Los Angeles herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1890-1893, 1891-10-04

by each timekeeper.
sThe secretary read description of
the track on which the events of the
championship meeting were decided.
and also a certificate as to its proper
measurement from certified surveyor.
The starters account of the starting of
each event was also read. That official
stated that the rules of the association
had been complied with.
1.-THE following records were then
passed 44440-yard run, 6022sss.-
w. T. Macpherson.
g. In bringing up the time for
the 100 yards the secretary pointed out
that there was fall in this distance OF
81 inches. 1t was then resolved that
the record for the distance, 40 sec
onds, by Mr.. w. T. Mcpherson, be
passed. The 100 yards record was
also passed. In this case all three time
keepers agreed in making the time 8 4 B
seconds, the distance was correct, and
the necessary certificates were forth
coming that the winner did not beat the
pistol. The only question that could at
all tell against the performance was that
the track was 81 inches down hill, that
being the difference between the level
of the starting and winning post, but
this fall is 80 slight that it could not
possibly have affected the time. d.
.. With reference to the time
for the $50 yards, the secretary reported
that the starter asserted that the pistol
was rot beaten. This statement was
borne out by Mr.. Grierson, who was
present at the meeting. The times
taken by the official timekeepers were
"a As seconds by one, and "a 30 sec
onds by the other two. AS it had been
stated that the track-which was of
grass-was down hill, the secretary said
he had had it surveyed and laid on the
table tracing from a certifcated sur
veyor giving the exact levels OF track,
which showed that there was an aver
age fall of foot in 1900 feet. After a
lengthy discussion, and Mr.. j. +. Grier-
son, assistant secretary of the associa-
ton, who had managed the meeting,
having handed in certificate to the
effect that there was no perceptible
wind behind the runners, Mr.. Harris
moved, Mr.. F. n. Robinson seconded,
and it was carried, that the time re-
turned in the $50 yards, won by Mr..
w. T. MACPHERSON. be passed as a
record
When commenting on GER
tain of the performances done at the
meeting, expressed an opinion that
one at least of these fast times would
hardly be passed by the N. q. A. A. A. 4,
being guided in this opinion by the
statement telegraphed from Auckland,
that in tie $50 yards fiat race the run
ners had beaten the pistol, and that
there was slight dip in the ground. l
gave my reasons fully at the time. The
information which has since been OBJ
tanned by the association, and which is
duly certified to by the officials and
other respons bic persons is most COM
plete, and has quite altered my opinion,
and shown that the statement tele-
graphed by the Press association was
not correct in all its details. The spe-
cial event that am now referring to is
the $50 yards fiat, which, according to
the papers, W, t. MACPHERSON, of Sgd
ney, was timed to have run in 24.3-10
seconds. The time, however, supplied
by the official time-keepers is 24.3-5 Sec
onds. Two time-keepers returned the
time as 243-5 seconds, while the third
made it "a ,4-5 seconds, so the official
time, as passed by the N. q. A. A. A., is
as ,I'stated, 243-5 seconds. The time
published by the newspapers after the
meeting, 24.3-10 seconds, was what Mr..
Alcock, a Sydney expert timeist, made
it. Mr.. Alcock, might mention, was
not acting in any way officially. The
question of whether the runners beat
the pistol was decided by certificate
from the starter, stains that the winner
was the last away, and quite a yard be-
hind the pistol, and by the testimony of
Mr.. Grierson, the associations official
representative at the meeting, who stated
that he was in a good position to
see the start, and was quite certain
that Mcpherson did not beat the pistol.
There was no wind to speak of that
could possibly be of advantage to the COM
petitors, and Mr.. Grierson handed in a
certificate to this effect. A certificate
from Messrs. Hunter & Stewart, author
lied surveyors, that the distance was
six inches over the full course, was also
in order, ground plan drawn to scale,
showing the levels which had been
taken by the same firm at the special
request of the association, was attached.
This latter showed that the starting
point was six inches below the finishing
point, and that the first fifty yards rose
little over eight inches, and that the
course then gradually fell until at 100
ydruS IL Was dDOub one HUI DelOW bne
starting point, and from there gradually
rose again, until, at the finish, as stated,
it was six inches higher than at the
start. From the foregoing it will be
seen that % the track was tie cor
rect length; ~ the winner did not beat
the pistol (Sl there was no wind; AZ
two time-keepers out of three made the
time 24.35 seconds; ~ there was no
advantage in the track, it being if any
thing, slightly uphill. The association,
under these circumstances, was quite
right in passing the performance,
which now ranks as the worlds record
at $50 yards, superseding E. H. Bel
ling's 24.4-5, the previous best. The
course Mcpherson ran on was quite
straight, great advantage over track
with turn. have now much pleas
ure in congratulating Mr.. MCPHERSON on
his performance being authenticated,
and the association on the care it has
evidently displayed in collecting the
necessary information before passing it.
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