The morning call., 1893-05-28

of a performance he had done on the cinders.
II was the iieiug of The worlds amateur 100
yard record which was then 10 seconds.
Haley was i close student 10 track athletics.
and there can be no Gansaying the fact that he
was capable OF running great sprint race
when fit Tor The task.
Joe Masterson was the next best man TO
Haley and according 10 experienced judges
there was very small margin between the two
sprtnlers at The finish of 4 hundred.
Victor E. Sebiefferslein came TO the front
after Haley's death. and made such rapid i'm
provement In sprinrlng running and long-dis-
tance jumping hat his friends predicted he was
the coming star of tile Pacific Coast.
Ihey bit The mark. rs was afterWard proved
By SchiefersteIu's wonderful performances al
championship meetings. lie duplicated Haey's
performance 80 FAR As sprintlug was concerned,
and in distance jumping lie knocked all Pacific
Coast records very far into the shade.
A. S. Henderson took SchleffersteiD's place
when the latter retired from track athletics
and by constant attention 10 sprinlng he got
within one-rfth of a second OF The even-time
figures Henderson proved himself good man
from so up TO 800 yards.
Among the siort-distance runners who had
records OF 1012 seconds were 2. Al. Wand,
c. a. Jeleneck aud 5. V. Cassidy. Sprinters
who could do between 10 3-5 and IL seconds
were Leonard Ill. +. e. O'kane, j. Z. kor-
Joe Masterson, who for some years past has
been running in Australia under the name OF
Galley, was considered the fastest fiiiy and
seventy-ive yard runner the club has ever had
X. 5. Haley's coast record of 2234 seconds
Tor 220 yards fiat rae ne still stands unbeaten.
AT The opening OF the Olympic grounds Schef-
iersiein made grand attempt 10 equal II, but
failed, owing TO a strong wind which was
blowing directly In bis face. He ran the dis
t<tt ttiphft ftnaa
is as good as Haiey's, considering how he was
handicapped. Other Olympic Club sprnters
who attempted TO lower Haley's time were: A.
;. Henderson, whose record Is % 1-5 seconds;
Horace Haws with % % seconds; w. Slime,
% % seconds, and Z. NJ. Wand, G. A. Jelle
neck. $. v Cassidy and 7. G. OKane, all OF
whom made % So seconds.
The coast record for the 440-yard sprint OF
so So seconds. made by John I. Belcher
eial years ago, sill remains At tile head OF
the list, and il is doubtful if it will ever be
broken by an O;ympian. The athletes who
have attempted to get close TO IL are: s. V.
Cassidy. 81 70 SEC; W. Sine. 81 35 Sec; A. $.
Henderson. 52S4 see; c. A. Jelleneck. 5224
sec. J. c. Korlick. z. NJ. Wand. A. Mahoney
and T. &. o'Kane are credited with having
done "a sec.
Robert Macarthur. who is the present captain
OF The outdoor athletes, holds the coast record
for hali-mile running. HIS time for the dis
tance is 2:03 3-5 sec. Next on the list 10 Nc
Arthur are: P ID. Skillman. 2:o4; NJ. l..
Espinosa, 2:o5; W. II. Toomey, 2:o5; W. A.
Scott, 2:o554 John p. Cosgrn, 2:06l4 I'll. C.
Cassidy. 2:o71a; ". y. Meow. 2:oS.
Bert Coffin. who has only recently put 10 an
appearance ON The eind-rs. ran in his first trial
ibis season tie $50 yards In > 2:lo24. AS he is
young and mex perienced. his friends predict
that inside Of 4 year he will reach the coast
record.
Rontrt Macarthur. also holds the coast record
ior mlir ruhnils, which Is min. 40 40 see.