The morning call., 1890-05-05
SUNDAY SPORTS.
Alpine Clubs Field Day at the
Bay District.
Foot-Racing at Central Park-Pigeon-Shoot
ing Contest in South San Francisco.
Davis Arrives.

There was good attendance at the Bay Dis
trict track yesterday afternoon to witness the
field sports of the Alpine Amateur Athletic Club.
A fine programme had been arranged for the
occasion and the day was simply perfect. The
track was good and light breeze tempered the
atmosphere sufficiently TO prevent a feeling OF
oppression, but not so as to chill the athletes.
In the grand stand was quite sprinkling Of
ladies'. A special medal had been offered to any
athlete breaking Pacific Coast record, and this,
1t was evident from the start, had tendency TO
place the contestants on their mettle
The first event was 100-yard run for novices,
open only to members OF the club, and this was
won In IL So seconds by j. W. Creagb, with r.
c. Stats second.
A large field, made up like that In the first
event, OF members OF Alpine Club, contested for
first place in the 120-yard run handicap. The
finish was close, but j. d. Garrison, who ran
from the scratch, breasted The string first In thlr
teen seconds, with L. P. Moody, VINO was given
five yards, second
PUTTING THE SHOT.
p. j. Sheedy was awarded the medal for put
ting the 6 pound shot. Each man was allowed
three trials, and the referee was compelled to
warn the contestants a number OF times for
throwing On his third trial Sheedy was named
as the victor, he having covered with the shot
distance OF 80 feet 91s inches.
BREAKING THE RECORD.
The most important and the most interesting
event SO far as the result was concerned was the
three-mile walk handicap between Z. n. Carney
"a. A. A. c., A. Cooke "a. A A. o. and f. c.
Phillips a. A A. c., Gafney allowing Cooke 40
seconds and Phillips minute and Is seconds.
II was announced that the former would attempt
to lower the following Pacific Coast records:
One and a half miles, IL minutes seconds two
miles, 16 minutes 81 seconds; three miles. 25
minutes 5114 seconds. At the end OF the first
mile Cooke was well in the lead and Phillips re-
second mile, however, the pace began to tell on
Cooke, who let down in his gait and was over
judges stand at the end OF the sec
ond mile side by side, but Carney
showed signs OF distress, and left the track
He was encouraged by his friends to continue.
and making grand rally overhauled Cooke and
led him home by about TWO feet, finishing in
minutes and 8 seconds, beating The Pacific Coast
record for three miles by 42A seconds. In cast
ing up this result IL was found that he had also
beaten the one and half mlle-recOrd by ] min
ute aud seconds and the two-mile record by l
minute and Al seconds. His time for the vari-
GUS distances was: One mile, minutes Z Sec
onds; one and half miles, i minutes 3 sec
onds: TWO miles, ID minutes IS seconds; three
miles, 20 minutes seconds.
MORE RUNNING.
j. D. Garrison OF the Alpine Club who was
given handicap of eight yards by A. S. Hender-
son OF the Olympic Club, won the 440-yard run
handicap In 63 l-5 seconds, with Henderson a
close second.
The sixth event, which was an sso-yard run
handicap for members OF the Alpine Club. was
one OF the best on the programme. 1t was any
body's race from the start almost TO the instant of
finish, but Charles Little by hard work breasted
the string frst in minutes and IA seconds,
with L. Z. Moody almost neck and neck with
him. Moody had the advantage Of 40-yard
handicap.
In the running high jump handicap j. T.
OConnor, scratch, captured the prize with
jump OF feet Inches.
OVER THE HURDLES.
1t was clearly evident in the 220-yard hurdle
handicap that j. D. Garrison. who had taken
best, for he won again with comparative ease in
241a seconds, beating j. w. Creagh, who ran a
fair second.
The three mile run handicap. open to all anna
Tours showed good field OF starters, but the
time was only fair, with Z. Little of the Apine's
home first, followed by +. L.. Cooley OF the
Olympic.
j. d. Garrison secured his fourth prize for the
day IN the tenth event, 100-yard run handicap,
coming III at the finish In 10s4 seconds, while A.
5. Henderson of the Olympic Club, who started
from the scratch, was lost in The shuttle.
The days sport closed with a steeplechase
handicap, and Ii. C. Cassidy, scratch, took first
prize, the second going 10 A Cooke, both OF the
alpine Club.