The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-30
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Victor. 60; Brady 60, 50 IS; Jackson. 81.
81: Moore, "a; Hope. 80; Singerman, 30;
Asmussen, 60.
H r. Payne. of San Francisco, speaks
highly of the Seattle Kennel Clubs bench
show. He says that the management was
Mr. PAYNE. was done BY j. w. Burreli,
who in most of the classes gave good
satisfaction. and placed the dogs where
they properly belonged. But JUST. e 10 the
that In some OF the sporting classes, with
which he has burt little experience. he
made some unfortunate errors. These oc-
CURED principally in the English settlers
and cocker spanielA
The English settlers were the best and
the largest classes OF the show, number
ing thirty-six in all They were strong IN
type. The cocker spaniels were not OF a
high order. The usual big cookers were
shown IN the field spaniel ciasses How .,,
fancders Of America VII classify the COCK
ers on basis which will carry with 1t q
semblance OF common sense?'
Julius Redesheimer owner of Juneau,
the fox terrier, which has been winning
everything in sight this season, has piac-
ed an order in England for three high
bred dogs Of the same class
Interest
tie, Tatoma. Spokane. Walia waila, What
com. wallace. Idaho. Vancouver, b. G.,
and Victoria, B. G., in the big shooting
tournaments which will be held later in
the season. Last week number of the
local nimrods visited Tacoma DIS guests
OF the Rifle. Rod and Gun Club, OF that
city. Next week the Tacoma boys VIII
be in Seattle. so far Tacoma and Seat
tie have not had any match contests, but
Il Is probable that several will be ar
ranged within the next two months;
From sh ALE s, Issued Wa,a sy CIV, WIZ au s
to p. @. Holahan. Of Wallace. Idaho, next
Friday afternoon, at Walla Walla, there
will be an eight-man match at 200 clay
pigeons.
II. Arpine. of Tacoma, is probably the
first breeder OF Belgian hares In Wash
ington. He recently purchased in san
Francisco two does. Dolly II. ana Alice
Rix, the latter with litter OF seven.
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Fishing in the tributaries OF the. All
tanum river. near Yakima. Is excellent,
according to the Yakima Herald. Last
Tuesday A. Johnson and Bob Lafeld
average size Some weighed between one
and two pounds.
DR.. r. A. Churchill. one Of the most
prominent members Of the Seattle Ath-
ietic club. and the holder of the club single
game championship record. leaves Seattle
today for New York city, where he will
spend three months In hospital surgical
work He carries with him Il, Letter, Nrs q YIN In
and Knickerbocker Athletic clubs
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Prof. Crane. OF the Seattle Athletic
candidly admits that John Davis, the local
long distance runner, Is one OF the most
remarkable athletes he has ever seen. He
works steadily every day at one Of the
local express company offices. seldom gets
an opportunity to do any training. and yet
the first time ne dons his running apparel
for the 1900 season he covers the distance
from Madison street bridge to the 8. A.
G. house In forty-one minutes. without
something like six and a half miles.
II am satisfied" says Mr.. Crane. that
II Davis had been given the opportunities
afforded the athletes of the New York or
Knickerbocker clubs OF New York city
that he would be among the leading rum
ners Of the country. II there were few
more like him England would not be so
decidedly our superior IN this particular
branch of athletics"
The application Of Joe Smith, who was
formerly Multnomah's great general In
baseball and football, for reinstatement
ment In this city. No one has anything
against Smith personally. but he volun-
tarily deserted the amateur ranks to play
professional baseball and coach football
"A
son having the knowledge Smith possesses
of athletics must have known what he
was doing There is no opportunity 10
urge that he inadvertently violated the
amateur rules
1t seems hard to keep a good fellow and
a good athlete out OF amateur competition,
but at the same time the Amateur Attn
ietic Union turned a deaf ear TO the appeal
OF r. t. Pope, of Seattle. for reinstate-
ment, when he simply played few games
q professional baseball In the old Pacific
northwest league, after leaving college
no good reason why the rule should be
set aside In favor OF Smith.
Harry vardon. the English golf cham
pion, who has been playing In the United
states Tor several weeks, viii return 10
England May 4. IL Is expected that Var
don viii have harder competition than
usual "a England this summer. The cham
piohship meet VIII be held on st. An
drews links, where several players are a
stroke better than on other grounds
where previous contests have taken place
The distance. however. between holes Is
80 great that Nardon will have pro-
nounced advantage.
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The Cycle and Motor Age says that n
seems new pretty well assured that the
the racing game. and that all the talk
tbai has been ahoat about its backing
tracks and teams was permitted 10 40 un-
denied, and, ia fact, was encouraged nv
some departments for the purpose OF pub
Lety without prize.
II was az least hoped. though. BY the
racins fraternity and patriotic American
aportsmen generally, that snRsuuch a.
IL deemed II good advertising to have An
sShieiS A. Paris. the trust would see ct
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