The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-17

ons Of the most interesting open handi-
~sp meets ever neii In Seattle was that
unter the auspices OF the Seattle Ath-
100 club yesterday afternoon at Athletic
800 Many brilliant rallies and exciting
Gcidents enl!vened the events. The
frrci and field were in rather poor condi-
Ton. owing to the recent rains, ye. some
remarkably pretty work was done by the
contestants.
The meet was an easy victory for the
Reat,lo Athletic Club. more than two
thirds Of the points being won by Its ath-
ktes.
Prof Crane, OF the Seattle Athletic Club.
vas warmly complimented for his thor
cugh management OF the meet The events
followed ia quick succession without any
Of the disagreeable delays which have
been too frequently a characteristic OF
seattle sport.
The smallness OF the crowd in attend
ancs did not reflect much credit on local
admirers OF othletic sports. Although In
tho meet had entered many OF the most
noted athletes In Western Washington,
there were. II II said. less than fifty paid
admissions. In speaking OF this fact. ono
Of the few men whose efforts keep ath-
Ietics going in this city said yesterday.
''rhers are many people here who make
flfdu futAA rDofff nut ~ tH a EuflOUS TACK
that when II comes to patronixing tho
meets they are painfully conspicuous by
ther absence. The meet today, for clean
amateur sport, lett nothing to be desired.
but these people who make such q boast
n their love OF athletics were, as usual.
Invisible. II is about time that some
thing was done In tho matter. or Seattle
VIII lose sooner or later her strong POI
alton IN the field of sport"
The FIRST event was the half mile BIZ
cycle race, one OF the most exciting strug-
Gles OF the day. Fred Morton, OF TIA
sseona ana Morris. ~ ths seattle hps
letio Club. third. Thu time was / minute
= and Is seconds.
The Toward dash. ran in. three heats.
smsn" the essna Tss
resulted as follows; First heat, won by
J. Humes. s. A. c.. handicap. "a yards;
second II. Crook, Seattle. handicap. 1
yards. and third. George Paris. $. A. c..
second heat. frst. I. Thayer. g. A. c..
handicap. yards second, 5. Humes. =.
a c.. handicap. yards. and third. G.
Fisher. =, A. c., handicap. 2la yards. In
the final heat Jay Humes. after a gallant
sprint. took FIRST place, with Crook sec
end and Thayer third Tho time for
Zach OF the heats was 10 50 seconds;
The one milo run came next, run In ona
heat, and won by j. Davis, =. A. G.. from
scratch; second. II, Moldenhour. Seattle.
handicap. Is yards. and third. 8: Garvey,
-. n u. uknlAtaVs W NdtdS. Aie fliflt
was minutes and 50 seconds
Davis winning was up TO his usual high
form.
jump, won by ID. Grant. =. A. c, from
scratch with feet inches, remarka-
Die performance, when the heavy condition
Of tho field is considered. A. Gardner. \. A.
g. hand;cap. inches took second, WITH
NacDougail y. A G.. handicap, inches
third with an actual Jump OF feet 3
iAches.
were NJ Newherger, 8 A. C., scratch.
and J, Bebh. =, A. c., handicap. Yards
They furnished the comedy element OF tho
meet. The former won In II minutes and
After ths mile walk came one of the
best events OF the dav, the pole vault
IN which tho two brothers, Jay and sam
Humss engaged In hard struggle for
victory. nrst place finally falling 70 the
former at ten feet nve inches, The win
eer was on . scratch. witlc sam ha1 u
handicap OF eight inches The latter made
an actual vault of nine feet nine inches
= Geary took third place. with nine feet
one inch. actual vault His handicap wns
twelve inches. All were from the = y y
tho ninth event was the 94e,Ssra dssh'
In which L. Thayer. handicap three yards
and O. Paris, scratch. both OF the >
A. C., had = great contest for nrst place
fhayer Won with Paris a close second, ana
W HAWKINS, - "a w. AAiNfNaA itAH'
yarfs. third The time was - 10.
The one-mils elcS cla race. open, was
the next event. and Was rendered highly
srri,ing BY several OF the contestants coll
udlng, with painful results. &. kathbpn.
U 81 W. received bad fall The WIN
nsr vas Morton. and second. nowling,
hc,h OF Tacoma. The time was 2-S 10
In the eleventh event. The NsD-yard run,
an accidental fosi by Crcuk, ~ seattle,
,ast hlln frst place. The race Was WON ny
DAVIS. S A. C. from scratch. second.
MSSeahanr az Seattle, handicap twenty
yards and third A. Dickson. ). \. c.
ksndicap. twenty-five yards. The time
Nsx, came the discus throw, i'm which
A Gardner, s \ C took hrss place from
Nratch, With = beautiful throw OF ~
. ss~s ak inches Z Mcdonald. ~ Seattle.
handicap eight feet took second place,
win ntnety.two feet four and one-halt
laskss ard Thayrr. A G.. ser atch, third
Place With ninety AVo feet Ave and Once
half inches
The last event Was the I'D yard hurdles
race that Was ran Win viva ana das
TAyer = A g. handicap TWO Sarde.
yea secOad. JAW Humes, and third, J.
S<ery The ttfuo WAS 10 la
Sixteen officials had charge ~ the meet