The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-03

tie Afnletic Club has been reorga nixed
AS row constituted II is made no of d.
c. Inverarity. chairman: Fred X struve
and John s. Tanner. The Committee win
make special effort to ind DIR the abfi-
fty Of the junior mefaoers and do what
can TO increase the interest in track
ard fesd work.
Ed Garney's new racing machine n
expected to arrive today. and from now on
70 sne close Of the season he viii devote
h3n1s<lf TO considerations work Yes. IL Is
true that I'm going 10 quit footing," said
Carney last evening. and see what can
DO on the track" There Is not a rider in
the Pacific Northwest who is more popular
with people VINO attend race meets than
Ganney. and he would receive rous1rg
reception IL he would shove his wheel TO
the front more frequently than he did last
season Gafney ought to be good
rider" said c. e Dow. Seattie's premier
professional because he has all the quail
ffications. ! am sure that he Will do well
II he trains and keeps himself In con-
dition."
A squad from Company b. n. @. W.,
WAS out al the target range at River park
yesterday. Although the weather was all
that could be desired. the boys did not
make very good scores. As IL was the
: FIRST practice of the season. their aim was
tr5fie unsteady. Following Is the score
out OF a possible 25. at 200 yards: Bugier
J. Williams, u; Private II. l.. Collier g.
Private J. Carroll. IL: Private w. E. Bud
long. Is; Corporal o. A. MCGEE, 90
The first dressing down OF the Y. II. G.
a. park track Is about completed, and IL
liz expected that riders will be allowed
on II by the middle of the week In spite
OF constant work on every good day for
"A fhrE L.. r..
the track which can only be removed by
time and hard work. But Ii is in infinite
~ better shape than a year ago now. In
fact riding was not allowed on the track
last year before May IL.
New rules adopted for the management
OF the Y. 81. C. A. park this year shut
out all but members of the Y. NJ. C. A,
who are compelled to present their tickets
In order 10 get In the gates. Plans are
on foot TO make the park more of priv
iiege to members this year than ever be-
fore. As soon as the electric lights are
In order the park will be thrown open one
evening week for members and ladies
accompanying them, to use the bicycle
track. This will be in addition to the
regular band concerts which will be
given one night a week as soon as the
evenings are sufficiently warm. 1t is also
intended to open the park two or three
families. as well as lady members to use
the track.
The Y. NJ c. A. track team held a
meeting Saturday night and will COM
mence training this week for the big Y.
M. c. A. athletic meet on Memorial day.
This will be without doubt the biggest
handicap athletic meet ever held In Sc
attic. The u. of W.. +. A. c.. s. A. C.
and Y. NJ. c. A. will all enter large
teams. and there will be hot fight for
points, and first place will be warmly
fought for in every event.
1t Is unfortunate that the scratch meet
between the U. of W. and Y. NJ c. A
teams cannot be arranged. The latter
will not be In shape for such a meet be-
fore the 5oth, and after that the u. of
w. will have closed for the summer.
There will be an athletic exhibition to-
night at the Seattle theater for the pur-
pose OF illustrating to those who do not
visit the Y. III. c. A. the work done in the
physical department OF the Y NJ c. A.
The prize-winning feature will on this
occasion be dropped and several of the
numbers devoted 10 an exhibition of the
everyday work of the Y. NJ c. A. gym
na9um- The programme has been care
fully arranged by Prof. E. f. Green. the
physical director and outside of the class
GfIii VIII snow some very pretty fancy
work by Messrs. Schone, Wagner and
Detwilcr, members of fine Y. Nj. C. A..
and Messrs. McManus and Jenner, of the
~. OF w q
The following is the programme TO be
rendered:
overture--Piano and violin ...
Miss Oracle Walton. Master Char
lie Walton.
Illustration drill 49,. Business Mems Class
Contest OF nations ....................
Running high jump. pole vault
running high dive.
" ana ufitt -..+.-.-..... Juniors
SOLO eherette ...... ...-.-....... .Roeckei
Mrs. G. G. Swift.
\ aitshti pafS ..-.t-.....-s.... selected class
Serman side horse ....... Selected class
The Funny Trick Honse ..............
...... ...... Messrg Schone and Wagner
Solo-s.A Woodland Serenada Mascheroni
Mr.. Herbert Williams.
Electrical Indian clubs MIR. e j. DetwiIer
Mr. A. X. Faher. champion weller
weight, +. n. A. VS.. Mr.. Louis Boylan
lsienhant ...... ..--...-....-.-....-.-.... Class
Solo-'~The Kiss .......................Ar diti
Miss Clara Tester.
BATON and gun work MIR. Morton Hill
1ufnbiing - ~..-.......-.........@..---
Nessrs. McMsnus and Jenner. e. OF W
Accompanies. DR.. G. A. Smith Miss FL
inor G. Rockwell.
One Of the pleasantest and most success
full shoots ever held by the Seattle Rod
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