The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-20
TACOMA Y.M.C. A. DAY
The Track Was Slow and the
Weather Unfavorable-
TACOMA ATHLETIC CLUB WINS.
seafxIe Y. ~. c. A. second-Dow Takes
ouArser-Miis Bicycle Race
wheeimen,s Parade.


Of tire n@~ Y. n c A. track in Tire ncFfa
end this afternoon was not as succeSsf ii
In many ways as the promoters OF tfss
srair had wished To begin with the
trek was very slow. and none Of the res-
ords IL the various events was In DANCE
OF being txnpered with az any stage IN
tire proceedings. The weather vas eo4a
and cloudy. and. lastly, the attendance
sas small The prizes were Sosd and ST.
Yer metals
The Seattle Y. NJ C. A. scored 81 points.
the Tacoma Athletic Club -. TIE Taco
ns 7. n c. A ~ and the Aberdeen AtE-
tetic Club Il por. Of Seattle. captured
the quarter mile bicycle race In D 20.
having lead OF four yards over kaehleln.
OF Tacoma az the finish Dow came IN
second IN the half mile bicycle
The Tacoma Athletic Club. which scored
the highest number OF points OF any OF
the competing ciuhS. captured the H.
yard dash, which Was won handy By
Eddie Dickson: the mile run, GuaCkea-
bush. the high jump. which Gould had
ali to himself. the lep-yard hurdle and the
9uartsr-mile run
The SLOW tine made in the bicycle races
was due 70 the poor condition OF the trask,
which had only just been completed. Tia
rain Of the last few weeks made Il I'M
possible for Manager Tornesoa TO bring
the track into the shape required for fast
riding. A strong wind was blowing. and
TINS Was q factor that aided IN preventing
tbs races from being satisfactory Par
tic1larty was this true In the lee-yagd
dash. for N this the sprinters were com
peeled to run In the teeth of the wind
The first event on the card was the mile
novice bicycle race All the entries were
from the Tacoma Y. N. c. A Chris Err
land won In SIS -. Frank Hedderiy Sec
ond T. Fl MrIaMerty third
In the quarfer-mile bicycle, trial heat.
Jimmie Jones got a bad start and finished
third. In the hnal heat there was = very
pretty contest between Dow. OF Seattle
and kachlein. of Tacoma The Tacoma
boy GOT fine start and made hot pace
TIL the last turn, when Dow spurted mag
niroently. winning easily at the finish.
The qaarter-rnile bicycle final. Dow. OF
the Seattle Y. NJ c. A. won: kachiein.
Tacoma Y. VI. c. A. second. and Hill.
Aberdeen A. c. third: time. d rs.
The 10o-yarc handicap dash was cap
tursd handily by Eddie Dickson. OF the
Tacoma A. g. N II seconds. Dicksoas
handicap was three yards. r. c.. Bushnell
two yards. was second. and r. H Hi1.
Ts97~sa A C.. scratch. third Time. IL
seconds.
In the half-rnile bicycle open. Jones,
Tacoma A c: Dow. Hiu Aberdeen A. c..
ard Draper. Tacoma Y. NJ c. A: started
Ia the nnsl heat. The race apparently
lay between Jones ard Dow. These two
fought IL out between them in pretty style
I'll the last turn, when Hin spurted and
won easily, Dow second. Draper third
Time. LIS.
Purvts. Tacoma A C. was an easy win
ner In the 44o-yard haIdtcap run. The
following started:
+. c. E'lrvis, Tacoma A c.; 80 yards:
l. B. Guackenoush. Tacoma A. c. 50
yards; $. W. Humes. Seattle Y. NJ c. A.
: yards: NJ. @. Shines. z. s. L., yards. and
X. G. Bushnell. Seattle Y. II. C. A. u
yards
Purvls breasted the tape four yards in
advance Of Bushnell. second. Quackel-
bash. third. Time. 50 rs
Mile run, handicap. Qaackenbush. Ia
coma A g. scFatcn. won; John SchlArb.
Tacoma \. C.. % yards, second. and Gar
diner. Seattle L. VI. &. A., " yards, third.
Time. SIS Is
In the mile bicycle open. Hill. Of Aher-
deem. won. The first trial neat gave Shore.
OF Seattle. an opportunity 10 surprise tho
spectators by his plJicky winning squirt
al the turn n the last LAP. He had Gaa
ney. kachie4r. Won Boecklin aud Erlaad
against him. A. the nnlsh. tire Seattle
lad. sho had been close IN the bunch.
spgEted splendldly. and led Eriand and
Noa Boekin IL.
ElnAl neat mile bicycle. open: paced
by tandem. three laps. Hll. Aberdeen 4.
9. Won: Shone second, and Draper third.
Time. "a.
l-0-yard hurdle. handicap. r H. H.n.
Tacoma a. g.. yards, WOE: Meyers. Seat
tie Y. NJ. {. A. second. Time. % Ia.
Two-mi.e bicycle haadicap-Saarfck. Ia
coma \. II. c. \. 20 yards. first; Shone. 5.
Y NJ c. n. % yards. second. and Draper.
Tacoma Y. vi. =. a. IS yards. third. Time,
e.&
Before the last race on the card. a spe-
cial race between two taadens was run.
Bullock and Bartholomew. OF Seattle. rode
ore, and Shar.ek. OF Tacoma, and Esary,
% Seattle. rode the other. The last tandem
won the half mile In In
In the ian~yard dash Humes, OF Seattle,
Vas peaallzed one yard for making a false
START.
Following were the officers Of the day;
Referee. G. G. Rowe: bicycle referee, E.
George Dorr: Judges. A. Z. Grafton. r. A.
G, J. A Fcrehsnd. :. Y. ". g A E l.
haistei T. g c: ttmekeepers. T. & Ellis.
Z L Parsons. Joe l.. Ca-nan. r A. c /:
clerk % course. A W. McCiaud. T. Y. NJ
G. A: assistants. Harry Compton and c.
Il. ZAnriskle' scorers. Fred Bun. r \. C.
WIN Thompson. T. {. C. starter. c. p.
Cgriiss. T A c. uu1psres Percy L SIN
elalr. 7 a c. william H Lewis. 5, Y. N.
9. a
Tbs evening there was a bicycle parade.
Ia which - wheslu1en participated. They
were led oy President w : Burt, o, the
Tacoma Cycling Club. Many OF the wheels
wee decorated IN artistic fashion 4 fea-
ture % The parade was the fine appesrancs
presented ~ Company {. y. q. ". which
vas mounted 81 wheels. each nlitiAu,an
carrying rs gun strapped 20 his back. A
reception ard social az the rooms Of the
Y. n 9. a completed the dsy's M
grznue.