The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-09-03

track in preparation for the coming
intercollegiate events to be held in
connection with the horse show and
hippodrome at the Minnesota state
fair next week, the board OF managers
have made special arrangement
whereby all candidates for honors in
THESE events will be able to use the
track every day this week.
AS the fair grounds close on Thurs
day of this week, 1t will be necessary
for those who desire to take advantage
OF this offer to secure passes at the
administration building on or before
Thursday morning. These passes will
be issued to all who make application
for them.
The tan bark track is now In fine
condition, and there is every reason
to expect some fast time at the meet.
Professor Rothfus Of the ST. Paul Y.
M. c. A. says: '"The meet should be-
come a permanent feature of the
state fair and offers an excellent ad-
dition to the regular horse show pro-
gramme, and will in my opinion be
decidedly popular with the crowds VINO
attend the fair, as it Is one Of the most
important amateur events of the year
The majority Of the twin city schools
and associations are now represented
in the entries and a number of smaller
colleges throughout the state ara also
on the list. The inter- collegiate 100
yard dash for Monday evening prom
Uses to be one of the fastest run in
the state. Capron of the. Minneapolis
west side high, who won the inter-
collegiate mile last winter is picked
TO clean up the slate, although some
of the Hamline men should be well to
the front as two OF them have all
ready done better than 10 is. Bliss,
the star distance man of Hamline, who
holds the state record for a mile in
ABB, and at present appears to have
the call on the distance events will
find Clark of the state university a
likely opponent, as the latter has done
better than 4:40 on an inside track
In the quarter mile, Captain Hughes
of the Carleton track team, should be
able to distance his competitors, but
Geo. Drew, running for the st. Paul
Y. M G. A., who holds the record for
quarter mile at 50 seconds flat. mas
been doing large amount of summer
training, and ought to hold his laurels.
Culbertson of Hamline, and Trautz Of
the Y. M. G. A. are also first class
men in this event. Cal Mousseau, an
west side high man is also entered in
the 440 yard event, and in company
with Capron will run the sixty yard
low hurdles Friday night Here they
have a sure field unless Capt. Curley
Pierce Of the Famine football team
can come down from the training camp
at Wauconia for more than one night.
The schedule with the addition of the
so yard low hurdle event remains as
originally planned:
Monday nigllt--HaIf mile run.
Tuesday night--100 yard dash.
Wednesday night--Mile run.
Thursday night-Quarter mile run,
and sixty yard low hurdles.
These events win occupy fifteen
minutes of the horse show and hippo
drome programme and will take place
each evening at 8:45.
All those who wish 10 enter these
events, but who have not yet regis
tered with the "A. A. u. can secure en-
try blanks by writing Professor Roth
fuss of the X M. G. Al. and enclosing
the usual entry fee Of twenty five
cents. Gold, silver, and bronze medals
will be awarded to the winners in eacf
event and pennant awarded tht
athlete scoring the largest number ot
points for the week.
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