The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-05

tation Is ole Of the most remarka-
IL bic athletes In the Pacific North
west at the amateur feld and track
games held yesterday afternoon at the
Athletic park. under the auspices OF the
Fourth Of July celebration committee.
AZ he passed over the bar In the pole
vault at ten feet eight inches the crowd
broke forth into Wild cheera A new r.
n. A. record had been made. and the
colors OF the Seattle Athletic Club waved
In triumph as they did several years ago.
when Palmer, as q mere boy. astonished
the athletic world by wtpang out the old
record.
Palmer was called upon to do ten feet
eight inches In order to break I'M own
figures Of ten feet seven and three-quar-
tiers inches. which he did 1t IN indoor
meet last winter. When he essaycd the
feat. which attracted the attention OF
crowd that filled both grand stands and
clogged the inner circle Of the grounds, Q
suppressed "ah" went up as he failed once.
twice. then he went back for the last trial.
He caught he dissancs, struck fn &C. f nsx
passed over the bar. free and clear. Prev
ious TO this he had really won the event
at ten feet four inches, with Jay Hunes.
handicap Of three inches. sam Humes was
third with ten feet one inch. including
tweive-inch handicap.
This does not end Palmers remarkabie
work. He was given the foO-yard dash
after terriic race with Monson. OF Port
Townsend. The three judges were unani-
nous In his favor. Many of the crowd.
fsrst. without showing the slightest fatigue
Palmer won the running broad jump with
twenty feet ten inches TO his credit, not
Including h. s ssr1 hr1a 90 ., ss
a killing race with Sterling Hin and Frank
Atkine. and finished the day by running the
fastest quarter for the s. A. G. in tho
relay race against time.
DRoF. ARTHUR ". CRANE. OF. the
piess man in the city. His aggregation
OF athletes over which he extends care
that Is almost fatheriy had won glorious
victory. with Palmer 40 the star. Out OF
possible 50 the 3. A. c.. blue diamond boys
carried OF Il, the u. of W. -. the !. N
c. A. Is. Muitnomah 5. and unattached I.
AS usual unfortunate George Paris was
handicapped out OF IL. He ran for all ne
for him to overcome. Is. Trenkman, OF
Maitnomah. was a victim OF the handicap
Per In the. running high jump. whica 3
with an actual jump Of Eve feet seven
inches. He had a handicap Of seven inches
which was out OF proportion TO hts actual
work Is concerned Treakman is a fine
Jumper. the best on the grounds yesterday.
bat at that he did not come up 10 Mac
pougaii. whose work surprised everybody
A. f. Davis. OF ff7e Y. 81. G. A.. won the
mile race from the thirty-yard mark max
ing his second victory within three weeks
He set a hot pace and kept u on soft
track from beginning TO end. The time was
As g. James Elder. forfeited his fifteen
yards handicap over Edward c. Bader. Of
Port Townsend. and ran from scratch. II
was a very pretty race between Elder ard
Basser. the former winning by foot In the
lagt three yards
IL was a moss unfortunate thing that the
dispute arose ever the victory IN tae lao-
yard dash. II In q race In wnich great In
teFess cen;srs and Ii always fought with
grim deferminAt ton. Paris. scratch. and 7.
L. MonAon. % Port Townsend. one OF the
8 A. C.'s crack runners tough. The hrs:
trial beat. Although Monson had seven
nfseen yards ard won by foot. in 10 rs
seconds Philip William. a Pnysilup In
dian. won tAe second heat from the sven
yard mark With Godfrey Biumenshai. 81 the
Mafsnnsnah club second from the two
yard mark Owing 20 q mistake Fisher. =
A. C., wxe Jeff AZ the mark John w.
t-.ynssdlrse THE starter. said he was sorry
but. when Trstssr called for more time. his
finger had already pressed the trigger. and
he could nos STOP
Don Palmer, three yards. and c. James
Elder, eve yards, made . great race IL
the third heat. Palmer winning IN 10 IS
much activity ~ two weeks age. Aoneon
non the sefri nneis. and thea came the
anai. Fara. hons0n, WikIsAsn. and Palmer
took th> iinas- 4 pu6 81 ssDoke and they
eere or NruDcn on The ouf1tde coufne
nth thru y1rdD handicap OVER 4Aamnk