"Same here," replied Bonny.
Thus it happened that when, a little later, the train reached Tacoma, and Mr. Linton returned to look for his lads, they were nowhere to be found.
[to be continued.]
The first meeting of the National Interscholastic Association was held at the Columbia Oval, New York, June 20, and the records established on that occasion are something that every school-boy in the country may well feel proud of. The day was perfect and the track was good; and although there were only five associations represented, the teams present were undoubtedly made up of the best scholastic athletic talent in the United States. As had been anticipated, victory went to the New-Englanders, with a score of 46 points; the Connecticut H.-S.A.A. took second honors with 25 points, New York following with 23, while the Long Island I.S.A.A. was fourth with a score of 7, and the sandy team from Iowa closed the list with 6 points.
NATIONAL I.S.A.A. GAMES, COLUMBIA OVAL, NEW YORK, JUNE 20, 1896.
| Event. | Winner. | ||||
| 100-yard dash | W. H. Jones (P.A.), N.E. | 10-1/5 | sec. | ||
| 220-yard dash | W. H. Jones (P.A.), N.E. | 22-2/5 | " | ||
| Quarter-mile run | H. L. Washburn (B.), N.Y. | 51-2/5 | " | ||
| Half-mile run | W. S. Hipple (B.), N.Y. | 1 | m. | 59-3/5 | " |
| One-mile run | D. T. Sullivan (W.H.), N.E. | 5 | " | 10-1/5 | " |
| 120-yard hurdles | A. F. Beers (D.L.S.), N.Y. | 16-4/5 | " | ||
| 220-yard hurdles | J. H. Converse (E.H.-S.), N.E. | 26-2/5 | " | ||
| One-mile walk | A. L. O'Toole (E.H.-S.), N.E. | 7 | " | 53-2/5 | " |
| One-mile bicycle | O. C. Roehr (P.P.), L.I. | 2 | " | 36 | " |
| Running high jump | F. R. Sturtevant (H.), Ct. | 5 | ft. | 8 | in. |
| Running broad jump | H. Brown (H.H.-S.), Ct. | 21 | " | 1 | " |
| Pole vault | R. G. Clapp (Will.), N.E. | 10 | " | 5 | " |
| Throwing 12-lb. hammer | F. C. Ingalls (H.), Ct. | 129 | " | 10 | " |
| Putting 12-lb shot | F. C. Ingalls (H.), Ct. | 43 | " | 4 | " |