The San Francisco call., 1905-08-24
FAST RUNNING
At PRESIDE
Sergeant Edward H. Har-
nette Sprints One-Hundred
Yard Dash in 10 Seconds

The annual military athletic COM
petition OF the Department of Cali
fornia opened under auspicious cir
cumstances yesterday at the Pre-
sidio. The weather was all that
could be desired, the attendance
large, and in two instances very
fast time was made in the running
events. In the 100-yard dash Sergeant
E. H. Harnette of Company L. Fifteenth
Infantry, sprinted the distance in 10
seconds fiat. This was considered ex-
celient time, as Harnette has not had
much training, and notwithstanding he
came close uo to the worlds record
of 3-5 seconds, now held by Arthur
Duffy.
He would also have won out in the
220-yard run, but he fouled with Pri
vate E. G. Hunt and was disqualified.
In the mix-up Hunt stepped on Har-
nette's heel. inficting a deep cut. Har-
nette, however, continued on as
though nothing had happened and
came in first.
This run was won by Private j. w.
Cannon in the first-class time of 81
40 seconds
The hurdle race was one of the inter-
eSting events of the day. the jumping
of Private E. G. Hunt being loudly ap-
plauded.
The opening event of the day took
place in front of the United States
General Hospital. 1t consisted of fine
exhibition drill by First Battery. Field
Artillery, in command of Lieutenant A.
Mcintyre.
They went through. a great number
OF evolutions, many of them at full
galIop The driving thraugh the stakes
placed at only distance of about
three inches in each of the gun car
riages was clever feat This was
done at full speed of the horses.
In the afternoon the Fifteenth In
fantry baseball team beat the Fourth
Infantry team. IL to 2. and the Pre-
sidio team beat the Fourth Cavalry
team with a score of 9 to 2.
Following is a list of the events and
the scores:
Contest No. 1-10oyard dash. prelim-
mary: First, Sergeant Edward H.
Harnette, 10 seconds; second, Private
j. w. Cannon; and third, Private
Young, hospital corps.
Contest No. Putting 16-pound
shot: First, Sergeant W. III. McMas-
ters. 81 feet inches; second. Private
Ben Mcdonald. 81 feet: and third,
Corporal William o. Hampton. 80 feet
IL inches.
Contest No. 3-32O-yard run, prelim-
mary: First, Private ]. w. Cannon,
21 4-5 seconds; second. Private B. g.
Hunt; and third. Private Joseph B.
King.
Contest No. Running high jump:
First, Private E. G. Hunt, feet
inches; second, Corporal Van Metre.
5 feet 31z inches; and third, Private
Patrick Ryan, feet inches.
Exhibition WALL ing-Won by the
Presidio team, H. Mcdonald team sec
ond, and the Alcatraz team disqualified.
Contest No. 5-SS0yard run. prelim-
inary-First Sergeant Good, minutes
II As seconds; second, Private Jo-
seph B. King. minutes II 4-5 seconds;
and third, Farrier Walter Johnson,
minutes 20 2-5 seconds
Contest No 6-Haf- mile walk: First,
Private Kingsbury, minutes 55 sec
onds: second, Corporal McSweeney;
and third, tie between Privdtes
Charles E. Wells and Seybold-
Contest No. Pole vault; First, SER
geant Fernandez, 9 feet inches; sec
ond Corporal Jones. feet inches;
and third. Musician c. R. Bartlett. .
feet inches.
Contest No. S-120-yard hurdle, pre-
liminary: First, Private E. G. Hunt,
II 3-5 seconds; second, Corporal van
Metre; and third. Sergeant Glass.
The tournament will be continued
this morning at o'clock with contests
on the athletic field. followed by two
games of baseball in'the afternoon. The
competition will close tomorrow night
About $3.50 in cash prizes Will be
awarded to the fortunate contestants.