Los Angeles herald., 1892-05-30
READY FOR THE PISTOL CRACK,
Gossip About the Athletes Who
Will Compete.
There Will Be Splendid Sport and
Hot Contests.
STANFORD Shuts Out the Frisco Club-The
Colonels Also Win The Athletic
Contests to Take Place Today
1T the Park.

run OF with dispatch. There will be no
tedious waits, and race after race will
follow in rapid succession. 1t is just
one year since Los Angeles has had an
athletic meeting and the public is ready
for such an event. The meeting this
afternoon will be worth witnessing and
there will doubtless be a large attend
ance.
The frst race is the lO0-yard novice.
Every foot Of ground will be hotly con-
tested. The starters are G. Pemberton,
r. E. Alcorn, Oscar Ragland and A. s.
Guthrie. Opinion is very much divided
as to the merits Of this qusrtette. The
one that gets off In the lead will in all
probability capture the gold medal.
The second event on the card is the
3:I6c class safety. Six out Of the eight
entered will surely 60 to the post. Spier
appears to be the choice of the knowing
ones, but there are q couple OF young
riders that will make it lively for him.
Those entered are: w. M. Jenkins, S.
q. Spier, Ernest Gatensbury, A. T.
Stewart, T. @. Hall and III. B. Crom-
well. Stewart and jenkins are both
good men and will show up we'll.
The hundred-yard opsn will have five
starters, and it will be q scorcher from
the crack Of the pistol. r. J. Hancock
arrived from San Francisco Friday. He
is Of slim build, and is probably feet 2
inches tall. He is an enthusiastic anna
teur athlete, and judging by his modesty
when speaking about his performances,
should not be overlooked. The modest
young men are generally good ones to
back. s. II. Jackson is likely looking
young man, but this is his first attempt
at . big meeting and he will have to be
crackerjack for novice to
finish ahead Of some Of the start
ers. F. HI. Smith halls from Pasa-
dena, and very little has been ascer-
tanned about this runner in this city.
He is an unknown quantity. Barney
Benjamin ran slashing good hundred
Saturday afternoon. He finished strong,
quite "a contrast to last year, and ap-
pears to be In much better condition.
Charley Howard will be hard man to
beat. He is running in very much inn
proved form, and while hundred isnot
his best distance, the man who beats
him will about carry of the gold medal.
The running high jump viii be hotly
contested by r. ]. Hancock, Joe Long,
we D1A9oAAVAy a. xJk0u0G 0k40 M w
HoppersteAd. It would take more than
an ordinary prophet to call . winner.
Hancock, if is reported, can clear the
bar ~ 5 feet A inches, which should win.
The quarter Of mile race will not be
such . sensational race q anticipated.
WITH MCAieer out, Charley Howard has
things pretty much his own way. Al
corn may make it interesting for fur
long. Little or nothing is known Of
Smith. but he will have to be something
out Of the common to get away with
Howard.
The hurdle race ID . very popular
event; but Judging BY the records, Ben
jamin should win. barring accidents.
Hiscompetitors are Chapman and Hop
perstead, both of whom he defeated last
year. The former gave him good race,
however, and should not be overlooked.
The half-mile safety race will be
sensational event unless ali signs fail.
There are eight entries and ii al start it
will necessitate running the race in
heats. Those entered are w. M..Jen-
kins, s. g. Gpier, A. j. Stewart, A. E..
Hodgson, G.. #. Muller, T. L. Hall, D.
L. .Rurke and HI. b. Cromwell. It has
been q difficult matter to get to q line on
the contestants. Muller is very pretty
rider and 10 certainly the most expert in
turniug the sharp corners. Burke is not
10 much at home on . safety but
will .be q dangerous man as he
has shown his speed at many q field
day. Stewart is . chunky little sfellow,
and can be relied upon to make q game
struggle. Spier is also faucied IN some
quarters. The other riders are new men
and either one will win whole lot OF
glory by beating such fine field, ,but it
is almost too much to expect. as the
other starters are old and expeEienced
riders.
Very Nttle is known about the xaajor-
ity of the young athletes in the running
wide junap, but the winner should clear
about nineteen feet.
The mile ordinary looks like good
thing for Burke, although Will Allen
may make him pedal his best in order
to win.
The mile run could be converted into
q sensational race by making 1t handi
start. Here is q handicap that, ct
least, would make it interesting ior the
spectators: .Skillman, scratch Sam
Peterson, so yards, and James Ryan, rs
yards. Skiilman would have to run
somewhere near the record to win, and
the people of Los Angeles would doubt
less be delighted with the race. Skill
man has won hundreds Of medals and,
runs just for the sport. The Los An
geles public has never yet seen q very
fast mile runner, and it is to be hoped
shat some arrangement can be made so
that 6killman can be seen at his best.
The pole vault generally proves inter-
ing to the spectators. This year it will
be hotly contested by N. Biehl, A. @.
Way, w. w. Weller and Oscar Ragland.
The winner will have to clear about
feet 8 inches. The 220 yard handicap
will bring together Howard, Benjamin,
AlCorn and Tyler. It should result in
pretty race. The one mile safety bicycle
will be splendid race with such hyers
as Jenkins, &pier, Stewart, Hodgeon,
Muller and Burke to contest. This
event will be nip and tuck from start to
finish.
The handicap for, the half-mile run
ming race has not yet been announced.
II judiciously handicapped it should be
Z cracking good race with Sam Peterson.
Julius f. Prince, James Ryan. G. ".
Howard and A. Cook entered.
The last event on the card Is the club
hundred. v.
It viii be noticed that an extraordi-
narily good programmes Il offered for The
patronage of the Los Angeles public.
yoa Wi,i want ii.
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