The morning call., 1894-03-11

The California midwinter champion
ships, which must not be COMPOUNDED with
the annual cham plonships of the Pacific
Athletic Association, we're held Yesterday
at Midwinter Fair Recreation Grounds.
1t was formerly intended that the games
of yesterday were 20 be decided at the
Mechanics Pavilion, but as that place has
been leased for term of months the Off
GERS of the P. A. A. concluded to run them
off at The park.
a more auspicious day for outdoor sports
could not have been desired, and. as con-
sequence, the athletes who had entered for
the events on the programme, with one OF
two exceptions. put in al appearance when
they were called 10 the scratch.
The track, as the athletes and patrons of
the sport expected, was not by any means
in condition to guarantee the contestants
a possibility of doing fast time 1t is only
a few weeks old, and to the credit of
Peter Mcintyre, who had been selected to
oversee The construction OF the running
path, it must be SAID that be has done re-
markedly good work. The circumference
is 547 yards 1914 inches, and it goes with
out saying that in a few weeks hence,
when the cinders are thoroughly rolled by
the Olympic Clubs heavy cinder-masher,
the recreation park can be described as
having one of the finest running
tracks of America. When finished the
wheelmen will hold several race
meetings there, and as there are
coming to the city several of the champion
riders of the world, the devotees of wheel
ing can look forward to the grandest sport
lmagina bic when the cracks OF the country
will race for the handsome prizes the
athletic committee intends giving.
As might have been expected there were
n,.rAo Ior l.E,z
the contestants were all in apparently
good trim.
Many of the spectators were surprised at
the excellent showing the Reliance
Athletic Club representatives made, con-
Slderlng That IL Is the first time in the his
tory of the club that any of its members
nave been known TO distinguish them
selves on the cinder path at champion
ship meeting. The Reliance Club would
In a measure be the recipient OF great
praise had ii not been for the ~. c. CRY,
which was heard above the music of the
band each time Reliance Clnh man won
the nrst place. When asked for an eX
PLANTATION Mr.. Fitzgerald, the president of
the club, said thai number Of the mi
Verslty of California athletes had joined
with the Reliance this year to aid 10 up
holding the col0rs of Oakland and Ala
media against the clubs of The west side OF
the bay, which means. OF course, the
Olympic and Stanford athletic CLUBS.
If what the athletes from the other side
of the water accomplished yesterday can
be accepted as any criterion of the future
the boys on the west side must have a care
or they will not be in il at all this year.
The gathering that witnessed the contests
from tie grand stand was small, yet the
athletes and the Ulcers of the day were
greatly hamperpd by crowds Of men W 10
congregated in the cinder path and would
not oudge an inch until they were repulsed
finally by the Midwin,er Fair army of
blue coats. 1t is hoped that no time will
be lost in frncing the track so as TO keep
outsiders from annoying the athletes when
the next meeting will be held.
The first track event was the seventy
five yard run, in which there were five
starters The race was hot one and was
won by J. w. Scroggins OF the Reliance
Club. Time, s 2 seconds. Leonard Gill
of the Olympic Club was second ana S.
NJ. Solomons of the University of CalIfor-
MIA third.
In the 6o0-yard run there were but three
contestants. Frank W. Bancroft of the
University OF California came in first.
Time. minute 26 3-5 seconds. Howard Il.
Coffin of the Olympic Club was second.
Then came the three-Quarier mile run,
which was won by Everett Brown of the