The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-06-08
SPORTS IN TACOMA.
Fine Race Meet Promised-Various Out
door Events at Hand.

TACOMA, June 7.-[Special. TUESDAY the
spring meet OF the Tacoma Speeding and Ex-
nioltion Association opens at the new track
in the North End. The track can be reached by
weli-graded streets or by the Point Defiance
motor line. Some very good horses have been
entered, and the five days of the meet will be a
treat Tor lovers of this kind of sport. The first
days entries are as follows
Running, half mile and repeat, purse $500
Lilla 3. owner, ]. w. Watson. Rosebug: owner,
J. ID: Grant Eddie r.. owner, A. K. Hitchcock.
Carrie NJ; owner, Robert Sears. Applause;
owner, Lewis Kritser
Trotting, 255 class, mile heats, three in five,
purse $4W-Belle Watts; owner, J. A. Cannon.
Lady Mae; 3. m, by Lemont, out of Codicil,
owner, L Anderson, Tacoma: Reflect;
John Pender. P. D. c.; owner W. /. McKeon,
klamath; b. g., by Moorookas, dam by ophir,
owner, E. Lauer, Of Alturas, Cal.
Class 226, trotting, mile heats, three in five,
purse $oU-Joe Kinney, b. g., by Almont, out OF
Pathfinder; J. N. Dougan, of Tacoma. Susie s.,
3. m, by Hambletonian Mambrino, out of Bel
founder mare; owner. J. Sorenson, Portland.
J. c. s.; owner. E. Rothschild. Hylas Boy, b. g.,
by Hylas, dam unknown; owner, G. w. Watson,
sacramento, Cal. Blondie Oh. s., by Lemont,
out OF Mollie; owner, Van B. de Lashmutt.
Welsh; owner, Thomas Tongue Bishop Hero,
b. g., by Bishop, out of Ida Kendall; owner, Dr.
J. 3. Wintermute, OF Tacoma.
There win probably be number of extra races
and the meet will wind up with grand free-for.
all pace.
Seattle football players must not fiatter them
selves too much over their defeat of the Tacoma
football team on Decoration day. Several of
Tacoma's best players were unable to 60 to
Seattle Decoration day and thus the team was
weakened by their absence. The local team is
row practising regularly three times a week and
every member is in excellent condition. Ar
engagements are making for series of football
games during the summer.
The Athletic Club election occurs Wednesday.
The tickets in the field are:
No. LIE. E. Ellis. for president; Seymour T.
/ Rau, for vice president; Walter Loveday, for
secretary; r. s. Hawley treasurer; c. Z. Earl,
captain. Governors for one year, g. A. Perkins
T. 0. Frazier, W. d. Rusher, c. B. Hearty, c. c..
Carruthers; governors for six months, H. s.
Huson, George Francis Train, jr, E. L. Parsons
No. 2-Percey Dickinson, president: s. C. Mil
igan, vice president: Walter Loyeday, secre-
tary; H. D. Thomas, jr., treasurer; f. j. Plow-
Campbell, II. C. Wallace, E. " Hayden, J. II.
Barry, j. b. Brockenborough, IT. For six
months: +. G. Forbes, Charles P. King, C. H.
Anderson.
The Tacoma Cricket Club is planning a series
of games to come off the latter part OF The season
with Victoria and Vancouver clubs The local
club is fourishing, and has over forty members
Mcvey and Ardner looked odd with their
mustaches shaved off, but 1t is said their hairy
lips have heretofore hoodood the team.
President Bushnell, of the Pacific Northwest
league, witnessed Tacoma shut out Spokane to-
day. Some say that he was the mascot that
helped out Tacoma.
Manager Leech Maskrey says the weather lie
always out of joint wherever he goes. He went
South once and everything froze up as tight as a
drum. Then he visited California, and it up
and showed for the first time in many years.
Now he wonders il it is to be cold summer in
the Northwest! 1t was warm In May, and the
Oldest inhabitant says warm May presages a
cold summer.
fthe weather is cold and raw March win not
be In 1t.
The Tacoma lads celebrated their victory Of
this Afternoon by going to church this evening
In Q body. 1t is the first time they have done
such thing here, collectively or Individually