The morning call., 1891-07-05

patronized now by those who have had the
good fortune TO get away for few DAYS
vacation from business cares. SportSmen
and anglers are taking advantage of every
hour they can enjoy At their favorite pas
times until business will demand their
hasty return.
Amateur athletes will take matters easy
for several weeks, as the principal summer
events have passed.
Lovers of hand-bau and rifie-shOoting
have good programmes arranged for to-day.
ATHLETIC.
What the olympics should DO to Boom
Outdoor Sports.
The ladies' field day of the Olympic Club
was success as regards the attendance, but
it WAS noticed that some of the contestants
did not try very hard for first or second
hOnOrS.
The Olympic Club has developed another
shot-put in j. P H. Wentworth Jr.. and
there is no reason why, with diligent appl-
cation. he should not become a champion.
NJ n Espinosa again demonstrated that
he is a great mlddie-dist ance runner by win
ming the SSO-yard race from scratch, without
being pushed. in minutes 64 seconds.
s. V. Casady %. 4. O. finds it very hard
to adhere to his resolution to retire for one
year from the cinder track. When he visits
the grounds and Yafcnes the boys exercising
the temDtatiGn TO put on the spiked shoes is
very hard TO resist
Z. NJ. Yates Jr. has proved that he is Ca
pabe OF doing some Sprlntlng as we'll as
walking. 1t has been remarked that Yates
would make Il splendid middle distance
runner, and it is limited that he will try for
some of the running events at the next field
day meet
Handsome Bob Macarthur was anxiously
locked for by the ladies in the mile run.
He would have made matters very interest
ing for Q. L. PickaTd, as he is capable, it is
reported, of running under 4:i0.
.. ii. Pickard of the Acme Club won the
mile race off the 150-yard mark in / minutes
and Az seconds Cooley should have made
him run under 40, as he started from the
thlrty-hyt-yaru mark However, Plckard
Is promising young man, and his club eX-
poets great things from hun.
Tbs bright and particular star OF the day
was a. $ Henderson OF the Olympic Athletic
Club, who took part in the 100 and 20 yard
fiat handicaps. The former he won easily
in 10 - seconds and the latter, after a most
determined finish, in % % seconds, both
from scratch. Many old timers, who saw
him go botf distances. are willing 10 20 their
pile on him against any one on the Coast,
bar Sehiffersiem.
Al the Renfrew games, on June 9th, Nc
Couachy OF the Ottawa Lacrosse CLUB threw
the ball 147 yards inches, which if cor
rectly measured will stand as the longest
throw on record.
Jack Barnett, the Irish athlete, arrived in
New York recently. On the LiliDridge
grounds at London he made the champion
ship record for throwing the 16-pouud shot.
lie came TO this country to compete with
the American athletes in his line and will
soon issue challenge for throwing a 90
pound weight from the shoulder, no follow.
He will also compete with the 16-pound
weight Barnett holds three gold medals,
hrOnVa modal q :
trophies of his contests in Euroye.
II the Olympic Club ever expects to have
large and enthusiastic gathering of inter
ested spectators on its grounds at a field
day meeting If should lose no time in
arranging a programme of contests that
must and will create public interest. For
Years the remark " Pshaw, the Olympic
Club Will have walk-Over, of course has
become tiresome TO Olympians and lovers
Of athletic sports who delight to witness
strong rivalry and CLOSELY contested events.
1t Is not to be expected that any outside"
club with its small contingent of athletes
can compare at all faYoraby with such
powerful organization as the olympic in
either indoor or outdoor events conse-
quently the lack of interest displayed by
patrons Of athletic pastlmes is not astOniSh-
ing. To further interest in amateur sports
the Olympic Club should at least once year
meet all the associated clubs combined in
all-round competition, and until this is done
the old order of affairs will prevail.
Hand.capping amateur athletes, aud es-
pecially those who are rapidly gaining in
speed, IS very difficult task, and one which
requires lengthy experience. Keller of the
olympic Club found very little difficulty in
d-fesung some very good men with the
handieaps he was given. In the l20-yard
race he started from scratch with Foster,
the local champion, eleven yards in the
rear. The race was easily won by the
former, who finished four yards in front of
his opponent; time. III seconds. Foster
covered 81 yards in fSA seconds, which is
really as good as l61l seconds from scratch
The same runners met again in the 90
yard hurdle, which was one of the prettiest
events of the day. kelter, who had han
dicap Of u yards, again defeated his man
by 81 yards, in 26 l-5 seconds. Had Fos-
ter's lime been taken the wathes would
have placed him as completing the distance
in % 3-5 or 26A seconds, which is four-fifths
of second better than the Coast record
"a 2-5 SecOnds). 1t is unquestienably very
diSparaging 10 any athlete to be handicapped
10 an extent that TO win race he must at
every performance lower record. OF
course il is hardly to be expected that an
amateur Handicapped, who cannot afford to
neglect his business to watch the progress
being made by new men, can always strike
the nail on the head when handicapping
track events.
A cunning athlete who has his eye on any
particular event will oftentimes slow up In
practice spins with his opponents and, as a
consequence, the handicapped unless he
happens to be constantly Gu the ground
when Tie athletes are practicing, cannon
place his men on such marks as will guar
. antee close finishes. 1t is suggested that
overseer Mcintyre, whose experienced eye
can detect any man who makes practice OF
running stiff for the purpose of receiving
good mark, viii in future note the running
and improvements made by young colts
who train for field events. a weekly report
of the progress made by exercising athletes
to the clubs Handicapped will very materi.
ally assist to abolish what is termed one