The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-31
THE ATHLETIC MEET.
Tacoma Wins, Seattle Second.
Seattle Y. N. C. A. Third.
RELAY CUP COMES TO SEATTLE
Dow Wins Two Events. and Esary Il
Di-auai;n-d Tor Locking Back
Over His shoulder.


aanc-eaa nse@t OF the Tacoma A7ss@t;c
tsuo was aesd this afserncon al TIE T. ~
= ~ grounds IN IRE nersh end In nzany
respects Il was the nsoss successful athletic
meet ever hsid n this city. TIA, no rec
eros we're broken was Ssse 20 the fact that
TIE track was Few ara q ssrone wind was
efowaEg all sfterroons which greatly ham
pe-ed the sprsrters and the Contestants IN
tae bicycle races The g-aaasssrd was
n1iea TO overno~ine. and several hundred
, persons stood aicrg the ropes on the out
SIDE of the track.
The Tacoma Athletic c7nh CARED CT tse
aoaors of the day. winning - points. Tse
Seattle Athletic Club came second. with Z.
and re Seattle Y. NJ C A third. with N
All or the events were hotly contested and
the athletes from the Seattle clubs went
home quite pleased Vita the showing they
mace The las. race on the card. and one
o, the presttest OF the aay-~she mile reiay-
was captured BY the Seattle Y NJ c A
The winning team included F. r. Atkins
3 N Hunes, A. ". Xhallsy and r. G.
Bashell Young whailey's fine victory in
me third lap over Rlanck and Qnacken-
bush enabled his club 70 carry OF the trS,-
phy-a handsome silver eur.
The bicycle races we're among the most
attractive Of the day. and. although the
time made in none OF the events was az
fast as IL would have been on q better
track. In each OF them there was an excs,-
ing finish. which Was enjoyed by the
crowd Dow. the Seattle crackajack. won
the quarter mile and the mile. and was
beaten BY half length AT the finish In the
Dali nike by Bartholomew. OF the Tacoma
Athletic Club. J. u. Es2ry was disqualified
In the ftrst heat OF the half mile. after he
had beaten Bartholomew for looking
back, and again In the mile race he was
rnles on Tor the same offense by Referee
Newton. Eesry was game. however. and
won the twc-naile handicap without alfti-
Guilty from Cotter. of Olympia, and Won
Boeckllu. OF Tacoma
The pr.tties, race OF the day was thu
second trial heat in the half mile Dow.
Jones and pemorest were the cracks IN
this heat and at the hrst turn in the SEC
ond lap Dow spurted In wonderful STYLE.
putting five yards between himself and
the others. On the back stretch he was
caught BY Jones. who looked like a sure
winner TIL within q few feet OF the finish
when the Seattle man snatched the VIC
tory from the speedy Tacoma boy by the
width OF his tire.
The only accident recorded was In the
twc-miie handicap. in which eighteen rid
ers were entered. Christopher and Err
lana were mixed up as the second mile
was started and they fen heavily. both
being pretty badly shaken I'd. Neither
" f'"0'Ni'
Eddie Dickson. the young and promfs-
ing Tacoma Athletic Club sprinter, won
laureis In the lmNyaId dash and In the
22-yard. He wa1 in fine form, and his
,r1an ars,,. .,iorl,s, 'a.. =. ahs peaes-
races named in srienaia ssy,s ~. ne as =.
~. ,co-yara 49,. ~ s - -. ~
face Of a had Wind ana ~ ~. - 80
race "a az rck.or,s a.. ssa..,.s.
earned him the war;, consr.,,,,s,tnrs -
his fellows IN the r A "
In the mile novice bicvcla Franz 90.
ter. of the Olympia wh.e, r,;uh WON hn,
was DISQUALIFIED FOR locking haek ana ~,
race went 10 G "a Ratthun East yo,,1a
from the same club. McIafYerty. Of The
Tacoma Athletic fsluh va. .ec,na T,,n,
2:asis.
Ouarter.m,le hIcvcIa--now 8 v n ~
A won. Drmorest ~ r g xecora
and Jones r a. C. third Timr' a
Half mile bicyc,r-r-A-. enen-Rsrfholo-
new. T. A won. Dow sy NJ q
second: Jones. +. A g third Time
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one mile bscvc,a ha,s,osn-p,-,bo,o-
rnsw n ,ss, Ven. Essr, -
lrN second. casa < N r tso
tbirs Tine a,sns. VIZ
one mile bicycle race. opeu-pow sy.
NJ. g. A. won. Rar,ha,onev r r.
second. Demors., T r rita r,n.
e.g
Two-nn,le bt.vrie race hanatcan-rsarv
s g fao Won Coiter n " r. rss,
second. Won RoeckIsn- T. g nm .sir,s
Time. $50
Fonr hundred ana sor.v-v,,s r,n hawai-
cap-BushnelI 8 Y N q ~ won.
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