RECORDS OF THE N.Y.I.S.A.A.
| Event. | Record. | Holder. | |||
| 100-yard dash | 10-3/8 | sec. | Wendell Baker, Bettins, 1880. | ||
| 100-yard dash (Jun.) | 11 | " | D. C. Leech, Cutler's, 1890. | ||
| 220-yard dash | 22-4/5 | " | E. W. Allen, Berkeley, 1895. | ||
| 220-yard dash (Jun.) | 23-4/5 | " | H. Moeller, Col. Gram., 1894. | ||
| 440-yard run | 52-2/5 | " | C. R. Irwin-Martin, Berkeley, 1895. | ||
| 880-yard run | 2 | m. | 4-1/5 | " | J. A. Meehan, Condon, 1895. |
| Mile run | 4 | " | 52 | " | C. Southwick, Harvard, 1893. |
| Mile walk | 7 | " | 30-2/5 | " | L. B. Elliman, Berkeley, 1894. |
| Mile bicycle | 2 | " | 34-2/5 | " | I. A. Powell, Cutler's, 1895. |
| 120-yard hurdle | 15-3/5 | " | A. F. Beers, De La Salle, 1895. | ||
| 220-yard hurdle | 26-3/5 | " | S. A. Syme, Barnard, 1895. | ||
| High jump | 5 | ft. | 11 | in. | S. A. W. Baltazzi, Harvard, 1895. |
| Broad jump | 21 | " | 5 | " | F. L. Pell, Cutler's, 1891. |
| Putting 12-lb. shot | 40 | " | ¾ | " | A. C. Ayres, Condon, 1895. |
| Throwing 12-lb. hammer | 117 | " | 5½ | " | C. R. Irwin-Martin, Berkeley, 1895. |
| Pole vault | 10 | " | 3/8 | " | E. F. Simpson, Barnard, 1895. |
For the mile run ten starters turned out. They stayed bunched for the first quarter, but by the time three-quarters of the distance had been covered there were practically only four in the race. Down the straight Elliot of Giggleswick and Dyke of Sherborne were never more than a yard apart, and a fine finish resulted in a dead heat. The time was excellent—4 min. 42-3/5 sec. Both men fell exhausted at the finish, and Tippets of St. Paul's came in third, not far behind. The best American interscholastic time for the mile is 4 min. 34-2/5 sec., made by W. T. Laing of Andover in 1894, at the New England Interscholastics. The American figures given here are all records, and so the comparison with the English times is not exactly fair, since the English school records in every case may of course be better than the performances on this particular occasion.
The prizes were distributed in a much better way than is done in this country. After each event Mrs. Walter Rye, whose name appeared on the programme, presented the winners with their cups. This is a custom which has not yet been adopted in this country, although at St. Paul's School, Concord, a young lady usually presents the prizes to the winners at the spring meeting. It would be a pleasant and graceful feature if, at the National Games, some lady interested in the sports of our young men in the schools were invited to hand to them their prizes.
The fourth annual tournament of the Yale Interscholastic Tennis Association was held a week ago Saturday, on the grounds of the New Haven Lawn Club. There were thirteen entries from Hartford High, Hillhouse High, Black Hall, Hopkins Grammar, Taft's, and Hotchkiss schools. The day was cold and raw, but, nevertheless, the play on the whole was good.
In the first round the Lyman-Finke match was very interesting. Lyman made a plucky fight in the last set, but Finke won, 6-2, 6-4. The Whitmore-Watrous match showed some pretty tennis. In the first set the score changed many times, each man doing his best to win. Watrous got it, 9-7. Whitmore won the second set, 6-2, but Watrous took the last rather easily, 6-2.
The final round was between two Hotchkiss School players, Finke and Coy. At times the play was excellent, each man showing good judgment and coolness. Finke won 6-2, 6-1, 6-1. Coy might have done much better, but he seemed to be afraid to let himself out. Finke made the remarkable record of winning the tournament without losing a set. He outclassed all the other players. With practice he ought to develop into a player of the first class. He plays with coolness and excellent judgment. The prizes were a cup for first and second, and a banner to the school winning the greatest number of points, each match won counting one point. The banner went to Hotchkiss this year, as it did last year.
The Harvard Interscholastic tournament was held the same day on Jarvis Field, Cambridge, with twelve schools, represented by sixty-seven entries. With so large a number of contestants, the play dragged on into the early part of last week, making the finals come too late for proper notice in the present issue of this Department. Comment will be held over until next week.
The standard of performance of New York school athletes has improved so rapidly within the past few years that it is very difficult now to make any very definite prophecy as to what men will win events at the big Interscholastic meetings. This year the struggle for the cup will probably be between Berkeley and Cutler's, with the chances largely in favor of the former, Barnard's team not being so strong as it was either last year or the year before. For individual winners next Saturday, I think it is reasonably certain to count on Moore of Barnard to take first in the 100, with Harris of Cutler's second. Both men have done 10-2/5 in smaller games this spring, and with this in view we may hope to see Wendell Baker's 10-2/5 record, which has stood so many years, go by the board. The junior event for the same distance will be a close thing between Wilson of Barnard and Leech of Cutler's, the former having won the event in '94, and the latter having won it last year. Armstead of Berkeley will get a place, but I doubt if he does better than third.
Moore is beyond any doubt the best sprinter in the New York association, and will score a double win by taking the 220, unless something unforeseen occurs. Irwin-Martin of Berkeley should be second, with Washburn a close third. There is little room for doubt that Martin will be an easy winner in the quarter, for that is his special event, and Draper of Cutler's will come in second if Hipple of Barnard does not crowd him out. It is possible, however, that White of Berkeley, who has developed great speed of late, may overthrow these place calculations, and take three more points in the event for Berkeley. Hipple is a man that Barnard must depend on for a good many points, and as he will be especially depended upon to take the half-mile, it is possible that he may not run in the quarter, or, if he does, he may save himself and only try for a place. He is sure to break the record in the half, and if these two races do not tire him too much he ought to make a place in the mile, for he broke the scholastic record for that distance in the Trinity games only a few weeks ago.
Clark of Condon's is a good man to look to for second in the half-mile. Bedford of Barnard has not been doing very good work this year, but unless Turner of Cutler's develops unexpected speed and Hipple unforeseen endurance, he stands an excellent chance of scoring five points in the mile run. The high hurdles will go to Beers of De la Salle, with Bien of Berkeley second. The low hurdles are a fairly sure thing for Harris of Cutler's, with the other two places in dispute among O'Rourke of Trinity, Beers, and Bien. Walker of Berkeley should come in first in the walk, if he can maintain the form he has been displaying all winter, with Blum of Sachs' second.
In the field events, Irwin-Martin of Berkeley will probably score another win for his school by taking the hammer, while the shot will probably also go to Berkeley with Young. Taves of Trinity may be counted upon for places in both events. No one will approach the record established by Baltazzi last year in the high jump, but Pell of Berkeley will probably clear the greatest height, with Wenman of Drisler's and Brown of Columbia Grammar behind him. In the broad jump Pell also stands an excellent chance to get first place, unless Harris develops unexpected ability, and Beers may be able to take the other place. I think we may count upon seeing the pole-vaulting record broken by Hulburt, who has been surpassing himself and everybody else in the open games this spring. The bicycle race will probably go to Cutler's.