In many respects the performances made at the New York State meeting were better than those recorded at the N. Y. Interscholastics on the Berkeley Oval a few weeks ago, notably the high jump and the broad jump--although these figures do not, of course, surpass the New York city records. It is very probable, too, that Miller would have made better time in his sprints if he could have had the advantage of a better track and more favorable conditions. The Driving Park track at Tonawanda on the day of these games was very heavy, and in none of the running events were the records broken. In addition a strong wind blew across the path and interfered with the speed of the sprinters. Besides the unfavorable weather conditions, the meet was very badly managed; there were no programmes, and no apparatus for the field events; the jumping posts, etc, had to be obtained at the last moment, and this occasioned considerable delay.
[Illustration: Stone. Eells. Rixon. Brown. McCormick. Parker. Cook.
Stetson. Bardeen. Cheney (Capt.). Goodwin. Harper. Ellsworth.
Twichall. Tiffany. Lyman. Spencer. Pendleton. Fox.
THE HOTCHKISS SCHOOL TRACK-ATHLETIC TEAM.]
When there were but three events left to be decided, Ithaca was ahead with her final score, and Buffalo and Syracuse were tied for second place with 26 points. The broad jump was then called, and Prinstein of Syracuse took first place, making the score 31 for his team, while Purdy of Buffalo took second, and brought the Buffalo score one ahead of Ithaca. The pole vault followed, and Jackson settled matters for Buffalo H.-S. by adding five points to the score. Purdy won the high jump at 5 ft. 8 in., and afterwards, in trying for a record, cleared 5 ft. 10 in. This comes very close to Baltazzi's Interscholastic record.
New York State I.S.A.A. Games, Tonawanda, New York, June 5, 1896.
Event. Winner. Performance. 100-yard dash Miller, Ithaca H.-S. 10-3/5 sec. 220-yard dash Miller, Ithaca H.-S. 25-4/5 " Quarter-mile run Miller, Ithaca H.-S. 52-2/5 " Half-mile run Miller, Ithaca H.-S. 2 m. 13 " One-mile run Brown, Roch. H.-S. 4 " 56-3/5 " 120-yard hurdles Taylor, Syr. H.-S. 19 " 220-yard hurdles Taylor, Syr. H.-S. 31-4/5 " One-mile walk ---------- One-mile bicycle Miller, Buff. H.-S. 3 " 15-1/5 " Running high jump Purdy, Buff. H.-S. 5 ft. 8 in. Running broad jump Prinstein, Syr. H.-S. 20 " 9-1/2 " Pole vault Jackson, Buff. H.-S. 9 " 10 " Throwing 16-lb. hammer Gibbons, Ithaca H.-S. 97 " 7 " Throwing 12-lb. hammer ---------- Putting 16-lb. shot Hall, Syr. H.-S. 37 " 9 " Putting 12-lb. shot ----------