The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-06-28
TRACK AND
FIELD SPORTS.
A Large Crowd Present at the
Olympic Club Games.
Good Handicapping Results in Close Finishes
in the Running Events-spirited Boxing
Between Two Clever Amateurs.

It has been regarded as a coincidence by
the Olympic Club that its invitation field
days have invariably been pleasant and
agreeable. Owing to the beautiful weather
which has been paying Frisco visit during
the past few days the concourse of pleasure
seekers that witnessed the clubs games yes
terday retired thoroughly pleased and salts
fed with the sport.
About 1000 ladies and gentlemen occupied
seats in the grand stand, and it was noticed
that whenever any good performance was
announced the applause was most hearty.
The games were started about 2 o'clock, and
owing to the excellent manner in which they
were carried out the last event was finished
about O'Clock, thereby giving the spectators
ample opportunity to reach their homes in
good season for dinner.
The handicapping was excellent, and re-
fected much credit on the the gentleman
who was delegated TO that very thankless
office. The following was the order of
events:
ORDER OF EVENTS.
10O-yard run-First heat; A. S. Hender-
son, scratch; w. I'll. Toomy, yards; A.
Mahony, 3 yards Winner, Henderson.
Time, 10 As. Toomy second.
Second heat-C. A Jellnek, yards; G..
w. Armbruster, yards; C. NJ. Yates Jr.,
yards; A. Hoffman, yards. Winner, Hoff-
man. Time, 10 %. Yates second.
Third heat-Out Of five entries G. R.
Morse was the only one who came to the
scratch. He ran from the 7-yard mark in II
seconds.
Trial heat for second men, winner to run
in final heat - Starters: Yates, s yards
Toomy, 9 yards. Winner, Yates. Time,
1OA seconds.
In the final heat Henderson, Morse and
Hoffman started. Winner, Henderson,
Time. 10 % seconds.
SS0-yard race-Starters: p d. Skillman
and NJ. L. Espinosa, scratch; r. c. Stats,
60 yards; V. j. Lindquist, 90 yards; Espi-
nosa winner, Stats second. Time, 2 min
utes ga seconds.
Reward hurdle race Starters: F. F.
Foster and A. Keller; Keller. winner.
Time. 17A seconds.
440-yard run-A. Mahoney, scratch; G..
W. Armbruster, II yards; w. II. Toomy,
IA yards; G.. NJ. Yates Jr., scratch; Yates
winner Toomy second. Time, 52% seconds
220-yard hurdle race-Starters: f. f.
Foster and A. Keller; Keller, winner.
Time. 26 1-5 seconds.
STARTERS IN THE FLAT RACE.
220-yard fiat race Starters: A. S. Hen
derson. scratch; NJ. T.. EspinOsa, IL yards;
c. j. Armbruster IS yards; Il. c. Stats, ii
yards; A. Maheney, yards. Winner, Hen
derson, by one foot from Armbruster, all
others punching at the finish. Time, % 2-5
seconds.
One-mile run-Starters: p. d. Skillmau.
50 yards; w. C. Clark. 125 yards; 0. L.
Pickard, $50 yards. Winner, Packard !;
Cooley second by fifty yards. Time, min
utes 44A seconds.
Special event, 100 yards (handicap)-A. S.
Henderson, scratch; r. G. Stats, yards.
Winner, Henderson. Time. II 1-5 seconds.
c. Nj. Yates gave an exhibition half-mile
walk. He covered the distance in 3 minutes
81 2-5 seconds.
Putting 16-pound shot-John Purcell,
scratch; j. p. I'll. Wentworth Jr., feet; G..
r. Morse, feet; +. Becker. 6 feet. Winner,
Wentworth, distance, with handicap, 81 feet
y inch; second, Purcell, with 80 feet IL
inches.
Running high jump-Starters: A. Hoff-
mann, inches; Fred Becker, inches. Both
men tied on feet
Cooley and Latferty wound up the day