The morning call., 1894-08-26
OLYMPIC GAMES.
A Stanford Boy Lowers a
Record.
1T WAS IN THE COAST MILE.
The Events Graced by Legion
of Ladies.
GREAT HAMMER THROWING.
Scoggins, the Champion Splinter of
Berkeley, Was Easily Defeated.
Good Handicapping.

There were five hundred ladies and fifty
gentlemen at the Olympic Clubs outdoor
grounds yes lerday aftern DON.
The attraction was an athletic meeting
given under the auspices of the Olympic
Club. and although the day was perfection
members of the club. with few exceptions,
were conspicuous by their absence.
The fact that ladies were admitted free
and gentlemen were taxed fifty cents to
enter the grounds had. no doubt. much, if
not all. to do with the order of attendance.
which, to say the least, was strikingly
feminine.
Probably the existing state of the times
and the severe blow that silver had re-
ceiYed was, In great measure, responsible
for the small gathering of half dollars col
lected at the gate.
The ladies certainly could not be held
responsible for the sparse assemblage of
gentlemen in the grand stand, when the
clerk of the course, j. f. McGiynn. or
dered the talking horses" TO get ready 10
dig up cinders. A more arstocratic rep
resentatlon of the youth and beauty Of
the city could not have been discovered,
not even excepting the fair creatures who
are now reveling in glory under the
greenwood tree OF Del Monte, where the
Country Club is enjoying It's annual out
ing.
The grounds looked beautiful, for which
fact the club is indebted to Caretaker Nc
Intyre, and the track could not have been
improved upon.
was expected that the 100-yard rec
ord would be knocked into smitheTeens by
the champion Splinter of the University of
California, j. w. Scoggins.
nj Of a n
tense when Mr.. Scoggins was beaten
rather easily in his trial heat by second
class sprinteTs in the slow time Of 10 So
seconds.
The handicapping of the sprint races
was excellent. In the final heat Of the
100 yards two men ran dead heat, and
the third and fourth were within six
inches of the leaders Races of this kind
should attract large crowd, but the in
terest 10 outdoor athletics is not by any
means what it should be.
d. Z. Brown of the Stanford University
ran a splendid mile race, and IL there was
any one in the contest who could push him
on the final lap he certainly would have
made faster time. Notwithstanding that
be lowered the coast record by three sec
onds. Brown should cultivate a longer
stride if he hopes TO come uD with the
champions of America. His present gait
is too chODpy and evidently distressing to
him.
The following is the summary of the
days athletics:
1O0-yard handicap run-First heat: Start
ers-J. w. SeOggins scratch, w. A knowles
fin; Knowles second. Time. 10 3.5 sec.
Second heat-StaTters: 5. W. Kellett and c.
c. Westover. Winner. kellett Time, 10 80
sec.
Third hear-A. Hoffman, yards, P. wyt-
tenbach yards, F. r. Butt yards. Winner.
Hoffman,; Butz second. Time, 1O14 sec.
lOrr haa for xtrft.s In,
inal-Starters: Knowles Jr., Westoyer and
Butz. Winner, Butz Time, 10 sec
Final heat-StaIters: Coffin, Kellett. Hon.
man and Bntz. This resulted 10 a dead beat
between Hoffman and Butt, and in the runof
Butz won the dash by three inchess in 10 40
seconds
I20-yard hurdle race-Starters: E. J. DRYER
scratch and G. c. Lewis z yards. Winner,
Dryer: time II AS sec.
One mile handieap--Starters: d. E Brown.
r. w. Litteheld and f. Webster. Winner
Brown; time, min. SO see Coast record 4
min. 80 sec, held by Brown. Littlefeld second.
10O-yard for Olympic junIors-Starters: Fl.
G. Jaggers yards, A. G.. Hewett yards and
L. j. Schnutenhaus yards. Winner, Hewitt
Jaggers Jr. second; time, II is sec.
22O yards handicapooStarters: II. F. Coffin,
9 yards; l.. HilboTn, 8 yards; C. &. WestOyer
IL yards; 7. Nyttenbaeh, iii yards; +. r.,
Butz, 712 yards. Winner. Butt; Westover sec.
ond time % 40 seconds.
440 yards Undergraduates: w. A. Knowles
JT., IL yards, and z. A. Deacon, Is yards.
Winner, Knowles; time "a 40 seconds.
Soy I'd potato race-Starters: g. Westoyer.
Fl. F. Coffin, G. NJ. Yates and f. Koch. Winner,
Coffin.
Field events, throwing 16-pound hammer
Starters: X. w. Edqren and II. T. Wilbur
scratch. Winner, Edgren; distance, liz feet
s inches
Pole vault for beight-Starters: c. McClel-
land; r. w. Edgren. inches; G. e. Lewis. 6
inches: w. j. feldcamp inches; w. w. Fin
Die. inches. Winner, Lewis; FInnie second;
distance, 8 feet 8 inches.
Putting sixteen-pound shot-Starters: r. I.
Wilbur, scratch; X. w. Edgren 2 feet; +. r..
Butt, 3 feet II. NJ. Collins 5 feet; H. c. Jag
gers Jr., 6 feet; c. c. Wrstover, feet; w. W.
flnnie, 6 feet. Winner Wilbur VINO tied
with Collins at 80 feet 2 inches, and in the final
put defeated the latter.
Running broad Jump-Starters: G.. McClel-
land, scratch; Ii. {. Jaggers, 6 inches; F. H.
ButZ, inches; ID. Hilborn. inches; A. Hoif-
mann. 9 inches; w. j. Feldcamp, g inches.
Winner, Buzz; tedcamp second; distance, 20
feet in ches.
The officers of the day were:
Referee-P. NJ. Wand.
InspectOrs-J. +. MOrOney, o. c.; j. Nj. Polk,
A. c.; B. Leonard, r. A. c.; Fl. M. Collins. o. ~
Judges at fnish-W. A. Scott o. c.; G. A.
Jellenek, o. G.; II. Coffin, o. Z.
Timers--J. X. MeElroy, o. c.; P. Mcintyre.
o. c.; j. Elliott, o. q.
Field judges-W. P. HumphrIes Jr, o. C. :;
NJ. l.. Espinosa. o. c.; g. Foulks, o. c.; q. c,
Jones, o. Z.
Starter-R. Macarthur, @. c.
Clerk OF course-J. Il. McGlynn, o. @.
ScoreT-D. c. VanCourf.
Official annOunceT-F q. OKane
Marshals-PrOfessor q. s. Miehling, Profess