History Revisited at The Russell Cup Centennial April 13, 2019

[jc203]

Everyone is invited when Carpinteria HS (CA) hosts the 100th running of the Russell Cup Track meet on Saturday, April 13th.
It's a terrific tradition: 45 schools (limit 1,200 enrollment limit) in a beautiful setting with world-class tri-tip BBQ and the beach a five minute walk away! If you can't make it, at least check out the following...

Find current and historical info at: http://www.warriorcountry.com/track/RussellCup/home.htm

And a video documentary at:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoTUOR4sk9A

The meet actually dates from 1913 but didn't receive a name until 1914. Six meets were cancelled as the result of WWII restrictions so this year will be event #100.

100 Legendary participants were selected, among them 7 Olympians ranging from Bud Houser to Allyson Felix and a long list of California State Meet winners.

Another historical tribute will be 100 Yard, 1 Mile and 2 Mile races instead of metric distances.
Athletes can compare their times with runners from more than a century past. Meet records for the old-timey distances are: Boys 100y 9.7 (in 1971) Girls 100y 11.2 (in 1976) Boys Mile 4:18.5 (1982) Girls Mile 5:17 (1982) Boys 2-Mile 9:21.3 (in 1982) Girls 2-Mile 11:59.2 (in 1982)

[DoubleRBar]

I liked the video documentary. Very well done.

[midwestfan]

Thanks jc203 for great video documentary on 100 year history of the Russell Cup Track meet.
I thought you would be interested in an amazing connection of the first Carpenteria track meet o 1913 that led to the first Russell Cup meet in 1914.
If you look up the Principal at Carpenteria school, Francis Figg-Hoblyn, who desired and organized the first grade school meet on 4/18/1913 you will find that the meet was such a success that his second meet was even greater and he secured Mr and Mrs Russell to donate a silver cup to winning team that then became known as the Russell Cup meet.
Francis Figg-Hobyln's life story is one that only Hollywood or "Strange Inheritace" show could produce.
It involves a 4-7.5 million dollar( or pound) estate in Cornwell, England, legal battles over 2 centuries on only male heir owning the estate. It involves 2 generations of a only sons not capable or desirous of estate and spinster daughters withou sons. One son, was an astute Stanford PRofessor a close friend of Lindbergh's son who did not want estate and died penniless in his 80's with his three childless sisters.
A great story but the beginning of the Russell Cup history