. All but Hawes succeeded in getting into the semi-finals, and in the finals Bloss and Harding of Columbia ran a dead heat while Andrade took third place. The greatest interest was expressed when Harvard and Columbia represented by Bloss and Harding strove to down each other in the deciding sprint, and when Bloss shot ahead...
...yards handicap was run in one heat. There were altogether too many men in it to make it perfectly fair for all. At times the men were so bunched that no amount of speed could bring a runner to the front. Merrill '94, with the limit handicap had the pole and took the lead at once. This he kept up running with much ease and speed and won in 53 4-5 sec. Stetson '93, with the same handicap of 20 yards captured the third prize...
None of the Harvard men succeeded in getting a place in either the handicap running high jump or the mile run. The latter was won by Hjertberg, N. J. A. C., (scratch) in 4 min. 28 sec., which considering the circumstances was a remarkable exhibition of running...
...next event was the 250 yards dash, handicap. The trial heats brought out as winners from Harvard, Jameson '95, 10 yds; T. Richardson '95, 6 yds.; A. L. Jackson '95, 10 yds.; Hollis '93, 10 yds. In the finals, A. L. Jackson, 10 yds., ran in very pretty style, running in 28 3-5 sec.; Richardson '95, second...
Harvard fared no better in the 880 yards handicap run than in the mile run. In the 300 yards hurdle, Allen '93, 10 yds., succeeded in coming in third...