The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-09-08
TESTS OF STRENGTH AND SKILL.
Interesting Sports at the Picnic-The
Result In Detail.

The athletic sports on the plat were watched
by a large crowd, and frequently uuexDected
and unusually good feats were performed
The races, jumping contests, tug-of-war.
pole-climbing, were under the direc-
ton of c. II. Lothrop and c. H. Brown.
who were appointed by Grand Marshal Arm.
strong In addition TO the extensive programme
offered a football gam between Seattle aud
Port Blakely was played The game resulted in
favor of Seattle by seven goals TO four The
members OF the teams and their position. were:
Blakely-Dow, goal; Beatin, Miner fullbacks;
Handle, McAteer, J. Long, halfbacks; Charles.
Peterson, forwards; O'Donnell, center: Finton-
son, Daniels. right wings.
Seattle-Dunean, goal: Work. T. Daniels full
backs; D. Dow, White, Bush, halfbacks: II
Wark, Begy, forwards; Anderson, center: II
Dow, White, right wings
The running races were hotly contested and
the jumping contests brought forth some fine
efforts. The 100 yards dash for men WAS won by
Lee Willard after a close and exciting struggle
In the last fifty feet the victor made Grand
burst of speed and crossed the line foot and
one half in advance OF Charles and E.plIn. The
feat was remarkable, because Esplin was in fine
form. and subsequently made great record in
all events Charles did not run again
Nelse Nelson showed himself fast sprinter
for a boy, and won the loo yards race for bows
with out trouble.
Philip Ahren had a "wAlk over" in the fat
men race.
Allan Esplin did fine work in the mems high
standing Jump contest Although he did much
WORK later, il is doubtful IL he came near the
perfection of style shown in this contest He
was winner again in the standing long iumD nv
q most unexpected feat OF going four inches
beyond Harry Moore. who looked like winner.
Tom Bulline jumped ike an old-timer in the
standing long jump, and fairy went away from
his competitors
The most excitins contest and best Sinpla ,s-
Torrance OF the day was when o. o Conuor won
the running high jump contest He cleared the
rail ct five feet three inches with remarkable
case, and in doing il went at least SIX inches
above the mark In this contest the sunrise
was {. N. See, who did very tine work, and lost
second place to J. d. White only al ter a hot con.
tes,.
The running long jump was unsettled for
some time. and each contestant took three trials
which finally gave o. OConnor the first place,
on jump ol sixteen feet three inches.
The tug-Ot-wA Was n bitter contest ana won
BY the Coast Seameus' Union after grand tag,
in which the teams covered more ground than
was comfortable for the spectators, who got IL
the way al the surging men.
The type-seti lng contest took place mp in the
grove near the dancing pavilion and resulted in
an even thing between D. Z Johnson OF the
PoSr-ISTELLI6ENcEB and Joe Murphy of the
Telegraph The remarkable rate Of l,s0J ems per
hour WAS attained
Harry Phelps and Frank Boulst gave fine
exhibition OF what linemen can do in The way of
poie-elimhing. the ieats 81 the former being
wonderful. He climbed thirty-toot pole and
back in eight seconds.
The dencing pavilion was patronized in