The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-05-20
in THE Field OF SPORT
The Yakima Athletic Club Entertain;
the Citizens Royalty.
FIRST FIELD DAY A GREAT SUCCESS
Good Racing and Excellent Records
while the Work on the Horizon
tai Bar showed Much SIKH, Prac.
tice and Strength-Otber News.

The Yakima Athletic club acquitted
itself with much credit by the manner in
which the first annual field day WAS con-
Quoted. The BOYS worked hard to have
everything move off smoothly and they
succeeded remarkably we'll. Tuesday
was an ideal one for sports and there was
a large attendance OF people although
many failed to pay for the entertainment
accorded by remaining outside of the
grounds. The grandstand, however, was
fairly well filled and the receipts exceed.
ed the expenditures by few dollars.
The parade to the grounds was mainly
made up of bicycles, headed by a novel
and attractive bicycle chariot. On the
field Mr.. Geo. S. Vance was the master
of ceremonies and he managed to keep
the various features OF the program NOV
ing along without the usual long drags
and Intermissions. In fact it was high
ly commenda BILE entertainment through
out, for the racing was good, the jumping
closely contested and the trapeze perform
ance of Messrs. Graham Ker and Herman
Frank of an high order.
The 50 yards running race between
Messrs. Lemon and Erwin was closely
contested and although it was claimed
that there was foul those who were in
the best position to see never questioned
but what Mr. Erwin was fairly entitled
to the race. The time was 81 seconds
which shows that the boys picked up
their feet in lively manner.
The champion mile bicycle race was
won by Peter Norby. lie used his old
tactics of trailing his competitors around
until it came to the final lap when he
passed them easily and came in strong
winner in five minutes and 81 seconds,
just ~ seconds behind the record time
of the Pacific National ASSOCIATION. There
are those who claim that Norby could
have done much better had he been re-
CURED and some even assert with the
proper handling he could make the
crackerjacks of the country hump their
stumps. When it came to the novelty
bicycle race, however, the champion
wasn't in it for he isn't as good on his
feet as on the wheel and this WAS carried
off by lrvy Bounds.
The broad jump was won by Warren
Erwin who cleared 16 feet and 8 inches,
and Herman Frank carried off the prize
for high jumping making a clean Jump
over the string at 5 feet inch es, only
inches lower than the record of the Pa
cific National association.
| One OF the events in which much in
terest WAS taken was the boys bicycle
race for 2-5 of a mile. There were four
entries but unfortunately on the start
Randolph Scudder and George Donald
collided and both were thrown from their
wheels. Master Donald gamily tried to
win, even with this handicap, and al
though he made excellent time he could
not quite make 1t and the race was won
by John Sawbridge. with Bernard Will
hiuSOh -uu'
In the evening the dance in the Syndi-
cate block WAS largely attended and
proved very enjoyable, being a fitting
close to an interesting day OF sporting.
The following are the prizes, donors
with the names of the winners:
100 yard dash-lst prize, medal, by Y.
A. c.; I'd prize, gymnasium shoes, Hall
Shoe Co. Winners: Erwin LIST Lemon
second.
30 yard dash-lst prize, sweater, |. II.
Dills; "a, half-gsllon witch hazel, Roaf
& Stout. Erwin first; Lemon second.
One-tifth mile run--lst prize, sweater,
Geo. S. Vance; I'd, half-dozen photos, II
F. Coombs. w. ker LIST q. ker %.
One mile run-lst prize, medal, Y. A.
CT; I'd, nickle-plated reel, Wallace CO.
burn Hardware Co. w. Ker LIST Chas.
Winer ID.
Broad iump-lst prize, medal, Y. A.
c.; I'd, fancy water pitcher, Otter K
Mechtel. Erwin LIST Frank I'd.
High jump-lst prize, medal, Y. A. c. ;
I'd, purse, North Yakima Drug Store.
Frank LIST; G. Ker I'd.
Two mile bicycle, champonship-lst
prize, medal, Y. A. c.; %, watch chain,
A. SCHNEIDER; Sd, nickle-p plated teapot,
+. o. Keck. Norby LIST Schanno "a.
Three fifth mile, NOVELIST prize, med.
al, Y. A. c.; I'd, bicycle shoes, Schott
Shoe Co. NJ. Boyle LIST; q. Ker %.
One mile, open to all-lst prize, BAN
boo pole, John Sawbrdge; %, bicycle
shoes, Coffin Bros. Norby LIST; Schanno
I'd.
Two-ffth mile, boys, open to all-lst
prize, cyclometer, Moore & Moore; ID,
bicycle bell, Fred Pennington. Johnnie
Sawbridge LIST; B. Wilkinson, ir., ID.
Novelty race-lst prize, bicycle gloves,
Otter Bros. ID, dictionary, Taft & Taft.
Irvy Bounds LIST; Norby %.