The morning call., 1891-06-07
ATHLETIC.
why Championship Meetings Are No
Better Patronized.

why Championship Meetings Are Not
Better Patronized.
The Acme athletes of Oakland will tramp
TO BoIinas Ridge to-day.
Martin Espinosa and Huxley had it ham
mer and tongs for the last 100 yards of their
race. The latter won at the finish by a
yard. Both ran in 2:05 which is very good
time indeed.
The SS0-yard event was a Corker. Bob
Macarthur made the pace from the start to
tie finish. The first lap was made in 81 sec
oudS, the second in Il seconds and the third
in II 3-5 seconds; full distance, 2:03 3-5.
This is bringing the Coast record to where
II belongs.
". Morrow Of the University Club made
a splendid showing in the weights, espe-
Caly the 16-pound hammer, which he
threw 100 feet / inch. Had it not fouled
" 18th tie tCg-of-waT cleats il would possibly
have made 10 feet.
j. Bouse Of the University Club was not
In anything like condition, having sprained
his sh0ulder some time ago. He took third
place in the 16-pGund shot and helped his
club te victory IN the tug of war. There is
10 more popular athlete among the clubs
than B0use.
W. j. NJ Barry. tine amateur Irish ath-
lete, who Is quite well known to Americans,
Is sand 70 have recently thrown the 16-pOund
hammer 125 feet inches He also won the
EG-pOuDd weight championship OF Ireland
with a toss OF p feet inches. His shot
gut on the same occasion was 40 feet II
inches.
Engishmen have been wont to derde
American sprint records as being maCcu-
rate. L. ID. Cary may open their eyes for
them when he goes over there, as did Fred
Westing n 1883. Cary should have a COM
parauvely easy thing Of II IN the short
sprint at the championship meeting. all the
Ola English cracks being now of the ira h
1t was noticed that many officials at the
j. \. a. A. ". games failed to materialize
when The bell rang up the first event. en-
failing thereby many changes. The long
distance timers hid to act as judges at the
finish Of the SprlntS, and the sprint timers
had Co act for the long distance races. This
Is not right nor Is il Justice to the asS0Ca-
ton who appointed them. 1t must be SAID
OF The officials that did attend that they per-
formed their duties TO the satisfaction of
every once
Tie Pacific Association of the A. a. Z.
bad q very successful championship meet
ing. SO far as recOrd-bTeakng is concerned.
Tie attendance, owing to the several
cUUDt er-attTact0lS, was small. It is mani
fest that the public Of this city has not as
vt become enthused in athletic sports. The
Pacific branch Of the Amateur Athletic
Mon would be acting wisely to give free
admission TO games held under its auspices
IlLi >utu biih6 dc tue puDliC OF tillS CITY De-
come educated 10 outdoor paStImeS, and
abe to discriminate between a sprint race
from scratch and handicap. Invitation
h-lG days are always largely patrOnZed be
cause or the presence OF ladies. Young men
VIII always attend amUseme1tS patroniZed
hy the tar sex. Il is suggested that in
future the association permit the lady friends
Of the members Of the club TO witness ath-
lrtlc games held on the handsomely con-
5rue--d grounds free OF charge.
Tie reason that the fastest running Of
the world is seen at Sheffield handicaps is
because they attract the fastest runners and
a.e held at stated periods, of which the run
j Is are warned, and therefore they are
able 10 get into condition. The distance
selected Tor the average handicap is sup
posed 20 be one at which the greatest COM
paTatiYe speed can De shown. One hundred
Yards is too snort to show great speed In
proportion TO distance, and 200 yards is too
long Tor most men to show pToport Onate
speed. Between 120 and $50 yards is thought
u DC the model distance for speed running
and tie scratch men at nearly all Sheffield
Landlcaps Is put down 70 run a distance be-
tween these figures.
+. +. Foster demonstrated that he was a
cyclone, as he took first in three events, viz
tile 40 and go yard hurdles and the run
ming long jump. In the hurdle events lie
made new rec0TdS-l20 yards, 1914 seconds.
ana 20 yards, q % seconds. ln both W.
u. Henry OF the University pushed him
closely; but it was thought that Foster had
something in reserve. His q feet inches
in tie long jump was very fair perform
ance. Foster has recently shown splendid
sprnting abilities, and NAV very soon be
seen running fat races. He is the most
valuable outdoor athlete that the Olympic
Club has
The greatest surprise of the meeting was
the running of a. 5. Henderson of the
Olympic Athletic Club. Although not in
anything like good condition. he ran MAYS
50 close in The 100-yard dash that the judges
found only six inches dividing them at
the finish, the time being 10 20 sec
Onds. Ia tho 20 yard race Hender-
son made monkeys of Mays and Cas-
ady, crossing the tape with three yards
t. spare in 23515 seconds. He also ran in the
440-yard event. in which be finished on Cas-
ady's shoulder Many think that the Olym-
plan is the speediest man on the Coast up
to 30 yards. He holds the Coast record for
% yards-534 seconds.