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Show Swift Sprinter Remington. Mortimer Remington, of th Manhattan Athletic clnb, is looked upon by many good judges as being one of the most prom ising young sprinters sprin-ters at present seeking the bubble reputation on the track. Ho is only 23 years of afro, tips the beam at 15 3 pounds and comes within an inch of being 6 feet in height. Although Al-though his first appearance was no longer ago than m"meb BEMikqtos. November, IPSO, he has rapidly pushed his way to the front, and is considered a formidable for-midable opponent by the beet swift footed young men in the country. Rcmincten is a trifle heavy for a sprinter, but despite this fact and the tact that he is a slow starter he works np a rattling , gait when he once gets under headway and usually surprises his fellow contestants contest-ants at the finish. In build he is said to resemble the late Harry Johnson when that noted sprinter first began running. Remington is a graceful performer and never loses his head. His distances nre from fifty yards to a quarter of a mile. He has run a surprisingly great number of dead heats with the best amateur 1 sprinters, and has on several occasions de i feated ex-Champion fc'retl Westing. I |