The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-08-09
OLYMPIC CLUB
FIELD DAY.
Five Thousand People Witness
the Days Sports.
Good Handicapping Results in Exciting Fin
ishes-Clever Juvenile Boxers-.Skill-
man Lowers a Record

The third "ladies' day" of the Olympic
Club, held yesterday at the handsome out
door grounds south of Golden Gate Park,
was success in every particular. 1t is not
exaggeIation to say that a more successful
athletic meeting has never been held OF this
Coast.
The attendance. which was In the major
portion composed of ladies. added very
materially to the success of the occasion.
The grand stand, with seating capacity of
1000, was not large enough to accommodate
the gathering that was represented when
Mr.. Van Court rang up the first event.
On the emerald plats marrying the cinder
path were seated hundred, of spectators,
and even the stand which was erected for
the accommodation of the representatives
of the press was occupied by a bevy of
handsome ladies who were unable to find
seating accommodations on the grand stand.
a low estimate would place the gathering
on the grounds at 5000.
THE DAY WAS A LOVELY ONE.
The day was all that the most exacting
could have desired for an outing The
games were well contested and the handi-
Gaping, which was done by men expert
enced in the business, reflected much credit
indeed. Handicappers, generally speaking.
seldom if ever receive from the participants
the appreciation attached to a position Of
this kind
The boxing and wrestling on the turf
were features of sport which excited much
interest. The exhibition of fisticuffs be-
tween the Juveniles brought down the
house." so to speak, and the clever tactics
displayed by the athletic tots reflected much
credit on Professor Van Court. who is box
ing instructor of the Olympic Club.
II goes without saying that the Olympic
Club has finally, scored grand success so
far as its outdoor entertainments are con-
cerned, and much credit is due the officers,
whose untiring efforts brought the day to a
satisfactory conclusion. The following rs
the order of events:
HANDICAP RUN.
One hundred yards handicap run-Entries: j.
e. kortieK. yards: Paul S. Ellis, s yards; W. II.
Toomy. yards; S. l. Blake, 10 yards. Won by
Ellis. Kortick second. Time, 10 seconds.
Second heat - Entries: >. S. Henderson,
scratch; Roy Gallagher, 4ysrds A. Mahoney, 8
yards; Il. j. Hancock, 10 yards. Won by Han
cock, Henderson second; Time, 10 Is seconds.
c. X. Morse, yards; Justice U. Haley, z yards;
c. n. Yates. yards: Won by Yates, Blackwell
second. Time, 10 1-5 seconds.
Final heats, first rouud-Eutries: A. S Hen
deison, scratch: j. Bakwel II Jr yards; j. c.
Kor!ick, yards. Won by Henderson. with
lNOte-Ihe time must have been incorrectly
taken In this event, as the winner. who started
from the scratch, slowed up near the finish, and
won a comparatively easy race, looking over his
shoulder at the second maui
Final heat Entries: Paul S. Ellis, yards; r.
j. Hancock, 10 yards; G. NJ. Yates Jr.. yards;
a. 5. Henderson, scratch. Won by c. NJ. Yates,
with Henderson close second. Time. 10 2-5.
Henderson would probably have done better had
he not received a poor start, which lost him a
couple OF yards
16oo-yard handicap run-Eutries: NJ L. Es-
pnosa. scratch; W. II. Toomy and P. u. Skill
man, scratch; ii. C. Cassidy. II yards. Won by
S,iiiman with ToOmy second Time. 2:24.
The winner lowered The Coast recuru three
seconds in this event.
Running high Jump, municipalities: j. A.
Christie, inches; T. j. Hancock, inches; Louis |
H1uZ, Inches; a. Holman, ) inches A. Keller,
scratch. Won by Hancock. Height feet s |
inches, Him. second by inch.
HURDLE RACE HANDICAP.
22o-yard hurdle race handicap-First heat |
Ii yards; L. w. Bakeweil, 10 yards. The lat |
Ter was the only cue TO start, consequently no |
time was taken.
Second nea-starrers: Arthur Keller, 13 |
yards; Frank +. Foster. scratch. Won by |
Kelter easily.
Final heat-Starters: Keller and Blackwell. |
Won by Keller, Bakewe second Time 2S So |
sec. BaEewell ran well until lie took header |
The following members of the Olympic Club |
gave very clever exhibitions Of hsticuffs: j. L. |
Laifer!y and H. T. ta0ly, NJ. L. Espinosa and |
w. Ii. Halett and Harry Baker.
One hundred yards maiden race-Entries: j. |
Z: Little, X. j. Hancock, j. 7. Cosgro, Paul |
Ellis and Marco TramoonI. This was well.
contested race and was won by Ellis who led |
hducOcN a 1901 III the tape. lime, IL seconds.
Throwing 56-ponnd weight-Entries ii. S.
Hunter feet handicap, V. n. Bakullch scratch
The latter covered the distance OF "a feet
Inches, while Hunter put the weight 10 feet 10
inches
Four hundred and forty yards handicap run
Entries: W. III. Toomy, IS yards; H. C. Cassidy
% yards. III. NJ. Collins, 20 yards; A. 5. Hender-
son, scratch; w. n. MeCaw, "a YARDS; j. Bake
well Jr., IA yards Won by Cassidy with Header.
son good second. Time, 5l14 seconds
120-YARD HURDLE.
howard hurdle rare ha
W. Bakewel. 10 yards; Arthur Keller, yards;
+. +. Foster, scratch. Won by Foster, who de.
feated BakeTe from lhe last hurdle, which they
cleared together, to the tape. Time, 1624 see
onds.
The exhibition OF catch-as.ca tch-c can wrestling
by the following amateurs was another feature.
that was highly Interesting: r. Y. Cole and c.
J. Lulgen; H. S. Russ and Fred c. Gerdes; j.
and &. e. Eckhardt.
Partnership race conrestants-W. N McCaw
and F. F, Foster. G. NJ. Yates Jr. and NJ. l.. Es-
pinosa, II. NJ. Collins and Roy Gallagher. The
former pair won easily line, 1914 seconds.
Inc one-mile handicap run brought TO a con-
tres-J A. Christie, 80 yards II. e. Cassidy, 20 |
yards; NJ. Iram0oni $50 yards; .. L. Pickard, 80
yards; I; ID. skiliman, scratch, The race was
seconds. Skilman was rather heavily handi-
capped, but ran game race nevertheless. and,
had the distance been about 100 yards more he
certainly would have won, as he gained very
fast gu his opponents toward the finish.
The following named were the officers of
the day:
Referee. William Greer Harrison O. c.
Judges at fnlsh-Captain II. T. SINE First
California Guards. A. C.; Z. A. Xix, Q. o.;
Field Judges-J Ii. Gilhuly. o. c.; a. j.
Treat, o. c.
Tlmers-Peier Mcintyre, o. c.; C. C. McJyer.
o. c.; George H. Strong, S. L. B, q.
Starter, Walter A. Scott o. G,
:, Clerks OF The Course-F. A. Chapuls o. c.;
s. V. Cassidy. y. e.
Scorer L. 5. Van Court O. G.
Assistant-D. @. Van Court, o. o.
Ohicial announcer-John Bouse u. c.