The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-08

/ pulled barter ard 1ns th..r heels fe>psT.
| but Of no zvaa All IA one-haK Minute
| from thu sfane OF starring the emerald
colore1 bunch had reached the centers
/ w4gsrsd al instant sad then slipped
quickly psst. gsgtuw he sailors tas prizs.
I E-5l-s fae losers acre compelled 20 PAT
/ NJ with the consolation prize.
t TIE f1urtn event o. rae day Wa NC
| yard race for men. IN Hhscn tne winners
/ G, prizes we're 0vsr-nar. Praiisy an
| snaperask. Tiest time. y Is s~con3s
/ TIE thrse-legge9 race for nen gss pro
/ ogcf.Ve % considerable amusement sn1
| contained Eve entries. TIE wtnDeF-. IL
| teams. were Owens ana pratley. first;
| Hartman ard Cowzn. ard shArhaus an.
| lcNevtn.
| Following ~. three-isggst race was enc
| for girls between Y and Is years Of age, n
/ wfFteh ne prize Winners were sadie
MaEoaek. Celeste Brown and Ella New
man. There we're ten entries. and The
fgie23@ or the girls c+eered their Efforts.
In tae running hop. step ard jump mere
+ were nineteen entries. An1 me contest re-
suited as fo.iows. OverTnan. - feet an1
+ inoa~s: Pratley. - fest ard inches, snt
%eis31, e feet au9 inch.
The I*NyAg4 casa for boys between Y
and IS years o. age brought cut thI-ty-fivs
entries Tor he four PRICES, which were
won % II Co-ea. James Duncan. Il. Ben
son AID r Alexander.
The 65-yaFd race for 7ati-x. after run
Mn. q second time 10 decide a tie was
wcn by Mary Brien, nrst; Miss Felitz,
second. and Nellie Mayouek, t9trd Tbs
first tine TIE race Eas run Ma q Brisn
fell down. Shs claimed that she couldn't
help a. and owing 10 the inseFes, that
eveTybody took n tne event 4; vas given
second heat The ladies' ali gathered
their skirts np around their knees and ran
just as though they wanted the prizes
When the igty8r3 race for union men
only wAs Announced there we're seven en-
tries for ths s0uF prizes. Then finish
showed PTatley. nrzs: Harrison. SECOND
ovens. third. and Lydon. fourth.
Next on the programme was a running
hop. step and jump for boys under &C.
Whica was Non In the order named by "
II. Re1chon. p feet inches. Harry Ben
son q feet. and #. Alexander. 81 feet 10
inches
The 50-yard race for girls under Il years
or age brought out a long string OF tiny
9ett,coais that seemed determined 20
break away without waiting for the start
er's revolver. After two or three attempts
10 get away together the girls were al
lowed 10 run. About half way down 10
the finish one fell and then the rest all
fell down over her and there vas q gen
eral spill Of Hale girls all over the track.
Those who escaped by being FAR enough
In front or far enough behind 20 avoid
we're awarded 20 Ora Carroll. Eva Kent,
Ella Newman and Lilly Marshall
The fat mans race was a long time
shaping itself. the weight limit having
zen placed Al - pounds Neither of the
prize winners weighed within ten pounds
~ enough 10 enter. hut by n proper ma
nipulation OF the starter and Judges were
allowed 70 get in. AS all Of The entries
we're less than the figure set there was no
kick when the prizes. a box or cigars and
three bottles OF wine. were awarded TO
william Tulls and II. r. Carleton.
4 running broad jump. for union men
only was won 10y Pratley. IS feet, Lang
don. . feet inches. Harrison. II feet
The fifteenth event of the day vas \ 100
yard race for news5oys. ard a long line
Of the familiar figures doomed up on tho
far side OF the field IN all manner of make
ups. When The piato' was fired there was
- rush and a scramble FOR the meal ticket
that was offered as the first prize. There
we're tennis shoes a box OF truit and some
tea also offered. and when the prizes we're
awarded they went 20 A. Alexander. Z.
Nichols, John Whittier AID FL CrandalL
There vas perhaps more interest taken
in the running high lump 1an IN any ota-
er. owing 70 the close contest between :.
Hunes and Frank Overman. the result
being a tie on the feet inches jump.
The decision was Left N fate and coin
decided In favor OF Uumcs.
The 7s-yRrd race FOR boys under Il years
resulted in over sixty entries and was
won. as named. by Kyler Stoops. willie
Davis. John LAWN and Otto Torel ~
the finish there were about twenty-five
s,s the Youngsters IN bunch and cnly by
the closest observation We're tSe winners
picked out as the avalanche Of small ones
tore against The string For rho third and
fourth places there was such 81 hubouh
OF dissatisfaction that Judges Fitzgerald
"a "a
When the result had been established 20
tho satisfaction OF everybody but ire tEty-
SIX losers II showed that ths prizes had
been won by the youngsters named apoFe'
Throwing a baseball long distances won
prizes for Larson. Dullens and Rocken-
field ana the attention OF the big crowd
was drawn 20 the high kicking. wnlch re-
suited IN the following named Young men
coming In for cigars. hats and groceries.
g.onsfeiios. / feet inches Rey noids,
feet int<srs ana Howard. 7 feet Inches
rne events OF tia land festivities and
snorta wound up that part OF the pro
rverern@ when crate containing sfnaal
stack pig that Rad been literally dnuoed
ana srteared with lard was carried mo
.he ,.nter " fhe cd baseball diamond.
ma crowd wzs pressed back Into some
-nsn- that s,ssrg-ested a circle ana the PIG
as turned loose Win 4 NoHb1 VIA n
a..-~sa - back lie didn't take long %
around.
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s,r ma rt- 20 break through. arc WIN
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