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...jumped 5 feet 3 inches. The bar then was raised to 5 feet 6 1-2 inches. Clark cleared this, and finally 5 feet 8 inches. A tie between him and Rogers was the result. In jumping off the tie, Rogers made three unsuccessful attempts to better his record. Clark, however, was more fortunate, and by clearing 5 feet 8 5-8 inches, won the cup. Last year he did 1-8 of an inch better...
...Rublee, '90. were the competitors in the running high kick. Buckingham was the first to fail. Rublee followed soon after and Clark remained alone. His best kick was 8 feet 7 inches. He kicked higher than that but did not touch the tambourine. Clark won last year with a record of 8 feet 10 inches...
POLE-VAULT.In the pole-vault, R. J. Leavitt, '89, distinguished himself by his fine work. He vaulted higher and higher until he had cleared 10 feet 5-8 inches. This broke the Harvard record of 9 feet 6 inches, and is seven and one-eighth inches short of the best college record, now held by La Fayette. Last year Stevens, of Columbia, won this event at the intercollegiate games with a vault one-eighth of an inch short of Leavitt's. G. Wheelright, '90, cleared 9 feet...
...Sterne, '87, and C. E. Curry, '89, were entered in this event. Saville's strength failed him and he was unable to reach the roof of the gymnasium. Sterne got an early start, and climbed well. Curry used his body with good effect, and won the cup. His record was 20 4-5 seconds...
...PENNANT.The pennant given to the class which wins the most events was awarded once more to '87, with a record of thirteen first prizes. '89 was second, with four firsts; '90 and the Law School each won two events while '88 came off with the tug-of-war as her only success...