The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-10-06
THE AMERICANS WIN
y.Ie Takes Eight of Eleven
Events From Cambridge.
escllsH m GOOD CONDITION
al hat the Quarter, Half and Mile
PAGES Go Easily to the New Ha-
ven Athletes.

49,
--sSs.srfaffvss OF the London Athletic Club
- whltewzshed by the New York Ath-
- club n a programme which consisted
= sssver eyezls. Some Of the men who
s...estes In that Waterloo were on the
80 today. The experts expected that the
rsrns~4dge college men would win at least
- event, but It was generally conceded
"a yale had the better end in the inter-
s..gonaI struggle.
r.nf. Koran and his men were in excel
.ss condition today, but the best they
aosH % against the sons OF Eli was 20 win
- quarter. half and one mile races. The
xsstaer conditions were favorable for q
s,e6 days sport and the cool afternoon
xx pleasanter one FOR the visitors than
- togrid heat OF two weeks ago.
The track and infleld were In excellent
.onaltion today. but there was no fast
usyk done, like that Of two weeks ago.
re crowd which attended the first meet
lsg between the LoBdoners and New York
srs was double that OF today When the
rsmes began not more than 1000 persons
lad passed through the gates. The club
so,ee was decorated with American and
British flags. while the flags which mark
{. the finish were composed Of the colors
ef the London and New York clubs The
,..auct and "deadhead" hill accommodated
tga Altogether there were about 1900
susetstors The carriages were well rep
resented Mr. Iselln. Of Defender fame
lad party on a tally-ho He had his
rascot, DEF" the famous yellow dog in
BOX seat
Promptly al o'clock the games were
started. beginning with the 100 yard dash.
No tine was lost by Starter Jordan in get
ting the men Oft. Richards and Burnett
we're the quickest away, and the English
nen were unable to overtake them. Rich
ards leading all the way. won by about
tEelve inches from Burnett. who beat
Levin about six feet, while Wilding was
very bad fourth. In the 100 yard hurdle
on the cinder path. Cady and Hatch were
pl,tsd against Pilkington and Fletcher.
casy and Hatch Jumped into the lead and
the result was never In doubt. cady was
more fortunate than on previous occa-
Sons. as he took his hurdles cleanly and
won from Hatch by yard, equaling his
osn record OF sixteen seconds. The high
lump was a very tame exhibition COM
pared with the extraordinary feats OF
sgseny. The 30 yard run was productive
o. an exciting struggle between Richards
and levin. Byers led at the start. but
Richards soon overlook him In the stretch
Fitzherbert challenged Richards. and Lew
In ran UP very fast to the finish, but Rich
ards shook them off and won by about two
feet. levin just nipped Fitzherbert for
second place.
There were only two runners in the half
mile contest, Capt. 70 ran. Of the English
team and Crane, Of Yale. Koran ran
beautifully. and gained several yards in
the first lap. He won easily by about
ffty yards. and pulled UP very fresh.
while Crane was much distressed. Hickok.
the Yale giant. placed the hammer and
shot events 10 the credit of the dark blue
IN hollow fashion. The Englishmen were
permitted 10 throw the hammer from the
thirty-foot circle. while Hickok confined
himself 10 the seven-foot ring. In putting
the shot the Englishmen We're given tho
MivfIege Of putting 81 from a space ten
bet square, while Hickok and Brown
suck 10 the American style by putting IL
ron a seven-foOt circle. In the mile run
lntyens had an easy thing Of II. He ran
a. Gaping good pace understanding his
competitors In the first Tap. and won by
iwenty yards. The most exciting race
vas the 4i0-yard run. Levin gained a
good lead at the start. and led Richards
hr three yards when passing the stand
Fiizherhert. who was looked upon as a
certain winner. trailed for half the dis
tance. but when he reached the club
house he spurted and passed Wade. Rich
ards then made a desperate effort 20 catch
the leader and closed in on levin rapid
" in the last fifty yards. levin won by
about two feet, while Richards beat FitZ-
herbert By two yards. Wade was several
Yards in the rear at the finish. II looked
ake dead heat. and when Lewin's name
vas carded he received an ovation, as he
broke his own record by three-nfths Of n
second. The last event was the ie0-yard
hurdle on the turf where the Euglishmen
ere much more at home over the hurdles.
While the Americans use the Cinder.
Fletcher overlook Cady az tho eighth
hurdle. but ne WAS unable 20 reach Hatch.
who finished beautifully by six feet. wh'iS
Cady was nearly yard behind Fletcher.
Hatch beat his own record by two-htths
o. second. The crowd swarmed IN on
he field wnen Hatch crossed the finish
Ene ard ne was c.rred 20 the club house
Amid the cheers Of the spectators.
The officers of the day were, Stewards
Montague. sherman oxford. Wendell Ba-
ssr. Harvard. sherman Day and c. H.
sNerrll. Yale Referee. W. Is. Curtis.
New York A c Judges. ". = oakley,
UNord. {. & Cuyler. Princeton. Time
Keepers. +. y Wendell Harvard. Guy
Richards. Columbia. Starter. \. Jordan.
\ J. 4. c. Summaries:
First event 1o0-yard dash-Yale, W. ".
richards - Il " Burnett. ~. Cam
bridge, Z. II. WAd.ug, Pembroke college
r. levin. Richards first. Burnett sec
egd levin third. Wiidlng fourth. Time,
y Is seconds
Second event. 10 yards on tho cinder
Nih, hurdles F. piikiugtOn. King
csrr6rtdea !, ~ CD, * ard - y
hatch ~, 20 VI cs4y d., Hath
second pflfl,st,n tbf.5 rI,+rber ,onrth
Tine. IL seconds 90 a,4 t5etcb i,,,nrr9
1''o the ifat AT The start. and the result
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