The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-09-22
SEATTLE FAR BEHIND.
Her Athletes Make q Wretehed
Showing at Tacoma.
ONE THIRD AND TWO FouRTHs.
Atkins and Connor the Only Seattieires
Named In the Summaries Multi
uonaah Wins the Banner.

dreG people witnessed the championship
games Of the Pacific <0rthwss. assocsa-
ton q the Amateur Athletic Union 81 the
Tacoma AthlAttc Club field today The
meet was the greatest one yet held on
the grounds. Seven q the association rec
ords acre broken. The MulFnouGh ANA
tear Athletic Club. o. Portland. carried 81
the honors Of the day winning nine out CT
hffesa frsts. seven seconds and nine
thirds, and scoring 2 points. The Tacoma
Athletic Club. through lack of strong ma
tertal, did not make remarkable showing,
but managed 70 do its share Of record
breaking. The club took five flrsts. seven
seconds and four thirds, scoring -. The
preliminary heats in The 100 and 23l-yard
dashes were run OF IN the morning. bat
even then there were 50 many events that
required a number OF heats that the games
were not concluded until after 5 o'clock in
the evening Tonight az the Tacoma hotel
the medsss were awarded 70 the winners.
The track today was in excellent condi-
ton, and the weather was magnificent.
The meet as a whole was a most satisfac-
tory one. It passed of without accident.
Coyne. one Of the Multnomah runners. ex-
erted himself too much. and al the finish
in the semi-final and final heats Of the 20
yard dash he dropped in his tracks, the
last time fainting dead away.
The splendid showing made BY the Multi
nomah club was not altogether unexpected
entered by that club
Perhaps the prettiest event of the day
was the two-mile bicycle race. Jones.
Nichols. Morgan and White. the last three
II. a. \. c. men, lined up for the start in
the final. Dow. OF Seattle. who was ex-
pected 10 cut quite a figure in the race.
was beaten out in the trial heat by six
Inches by Morgan. Considering the condi-
ton OF the track, good tine was made.
Nichols won by fine burst OF speed near
the hackstretch. just as every one had con-
ceded the race to Jones. 1t was an excit-
ing finish.
In the half-mile run A. ". whaley. OF
Seattle Y. NJ c. a, caught his foot in the
wooden guard on the last lap and fell
heavily. He pluckily picked himself Up
and wanted 10 continue the race. Up 10
the time he fell Whalley had followed Tai
Nant the whole way round, and stood a good
chance Of at least winning second. sum
maries:
44o yard run. Pacific Northwest record
- Is. held by II. ! Rosenberg-T l..
Monson, Townsend \. A, won; T. W
Martin. Tacoma a G. second r. j.
Brace, Portland \. A. G., third. Time
53 3-5 seconds.
Running high jump, Pacific Northwest
record feet SO inches, held by Bert her-
rigan-Bert kerrigau. Multnomah A. A
4. won. feet inches; c. l.. Sweeney
Tacoma \. g. second; +. T. Morgan.
Muitnomah a a. C.. third Frank At
kins Seattle Y NJ. . A fourth
Throwing 16-pound hammer, Pacific
Northwest record. 103 feet $ inches. held
by f.. FIannigan-E. Flanagan. Tacoma
A. c. won, ia feet 10 inches: III. 7. Hay
den. Townsend A. a, second, l0l feet II
inches; c. J.. Sweeney, Tacoma \. G.,
third, 1ol fee. 5is inches.
10 yard hurdle. Pacific Northwest rec
ord, Il is seconds, held by r. T. Nor
gan-E. f. Morgan, Multnomah A. A. 9,
won: r. : Farrell. Multnomah \. A. c,
second. W. Honeymoon. Multnomah a.
a. C. third. Time, Il Is seconds
$50 ward run. Pacific Northwest record.
eos IS held by w. r. Tallant-W. r.
Tallant Multnomah A. A. G. won; Louis
Parsons. Tacoma a. A. e., second; Law
renee briggs, Multnomah n A. c, third.
William Erb, Tacoma 4. G, fourth. Time
EOS A.
one mile walk. Pacific Northwest record
SIS. held by W. c. Kerron- Robert A. r.
Young. Tacoma \. G, won; Henry Black
wood. Tacoma 4 G. second; ". Honey
moon. Multnomah \. A. G, third. Time
SCI
Running broad 5ump Pacific Northwest
record % feet sia inches held by Merle
Johnson. +. Barrager, Tacoma \. g.
won - feet So inches; Bert kerrigan,
Multnomah a 4. &. second, ~ feet ~
inches. r. r. Atkins. Seattle Y. NJ e 4,
third 10 feet et2 inches
Throwing 5e-pound weight. Pacific
Northwest record - feet 9'2 inches. held
by Ed Flangan-C T. Sweeney. Tacoma
4. c. won. = feet a. inches, FL flanagan. I
Tacoma A. e. second. 3 feet . inches A
l.. stevens Multn1mah \. A. C. third. p
feet. 6ta inches
howard dash Pacific Northwest record
10 - seconds. held BY Z. J.. Bennett and
\. l.. FuIler-A L. Fuller. Multnomah \.
a G. won: RI J. Rosenberg, Muitnomah
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