Before 3 o'clock the stands began to fill and by 3.25, when a pistol shot warned the participants in the first events to got ready, the stands had been crowded for a long time and masses of spectators had gathered behind the ropes.
At 3.25 the men appeared for the 100 yard dash, R. W. Barclay in the light blu of Cambridge, Chalin in the dark blue of Oxford, W. A. Schick, Jr., in the crimson of Harvard, and D. J. Torrey in the dark blue of Yale.
The runners made the marks amidst the breathless attention of the spectators, who had greeted them with applause when they first appeared. The men started at 3.32 p.m.
Schick won the 100-yard dash, with Barclay second. Time 9 4-5 seconds.
There was considerable applause when the result was known, but the crowd waited for the time to be announced. Slowly the British flag was hauled down from the pole, leaving the American flag flying.
Barclay got away first; but Schick caught him after thirty yards, passed him and held the lead to the end. Schick's time, 9 4.5 seconds, equalled his previous record for the same distance.
At 3.37 the one milo race began with Welsh and H. W. Gregson, both Englishmen, in the lead. Gregson increased his lead at the half-mile and won. ©. C. H. Hamilton, Oxford, was second; Welsh third, R. L. Oleott and Hill, both of Yale, came in last. " Time 4,21 1-5.
Attention Turned to High Jump.
The spectators then turned their attention to the high jump. England was ro-presented by E. E. Leader and Doorley, both of Cambridge, and America by Victor, of Yale.
Victor won the high jump, Leader was second and Doorley was third. Vic. tor's best jump was six foot one-eighth inch.
After being declared the winner Victor continued jumping, but failed to boat his record.
The high jump began with the bar at 5 feet 2 inches. The two Englishmen went out when the bar was at 5 feet 10} inches.
The half-mile run followed. H. Cornwallis represented Cambridge; Holding, Oxford: E. P. Parsons, Yale, and H.
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