Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-10-11
FROM END TO END
Complete Account Of the
Athletic Meet.
RECORDS B ROK EN-.
A Great Day on Old Analostan
Island.
RECORDS B ROK E N
VICTORIES AND DEFEATS.
b Special Wire to The EVENING srAn.

b Special Wire to THE EVENING stan.
ASALosTAS ISLAND. Oct 11.-Jupiter Pluvius
seemed to wake up this morning with a set
tied determination to spoil the day for the
games on Analostan Island He frowned and
grumbled and at times shed few moisty tears
that moistened the hopes Of the hundreds of
athletes who fearfully pulled window blih ds
aside and looked out for rain. But
somehow or other Jupiter seemed to get
side-tracked. Struggle as he might he could
produce nothing but a gray, dull. sulky effect
that lessened as the day progressed. And with
the gradual defeat Of the fearful god rose the
hearts Of the expectant people, although the
west still contained some nasty looking
clouds Early in the morning the officials
of the athletic meet began to find their
way over to Analostan Island By 10 o'clock,
the hour set for the championship lacrosse
game, there was quite a sprinkling of athletes
and spectators on the ground. BY the time the
lacrosse game was started the weather was all
that one could wish for such an event as an
athletic day. 1t was not too hot and this was a
blessing for the lacrosse players.
GROUNDS IN PERFECT CONDITION
The grounds were in perfect condition, and
was hard for the visitors from the out-of-
nents on the Island could have been made in
le short time that the Island has been used by
:Is club an athletic ground. The track was
hard and springy, and looked last enough to
satisfy the most critical of the sprinters In
mort. s-erythng was in perfect order from one
Dud oi the Island to the other.
The long covered grand stands we're prettiy
decorated with tags and colored bunting and
10 Oh H. a.
bhe rear of the stands a row of white tents was
srected to be used as dressing rooms for the
sOntestants.
CROSSING TO THE ISLAND.
All the morning the pufings Of tugs could be
heard as they hurried across the river from
the Columbia Clubs boat house to the wharves
that had been built on the shore at Analostan
Island The contestants reached the island
In small squads during the morning.
mingled in with the spectators and
officials and others who did not come early
enough to see the lacrosse game. Some of the
jumpers went over on the field to feel of the
jumping soil and the sprinters patted the track
approvingly, to the deligh. of the heart Of
Prof ONeill, who still adhered to his prophesy
that there would be records broken.
SCENES OF Busy PREPAEArIoS.
became a scene OF nervous activity. The New
York Club had the three tents on the south
end. the Manhaitans the next three and then
the minor clubs ranged along toward the
river. Inside the tents the athletes were
getting into their playing clothe. and the
trainers were jumping here and there, with
rubbing cloths and towels, getting their men
into shape for the great struggle. Trot,, the
Gao. darling. ran around qui =, as lively as the
trainers and made hims SO generally promis-
cuous that he had to be tied to
post under the grand stand in the room
used by the Columbia men for dressing. An
amateur photographer posed Tommy O'Neil in
the grove behind the stand and took his pic
turs. The Marine Band began to play before
the lacrosse game had been finished and had
TO be stopped
Their program for the afternoon vas as fol-
lows: ], High School Cadets March: 2, Don't
You Hear Dem Bells; 3, Gigerl; 4, Wilhelm
Tell: 5. Swinging in the Grapevine Swing; G,
LoheEgrin; Z. Overture Of American Melodies;
b, The Gondoliers; >, The Chase of the Lion.
VACANT SEATS RAPIDLY r1LLISo.
While the struggles OF the lacrosse PLAYERS
were passing through the final stages of the
games officials began TO put their heads to-
gether and TO plan their work. The vacant
spaces on the stands we're filling up
more rapidly and the crowds came in more
frequent pulsstions as the three boats piled
back and forth. Ihe folks on the bleacheries
began to sing club songs and distiches and to
make the air ring with cries and shouts 10 in
oIeate their individual preferences. The island
throbbed with the growing excitement.
The lacrosse players filed of the field after
Their cheers for themselves, eGch other and
everybody else at just O'Clock and the band
began to play. Then the excitement came to
Its height and the crowds on the bleacheries
stood up TO rest. The sun smiled through the
clouds and a few scores of the people smiled
too. The path leading up from the river was
by this time constantly rushing human
stream and the band still played.
THE ONE HUNDRED YARDS DASH.
Before the watches had marked O5 the men
were on the track for the first trial heat in the
Toward dash. They were Owen d. c.; yred-
enourg, Mao; Catiin, Cor. A.C., and Mack
ucImoW, a Ma. The crowd was very noisy
and yelled out 10 the favorites.
The Crack Of the pistol sounded at 1:ll. Owen
led by view inches with Vredenburg second
mackdermott dropped out half way; was won
py bennington In 10 2-5s-, with Copeland second
Inc neat Tor second men took place at once,
run by Vredenburg, N.YAC.; King. CA C.:
Robinson, MAC. and Copeland. MAC. II
vas won BY Robinson In ~ 2-5 seconds. King.
being the only man who stayed with Catlin,
did not start Ovens time was lO1[ seconds
The second heat came at once. with Carv NJ
c. c.; Robinson, y. Y. A. c.; Elliott. G. A C..
Glenn, n. A 4. Cary won in a beautiful snurs
by three yards, in ~ is seconds There was a
great spurs for second place, all three men
being almost together to within a couple of
yards Of the tape. Robinson gained the mace
by couple of feet Elliott ran plucky race
The third trial included westing, M. A. a..
FISHER. n. Y. A. c.; King, G. A. C.; Christie.
GL A G. II was the prettiest race OF the three
&esting winning in 10 rs by yard King and
Fisher had close pull for second place, King
taking il in q good dash by q foot
Copeland and Remington, NJ. A. C.; Amwake.
A. G. 8. N, and Reilly, A. A A., were the
starters In the fourth heat. Remington Won
IN 10 rs, Amwake second.
THE oNE-NrLE WALK
The next event was the one-miie veik and