The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-10-26
OLYMPIC CLUB
FIELD DAY.
Five Thousand People Witness
a Days Great Sport.
Fast Time Made in Running, Walking and
Bicycling-Wrestling and Boxing
Bouts on the Turf.

The Olympic Clubs field day games yes
! terday on the beautiful and handsomely
constructed grounds, which adioin the
Golden Gate Park, will long be remembered
by the officers and members and the large
] gathering of ladies and gentlemen who were
| guests ON this occasion as most successful
and truly excellent meeting.
If arrangements could possibly have been
| made with the genius who controls the state
of the weather more beautiful day could
| not have been wished. There was just
enough sun, tempered by gentle breeze
! from the ocean, to make the afternoon
! pleasant and thoroughly agreeable The
spectators, who occupied every inch Of
| available space on the grand stand, and the
| young gentlemen who participated in the
| games felt as If they owed debt of graft
| tude TO Mr.. Weather Clerk, who is certainly
entitled to vote of thanks.
| Several carriages were drawn up in line in
the west end Of the grounds, and from these
vantage points the occupants had an excel
| lent view of the races. Many ladies IN the
! grand stand were seen peeping through
opera aud field glasses when the athletes
| were flying over the cinderS. Although the
seating capacity of the stand is estimated at
5000 there must have been at least calcula-
|
\ ent yesterday.
| A vast improvement was noticed over past
| meetings in the manner in which the games
| were conducted. Each event was carried
| out with cOmmendable promptneSs; there
| were no tireSome delays, excepting when the
wresters and boxers were exhibiting on the
verdaut plat, which is now surrounded by
| tennis netting Mr.. Greer Harrison was
| un;iring in his efforts to make the event OF
| the year in athletics a success, and his
| assistants ably fulfilled ther part of the
| wOrk assigned to them.
SATISFACTORY HANDICAPPING.
Mr.. Walter Scott, the starter, gave gen.
| eral satisfaction, and with the exception of
| few bad >tarts which were caused by the
misfire of FourtlnDf-July pistol, the gentle
| man carried out his office admirably well.
| The handicapping of George Jordan proved
to be just what his friends expected. Sutii-
| Gent to say that the finishes especially OF
the heat races, were so close and exciting
that a better test of good handicapping
| could not be asked for
The special events were quite interesting.
| The bicyclistS who witnessed Mr.. Morgan'S
attempt to break the Pacific Coast record
cheered the rider Justify when it was an
nounced that lie had accomplished the task
| by hairs breadth The exhibition walk
! by Baird caused some criticism. Although
his style is entirely foreign to Pacific Coast
athletes, the gentleman states that 1t Is per-
fectly fair ard has been accepted BY the
leading authorities of the East aud Great
Britain.
The games were success beyond the
expectation of their warmest supporters,
and the Olympic Club is certainly deserving
of unstinted praise for its untiring endeavorS
to bring amateur athletics to plane which
they should occupy ON this Coast.
| The following VIII explain the meaning OF
the authorizations attached to the signatures
of the athletes who contested in the events ::
Alpine Amateur Athletic Club, San Francisco,
4, A. A. e.; University Athletic Club, Berkeley,
| U. c; Acme Athletic Club, Oakland Acme
Reliance Athletic Club, Oakland, Il. A. c. Gar
den City Athletic Club, San Jose, e. C. A. C.; Ala
media Olympic Athletic Club, Alameda A. o. e. :;
| Olympic Athletic Club San FrauciscO o. A. c. (;
Lurline Athletic Club, San Francisco, l.. a. G.. !;
Pasadena Athletic Club. Pasadena, Cal. z. a. Z.
| THE ORDER OF THE GAMES.
The following Is the order In which the games
| were carried out:
First eveut-Seventy-fye yards run [Iandicap),
trial heats best amateur record ia seconds. by
I. G, Ssport"S. January 8, 1857
Z. A. C.. 3 yards; a. G. Sheath, o. A e., yards,
Won by E. Mays, Baily second. Time, SA sec
Ouds.
Second heat Entries: A. S. Henderson, o. A,
G., az yards; r. {. Mays, A. A A G., 8 yards /;
J. Gresg9, A 4; A C.. , ads Be e II o;
Third heaf-Eutries: Z. A. Jellinek. o. A. c.. 3
| L. Williams, 0. a. c., 6 yards; f. Il. 0kane. o.
a. c., 312 yards. Won by Jellinc k, O'hane Sec
oDd. Time. sI4 seconds.
