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.

INTERSCHOLASTIC RECORDS

Corrected to May 1, 1896.

Event.Record.Maker.School.
100-yard dash10-1/5sec.F. H. Bigelow.Worcester H.-S.N.E.I.S.A.A. games, 1894.
220-yard dash22-2/5"F. H. Bigelow.Worcester H.-S.N.E.I.S.A.A. games, 1894.
440-yard run50-3/5"T. E. Burke.Boston English H.-S.N.E.I.S.A.A. games, 1894.
Half-mile run2m.4-1/5"J. A. Meehan.Condon, N. Y.N.Y.I.S.A.A. games, May 11, 1895.
Mile run4"34-2/5"W. T. Laing.Phillips Academy, Andover.N.E.I.S.A.A. games, 1894.
Mile walk7"17-3/5"A. N. Butler.Hillhouse H.-S., New Haven.Conn. H.-S.A.A. games, June 8, 1895.
120-yard hurdle (3 ft. 6 in.)17"E. C. Perkins.Hartford H.-S.Conn. H.-S.A.A. games, 1894.
220-yard hurdle (2 ft. 6 in.)26½"Field.Hartford H.-S.Conn. H.-S.A.A. games, June 8, 1895.
Mile bicycle2"34-1/5"I. A. Powell.Cutler, N. Y.N.Y.I.S.A.A. games, May 11, 1895.
Two-mile bicycle5"18-2/5"Baker.Hotchkiss, Lakeville, Conn.Conn. H.-S.A.A. games, June 8, 1895.
Running high jump5ft.11in.S. A. W. Baltazzi.Harvard, N. Y.N.Y.I.S.A.A. games, May 11, 1895.
Running broad jump21"7"Cheek.Oakland, Cal., H.-S.A.A.L. field day, Oct. 16, 1894.
Pole vault10"7"B. Johnson.Worcester Academy.N.E.I.S.A.A. games, June 15, 1895.
Throwing 12-lb. hammer125"R. F. Johnson.Brookline H.-S.N.E.I.S.A.A. games, 1894.
Throwing 16-lb. hammer111"10"F. G. Beck.Hillhouse H.-S., New Haven.Conn. H.-S.A.A. games, June 8, 1895.
Putting 12-lb. shot40"¾"A. C. Ayres.Condon, N. Y.N.Y.I.S.A.A. games, May 11, 1895.
Putting 16-lb. shot39"3"M. O'Brien.Boston English H.-S.N.E.I.S.A.A. games, 1894.

The accompanying table of Interscholastic records should perhaps not properly be called such, because the records were not made at any single meeting, but are the best performances made at a number of interscholastic meetings in various parts of the country. After the National games, we shall have established regular "Interscholastic" records, but until then these figures must serve that purpose.

The Graduate.