The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-08-18
ANOTHER ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

Peter SkilIman of the Olympies Makes
Mile Run in 4:4212.
The fleet-footed of the Olympic Club got
up sort of mpromptu'programme of races
yesterday, and spent the forenoon out at
their grounds entertaining themselves and
number of visitors quite pleasantly. The
main purpose of the practice was to keep
themselves in good trim Tor the grand field
day of athletes at Sacramento on Septem-
Der 18th next. Ii is the present. purpose of
many of the Olympic athletes to enter in
those contests, and meanwhile all the spare
time will be spent practlcing or training.
The programme yesterday consisted of
four races only, 10O-yaTd race 220-yard
race (handlcap), One-mile run and 100-yard
race (hanGicapl.
In the first race, 100 yards, there were
but two entries, NJ l.. EspinoZa and G. T..
Schlinghyde. For the first ninety yards it
was a very close run, Espinoza slightly in
the lead. Just as he was about TO take
away the race, however, he made a bad
step, or his foot turned on pebble, and he
crossed the line heels over head, and in sec
ond place. Schlinghyde was given the race.
Time III seconds. EspinoZa is quite badly
used up by his fall. One leg is bruised and
skinned more or less from the knee down,
one knee-caD injured aud the upper portion
OF his body unCUmfortabiy JOStled up.
There is some fear that the fall may inca
pacitate him for the Sacramento races, but
it may prove only fear.
The 220-yard handicap race was between
S. V. Cassidy, scratch, and k0rtick, six
yards. Cassidy won. Time, % 40 seconds
There were four who participated in the
| mile run, though 1t was not really in
tended as a contest Pete Skillman, the
crack sprinier of the club, simply ran to
test his speed, and with him, more as
coachers than competitors, were Pete Nc
Intyre, Walter Scott and 5. 2. Winslow.
To the astonishment of all Skillman broke
the best record by making the mile in
4:42b, which is regarded as truly wonder
full achievement Up to this time the best
mile record has been that made by Pete
Mcintyre, rs an amateur, some years ago,
when he reduced the time to 43 50, then
considered wonderful. Sklllman'S teat
Yesterday probably will not be accepted as
record because it was not official. There
was only one timekeeper, and 1t was simply
a trial at best.
In the 10O-yard race (handicap) there
were four entries - kort OK, scratch;
Schlinghyde, 3 yards; WInsiow, scratch,
and W. T. Habberly, 10 yards. The race
was won by Habberly. Time, 10 40 seconds.
Snow of the Alameda Olymplcs and
Frost of the Garden City Club are looming
up as future candidates for championship
honors. ,
According to the past performances Of
E. Mays of the University Club he should
| be able 10 do better than % seconds for the
! 220-yards this coming season. lie Is The
| peer Of any spriuter on this Coast, barring
! Schifferstein, and with little intelligent
coaching as to style and other little mat
! tiers in athletic training, he would cut his
| time down by a yard or two.
| Lieutenant kleinsoTge of the Sacramento
| Athletic Club Is in the city and reports that
| his clubmates are much interested in the
coming games, especially the 900 handicap.
! Kleinsorge visited the Olympic grounds yes
| terday and probably procured some valua-
| bic points from the boys on sprinting and
| handicapping which will materially assist
! him in having his men well drilled in start
| ing which is one of the most important
! points in successful sprinting.
George Jordan has written to Walter A.
| Scott of the Olympic Club from Oregon
that he has enjoyed his trip very much, and
that the amateur athletes of Portland are
| about to organize club which will be a
credit to the Northwest
| George Turner of Philadelphia, the most