The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-14

Gay AFTERNOON AZ a meeting "a TIE Dflsisi-
pair. hackers and stake holder.
Frank Smith one ~ the best known
sporting men % Seattle. IL hacking Frlle
while Frank BrirtoB, the ail-around sport
OF British Columbia. Is putting up the
money for knight. Tom Clancy has been
chosen a. stake holder and az the meeting
yesterday afternoon Smith and RriJion
each deposited with him $40 81 cash. the
Remainder 81 the stakes. /; wsil ~ re-
called that esaef RAD par ~ So forfeit
The meeting was c0EnpaTa tive.y short.
each man being ready with nia money. II
was agreed the race shall be run a. she
CID White Ho&asa track Or in that vicinity.
There is clnder bed. which all parties
Think can be rolled mic fair condition. or
course II VIII not be a record breaking
track bus . ;he contestants are fast the
time win uBdD8s3tedly be good Il rs gen
orally believed that II a.! conditions wsre
favorable the ainner would make the hun
dfed in ten seconds fat. AZ II IL. the per
formance VIII be very eredstable II the
watchers show ten ard Il Fifth seconds.
Both knight and Frue gay that they
are satisfied Nith tne track, which puts
stop TO one paint on which there might
have been considerable pickering knight
would have preferred 70 run In Tie Athietlc
part. out X was gene ally understood among
sporting men that the 7. II c. y. ghich
stu. mas control. w5uid not permit com-
petition Tor money The race. however, Is
NOT a money making proposition. outside
OF the Stakes and the opportunity for bet
tlnk- Anyone VINO desires IL be present can
b. there without paying any admission.
Tie Judges az the finish nave not BEEN
selected, but this IS "a matter that can be
satisfactorily adjusted ~ a few minutes
The start viii be under the rules known
among professionals as mutual consent"
II is claimed thar by these rules the danger
OF one msH getting the better Df the other
is done away with. The ordinary start il
from the pistol shot and in this Way run
ner sometimes beats the pistol. by this
expression ! mean that the runner may
leave ths mark a fraction Of second
before the pistol r. actually hfea II the
other man holds fat 10 tn. mark until the
SHOT ho IL handicapped ~ the distance his
competitor has gained. Ii the runner who
attempts Is steal On thu pistol Is caught
h Is qenalizeti. lat 1t often happens thaf he
starts Just as The starter is Pressing this
Trigger. IL which case II is too late 70 stop
by the term mutual consent" ono geta
good idea by taking II literally. II the
start Is mutually acceptable 20 both run
Hers the race n or.
The selection OF Ffue ID meet X night
Instead Of E.spiln. came about through the
failure or the latter - run q trial race
Frue WAS willing 10 Try. out with Espin
and X WAS supposed that they would meet
hi a friendly race. II did not take place
however. and ths selection naturally fell
on Fr1ie, who haa been working hard To got
Ia condition. He has lost thirty pounds
and viii lake the mark at about rs or
twenty-six pounds heavier than knight
tie Is Living In North Seattle and Gev0tes
much or hls time 10 road work ana genera.
exercise Ills trial heats have al been run
In secret so Do one but those on me in
side really Know how fast ne Is going
Yesterday morning he covered he distance
twice and was a. strong after the second
beat the FIRST
Frue is a wonderfully powerful fellow. but
he does NOT look Ike Ideal spfinter. In
his races In and and about Seattle Il has
always been some thing of a surprise the
way he managed II get over the ground
He has tha advantage over many other
sprinters In that he has It nerve Of steel,
confidence enough 10 fOat a ship and does
not become heart broken II he loses. There
IS great variety Of opinion 10 how fast
he can run. ! have heard Some men say
that he could not beat io As 10 save his life
While others took The position that he had
not been pushed 10 hss full limit. In this
part Of the country ~ least. have al
ways thought that Frue could run In
10 Is My opinion was strengthened when
be won the professional race Fourth Of July
hands down. looking back over his shout
der during the last ten yards. His time
was about two-hfths under eleven AT that
time on a sof, track IL n had Been pushed
he would have hit the IL is mark certain
| have been told that he has run "A trial
heat In ion seconds fat That IS fast time
may be 81 pesslnist. but | always wish
had seen the race with IA watch in hand
when the time IS given ten or better
had talk with frue yesterday lie
looked well and strong. Iii eyes are clear
and his complexion has improved wonder
fully over what it was couple of months
ago. lie Is confident OF winning and says
that II he Is beaten the other man Will have
10 come mighty close To ten seconds. II
am not acquainted with Knight" said
ffIe. "bui realize that he must be
flyer or Frank Britton would not 40 to tho
trouble OF bringing him here fer this race
am going Ia tsiat ham Il can
Frank Britton and Knight arrived I'm tho
city Saturday evening from Vancouver. g.
1. britton brought good sized rou II
money with him ana viii either ho big
winner OF equally large loser on tne race
His confidence in Knight IS shown by the
fact that he brought hiu oar from Toronto
Knight appears rather slender AZ first
glance, @alt lie f0ct that he weighs ~
pounds IN racing condition Indicates thar
his appearance > decciving. Ito Is FIVE feei
nitI@ ami one-haif Inches tail. Ii has clear
blue eyes ana = light @emi'leSipf.. To
ronio - my home said knight" bfst |
have been foot facing for Ten years pur-
ms That time | have been "a TAR WaSt as
California. ready So ram anyone a
legitimate raoe for $40 OF st.ssi II am
lsaien 4 vii be bseauAs the other mau Is
faster"
The race VIII take place sametIas be-
tween and o'clock n the afternoon.
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w HtI.E Knight Was training in Nan.
w c0uVer. Is, a.. for hss race wftA f'rtis
he tried 10 80 match with Paris the
c0lofsd man. WHO Fah against Eddie dick
son. Tire Pacific Northwest CHAMPION u
ttlis 1lfS Fourth uf JAY. \ mallr3iy u
the judges de< .afei ths race deaf hgaI
bur IN niy esfitia,ti oH Paris wou o. ssln
y satisfied thAl he MAS beaten PAr.s :
new thinkin@ ct deserving .hr amateur
ranks ana ii ia probable that Pee Nil he
fsuc,
m HE efforts oC the Seattle AfhleH, club
isliiard enthusiasts TO eet 1872 - toarua.
mco. wtta Woullerr of ttp K.-uief tfta3
do uot appear So tstar frslgt The tnaN.stE,
was Senf sometime aga b4t sac o. ls-.
evening Uo answer h4d lsasn fee0. wed b.
Is tae opinion of members az the : \ e
ina; tt& Rainier Cialrsga rtutG have a.