The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-21


nfgfceas exhibition Of record smashing per-
formed al fsae i. a C. spring meet yes-
feFfAay b II. A. r. Young, Eddie Dickson
and Jimmy Barra9sr- Young Efforts
we're she most na=rgtorseEs. as h~ wss go
ing against world records that nave
stood fer years I'D against which ndIzafF-
aus athletes have competed Without size
ca.ss. aud en- tracks probably seconds
faster than the local ofseg. That bis ef-
forts we've fstr there eaH a@ 40 Doubt, ~
ha was = pain view u The efosd ard
officials from the tame tie pistol cracked
NATL ne breasted the fape. Of course
there are those Who believe THAI DC ran
g few steps. bEt tgcAe 90 aos ifartude any
saa %s1o mas ever seen q great deal Of
valkiug. itss style might give this i'm
:sFesalog. a1 tse leans over considerably
anEie walking. which in the eyes OF some
critics t. an Improper style Of walking.
ard osae which often gives the impression
that The gait Is more Of running one
fnan fair heel end toe.
notwithstanding these criticisms.
Young performance was a remarkable
03ss and STAMPS hiEn a walker OF great
possibilities. The FIRST record Young went
after was tho 9,-yara. held for twenty
years hy F.. j. Mott 81 New York Mott
Walked the dsfsnee ia lzla seconds. while
Young negotiated II Is II H. seeonda. The
otheF record YotlnG went after was the
twelfth of q mile. = 81 seconds. made by
". II. isarAhar<it at Aew York in 1855
Young dsdn do thing so this record uut
knock oil one aud fouT ~tlffnS seconds.
The other record breaking performers
Hsre very popular, - both boys are favor
ties and earnest careful athletes. Eddie
Dickson made bis neW T. n a. mark tn
the fsai heat Of the s2D-yard dash To a
beautiful start be simply raced over the
Geld. catching the man in front. Fraser.
lust as h. was turning into the stretch.
and Winning handsiy in % is seconds.
WHICH was ane-tfth OF "a second faster
tnan the +. y, a. record for that distance.
This little eycIone Of the clnder path has
the proper idea In racing away from the
crack Of the pistol and catching the
hsHtaicap man a. soon as possible. Then
II II only question Of endurance Too
many runners afr apt TO lie back and wait
for chance TO squirt II out In this.
though. they ,.re often fooled as one of the
nfeG In front may have something up his
steess Dickson said after the race yes
teFday:
Il never felt more like running In my
life than did today. ! felt sure had
broken the regard The instant | got the
gun went after the man in front which /
believe to be the right way"
An Indication Of how roer Dickson was
going Is given In the final OF the f0l-yard
dash. In which the boys wer. sent OFF PIE
maturity b} Starter CuFtiss. When the
gun went on Dickson from scratch and
farfaEer from thfse yards. raced of to-
seiher. About twenty feet from the start
some one yelled NJ Dickson that IL was no
start and lie slowed APP for an instant. but
isafrager Kept digging away. he renewed
his pace. breaking the tape simultaneous
" With Harrager. Even with the momen-
tsfy ease n' be went the route in 10 is
seconds, great performance
Jimmy Earrag@r aided an inch To his q
feet In as easy "a manner as II 1t was an
every day occurrence 90 smash records
just before peeiing his sweater some one
suggested 10 JIulmy HAT no break the zee
ord, ard Jimmy coffed his little rel can
he was of With tire words AL ~jgafs' IA
bis mouth. To a aae take-ofY he sho, t.f,
the air. his well made legs snesiv f..cl.ed
,hder h5tn II seemed 10 the crowd az II
IS never would iis ftt. He o.d though. bat
het unial ne bad ADDED an ineh 20 his reg
"Fd Of u feet. made :, .seaf.le las. ,,o~tt,
th realty be jumped farther ,han Il f@a,
men. IS tie SOFT alst caYea Ia al lsie., or
40 nacA % she spot - heels struck.
'sot3t VINO Is without totht the hese All
'sf@ssI3 efnlesa ~ tic Northwest had a
SORT ~ aW day ret one fr*f hatna married.
s''' 10 hts crefsi'. t1s has enough f.ef4als IA
e-a#tfF l4'n over copplo sf gImes. so he
'f..tNE eSpret8ly c2fr Tor shat bQ. ike
=" #Shef sFscF m-r abo have made zee
's"a for taer'eiSs a., woeid have ulra
tHisie - tfs g'esN sle paid the naoa4fs.
i"r o~sn< q slet-ciaEs ,aan a., heiar.
NiAefa CT Tie sc.aich IN nlost Of the
stet.te '"@
Ea's = at alsas. though ana rftb
'lffAsoi3. Barr ger voting Paf5.ss, ava
"8'"ss wih show tne Wehfg~gters - orc
.'a tt.at washington has some athletes