The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-20

up the trio showed up we'll all through,
but he could not overcome the handicaps
that were marked against him. His raeo
in the i2o-yard hurdle from scratch was
a magnificent effort. Blanck, with four
yards. winning by throwing himself across
the tape and landing In a heap on the
bicycle track. This was undoubtedly tho
most exciting finish OF the day. and one
that will furnish food for gossip for days
10 come.
Nearly all the finishes were of the sem
sationai. however. showing that the handi-
capping OF Gid Rowe in the sprints ami
distance runs was all right. The only
fault found was the handicapping In ths
high Jump and pole vault. In both OF which
Gould was placed on scratch and such men
as Sharp. of the Seattle Y. NJ. c. A., given
8 inches In the high Jump and IL inches In
the pole vault. Handicapper Rowe did
perfectly right In rating the men where he
did, as he had nothing to go on but their
records In previous meets. Sharp never
showed better than S feet or 3 inches in
the high jump In competition. yet today he
went over the bar AT feet inches, which,
with his handicap OF inches. would make
Goula Jump feet Pa inches TO win. which
was wholly impossible. This plucky ath~
Ie;e, though, tried TO clear the bar at 8
feet but failed. Don Palmer. that strong
limbed. ciean-cut athlete. who is the idol
of the University OF Washington, won the
229-yard hurdle In impressive style from
Gould, clearing the hurdles with the easo
of a gazeila and sprinting away on reach
ing the open In front OF the grand stand.
Palmer also made great attempt 10 win
the final in the 1fs-yard being beaten at
the tape BIZ Barrager by an eyeiash. Dick
son got away slow In this heat. and al
though he closed up big gap I'm the last
fifty yards. he was not equal To the effort
OF passing Barragcr and Palmer. II took
4. ~
tizs sending the boys off prema,nreiy the
first time, Fraser and Palmer not even be-
Ing ser w1en the gun was fired Dickson
and Barrager ran IL ont. ths former strik-
jng the fape first. running the distance
from scratch In 10 Is. very fine perform
aRce. Hardly less exciting were the ftn-
lsh.ss In the quarter and haif-nile runs.
Pearson taking both events. the time In the
uuarter-nlle - 3~E. heing only % OF a
second slower than the T.. n. A. record.
The Seattle contingent did very good
work aud had their men held up in the
bicycle races the figures IN the winning
column would have counted up more than
tho r. a. G.. the Y. NJ. &. A and =.
A. c. entries got the greatest number os
points outside OF the bicycle races
coomhs. who represents the blue and
white dia arnoud rode well in the hsif-mils
open and quarter mile flying start. win
Ming both events After qualifying In the
nile Ela Was beaten uDf ht toftEf. W IN
gard and Don The latter fouie6 him on
the back stretch. however. aud was dis
qualified giving cooubs third, which net
ted him one point. making in all eleven
points he made for hts club more than
any other two men put t1ether.
Bob Abrams won the ahot-put from
scratch, with a put of IS feet ! inches:
Gould was second with T fset inch. in
Guiding his handicap Of inches. and Pear
son was third wtth "a feet inches. inciud-
inx a handicap Of s inches. Ths r A. g.
had g points the A. e. - points and tho
Y NJ g a % points. giving Tacoma =
ma ior8ty over ar Of q points corisldefif
the number Of entries the s. A. G. got ths
most points Of any ons club.
Frank Cotter Of the r, A. G. rode s.Ien-
didiy in the mile open and two-rniIe nandt-
cap. winning the former in a walk and
sne latter by n length from Fink schons.
OF Seattle the scratch man. had 30 show
on Earth to win with such hansicaps as
were given 20 Dow and coster. Spider
handicap race ons OF the ffders rrowding
him ur the hank on the last turn. In thu
rifle open The Spider gos the place. ba,
was disqualified for cutting IN front of
wirgard On ths back stretch In the last
lap
Ths dav gas an ideal sns for fas. work.
the air being cool and inTigoratirx. few
eral shines during tne afternoon a brfsk
ssrssezA Slsw dewn ire back stretch. which
k-5saase3 fns oiegcte rar@fs somewhat. om-
rot enough 70 FF;aFE them 20 any great
extent Tse crowd was not as large as IL