The Washington times., 1905-08-21
Successful Athletic Meets
On AL City Fairgrounds

a championship athletic meet was
held on all the public Fairgrounds in
this city Saturday afternoon. The
games began at 4:S0 o'clock in the after
noon. and on nearly every ground last
ed until darkness. The events We're
eVen q greater success than the instruc-
tors had anticipated There were large
entries In all the events. Remarkab bly,
good time was made by the boys. and
on some of the indoor grounds their
performances were equaled, even bet
tered, by the girls.
The short distance sprints proved 70
be the fayorite events. IN many cases
several heats had 10 be run. and IN the
sixty-yard dash on the North Capitol
and L street grounds there Were pc
tween sixty and seventy councillors
The prizes were as follows: First
place. blue ribbon badge; second place.
red ribbon badge; third place. white rib
bon badge. In the games such as base
ball basketball. etc, where teams COM
peted. 10 prizes were awarded, but the
winning side and The names OF the play
ers are to be posted on the bulletin
boards.
At North Capitol and [.
The results at the North Capitol and
I streets grounds We're as follows:
Ftfty-yard dash for girls under ten
years-Won by Bessie Weinberg.
FIfty-yard dash for girls under thir-
teen years-Won by D Resse Sheridan.
Fifty-yard dash for boys under thir-
teen years-Won by Cady Shugrue.
60-yard dash. for boys under sixteen
years-Won by Clay Hutch!son.
lVJ-yard dash. for boys under sixteen
years-Dead heat Cooper and Graham
Running broad jump. for boys under
thirteen years-Won by Hutchinson:
Cady. second
Running hieh jump. for boys under
Chi teen years " on b. Sherman; Hutch
tGon, second.
thirteen Years-Noa By Sherman; Hutch
ison, second,
The Rosedale Meet,
At the Rosedalc grounds. Seventeenth
ana Gales streets northeast, the largest
number OF children that have been on
the grounds this season turned out for
the sports. The results were as follows:
Horseshoe pitching. for boys under
tv elve years-Won by X. Frazier; Jesse
Grimes, second
Horseshoe pitching for boys under
sixteen ycirs-Won by NJ. Dore; John
Potter, second.
horseshoe pitching for boys over six
teen years Won by Il Lowry; T. Sim
Standing bread jump fer boys under
twelve years-Won by q. Well; Ray
mOnd Frazier. second
sixteen vears-Won by B. lIiedeurich; 6.
Simmons second.
Running nigh jump for boys under
twelve yeaFS-3t on by 2 LAnguebacl. R
Fra Zier, second
Running broad jump for boys under
sixteen ycars-Non by W. Linguebach
h Heidenheiuer. second.
TWenty-tiYc-yard dash. for boys under
twelve years-Won by p, Ltnguebach
". Connors, second.
Fifty-yard dash. Tor boys under twelve
RS A'F9Tr tr4eEf
FifIy-vard dash. for bows under six
teen years-Won by NJ. Dore; G. Taylor
seGord-
In the Southeast.
The summary Of the events at the
Southeast Grounds was as follows;
High jump for boys under twelve
years-R. Sullivan, frst; second and
third places not qualified
High jump for boys under fifteen years
L. Nj Sullivan and Owen Lang tied
for first: /. NJ. L4t{leton. third,
Running broad Jump for boys under
twelve years-R. Sullivan. first; r. NoIl
Broad jump for boys under fifteen
years-M- sullivan first; r. Sullivan,
25-yard dash for boys under twelve
years-R. Grace and S. Taylor tied FOR
first, &. Rockingham, third.
50-yard dash for boys under fifteen
years-W f. Rouder, first; G f. Turn
eT. second; T. Mccarthy. third.
5g-yard dash for little girls Mary
Grace. first: Ruth Kuhnert. second
50-yard dash for girls under twelve
years-Elsie Hazel, first: Marie Oula-
5o-yard dash for girls over twelve
Jennie Warner, hrst; Violet JensingE.
second.
90-yard dash for boys under ten years
George Connor first; Rodney Hin
wood second.
Broad jump for little girls Ruth kuh-
net. nrst: Marl' Brown. second.