The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-08

dash. iss-ysr9 dash. a1evfer-rsEle ran,
hal1-msle run, running hagh Jump poe
ssntf Tor height. fSt-yar1 high hurdles.
1aiI-nlae bseSeie foUen1. one-miIs bicycle
than1ieapl. one-Fnile blcycle topen3 an9 two
HllIe bicycle thandicap1 and relay race.
The Tacoma Le5xer OF last Wednesday
eriticisss the programme in the following
language:
Win view 10 making the meet an ex-
clnslseiy Seattle one. the committee in
charge has ca, out every event on the
programme ~ which the Queen City
afhiefss stood poor chance OF winning a
nrst prize. Two Of the best races on
nrst-class athletic prog1 ANNE are ignored.
VIZ the zsi-yard dash and the one-miie
run. The mile walk. running broad Jump,
zseyaFd hurdles. and the three weight
events. are given the ,go-by'
The Tacoma Athletic Club VIII enter r.
n. Hin. A. @. Browne and Eddie Dickson
~ me ~ and fes-yard dashes: r. e. Pur-
Us IN the di3rter-rntle ran. and Hill To The
pole vault and possibly in the hfgh hur-
dies. Bartholomew and Demorest will
probably be entered for the bicycle
events"
Mr.. William II. Lewis. chairman OF the
4. NJ. G. A. games committee. which ar
ranged the programme. was asked about
the matter SATURDAY and dixciaimed any
intention OF discriminating against Tacoma
men He said:
The reason wo left out the mile run
was that there are 50 few good mile men
In this section. Graf. % the s. A. c., and
2uacksnbush. OF Tacoma, are both scod
mile men. bur as the latter IL equally good
al half mile. which race he won In Ia
coma. he s1rely cannot complain. A choice
between the half mile and mile being
necessary. we chose the one In which there
were the larger number Of entries.
AS TO the z2D-yard dash. we left that
out. "a we left cut the ~ hurdle because
cur Zz-yard course can not be completed
In time for the meet. ard We will not make
our men run on side hill. which would
be necessary IL We put In any - events.
In place Of these two events we have put
In the ls-yard hurdle. which Is quite sure
TO 90 to Tacoma. and the 50-yard dash. at
which the T. A. C. runners have fully as
good chance. and probably better. than
the Seattle men
I'm the bicycle races we have put In
Oh. distance at which the Tacoma men.
Demorest. Jones and Bartholomew, are
strongest.
Seattle men. which we stgenuously deny.
we have an excellent precedent In the
T. A. G. people leaving out the hammer
VIII be made on Saturday to change this
and shot events In their meet on May 80.
The T. A. G. has sent in large number
OF entries. and Its best men viii be here
20 compete. On May % Tacoma won over
- points TO Seattle's s.. 4 strong effort
VIII be made on aSturdsy 10 change this,
and IL Is probable the tables viii be
turned
The Y. NJ c. A. management has done
well In choosing the most popular events
for the meet. II Is 20 be regretted that
the mile has to be left out. race at that
distance between Graft. Of Seattle. AID
Quackenbu5h. OF Tacoma. would be a
very line exhibition. Even now an effort
IS being made by the committee 70 get the
event placed on the card.
There VIII be great interest In seeing =
Connor can win the hfty-yard dash. He
has been credited with being the fastest
man on the coast at that distance. But ne
has failed at the 100 and 2so-yard distances
IL Is doubtful whether he can be counted
on 20 ain. In that case Dickson and HILL
Of Tacoma. would stand an even show
with George Andrews OF the s. A. c. for
ths medal.
The Y NJ. C. ~ people viii take adva1-
tage OF the absence OF the baseball team
this week and work viii commence this
morning on the new i.e-yard straight
away cinder track for the sprtnts and hur-
die races. IT viii be twenty-one feet wide
as smooth and hard as door. and placed
Just inside the bicycle track on the east
sprints and short races across the field
from and directly parallel 10 the grand
stand 40 that all the contestants can be
seen at every point OF tho race, and being
directly opposite the track the audience
can tell each mans relative position and
pick the winner as he nears the tape This
was found 10 be impossible on the Tacoma
track. which runs diaEonally across the
field. with the finish just In front Of the
grand stand.
Another change contemplated by the
management Of the park Is 10 reserve thu
seats In The grand stand and that secti 4
Of the "bisachers" opposite the finish line
Chairs viii be placed In the latter section
50 that those desiring comfortahie seats In
thu best location can obtain them II they
wish TO pay for them
The track Is getting in Sner condition ev-
cry day and there Is every chance OF BIZ
cycle records being broken. pow's friends
are rejoicing In his decision not 70 enter
the professional ranks and hope he viii
stick 10 Il.