The San Francisco call., 1910-08-25

this city, for official entry blanks No
entry viii be received except upou
these blanks, or after September 5. No
post entries will be accepted. No en-
trance fee is required.
The Seattle athletes hope TO smother
the Californians in the Golden Gate
stadium September 10, the last day of
he Admission day festival, when the
Ag track meet takes place The city
on the sound is sending down a strong
aggregation. consisting of Bailey Gish
SPEEDY quarter miller; W. Martin and
v. A. Nelson, 100 and 220 yard sprinters:
J. Malcolmson, the champion 220 yard
oW murder. and c Edmondson, known
as the Idaho fiier," whose distance is
haif mile To oppose them for the
honor Of California there viii be
teams from the University Of CaIifor-
MA, Stanford university the Olympic
club, the Pastime club. the Irish-Amer-
cans and many others. The program
VIII be as follows:
100 yard dash i12o yard hurdles
44Q ward dast .,20 ward bundles
Half milo TaEelin throw
20 yard dash aigh iump
Two nues Hsmmer f,GaIi 5u-fb throw
Shotput Rola~ race
MANY PRIZES OFFERED
There viii be first. second and third
prizes for tae successful contestants
N each event and 10 entrance fee will
oe charged, the events being open to
all registered athletes. 4 handsome
silk banner win be awarded to the
team scoring the greatest number of
points, and undoubtedly rivalry Will
run high to win the coveted trophy.
The officers Of the day viii be-
Referee-Jehu Elliott.
Timers-JoAn =. Hammcrsmith. Fred Koch.
-olonol Edwards. Fred Burgess and Dave Brown.
Judges q. hnish-Doug-as Erskine. C. II.
dlnto. " Humphreys +. FeUwick and Sidney
Fle.d judEes-N. n. Dodd. Bert kerri@an.
tra2k Box v. Miaaehan. Roy Woolsey Sidney
schwartz snd n Miller
Clerk % eourse-Joe Hickey
Clerk'S assstants-N. Middleton. George
Anno.ncer-Leon Wing.
ScoIers-Fferbert Hsuser. Eustace Peizotto-
Starter-George James.
TRoTTING RACES SCHEDULED
While the rack events are being
pulled of in the stadium. trotting races
VIII be run in the surrounding speed
way under the auspices OF the Amer
lean driving association, for the ath-
letic committee has resolved that the
order Of the day shall be something
doing all the time" The committee is
composed Of John A. Hammersmith
chairman. l. A Wolff, Joseph r
Hickey, John Elliott and P. c. Ger
hardt
Saturday, September 10, the last day
Of the fiesta. will be the most impor-
tsnt from an athletes point of view.
for, in addition to the track meet. there
win be boat races, swimming races and
Yacht races. The boat races viii take
place at 10 a. m. at the foot of Van
Ness avenue. There viii be a senior
barge race, an intermediate barge race,
q junior barge race, a senior skif race,
junior skif race, a cutter race for
the crews of such men of war as may
be in the bay at the time, cutter race
for the naval militia, q motor boat race
and z Whitehall boat race. There will
be two prizes for the contestants in
every event where there are more than
two boats entered.
That the races viii be we'll fought is
evidenced by the number and strength
OF the crews which have already en-
tered, among them being the Alamedas,
the San Francisco Dolphins. the South
Ends, the Ariels, University of Cali
fornia, Stanford, Stockton athletic club.
the Sacramento Dolphins and the Cres-
cents
The boat races will be followed %
swimming races. There viii be il
ward, 22O yard, $40 yard, half mile a
mile races for men, Three f.
nereids Of the North beach will enga
in mile swim.
FLEET YACHTS TO RACE
The swimming races will be follow
at p. m. by an Is mile yacht race
the Macdonough cup and two troph-
given by the committee. Yachts OF
aizes and rigs viii be entered, as
viii be q handicap affair, handicap
fng by time allowance. The coU
viii be from Meiggs wharf to the =
sidio shoals. from the Preside sho
to the southampton buoy and ret
The yacht races will be followed by
program al the stadium, which will
gin with an exhibition of drill and
isthenics by 1000 children from
public schools. under the direction
Prof. George s. Miehling.
ELABORATE PREPARATIONS
Hundreds Of workmen, mocha
electricians and decorators are pre
ing the city in its festival attire,
hundreds more are building the
zeous floats for the great pa
which IS to be the spectacular fes
Of the celebration.
The city will in the next
days begin TO assume the dress v
ii is TO wear during the celebra
and before the opening day. Air
some Of the buildings have do
the green and gold and are spo.-
silken streamers and pennants, anc
IS expected that, with the stimuli
OF the three prizes offered by the
r,,fttee for the best decorations,
nam streets Will soon become a s.
a,sering blaze of color. The wiring
tie iIluminations is under way and
soon be ready for the thousands Of
candescents with their rose cove
shades. which are TO be feature OF
dav decorations, as well.
Many Of those who have already
scribed TO the fund have realized
The pride of the state for hospitalit.
sf stake and have increased the app
priation they at first made, while
ers have declared their intention