Los Angeles herald., 1891-05-03
LOCAL RECORD MAKERS.
INTERESTING "REMINISCENCES OF
THE ATHLETIC CLUB.
the Past-The Club Records-The Com
ing Field Day.

AtnletlcS are enjoying very nealthy
boom in Los Angeles at present The
amateur athletes of this city are super
ior class of young men in many re-
spects, and the best people in this city
will second their efforts to make the
field day of the Athletic club, the latter
part of this month, a brilliant success.
The HERALD this morning is able to
present some interesting data concern
ing past athletic meetings held IN this
city, owing to the courtesy of John
Thayer, the secretary of the Los Angeles
Athletic club.
The first regular athletic meeting ever
held here took place in 1888. Jim Win
ston captured the majority of the events.
He won the 100 yard dash in 1134 sec
onds; the mile run in minutes and "a
seconds; the 120 yard hurdle race in 2l14
seconds, and the running high Jump
with the bar at feet inches.
Sam B. Dewey won the mile walk in
8 min. 151a Sec, and Buxton captured
the quarter mile run in the slow time of
50 seconds.
The next field day was held in 1885.
u
| the cinder path and captured the hun
dred yard dash in II seconds, and the
mile race in minutes and "a seconds.
| Med Spencer won the hurdle race in 23
seconds. Jim Winston captured both
| the quarter mile run and the running
high jump He cleared feet 10 inches
in the jump, and the time for the quar-
ter was 641a seconds. G. T. Lee won
the mile walk in minutes 81 seconds.
In 1886 both the Los Angeles Athletic
and Bicycle clubs gave a meeting At
the latter meeting there were only two
events for the athletes. Ed. Adams
won the 100 yard race in 111a seconds,
while Harry Fleishman secured the
gold medal in the walk, covering the
mile in 9 minutes. AT the athletic
meeting the same year, Maurice Clark
signalized his advent in Los Angeles by
winning the hundred in 111a seconds.
j. Winston was again to the front, Win
ming the hurdle in 2115 seconds;
the running high jump with 5
feet, and the running broad
jump with mark of Ii feet 21a inches.
George Williamson also distinguished
himself by winning both the quarter
and the mile run, in Ga seconds and 6
minutes IS seconds respectively.
Quite number of new men made
their debut in 1887 Robert Bettner
won the hundred in IL seconds. E.
Jesurun landed the quarter in 80 3-5
seconds, and he also won the mile in
5 80 Is, which at that time was the
record for the club. Cooke reduced the
club record for mile walk to min. 3S
sec. ]. Winston again won the hurdle
race in % seconds, the high jump with
mark of feet Ia inches, which is
the club record, and the running broad
jump, with a record of 17feet9I inches.
The only event in 1883 was the 100
yard run at the bicycle meet. This was
won by Doctor Yates in III seconds.
An entire new crowd donned the
spiked shoes at the meeting in 1889.
The winners in the different events
were as follows 100-yard, Henderson,
IL seconds; 120-yard hurdle race, E. w.
Hopperstead, 81 e seconds; 4-mile run,
A. s. Henderson, boz seconds; mile
run, A. D. Taylor, 5 minutes 13 seconds );
mile walk, E. G. Andrews, minutes 10
seconds; running high jump, E. w.
Hopperstead, feet 934 inches, and run
ming broad jump, w. G. Brown, Is feet
IA inches.
The above is resume of the principal
events won dU meetings nelu III UnlS
city. 1t will be seen that the Los An
geles records are held by the following
named:
One hundred yards, II seconds, by
Robert Bettner and Henderson.
One hundred and twenty yard hurdle
race, q d seconds, by j. Winston.
Quarter mile run, 551a seconds, by
Henderson.
One mile run, 5 minutes 13 seconds,
by Taylor.
One mile walk, minutes 38 seconds,
by Cooke.
Running high jump, 5 feet 1s4 inches
by j. Winston.
Running broad jump, II feet Oh
inches, by j. Winston.
Very few of the old time athletes will
compete at the coming games. There
will be an unusually large infusion of
new blood. Most of the performers who
attained distinction on the local cinder
path are in Los Angeles and still retain
lively interest in the sport, al
though it is not probable that
any of the contestants in 1888, 1885
1886 and 1887 will ever compete again.
J. Winston is married. Sam Dewey is
staid banker. Forsyth is gaining fame
and fortune as an architect. G.. f. Lee
is still engaged In business. Ed Adams
is clerk at the Hollenbeck hotel.
Harry Fleishman is married. and is en-
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