The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-09
FIVE RECORDS LOWERED.
Exciting Contests in the Spring
Meeting on Multnomah
Field.
TAC0MANs WIN EIGHT RACES.
From Tallant After a Close
Finish,

PORTLAND, Or, June S.-The fifth
annual spring handicap games of the Multi
nomah Amateur Athletic Club took place
at Multnomah field this afternoon. The
weather was fine and the track in excellent
condition.
Five Pacific Northwest records were
broken. Bert Kerrigan of the NJ. A. A. C.
took four inches off the running high jump
record, making the new record feet 81
inches. W. G. Brown and A. J. Brace of
the M. A. A. c. each took half an inch off
the pole vault record, which was 10 feet
fiat, held by Brown. W. E. Tallant of the
Astoria Football Club lowered the $780,
yards run record from 2:05 4-5 to 2:04 fat.
The former record was also made by
Tallant Flanagan of Tacoma broke the
record for throwing the 56-pound weight
by 8 inches. The new record is q feet III
inches. Byrne OF San Francisco took 3-5
seconds off the two-mile bicycle record.
Out of ten races that Tacoma mon en-
tered they won eight. The most exciting
contest of the day was the one-mile run.
Curtiss OF Tacoma took the lead at the out
set and set the pace until the last 100
yards, when Tallant overlook him and the
two men ran together to the finish, Curtiss
winning by three inches.
100 yards, novice, members of the NJ. A. A. @.
only-W. P. Sinnott won, Bert Kerr1gan second.
Time, II 2-5 seconds.
1OO-yard dash-H. NJ. MaeGregor, Tacoma A
c., scratch, won; j. E. Barrager, Tacoma A. c.,
second. Time, 10 So seconds.
Putting the 16-pound shot-Ed Flanagan,
T. A. G., two, feet handicap won, distance SO
feet ~ inches; A. L. Stephens, NJ. A. A. c.,
second, 80 feet 7sl inches
44o-yard run-f. W. Martin, T. A. c., two
yards handicap, won; M. c. Holbrook, NJ. A. A.
C., eight yards, second. Time, So 3-5 seconds.
Running high jump - Bert Kerrigan won,
5 feet 81 inches; E. E. Morgan, NJ A A. c.,
second, 5 feet 81 inches. Kerrigan broke the
Morgan, by four inches.
one-mile run-C. P. Curtiss. T. A. c., SO
yards handicap, won; W. E; Tallant. Astoria
120 yards, over hurdles-E. E. Morgan NJ A.
A. e., won; Walter Honeyman, NJ. A. A. c.,
second Time, 1S seconds
kenzie, T. A. c., five feet handicap, won, 90
feei 53s inches; A.. L. Stephens. N. A. A. c.,
scratch, second, 90 feet inches.
yards handicap, won; w. C. Heron, NJ. A. A.
22o-yard dash-H. NJ. MacGregor, t. A. c.,
A; c., yards, second Time, % 3-5 seconds
Pole vault-W. c. Brown and A j. Brace,
both NJ. A. A: G. scratch men, made 10 feet
men, breaking the P. n. A. record by
ss0-yard run-w. E. Tallant, A. F. c..
scratch, won; Louis Parsons, so yards, sec.
ond. Time, 204, which takes AS seconds
Off the P. n. A. record OF 2:05 As, held by Tai
liant.
= Running broad jump E. Barrager,
T. A. c., inches handicap, won, 20 feet
inches; Bert Kerrigan, NJ. A. A. c., 6 inches
handicap, second, 10 feet inches.
22o yards, over hurdles-Walter Honeyman,
M. A. A c., yards, won; E. E. Morgan,
scratch, second. Time, 81 As seconds
Two-mile bicycle race j. c. Morgan,
N a. A c., 145 yards, won; NJ T. Hill, Port
land A. A. c.. 80 yards, second. Time,
4:50 40. Frank M. Byrne, who rode from
scratch, made the two miles in $40 2-5.
taking So seconds off the P. N. A. record.
One mile relay race-The NJ. A. A. c. team
won, 7. A. A. C.. second, Time, :35 4-5