Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-09-04
OUR ATHLETES AT ROCKVILLE.
Interesting Contests at the Montgomery
County Agricultural Fair.

GOOD SHARE OF THE PRIZES FOR MANLY SPORT
CAPTURED BIZ THE MEMBERS OF THE coLUMBrl
CLUB OF THIS cfrr-SorAnLx INCIDENTS OF THE
DAY.
Men OF muscle had an interesting time yes.
terday afternoon in the grounds of the Rock.
vile Fair Association. Columbia Athletic Club
OF this city sent out a large and brawny dele.
CATION, cared for by the ever. active Sam
Stincmetz, director Of athletics. j. T. Crossley,
the club trainer. was there too, accompanied
by his lungs, distinct enunciation and pistol
he was the starter. The weather was all that
could have been desired. City girls aided in
adjoining the grand stand; bucoiic bellies made
the hillside above the track thing of prefer
natural beauty and temporary Joy.
VICTORIES FOR ROCKVILLE MEN.
The program commenced with 1O0-yard
dash. Half dozen airily clad sprinters walked
leisurely up to the starting point and returned
to the grand stand in such q hurry that the
race was over before many Of the spectators
were aware Of the fact that it had been begun.
W. b. Chichester of Rockville was first man in.
running in splendid style and finishing in what
some of the judges thought was Ii seconds,
while others were Of opinion that 1OL was
more nearly correct The people OF Rockville
were not concerned as to seconds or fractions
thereof they just yelled themselves hoarse
and kept it up, and when they got tired band
in the grand stand took up the noise just where
the crowd left of. H. II. Dickinson Of the
Columbus was very close second, with S. j.
King, another GAO. man, on his heels. The
others who ran were II. I. Harding, Y CA:
Bowie Clark and George Taylor.
There were three entries for the pole vault
George ii. Brooke Of Rockville and H. NJ. Will
Gnvt md ntrOty 0f -
latter was absent and Wilson had dislocated
finger, but to make the thing interesting Will
son went in. He retired after clearing the bar
at z feet inches, his retirement being grace
fully announced from the judges stand: Will
sons backed out" Brooke, who is an expert
and clover one at that, took FIRST with vault
of feet
TOSSING THE HAMMER NINETY-EIGHT FEET.
Six men wrestlcd with the IG-pound hammer,
some of them intent on winning the prize.
others satisfied to scare and scatter the crowd
by letting the missile fly in some unexpected
direction. In the primary contest J. T. Ranier
OF the Columbus made it dent the sod sc feet
3 inches away from the mark and he smiled
inwardly as he watched the other competitors
persplre. He transferred the smile and the
prize to II. M. Dickinson, a brother Columbia.
when that gentleman tossed it % feet. j. C.
Irwin, GAG, was third, with 95 feet inches.
The other competitors we're: F. NJ. Hallowell,
81 feet; Bowie Clark, 697; Guion Miller, 1863
ALVEY BICYCLE RACE.
Public interest was more or less intense on
the one-mile race for safety bicycles, run in
two heats. The contestants and their wheels
were: John Mount. Vulcan; Fred. Staylor, C.
&C, Psyche; j. N. Oliver, Warwick; G.. F.
Bracket, GAG. Swift; W. 7. Robertson, Pre-
nlier. In the first heat one of Brackets pedals
slipped just when he needed both of them
most, and in spite Of this disadvantage he was
a good second to Robertson, who won in 3 min.
utes 42s seconds The track was q poor one
for bicycles.
In the second heat the fun commenced early.
Oliver tumbled Just few yards from the start,
and if he had not thus been delayed would
probably have participated in the collision
near the grand stand. Mount had had enough
in that hundred or so of yards so he decided to
drop out Instead. however, of Stacking I'D
and allowing the others to pass him he turned
off, sharply, and made a hurdle himself and
machine which Staylor failed to clear When
the wreck was cleared away and the injuries
had been figured up Robinson was moving
around busily engaged in trying to keep ahead
Of Oliver. who had remounted after lis fall,
Bracket was ont OF the race
almost as soon Oliver fell for one OF his
handie-bars gave way. Robinson won again in
8. so. with Oliver a somewhat distant but yery
pIucky second in $50
A storm of cheers surrounded and covered
up the 300 yards race. They were Rockville
cheers, for once more did Chichester's rapidly
moving legs give him a victory. 1--WE hayseed
boys kin do it," yelled one and then the crowd
whOOped again and again. Chichester's time
was 221s seconds. S. j. King. C. A. c.. was a
close second, with his omnipresent
and courageous fellow club man, II. Nj. Dick
inson, almost even.
THE RUNNING HIGH JUMP.
Rockville had its eye ON Chichester once
more when the running high jump was an
This event was believed to be his
beyond question. The crowd had no knowledge
Of the proves of the Columbias CRACKS. E.
Lewis-when the jumping started. Lewis won
with feet inch. W. b. Chichester and ROYCE
Hough. Y.M.C CA, both failed at 5 feet inch,
and as Chichester would not Jump again Hough
was given second place. W. b. Hoggart, CA. c.,
tried the high jump for the first in his ex-
perience as an athlete and came out good
third at 3 feet. F. L. Keys succumbcd at
feet inches.
A oNE-MAN RACE.
But three men started in the $50 Yards run
and only one Of them was really .'in it, at any
time. Those who moved off when the pistol
was fired were ". b Chichester, C. d. Webb
and j. NJ. Kenyon, the latter being the Co.
lumbia's hope. He was a success Chichester
led for about 300 yards and then Kenyon went
forward without trouble. Webb dropped out
for q quarter of mile and Chichester almost
followed his example when about q hundred
yards from the finish. AS n race it was no.
where. Kenyon controlling it from tine first and
finishing as he pleased Time, 216I5. Ken
yon received the only applause given by the
ladies during the day. They thought he was
lust too sweet and 800 pretty and too swift for
any thing That's what they said
SAID HE WOULD AND HE DID.
"Hold my cap while win this prize" was
the remark made by j. c. Irwin OF the Column
bias to STAR reporter, when tho formers
name was called to do his share OF quitting"
the l9-pound shot. The ball dropped "a feet
inches away; just inches further than Gulou
Miller could put it, and winning first Others
who tried were +. NJ. Hallowell, 30.7; j. 4.
Rainier, Gao. 1875; Ii. NJ Dickinson, GAG,
3l.5; 5. j. King, 2S.7.
TROUBLE AMONG THE JUMPERS
There was little trouble over the next
event, and there be those living who believe
that there should have been more trouble in
stead OF less. On the second round II. It.
II arding Of the Y.M.C.A. jumped q feet s
inches Then W. B. Hoggart. GAG, jumped
20 feet l0]a inches, and $. L. Lewis, C.AC.,
made another OF 20 feet 10 inches. Fouls were
then called on Lewis and Hoggart and out of
the confusion another cry Of foul" was raised
against Harding. Everybody in the crowd
tried to be either judge, o referee or q meas
ure-. and there was o good deal OF energetic
chaos. Finally it was decided to begin all over
again, and yet Hoggart took the prize with his
Jump OF 20 feet l01S inches, which had once
been declared a foul Mr.. Sims physical ,ii
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