The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-09
Chairman Ambrose and His Com
mittee At Work.
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Enthusiastically one Of he most prom
onout features Of the fOueth Of July cebe-
bfa&toa In Seattle. II not indeed the most
prominent. viii b. the sports held In con-
zsction with It. II n no exAggsratton TO
say that II the plans q the c0sAmtttee on
spsrts are carried out. the result viii b
the greatest sporting carnival ever WIT
messed ON the Coast In one day: and
9urthermoIA there now seems every like
uho0d that these plans will b executed.
Two things point In that direction. In
the first place. AZ each day goss by II be-
comes more and more evident that the
finance commtttse ~ going 10 raise .
larger amount for the celebration than
was ever subscribed on . similar occasion
IN this city. In the next place. while no
formal action with regard to the sports
has yet been taken by the general COM
mtttee. yet the members have individually
expressed themselves ~ favorable TO ae-
cOrding the sports very large place on
tho programme Of the Fourth. and Of CIV
preparation.
Chairman Ambrose. Of the COMMITTEES
on sports, has selected the other MEN,
hers Of the committee, which. ~ con-
stituted, stands ~ foiiowsi
Committee on 6Dorts-A- T. Ambrose.
chairman: r. D. Hughes. Prof. A. W.
=. kinnear. A. ~. Franklin. w. II.
Lewis. Frank Fredericks. r. H. Kinncar
win act an secretary and treasurer OF the
" water Casaavals.
Mr.. Ambrose said last night: We have
Just held an informal session OF the COM
mittes. at which our plans were ~ thor
10 : definite appropriation from the
= have appointed three men who VIII
s ssss sn q :. B. HasRs. ~ho viii
have tina oversight OF the water carnival:
prof A. w. Crane. Of the Seattle Athletic
club wnc =. have s en 1SSs f csnao dom
who will took after the yachting.
Tho water carnival. OF which Capt
Hughes viii have the oversight. VIII b
viii be held on Lake Washington. begin
ming early IN the afternoon. and Will con-
oist Of four-oared contests between the
senior and Junior teams from British Co
lumbia, and possibly also these from Ore
eon. We are Also planning for indian
canoe races, and ne have evsry reason
s1 sssys that :: i sss r * =
bot only Of soassstants. nut q vi.itore
for IAN !. .s sSA sh ses A ss ss ess WIN s.
represented II the Donilhion day tpteeh4r
tiOnsil rs.alt , e vanscavsT 3 !, Ivy
,h..m a 70 come = g g sesss o. SsF return
"As 10 the yachting. ynchtsmen already
know but IL may be well 10 inform the
general public, that the contests here on
July I will be Of an International char
acter. For several years II has been the
custom TO hold such a regatta at some
point in the Pacific Northwest. and this
sures not only representative attendance
from British Columbia and the ports %
the Pacinc Northwest but Also that spirit
tho keenest 1est and greatest excellence
TO q sporting contest Of any kind.
Field and Track.
As TO track and fieid athletics. We have
several points in our favor. some Of which
No could not have secured by any possible
planning. but OF which We shall not hest
tate to take advantage For instance. the
place at Portland has been declared on
This virtually releases every athlete OF
prominence in the Northwest. 30 az 10
ssrs rh.s 1 @ 5:
In the nature of an interstate meet: tn
decd. may say an international. because
20 como not only from Oregon, but from
British Columbus as well. and II II not
haxarding too much to say that this meet
VIII be the occasion OF the keeneat ath-
Lotto contests ever held In tho Pacific
''In outlining the various events on the
programme II will be our purpose to pro-
who may be devoted 10 the particular
sport involved. but for the general public;
and II may be OF interest now to say that
admission 70 the field and track athletics
viii be absolutely free
I'VE have decided To include among the
events ~ this department the following:
Pole yanlt. broad jump. high Jump, throw
Ing dinces. putting the shot. tn,-yara dash
Eo-yard dash. <to-yard run. haif-mtie run
and s0Nyard low hurdle race We can
guarantee that the medals in these con-
tests will he the handsofness ever offered
for similar contests IN the Pacific North
west In each contest three medals will
be offered.
Nlnor sports.
The minor sports. which have hereto
fore been source Of great popular amus.-
ment. viii ,hts year be more varied ard
extensive than ever before. They will be-