The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-23
PARIS ATHLETIC CONTESTS.
PRoHIBITIvE HANDICAPS PLACED
ON AMERICAN ENTRIES.
Closing Day of Amateur Champion
ship Events-AmerfcansG Generally
Decline tn Exhaust Themselves In
Trying TO Overcome Penalties.

PARIS. July 22-The worlds amateur
championship contests in connection with
the Paris exposition came TO a conclusion
today at the grounds OF the Racing Club.
in the Bots de Bologne. The weather was
cooler than IL was last week. though the
sun shone brightly. Comparatively few
Americans attended. owing TO the fact
that only three or four OF their country
men were announced to compete In the
events. for the most part handicaps in
which the Americans had received 100 Sc
we're treatment TO tempt them to exhaust
themselves in running losing races
six events were decided The Ameri-
cans competed in three and won one their
only success of the day.
The programme opened with the 100 me-
ter hurdle race. s. C. Kraenzlein Cniver-
sity OF Pennsylvania being made the
scratch man. As the other Americans
who entered were also pulled back. all
declined to run. Rau, a German, with
20 meter allowance. won. Pritchard. with
meters. was second. and Klingthoefer.
Frenchman, with IA meters. third. Time,
IS l-5 seconds.
Three competitors stripped for the shot
putting. the six Americans who had en-
tered, including Richard sheldon. New
York Athletic Club. who was scratch
man, standing out. Crittier. Hungarian.
with meters allowance, was first, with
IL meters Is centimeters. Bassett.
II
ing second. with - meters 81 centinsters.
and St. Cyr, a Frenchman. with meters
allowance. third with IL meters 81 cent?
meters.
Thirty entries were received for the 800
meters fiat race. which followed. but only
eight went to the starting post. Two out
of thirteen Americans ran. Two trials re-
suited In William J. Holland. University
berry. University of Pennsylvania with
Pritchard, OF the English team and Row
ley. of New South Wales, qualifying. The
final heat gave America her only victory
OF the day, and was the occasion OF a
magnificent tussle between Tewksbery
Pritehard and Rowley. All three left the
mark together and dashed up the track
with Holland close behind At first Pritch-
ard led but Tewksbery quickly got abreast
OF him, and the two then ran neck and
neck to the finish, Tewksbcry beating
Pritchard TO the tape by six inches. Row
ley was a good third. Time. % is sec
onds.
The 1900 meters fat handicap brought
out good field. seventeen starting. Most
OF these were Frenchmen, George w Or
ton, University OF Pennsylvania, being the
sole representative OF the UDted states,
and scratch man. He had no chance WITH
his competitors. with their allowances
Duhwor German, with 20 meters handi-
cap. won: Christensen, Dane. with 20
meters handicap. being second. and De-
livre. French. with 20 meters handicap,
being third Time minutes 80 as sec
onds. orion finished in minutes -
seconds.
In the 400 meters nat handicap there
were four trials Maxwell r. Long New
York Athletic Club, was the scratch man.
and did not run. but Holland. with 5
meters handicap allowance. and David G.
Hall. Brown university. with meters.
participated. The first trial heat was won
by Leinonnier French, with ~ meters al
lowance. Regnier. French with 30 mssers'
allowance being second Kippan, Hungar-
ian with IS meters allowance. won the
second heat: Mazaud, French. with Is
meters allowance, being second. Holland
was not placed. Workmulier. German,
with ~ meters allowance won the third
heat: Moulinet French. with 35 meters al
lowsnce being second. Hall won the
fourth heat. Zvestree. with 30 matters al
lowance being second
In the final Hail ran piuckily. but FAIL
ed to overtake the big allowance men.
finishing nth. Koppan was first, Work
muller second and Ismonnier third.
The last event. and the final contest or
the international sports n team nat race
Of & 600 meters, was disputed by Enelsn
and France. Each team consisted OF i've
picked runners. and The contest was de-
cided by points. calculated according 10
the places obtained at the finish. England
secured first. second. sixth. seventh and
tenth places. totalling 90 and France Oh
tanned third. fourth. nth. eighth and
ninth places. totRlling %. Thus England
won. Her two long distance runners, BEN
nett and Rimmer. led from the outset.
Time. Is minutes and - is seconds.
The proceedings concluded with ots-
trthutinn Of the prizes.