Fourth heat-Enlries: j. c. Kortick o. A. C.,
3yardS; A. j. Mahoney. a. A.A. e.. yards; e.
Schngneyde, o. a. c, 51a yards; r NJ. Wand,
ond. inc, Si4 seconds.
The FIRST OF the final heats was won by E.
Mays with Henderson second Iiine' ga
The second heat was won by Jennck. with
Mahoney aud Kortiek tie, fof second. Time,
Final heat was captured BY Jelnck, with
Mays good second Time, s l-5 seconds.
22O AND 120 YARDS.
| The 22o-yaid run for o. A. Z. juveniles
brought out the following starters: Edward NJ.
Brown, Emery I. Smith, Willie ii. Smith, A
ioHgi, Louie Dorr, David Mills, Fred. 5: Knight,
join Sneenan, Alfred Clarke. Walter n. Hogg,
Michael Carr. Willie Westesfeld. Louis Clay.
burRh, Sargent E. Holmes, Arthur II. Burns,
Fred. Llppman, Harry II. Hay. f, L. Lehen-
baum, ?. L. Lebenbaum, l.. L. Lebenbaum. WI.
, won BY Sargent E. Holmes, Willie ii. Smith
second, Harry Il. Day ana Emery L. Smith Il tie
for lbrd place. line, % seconds.
100 yard handicap rum trial heats. Best
Meyers, May 80, 1882; England-11 As sec
onds, W. T. Phillips, March 20, 1882.
First neat-starters: 5. V. Casady. o. A. c.,
~ yards; X. e. Mays, a. A. A. C., yards; A.
G. Sheath, o. A. c., ~ yards; N. L. Williams,
o. A. C.. 10 yards. Cassidy first, Mays second.
second neat.stariers: Z. Mays Y. c, scratch
{. A. Bally, q. C. A C., yards; +. NJ. Wand,
o. A. C., 5Is yards; &. W. Hupers o. A. G., 10
yards. Baiiy first, Mays second. Time II 25
| seconds.
Third heat-Starters: j. d. Garrison. A. A. A.
c., 2 yards; +. q. O'Kane. o. A. C.. 312 yards;
NJ. l.. Espinosa. o. A. G., yards; X. BeLu,
o. a. c., u yards. Garrison first. This was a
walk-oyer.
Fourth neat-St arers: j. c. KortIcK, o. a. C.,
31a yards; Walter Gawne A: a. y. e., yards;
A. j. Mahoney, A. a. A. c. yards Finished
with a dead heat between Kortck and Gawne.
lime, IL 80 seconds
Filth beat-Slarters: c. A. Jellinck. o. A. c.,
| 3I2 wards: Everett DOwdle, Acme A. C., l,
yards; W. I. HaDerly. 121a yards. Won by
Jellinck, Haberly second. Time, II 4-5 secon DIS.
p In the first Of the iiual meats started; Casady
with E. Mays and Baiy dead heat for second.
| Time, IL 80 seconds.
Second heat OF final starters: Garrison, Jel-
| linck, Gawue, korIlck. Won by Jeliinck,
Gawne second. Time, II 2-5 conds.
final heat1Starters: Casady, Jeliinck ,Gawne
| and BaiIy. Won by CaSady, VINO finished strong
Jellinck second. Time / 1-5 seconds.
BICYCLE HANDICAP AND HURDLE.
Handicap, one mile safety bicycle race; EnrieS !;
y H. Wasserman, L. A: e, 10 yards; c: T.
1. II. Harris. Welsh Racing cyclists Club. rs
yards; r. W. Turner, b. W. q, 175 yards. Won
,25o,yard handicap, single dash. Starters
Francs. o. A. C., 2e yards; S. Y. Casady,
yards; W. NJ Phelps. o. A. C., 80 yards; C. }.
Armbuster, A. A. A C.. % yards; A. B. Nelson,
o. q 2 Y HaSsv j. q A. k G. q a. &
&c LIS seconds.
flights feet inches hIgh--StarLers: Charles W.
Meyer IL yards, A. e.. Sheath 10 yards, +. T..
Foster scratch. Won easily by Sheath, with Meyer
second Time. Is 1-5 seconds. Foster quit
running after knocking three hurdles
A. G. s5 yards; ". II. Toomy, 9. A. c. 40
E. Dreyfus, A. A. A. G., 90 yards; j. A. Christie,
o. a. G.. 40 yards; W. NJ. Phelps, o. A. c., co