The morning call., 1891-08-16
ATHLETIC.
\ Good Programme for the Olympic
Field Day.

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\ Good Programme for the olympics'
Field Day.
kangaroo" Foster scored two wins at
the invitation field day, VIZ. 120-yaTd hur-
die 1924 seconds and the partnership race.
A, Mahoney, one of the most promising
middle-dstance runners on the coast, has
deserted the Alpines for the OymplcS.
Roy Gallagher made good showing in
the lO0-yard handicap. II be had been in
any ind OF trim he would have won easily.
V, \. Bakulich Co. c. made new record
in the tifty-six pound weight by sending it
twenty-Gour feet tive inches. This replaces
w. Morrow's (U. c. record of twenty-five
feet six inches made at the Olympic Club
Grounds on May 30ih.
The Directors Of the Acme Club of o *
land have decided to hold field day on the
forenoon of November 18th Besides races
Tor the athletes several events will be open
10 wheelmen.
w. II. Toomy aud Martin /. Espinosa
finished respectively second and third N the
lCO0-yagd run and as only five yards sep
arated the three first it was considered a
good race. as all three ran inside tile coast
record.
Paul 5. Ellis. Juvenile of the Olympic
Club, who won the 1OO-yard maiden lace on
Saturday, the 81, in II seconds, is NO quite
Il gears Of age and considering th he is
more than promising youugster.
Hurdler I. w. Blackwell of the University
Club made his first appearance at the Olym-
pic GiouudS in the 12O-yard hurdle race.
He received ten yards handicap from Eos
ter, and made the champion finish in 16A
seconds TO beat him.
Ii the Olympic Club will have ; af as
many people on its grounds on SEP ember
gtn as were represented at the receDt lnvi-
Jatt0n Ield-day games. the future of the
club will look very promising indeed; Pay
day Held events are, as rule, poorly at
tended.
W. y. McCaw ran the 440-yard race with
very poor judgment. He made the pace so
hot that he went around the first lap In
sJl4 seconds, but could not run the last half
lap any faster than Horace Coffin could
walk IT. Had he used better judgment the
race would have been his TO a certainty.
There are half dozen promising nOviceS
on this coast, and 1t Is only matter OF SIX
months until they are right up with last
year : champions. The possibilities are
that they viii outrun their more seasoned
competitors at the next championship.
Usually \. ;. Henderson Is very steady
on a mark, but he was nervous when ca led
up tCr tile final of the lO0-yard event, and
the consequences were he was put back one
yard for breaking over. Henderson Ger
talnly would have won the event but for
this accident as Yates margin at the finish
was not more than eighteen inches.
=. ID. Skllman distinguished himself by
winning the 1OO0-yard event and lowering
the Coast record 8 40 seconds. There should
be no controversy over this record, a the
law Is very plain on the matter There
were three official timers and if one watch
failed To act then the sivurat tir,,e OF ,N,o
two remaining watches should have been
X. j. Hancock is another athlete who will
make his mark. He was only one yard be-
hind Ellis in the 1O0-yaTd maiden race, and
besides distinguishing himself in this event
Won the running high jump with 4 inches
handicap, clearing feet Z inches. Louis
KING was second with jump of feet
inches. These gentlemen are novices, and
II IS safe to say that they will make it very
nte estng Tor all corners at the next scratch
meeting
At meeting Of the Amateur Athletic As
'socatlon, held at St GATHERINGS Ontario. re-
Gently, George r. Gray Of the New York
Athletic Association took the first prize at
shUt-puttlng. He broke the worlds record
with both the 10 and p pound shot.
\ hammer-thrOwing contest took place on
Saturday, one week ago, at Nauamo which
was wen by Mcleod, the wrestler. The fol-
lowing is a result of the contest: Twenty
one,p6und hammer, Mcleod, IS feet
inches; Murray, y feet II inches 16-l ound
hammer, Mcleod, 81 feet inches; Murray,
81 feet II inches; 12-pound hammer, Nc
Leod, 116 feet 3 inches; Murray, lO2 feet.
Murray was allowed a start of 10 feet.
letter has been received at this office
from Joe Masterson, who was, some years
ago. one of tie crack sprinters of the
Olympic Club. MasterSon has been in
Australia about eight years and ran in
several races under the name Of "Gatley."
He is now training for a big hand lear
event, after which he will again visit thi:
city.
The latest rules established by the Amateur
Athletic Association for putting the shot
are:
The competitor shall stand IN a circle seven
feet IN diameter, on four feet OF the ciFcumfer-
ence OF which shall be placed a board four inches
high ct which the competitor must stand when
the shot leaves his hand.
A fair Iut shall be one where no part of tbs
person oil The competitor shall touch IN front OF
the cIc Gle or on the board In making the attempt.
a Tut shall be counted foul II the COMPETE
tor Steps over the trout half Of the circle or on
The board before the measurement OF his put is
mad.
The measurements of all puts shall be made
from the nearest mark made by the shot TO a
point on the circumference Of the circle, on
line with the object mark aud the center OF the
circle.
James Kibblewhite Of the Spartan Har
riers, the famous mile and long-distancS
amateur, champion of England, is a
machinst at Swindon, in the employ OF the
Great Western Railway. His employers
take deal Of interest in him, SO that he can
be away whenever he wants to run in races,
besides receiving a reduced fare whenever
required. His collection Of prizes is prob
ably the best and largest ever won by an
athlete. 1t IS not unusual TO find his prizes
on public exhibition in the locality OF
SWindop.