Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-09-12
ATHLETES IN THE RAIN.
The Outdoor Sports on Analostan
Island Yesterday.

1t is one Of the peculiarities Of the Columbia
Athletic Club that whenever 1t undertakes to
give anything in the way OF an out-of-door en-
tertainment the elements object and there is a
delightful sort OF time in consequence. Yes
terday was no exception. No sooner had the
fall sports been well begun, in the presence of
what was really large crowd, considering the
rain throughout the day, than q huge cloud
began to gather. and before any one quite re-
allied the danger it was pouring Then fol-
lowed an indiscriminate scramble from the
track, field. dressing tent, grand stand and
bleaching boards for the new club house which
was soon filed to the scmblance of traditional
sardine box. A few people, without umbrellas
and less courage, preferred to remain in the
stand. and there they were kent prisoners for
al hour or more. until, in fact, they had been
wet through from the drifting rain, and then
concluded that 1t would be better to cut and
run.
The steamer Cecile almost blew herself out
OF the water trying to get everybody back
across the river at once and it was quite dark
when the last of the bedraggled spectators
touched foot upon the welcome float of the
boat house.
THE SPORTS
had not much more than been got under way
when the storm struck the island, it being
and not much after five when the rain came.
The first event was the standing broad jump,
won by W. B. Hoggatt Mt 8 feet l0l3 inches.
with ii. NJ. Wilson second with quarter of an
inch less. Then came the hundred yards handi-
cap race, in which there were twenty-one en-
entries, but only about fourteen stan tiers. The
first heat was won by J. b. Elliott in ten and
three-ifths, with j. b. Groon second by a few
inches Green had six yards handicap and
Elliott three. In the second heat James ii.
SprigInan, with five yards start. easily outran
all the others in ten and three-fifths seconds,
IL. j. Clarke nine yards, second. c. S. King,
six yards. won the third heat in eleven seconds,
closely followed by P. J. Mclean, eight yards,
a good second This was one of the prettlest
finishes of the race. The second men were
then run off to give one of them place i'll the
final heat, Ii. j. Clark winning in eleven sec
onds.
Putting the 1G-pound shot came next on the
program. OF the six entries but two under
took the CONTEST. C. Irwin and J. Il. Rainier.
The former threw from the scratch and the
latter with a foot advantage. Each had six
throws. Mr.. Irwln's record was as follows
20 feet 9 inches. 30 feet 101a inches. 80 feet So
inches. 33 feet s. inches. 81 feet Z inches. 33
feet A. inches. Mr.. Raniers throws were: 30
feet inch 30 feet, 81 feet \ inches, 81 feet 2
inches, 30 feet 101+ inches, so feet inches.
This made Mr.. Irwin the winner with throw
of 80 feet 101% inches. as against one of 80 feet
inches. counting the handicap.
THE FINAL HEAT
of the 100 yards race was run off next, with q
good deal of excitement among the spectators.
1t was beautiful run, the finish being close
and pretty. Mr.. Elliott won in 1925, with
Mr.. Sprigman second with q little Bit Of room.
or the nine entries in the pole vault con-
test but three showed up at the uprights-
II. VI. Wilson, J. NJ. Dashiell and r. j. Beall.
All three cleared the strip at 6 feet without
difficulty and seven was passed with one or two
second trys. But the next rise. feet g inches.
made MIR. Beall give up and the other two went
Oh to seven feet ten. Neither of them sue
ceeded in crossing the rod safely, but the con-
test was awarded to Mr.. Wilson. Mr.. Dashiell
was jumping from the scratch and Mr.. Wilson
had inches. The former claimed the ad-
vantage of another try for both at a lower
height in view Of the handicap.
There was just time to run off the 900 yards
race before the rain came. There was a very
pretty contest between Elliott whose handicap
was but yards, and Elder, who had Is yards.
Elder won by about three inches in "a seconds.