The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-04

Hobart. the tennis player. has been do
ing remarkably well in England. Paret
Is out % condition.
WHO Is the greatest fisherman in Seattle
A shor, tine ago II would have been i'm
possible to answer this question. because
EraS;us Braireri, Capt. Edwards. w II.
FIack George q. White. VIII II. Parry.
ex-Mayor Phelps ex-Ffre Commissioner
Jones ard W. 4. Hardy were in the race.
Now all has changed, and the oid-timers
have passed IN their designations In favor
OF Louis Cohen. According 10 the story
in circulation ne made a trip 20 Cedar
lake recently with Mr. Jones and Mr.
Parry Suddenly there came a mighty
tug at his line. and he yanked a three
pound trout clean out OF the water. -four
ished him around in the air and incidental
~ kept yelling out: What will 10 with
him? VIVA, will do with him. Play
him" said Jones That's what I'm do
ing" replied Cohen. as big beads Of per-
spiration rolled down his face. He actu-
ally landed the FISH. and therefore the old
timers cheeerfully take of their hats 10
the new champion. Traditions in fishing
pass away just the same as they do in
other sports.
Arthur Lane. Of Alexa ndria. Ind. who
j. row In the Valdes country. Alaska.
writes that moose aud elk and other
large game are TO be found there. bat
that they are not plentiful. He says that
there are ducks and geese until one can't
rest.
Present Indications are that the Pacific
coast dog fanciers Will soon break away
from the American Kennel Cub and form
an organization of Their own. G. r. YAM
dell secretary % the Seattle Kennel Club,
has received several letters recently about
the matter and will soon call a meeting 10
select delegates or issue credentials for use
al the organization meeting to be held in
San Francisco.
The running races at the Athletic park
this morning commencing at II O'Clock
promise excellent sport. Four Pacific
Northwest amateur champions will take
part. The first of these is Eddie Dickson.
the sprinter. II Is said that man named
Paris. from British Columbia. will part;ci-
pate in the 100 and that he stands a
good show OF defeating Dickson. If this
report Is true the old old story about
entries not closing promptly will bob up
again. Too much care cannot be taken 20
keep these races free from men who are
not known Paris NAV he a bona fide
amateur. ] have no reason TO doubt his
standing, but I did not find his name
among the official entry blanks that were
placed IN my nafiuS TO assist me III nindi-
Gaping the 220-yard dash. Two Victoria
men, Mccormick and Blaine. were placed
on strstch because they failed to send in
their entry blanks after promising TO do so.
| have no desire TO work a hardship on any
athlete, but If | had my way the entries
wCC,d close in proper time so that each
contestant could know who had entered.
give the amateur entry list as 1t came TO
me. Other contestants I know nothing
about:
2an-yard handicap-Scratch. Dickson.
Blaine Mccormick: 3-yards, Veser. Too.n-
or: s-yards. Smith; 12-yards Palmer.
Geary. Duncan.
SSo-yard rune. f.. Duncan. Seattle: c.
James Elder. Seattle. w. II. Toomer. Seat
tie: John Davis Carbonate; Blaine. Vic
toria: Mccormick Victoria,
1sD-yard dash-Eddie Dickson. Tacoma:
&. James Elder. Seattle: Jack Geary. Seat
tie: A s. Smith, Seattle; w. II. Toomer,
Seattle: l.. O. Veser, Seattle: Don Palmer.
Seattle, J. f.. Barrager, Seattle. john
Davis, Carbonate.
Running broad jump. f. Barrager. Ia
coma. Jack Geary. Seattle; A. u. Smith.
Seattle w r. Tocmer. Seattle. Don II
Palmer. Seattle.
Pole vault against reccrd)-Don II. Pal
mer, Seattle.
PEE BEE