The morning call., 1890-10-20
SUNDAY SPORTS.
Shedding Hounds Oh the Oakland
Race Track.
olympic Club Games-The Independent RIFFS
Annual shoot-Oakland Canoeists on
Spin Boating Notes.

An increased crowd greeted the partici-
pants in yesterdays races at the Olympic
grounds as they took their positions on the
track. These weekly contests are becoming
more popular with each one, and the San
Francisco and Pacific Ocean Railroad. which
passes the club grounds and by an arrange
ment stops its many trains there on signal,
is congratulating itself en- the increased
popularity of the Sunday races. and, indeed,
of the grounds themselves. About 200 per
sons not members OF the club watched yes
terday's races.
The first event was 440-yard handicap
ped hurdle. There were ten hurdles placed
equ-distant, each one was two feet six inches
in height, and added materially to the diff
culiies in the way of winning The follow
ing were the entries and handicaps: S. V.
Cassidy, scratch; J. c. Kortick, 16 yards:
A. G. Sheath, 20; P. NJ. Wand, 25; W. H.
T,omy, William Lindop, 50 each; Il. Belau,
George Hupers, 50 each; j. A. Christie, 40
yards. The race was won by ]. A. Chris
tie notwithstanding his heavy handicap, in
57ls seconds; S. V. Cassidy second. The
first prize was gentleman's dresSing-case of
very handsome pattern, and the second
was pair of Russian bath-towelS.
The second event was the Directors handi-
cap race of 120 yards. The prizes were do
mated by Directors. The first gold pen
and pencikholder, by A. c. ForSythe, and
the second, pair Of opera-glasses, by John
Elliott. The following were the entries for
the race: S. Y. Cassidy, scratch; L. j.
O'Kane, J. c. Korti ok and c. 4. ,Iellinek,
% yards each; C. \. Scblingheyd, 8; +. NJ.
Wand and \. g. Sheath, s.; NJ. l.. Espinosa,
S; J. y. Christie, 9; W. II. Toomy, 10; W.
+. Haberly. Il; C. j. Aukens, William Lin
dop and r. Belau, u each; James McElroy,
-; c. A. Fletcher, +. l.. Cooley and F. g.
Redding, IA each; w. 5. Phelps, Is yards.
There were two trial runs for place and
final one for the race. The first and second
man in the first heat were allowed place IN
the second heat, and the first man in the
second was allowed to run in the final.
TRIAL HEATS.
The first heat of the first trial run was
won by Wand in y 50 seconds, Haberly
second. The second heat was won in the
same time by kortck. with Toomy second.
ToOmy was very close on kortick as he
lie came down the track and when he reached
the goal.
The third heat was won by Cassidy, with
Sheath rushing him very close. Time, Z So
seconds.
Espinosa won the fourth heat in the same
time. Cooley came in second.
The fifth and last heat of the first trial
Jelinek came in second.
The second trial race consisted of three
heats. The first one was won by Wand.
Cooley and Redding came to the goal
abreast in a dead heat. They will run off
the tie next Sunday, the loser 10 pay for
dinner. The time of this heat, like four of
the heats Of the first trial race, was L 50
seconds. The second heat was won by
kortick in the same time, ard the third by
ESpino.a in 12R seconds. This left Wand,
EspinoSa and kortick to run in the final
heat
After ten-mnute rest the three contest
ants we're called to the track. In the handi-
cap Wand was put at the siX-yard mark,
ESpinosa at the eight, and KOrtick at the
2h-yard mark. kortick's handicap was af-
terward thought to be too much, and he was
penaliZed yard At the drop of the flag the
three started down the track at a terrific speed
and it was soon seen that the race would
be as closely run as any had on the grounds
for some time, especially between Wand
and Espinosa, who were very evenly
matched. Wand succeeded in reaching the
goal slightly in advance Of Espinosa, how
ever. and received an ovation from the eX-
cited spectators and congratulations from
his fellow sprinters. The judges decided
that EspinOsa was only three inches IN the
rear of his victor. Kortick was several feet
behind. The time of the race was y 2-5
seconds.
The timers for the club we're John Elliott,
Peter Mcintyre and S j. Goucher. Walter
A. Scott acted as starter, George w Jordan
as Handicapped and referee and MeSsrS. A.
c. FOrsythe, j. H Gilhooly and W. Z. BOu-
ten As judges.
After the races the new tennis courts
we're tested by Archie Treat and W. r.
Melville, who pronounced them the best
they had ever played upon. The afternoon
was spent at d-ball, which has become a
popular game with the Olympic clubmen.