The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-09-04
LanoE DAY ar TACOMA.
Tive Tha1s&ad People Hear an Addrei
and see the Sparls.

And see the Sgorfs-
TACOMA, sept. A. special. About = 0ea
people visited the Driving park today to
witness the Labor day games and sports.
Most OF those Who arrsyed early sefi be-
fore the events were finished. bat near,y
ali Sho arrived lase in the afternoon ssrs
present Al the final event. the potato race.
George A Lafayette ex,presissent of the
Seattle Central I.shor Uai0n, delivered
the address of the day
The sports aud games lasted from N :.
m until p. M Wind interfered with
the bicycle races. and. besides. The track
was rough. However. in tie mile hand.-
cap bicycle race /. A, Wright is credited
by the cycling enthusiasts with breaking
the Northwestern smateur record by max
ing the mile in "a Portland. Aberdeen.
Olympia and Seattle had representatives
here who won races. but the state aniyer-
sliy anu other colleges did not seRd repre-
sentatives. who, II they hai teen present.
could have taken many OF the lead
ing prizes. Thursday the prizes will e
distributed at the Trades Council hal
On the same day the hrst annual road race
given hy the wheeimen OF Tacoma will
cone OF st the Driving park. The value
OF the prizes amounts to $40 and several
entries from Seattle will be on The list.
The distance viii be twenty-five miles. and
the will De a test of endurance. This
evening there Was n Labor day bail in
Armory hall. The winners in today's
events were IS follows, the names being
given in the order in which the contest
ants won:
Walking match-w H Kerwin, +. V.
Hill
Mile bicycle race, novice-I. A. Wright,
Cooper Harold. OF Olympia.
l0o-yard sprint-R. 6. Faier, John Chap
man.
Quarter-mile dash II. b. Heartt, Port
land. 42is seconds; NJ. +. Hin, Aberdeen;
Eli Winesett. Olympia.
20o-yard trades union race-Jo ohm Char
man, y S-5 seconds; III. A. PeletieT, Il. G.
Faler.
Mile handicap bicycle race-I A. Wright,
2:29: IL Is. Hewitt. Portland; August Won
BoecElin.
Nile William Erb, 5:06; John
Chapman.
Two-mile handicap bicycle race-E. A.
Wolfe. Victoria; Fred Behling, Oscar Hui
land.
100 yard ladies' foot race Ada Harbottle.
Mabel Morgan.
Haii-mile bicycle race, boys under IL
yearS-Cooper Harold. Olympia, i:221.:
Leo Kochlein.
Half-mile bicycle dash--E. C. Winesett,
Olympia, :05; Ii. b. Hewitt, Portland; (;
NJ. r. Hill.
Haif-mile running race-Willian Erb,
2;16l+; John Chapman.
Mile bicycle race, open-H. h. Hewitt,
2.56l.; G. l.. Howe. Portland.
3O0-yard pop and pipe race. Erland,
Harry Dickson.
Mile consolation uicycle race-H. Lead
better. 3:01Ia: III. ]. Briggs.
l1-yard two-step quot game. +. Har-
bottle. George A. Tripp, John Hay, of Sc
attic.
ls-yard quot game-John Hay. of Seat
tie; J. +. harbottle. George A. Trlpp.
Throwing hammer-Ed Winesett -
feet 3 inches; W. II. Kerwin. q. A. Tripp.
Running high jump-E. +. Cushman. 5
feet; ID. c. Stewart. 4 feet 5 inches.
Putting the shot--M. w. Smith, IS feet
8 inches, Eli Winesett
Running long jump. Il. Cushman, ~
feet 311 inches; X. q. Esler. ~ feet 2
inches.
Hop, step and jump-E. f. Cushman. So
feet inches; X. q. taler. IS feet 4 inches.
Eiity-yard potato race-Wtiliam krb.
John Chapman, Harry Dickson.