The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-06
ALL FROM SCRATCH.
cattle Athletes Teach Tacoma
Men How to Run.
cohNoR BEATS EDDIE DICKSON
-. sportsmaniike Conduct Of Bar
thoIomew wins Him Friends
Record Ia Mile Walk Broken.

r.roma. Sept. 5.-45peclal-The fat NEE.
.,.sS Tacoma thlotic Club held az their
[~,nds in the north END this afternoon
80 together a crowd Of 80 people The
800 events on tle card fnrnlaae. the
I'D with some pretty sport and az tho
IMAGES ~ inc games took care 20 sea
,s.f there were no delays. the meet caA
!. pronounced success
In one event. tAe mile walk, Robert A.
Young Knocked on % seconds from biz
raeord - aD.ished last fail in the
.s.rnsonshlp games here Mr. Young
-, his race from Cooley 81 the remarka-
=. ,sne Of s17. Both IN the 100 yard and
~ 9sJ-yars d4snes. the +. ~ A. record
"a. esual.ed and but FOR an accisient IN
4 80 1n-yard sprint FulIer's record o, 70 %
s.~onds would probably have suffered at
=. hands Of Common, the splendid seat
~ NJ. G. A. runner To the c!srlay OF
r.ss,e Dickson frlsnds Common took the
saAva,a race from him by yard. OF
~4nrse the 7. NJ. g 4. men were thor
.avhiv delighted at Conror'E fine show
~ ana they cheered their favorite en-
,aus.astiealiy after the race. Connors
-Srsarruaace surprised every man 10 The
+. A. C. Dickson was looked on as a
ere winner. Bat the piucky Tacoma
ko~ retsiiated by capturing the 10 yard
ssrlnt la fine sly o and this victory Ia a
-ssaxare made up for his defeat In tho
s.r,ier event When the two men meet AZ
i. championship games a; Seattle on the
sen there will b. as pretty race IN the
I,a-,ard dash as may be seen anywhere.
ana n In entirely within the range OF pos
.hutlss for the victor TO make the race
IN 70 seconds nat
Decisions RAINING IN the first trial heat
~ras all that Il ever was-as smooth and
ure,ty az the running o. scared jack
,aeo.t. Naturally his friends were amazed
~ see Conner spring away from him al
he start IN the frzl and keep his lead
40 10 the finish. winning easily. Had
Tyrts5n been tRo feet nearer his rival the
record w0sld undoubtedly have been low
cred for Conner said after the race that n
he Tacoma Splinter had pushed him at
me finish he could have materially bet
tAred the time. Dickson lost the race a.
ne start whore IN sprlnging from the
line his foot pushed back through twelve
inches OF soft earth. BY the time he gas
up and going Common had lead OF five
fssi which On was impossible 20 overcome.
In the 23p-yar. Dickson won easily IN
.as seconds. which IS record time. WITH
Connor eight feet In the rear.
The ycycie races we're watched with ths
creates. interest by the spectators ard
they would have furnished half OF tho
pessurs OF the meet bat for the ioaiing
that characterszei tho half-nlile ard tho
nile events The mile WAS won by Eeary
n the SOW time OF , minutes. although
the lnsh was rapid enough. But tire FIRST
three laps were I,tie short OF a procession
I. gD-as-you please style The half-ui's
vas better. In this race there was fin
.sh as exciting as was ever seen or thu
grounds here. Two OF tn. Judges, Aossrs.
farsons and Grafton. called the race a
dead h~et between EsarY and Bdrthoic-
new. Lewis OF Seattle said Esary
~ SIX inches. The finish was very close.
sad IL was hard 10 see which won Bar
,ho,omew. who rode In hne form. had thu
rare up is siceve apparently TIL within
txentg feet Of the tape Eaary's squirt AZ
.his point WAS wonderful. and he sls,ceed-
=! IN forging ahead OF the Tacoma rider
~ six inches AT tho finish Whether his
tire psss.i that az Bartholomew tnsr be
fore the line or just over II was the uu"s-
Son be; Yeen tho Judges When ~ was an
nouraed as a dead heat Bartholomew cof-
cetea his defeat hy tsary and MAS loud
II appaudea lie made Up for his defeat
n ne ha.f-rniie BY winning The two-rrrils
race from tho seattle cyclone handiy.
Bartholomew also took the quarter mile
from Jones' In this race Wright OF Me
Innv.le. who had won hts trial heat. was
spilled against the fence on the back
stretch and severely bruised up. lie man
aged to walk Off tho grounds, bat was
10. IN condition 20 ride again during tho
DAY
Sasttuek az Townsend. who ran his Arse
track rara today. captured the hasf-mli~
Ian in el23-5 Wfalley OF Seattle second.
RasheS wNn tho quarter milo run IN os
secoFsas Nha!ley second. Meyers thirI-
The summaryi
lpe-yarti dash Conner AMI Dickson won
80 tbs lgiai heats. RaTrager and hunfA
aast 3. -a sf
secord Barraeer third. Time. 10 20.
2uartsr-niie hicycie-JoHes. baft.3oio-
ratw Sullivan and Wright qualified. FIN
s. Bartholomew won. Jones stccfii. Shi-
iisan yhifd Time. "a -.
Nts rem Quackanhu-h won. : aattuck
second Movers third. Time n 20
Me Wt3k-i, = Il. Young Won, Cooley
sseoni. kupe third. Time. sel
fouuxs squirt In ar fne Nnisa IN this
event @.f fhc crowd @ld wtth cni hiaslasm.
Ihe others i0 IL seemed anchored
@I-yafi aash Dickson won. common see
Ell. Huwea tEifA. Time. - 20
Nalf-m .a NicYcie-EsarY won, kari aolo-
rsw second. Jones' third Time, - 81
~AygtH sag ~ShatfuCN Won. " naiiey sec
tna. Firae 1.i9 a-5.
Poc ysalt-palu, r. l.. 81 w won. %
Zee. Coan. SECOND ? fect inches
Mic A'rvei~- E7afy won. jones second,
''emors ,A'rd Tmr s1N. The fieh. at
- I'm So between Jones ans E~att N8.
On oi PIE 'st'Hte- of fhe aay.
.Nnnn'.g broad lumn-- tsRffagvr y on. p
fAst e. inches. tian# Seeana. IS feet 50
'a,nes. Browne tH9rs, IS seet ln eAes.
HNyAyf ral G1shei Ncn NhaAey sHc-
or. Meyers ta.r3 Time $
tNQ-ail'r htTf-ia-- EAFt hetnfNeW Won.