The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-14

country IL fooka me some time 10 get
uzed TO the new order % things Pro-
fessioral racing Is. rpn very nicely over
there. ard have NOTHING but praise for
IL and the English people. who were very
fair ard sporfsnsnIke. I vas wei treat
ed everywhere. The fastest track / ran
on w.lile there was cinder path at SIAM
ford Bridge. / think IL must be the fast
est track in the world. our tracks don't
compare with IL. Most OF the tracks over
there have an outer path OF cement for
cyclists, and an inner path of cineers for
the pedestrians"
The yachting season Is almost al hand
and q few OF the boats, the sloops Earl.
Essse, TITLE. Imp and schooner Haieyon
have shown UP in the bay already. The
home Of the Elliott Bay Yacht Club. the
Brighton boathouse, has taken up It's old
stand at the foot o, Battery street, and IS
getting down the moorings for the boats.
/ it is to be hoped that all the old stand
bys OF the feet. the kelpie. Rainier, Fal-
con, White Star, Truant. Cslista. Evelyn
Mays American. Hypathis. kaleta. Mamie
and chiopa viii show up in commission
early in the season. and SO be in fine
feather and readiness for the first cruise
and regattas, viz. the local and interna-
fional at Victoria, on the cath OF May, 10
which all yaehtsnien look forward 10 as
the banner event OF the season.
The annual meeting was held at the Ho-
tel Stevens In January and the financial
condition of the club reported good and
ready for a good and prosperous year.
Although the club has lost many OF its
best sailors ana members by the exodus
TO Alaska il is hoped that new blood will
develop TO help carry on the good work
OF the club, which in the last three or
four years has taken rank as one of the
best and strongest clubs on the Coast.
The meeting for the annual election OF Of
ficers VIII be held at the clubhouse on the
first Wednesday in April April 8, al $50
p. m. and IL is TO be hoped that all in
terested in yachting will be present.
At the present time the outlook for ath-
letics in Seattle during the spring and sum-
mer is not encouraging. Many OF the
stars of past seasons have gone away. The
Seattle Athletic Club is without a trainer
and the work OF the Young Mems Christian
Association has been seriously interrupted
by Prof. Green's trip to Alaska. At the
University or Washington Prof. Wander
Veer Is working hard TO get his men into
condition. and il is in that direction that
Seattle must look for representation. As
matter of fact a splendid opportunity is
offered for the development of new ma
teriai. Perhaps there are no Eddie Dick
sons or Jirnmy Barragers IN Seattle but
there must be some good material. The
problem Is TO bring ii out. Excluding the
University of Washington from considera-
ton. / must say that Seattle has fallen
into 4 decline so far as sprinting goes.
IT would seem as II common sense would
tell pot hunters that II Is time to stop
shooting ducks. The present law is OBJ
noxious. in that II says shooting shall cease
January j instead~of March I. but to all
appearances tbs1t class of human beings
who masquerade under the guise OF sports
men, have concluded that IT is all right
to exts2d cne open season Indefinitely 1t
is the<action Of such game hogs tina. causes
diSsust among sportsmen generally and
tsads to a wholesale breaking OK the laws
The annual meeting of the Queen City
Good Roads Club viii be held this evening
at the municipal court room at S o'clock.
The election of officers and other important
matters will come UP for consideration.
All who are interesting in wheeling and
bicycle paths should attend the meeting.
The young women OF the university held
a very successful meet in the Armory on
Friday afternoon. which was attended by
a fine audience OF their lady friends. The
programme was varied with a few num-
bers by young men. These Included three
songs by a double quartette from the Uni
versity Glee Club. tumbling by John 3.
McManus and Theodore NJ. Jenner. hori-
Zontal bar work by Mr.. Jenner and Prof.
c. w. Wander Neer who has charge OF the
work In physical culture. The programme
OF the young women was as follows: Class
work, free movements. by thirty young
women; twenty hve-yard dash. nine en-
tries, won by Miss Charlotte NJ. Blodgett:
three-legged race, four teams entered.
won by Miss Alice Webb Ninnedge and
Miss Edith Gratia ProSch: two-lap race
(twice around the Armoryt won by Miss
- III
tween two teams capta,ned by Miss Mable
Ward and Miss May Goodman, the latter
winning by a score of TO o.
The Amateur Athletic Union is taking
mail vote on the question of doing away
with this registration fee for noyices
There Is 70 doubt but that the vote will be
in the affirmative. This will do away
with the objection that since registration
went into effect the novice races have been
remarkable for the limited namber of
entries.
Farmer Burns who styles himself the
champion Of the ca;ch-as- Catch-can wrest-
Ter. writes from Kalispell. Mont, as fol-
lows.
Il hear that Charley Moth. the cham
pion Grseco-Ronar wrestler. is looking
for match. As | am now on the Pacific
slope I Will wrestle him two falls catch
and IL necessary 70 decide the best three
falls oGt OF five the winner OF the two
quickest fails TO take his choice of the fifth
fan as 20 style, for from 500 10 500 side
and g per cent ret gate receipts to winner
and p per cent. net gate receipts 20 the
loser Let Mr.. Moth pat up si0e forfeit
with any rational hank in your city. ard
will at once cover IL. the match TO take
place from thu Fist TO the 26th Of this
month I'm Seattle. as I have Eastern en-
gagements after that date. Moth can
write or wire me here AZ Kalispell, Mont,
AT once
Charles Moth, the wrestler says that he
is willing 20 meet capt 4. y. Plsnck ia a
t,ig-of-war match. but that he does not
know where TO address him concerning "A
match.
In the future men who act as field and
track judges al \. A. L athletic meets
will De required 10 register in The same
manner as competitors This VIII swell
the receipts Of the union 10 some extent.
but what a howl it VIII cause in certain
quarters. It would be a splendid move