The morning call., 1891-03-15
ATHLETIC.

Splinter Hutchens and What a Critic
Says of Him.
There are few athletes among amateurs and
professionals who have not heard OF he wonder.
lul spliter Huchens. lie is an EGgshman,
and Is now 81 years OF age " Pendrag0n," in
the London Referee, discusses the recent fast
slHinunE Of Iutehens, who won lie last Shelf
field handicap 10y All inch. Peudragon," who
Is an old Splinter, Is now recognized the lead
ing authority Ia England on all matters pertain
ing to athletic and hs,ic spOri. He says:
Hntcheas victory in the Sheffield handicap on
Tuesday last puts one Up with round turn his
return TO form is something miraculous. Here is a
flaIl OF SO ~ Years oi age. who to win lie
must be capable OF running l22 yards in less than
lIa4 seconds. He did not 90 that on the day, be
cause the wind dead against the runners but 1t
i, mo- secret That he had TO do Brtter than the equiv
aIrnt of llf+ seconds. Massey who faVorite
for the uua had been tried several tunes fully
equal 10 That for his ! 10 yards
/ suppose HutCheuS must have done I'VE yards
better than eyelS. This hasn't been done BY the
halfduzcn very best Spunters N Il ever lived when
they the very best of their RUM and so
it-shov.s NOT only what wonder HutuneuS is now.
hut what an extra tTebe-mllled wonder lie must
have been ten or dozen years ago when he was
between three and four yards faster th,n h. showed
hlus lt last tuesday. / have seen The day when
HurcheuS could have given an eyeu-tIper 7ls yards
inside 30 with the absolute certainty of finishing
l.. front q him-uIleSs Hu.chens broke down on
the way or had an accldent.
n his heyday HUtchel.s the best man OF
uarR ever seen, and you can have all your apocry-
puJ flyers for 40 or 90 yards aud no further,
thrown in. Ishau never forget the way In which
b. sail down the straight at Queens Grounds
fur The u Jur4ster handicap ia ISL, which he did
not win lut for which, on the strength of his per
f1rnance 90 the second round, lie was made ire
uieuGouS favurIte. This was the best public per
Torrance, 50 lar as the clock goes, ever gwen by
Hutchels-or Dy ali, body. where I AN writing This
I haven't any records by me, but unless 1 avn
uIurh mistaken he was timed in the neat he won
a1uu5 -. yards better than eyeus WE-a-a-a-at .
III the ulu II HutcheuS had not been such daZZier
off a m. RI George Petley another Louuoner and
probably. with the exception OF HuteAeas the fast
es' man That ever came ont OF this little village
ictiey, say, would have been the winner
g. ldr 4
yards 20. was Level with Petley. to whom he was
giving ~, Yards and So the latter believing that
a. HutcLcns could eaten him he could surely pass
Alm, ala not peg away as re would nave doge II
Hujcheus had been Stil behind him. Within a
moment Teiley found that HutcheDs not
eating InCh-tIat he had geuI himself is doing
.l much Al Hr,t-auu he II once nut On all the steam
OF which DE was capable. Too late. however
n-tlu Eaytop tsyiIl another Loudoner) had got the
run oil him and managed 20 Keep il until the referee
D. been passed. That was the grandest loot-race
ever saw ; also il the oniy biS haii diCap /
call to mind IA which first, second aud third all
According TO what Hutchens did, both before
aud alter he ought to have won the 1879 Don
caster handicap. by the watch II Hutcnens didn
10, PcIley ought to have done Hutchens vas
never backed or so much money as in mis- 1879
lauuiC4p: The eagerneSS that shown 10 back
an after he had done time in the second round
-f iI, 10 rben mad been believed fu1possibIe viii
never be forgotten by those who struck with
yvfuhUut a lilfpennv on vet snail never FORGET NJ
Although HuJchenS lost then. he has since man
a-ed o. ueat all previous Sheffield records. lie is
ne only man Who has won four real reputation biz
LlndIcaps. Abe " lliaIuson has four haudi-
caps, but only three of them Of the highest
caiber Iesides. Ilutcheus has von two from uack
mars, and he Won these il 4 style that else
has ever tquaed.
A very attractive programme has been ar
ranged Tor lie smoking concert Of the olympic
tub on thursday night. iDe Glee Club. OF
twenty-five voices, viii slug d number OF Choir
uses, among them olympia" written by Dan
O'JUuugil aud composed by II. j. Stewart Tor the
olympic Club. Tie soloists are The best that
could be engaged IN the city. Miss Florence
Jaquay, soprano, and Miss Anna Miller Wood,
"a 4. Ina lf1 cal IGT nd vi
sou, huli>I, and MI Hother Wismer, yiolrui>t,
viii render instrumental solos. Refreshments
NIu be served, aud during thu lutermissIOn
smoking may BE- INDUCED ia.
lie olympic CLUBS outdoor athletes VIII have
some good spori to-day al Tie new grounds. The
main feature Will be a 44O-yafd run. for which
large Number Of eHJIes Is booked. Tie race,
according TO express opinions, VIII be one OF
the basI contested events he'd at the grounds
tins year. Aside from The spTinting series of
hdud-baN games Will be played, among those
who have become tOlerahy expert players and
As a Ia 81 percentage VI the athletes, WHO have
formerly devoted theIr entire attention 10 sprint
Ing aud jumping have now become strong sup
iOttrrs Ot Tie old irish game, tie sport cannot
help become popular.
Ii looks as il Steve Farrell, champion sprint
runner Of America would be able 10 make a
match with Harry DaTian OF England Tor half
mile Iuu Tor $1,000 SIDE. Steve says that tle
match Will probably be fixed for a date within
SIX weeks. He IS already Ia good trim. If the
Taee lakes place The winner VIII be tackled by
Champion ". G. George Of England fOr lhe
Championship OF tile world Farrell IS also ready
Tor another and gfeaIeT proposed mach Win
BaIiau and Priddv IN the Internal loaal field and
can gel all the backing IN Connecticut he wants.
lie Alpine and Alameda olympic clubs Will
have cro>s-cOuntry run to-day from IiIe latteI's
headquarters. first class course has been
mapped Out and II Is expected That lie comDeli-
ton between The representatives OF The clubs
viii be close al the finish.
An exciting foot-raee took place at Ashland
Pa, between Jimmy Price Of Ashland and
Christ Letter OF LocuSidale for 500 a side.
Price won, beating his opponent by Two feet.
Tie distance vas 100 yaids.