The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-20
tinetres handicap tied for third plac.
with one metre. IS centimetres

Won by n swede Athlete.
The Americans did not make show
N the discus throwing. which was won
py soderscon, Swede. In the long Jump
Hanch. the American. stood better
chance, and secured a second and third
prize, the result being Koppan. Hun
s sar,dm, with a handicap Of meter 90
cehtimeters, jumped meters s9ia cent?
meters; MeClain, University OF Pennsyl-
Eania, with handicap OF S centimeters
did : meters % centimeters; Remington,
WIN handicap of - centimeters, covered
meters s5 centineters, and Prnstein
the scratch man. broke the French rec
ORG, with meters "a centineters. II is
noteworthy that Prfnstein's f,Irnn TODAY
was seven inches better than Kraenz-
lein : suncay jump, which won the cham
pionship, when Prinstein stood out, owing
TO a Misunderstanding
The Marathon race was an easy win for
Theatre Mitchell, who was a long way
aaead Of Emile, the French champion
Fast. the svede, who was third. was 81
Americans, Newton, Grant and Mcdonald
hnisned NTH, sixth and seventh. over an
honr later They were thoroughly ex
hausted;, having. found the road execra-
hle, badly paved with cobblestones, and
Destitute OF shade for the greater part
OF the distance. Newton was with the
leaders up to about thirty kilometers, when
ne collapsed and finished in the race
The distribution Of prizes then took
place, the American winners being enthu-
CneeFed by their fellOW-CDun-
trymen. and also applauded by the for
eigners.
Winning of the Finals.
The semi-finals were won by Miunehar
McClain. Holland, Schubert and Pritchard
ana these contested in the final. which
WAS pretty race and full OF interest
Mnnehans handicap was 6 meters Me-
Claims 81, Schubert's u. Hollands 1. and
Pritchard's g. All got off well. but as
they swept over the turf tho blue and
gray OF Georgetown's two entries were
seen to be leading safely. They finished
almost abreast, Minnehan beating his
Coiege mate. Pritchard was third Time,
10 4-5 seconds.
nat race. which was contested i'm four
trial heats. Hayes, with a handicap Of
~ meters. won the first; Lord. OF Chicago
university. with a handicap OF Sc meters
was second. Cregan, with a handicap Of
- meters. getting third place The third
heat went to Christensen. a Dane, with a
handicap OF IS centlmeters. Meching. with
a handicap of p meters, being second.
The last heat was captured by Hall of
Brown university, Ave, French being sec
ond.
When II came TO the final a big handi-
cap of seventy-five meters was given to
Christensen, which was impossible TO ov-
ercome and he finished yards ahead
Hayes being second and Lord third. Time.
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Second-men contested the 40o-m~ters
hurdle race. Tewksbery and Lewis, of the
Americans starting. but kraenzlein. who
was the scratch man. not starting
Immediately after the start II was
seen that the finish would be between the
two Americans, and Pritchard, of the En-
giish team. Pritchard had the best handi-
cap and his lead was not overcome. He
won rather hsndly in one minute and six
seconds. Tewksbery being second and
Lewis third, Pritehards handicap was
fifteen meters. Tewksbery's four and one
half, and Lewis I'm. Fabre, Charles. De-
rou and Tsuxin. III Frenchmen. were the
other starters
Although twenty-five entered in the
2.0o0-met steepiechass only twelve
started. IA the handlcaps frightened
many.
The Americans and Englishmen felt that
they had no chance OF winning and IT
was only at the last minute that orion de-
cided to start. The two men with the big
gest handicaps were puhnoe, German.
with 240 meters, and Kraschtil, Austrian,
with 230. These two led all the way and
finished with the Austrian I'm front Bush
nell, University of Pennsylvania, with IFS
meters handicap. was third. Time. T:1T 2-5.
Grant was the other American In the race
and he and orion were too heavily handi-
capped 20 hope TO win.