Christie holds out for even split with Lewis

to head former world record-holder Calvin Smith in the Pearl

International.

But the showdown which everyone has eagerly anticipated will be

delayed only a little longer -- a $500,000 meeting with the winner of

eight Olympic gold medals, Carl Lewis.

Christie will be in Japan a fortnight on Saturday, competing on the

track where his American rival set the world best at 9.86 last year, and

where Christie himself, despite a European record of 9.92, was a mere

fourth.

''If the split is 50-50, then the race is on, but if Lewis gets 60%

and I get 40%, then I won't have it,'' said Christie, who insists it is

scarcely his fault that Lewis was absent when he won the Barcelona

final. ''I have waited 10 years for respect, and this is a question of

pride. It really has nothing to do with money.''

One man who could wait no longer to salvage respect was Tom McKean. It

was a long time coming, but Britain's last domestic track meeting of the

season, the Les Jones Memorial event, finally brought a victory to

Scotland's European 800m champion.

In his thirteenth race of the summer, the Bellshill runner's time of

1min. 46.79sec. was nothing special, but it meant a lot to him. ''I won

a couple of heats, at the AAA and Olympics, but this is my first real

win,'' he said.

''My confidence badly needed it. I came very close to quitting after

Barcelona. But I still love racing, and it has nothing to do with money.

''I'll run the Grand Prix final in Turin on Friday, and Rieti on

Sunday, then prepare for next year, including an indoor season, and,

possibly, the world indoor championships.''

But if there was some consolation for McKean, it was a bleak day for

three other Scots.

Speculation over the future of Liz McColgan was inflamed when the

world 10,000m champion was forced to withdraw from the 3000m. She had

returned home to Arbroath, exhausted by anaemia and an iron deficiency.

''After a training session on Saturday, my breathing was terrible. Any

intense pace makes me breathless,'' said Liz, who is still awaiting the

result of viral tests later this week.

Yvonne Murray slumped to third in the women's mile, with 4-32.15, nine

seconds outside her best of six years ago, and Brian Whittle popped a

hamstring and was forced out of the 400m hurdles, which was won by Jon

Ridgeon in 49.71.

Ridgeon has now run six personal bests in his eight outings at the

distance, and he was confirmed as Britain's World Cup choice for Havana,

replacing Olympic bronze medallist Kriss Akabusi.

David Sharpe, Britain's fastest two-lap runner this year with 1-43.98,

won the 1000m in

2-17.80, his fastest ever, and learned immediately afterwards that he,

too, had been promoted to the British team for Cuba later this month.

Olympic finalist Curtis Robb, who finished third in a personal best of

2-18.99, has a slightly displaced left kneecap, and is ending his

season.

Colin Jackson was shaded by one hundredth of a second by Tony Jarrett

(13.38), but Jackson's 200m hurdles world record of 22.63 survived the

assault of Olympic one-lap hurdles champion Kevin Young, whose time of

22.74 was the third-best ever.

This was the greatest assembly of international athletes ever in

Northern Ireland, and a tribute to former British team manager Jones,

who died in March.

''If we had staged this anywhere else, it would have cost #400,000,

but our budget is nothing like that,'' said promoter Andy Norman.

''The athletes would have cost #300,000, but they are not being paid a

penny. The only costs are accommodation and travel expenses.''

The Les Jones Memorial fund is expected to receive in the region of

#50,000. ''But many of the athletes have also asked that some of the

proceeds should go to the Cameron Sharp Appeal,'' said Norman. Winners

and Scottish placings:

MEN. 100m: 1, L Christie (GB) 10.51sec.; 2, C Smith (USA) 10.59; 3, D

Campbell (GB) 10.80.

200m: 1, M Adam (GB) 20.62; 2, J John (GB) 20.95; 3, J Williams (USA)

21.01.

400m: 1, M Richardson (GB) 46.18; 2, M Neal (USA) 46.75; 3, J Rouser

(USA) 47.14.

800m: 1, T McKean (GB) 1min. 46.79sec.; 2,

P Ruto (Kenya) 1-47.42; 3, W Kemei (Kenya) 1-47.44.

B 800m: G Brown (Cabersport) 1-49.35.

1000m: 1, D Sharpe (GB) 2-17.79; 2, J Chesire (Kenya) 2-18.82; 3, C

Robb (GB) 2-18.99.

Les Jones memorial mile: 1, W Tanui (Kenya) 3-56.87; 2, H Fuhlbrugge

(Germany)

3-59.50; 3, P Vandegrift (USA) 3-59.60.

3000m: 1, I Kinuthia (Kenya) 7-56.60; 2,

J Brown (GB) 7-57.40; 3, S Bitok (Kenya) 7-58.01.

110m hurdles: 1, T Jarrett (GB) 13.38sec.; 2, C Jackson (GB) 13.39; 3,

M Crear (USA) 13.76.

200m hurdles: 1, K Young (USA) 22.74; 2,

J Regis (GB) 23.69; 3, A Tulloch (GB) 23.76.

400m hurdles: 1, J Ridgeon (GB) 49.71; 2,

E Keter (Kenya) 50.21; 3, N Page (USA) 50.23.

Long jump: 1, M Forsythe (GB) 7.85m; 2,

G McKee (USA) 7.69; 3, R Golanowski (Poland) 7.60.

High jump: 1, J Jacoby (USA) 2.20m; 2 equal, S Smith (GB) and G

Fyodorkov (Russia) 2.20; 7, G Parsons (Blue Circle) 2.10.

Pole vault: 1, K Tarpenning (USA) 5.72m; 2,

T Bright (USA) 5.62; 3, B Payne (USA) 5.50.

WOMEN. 200m: 1, G Jackson (GB) 23.07sec.; 2, R Stevens (USA) 24.21; 3,

P Davis (Bahamas) 24.22.

400m: 1, C Crooks (Canada) 51.72; 2,

K Mackey (USA) 53.40; 3, E Davassoigne (France) 53.69.

800m: 1, L Vriesde (Surinam) 2min. 03.54sec.; 2, D Edwards (GB)

2-03.55; 3,

S O'Sullivan (Ireland) 2-04.08.

Mile: 1, B Nicholson (GB) 4-30.76; 2,

R Meagher (Canada) 4-32.15; 3, Y Murray (GB) 4-32.85.

3000m: 1, H Kimaiyo (Kenya) 8-55.05; 2,

L Cheromei (Kenya) 8-57.13; 3, G Griffiths (South Africa) 8-57.89; 10,

V McPherson (Glasgow University) 9-19.22.

100m hurdles: 1, M Freeman (Jamaica) 13.26sec.; 2, L Tolbert (USA)

13.37; 3,

Y Graudyn (Russia) 13.84.

High jump: 1, Y Gribanova (Russia) 1.91m; 2 equal, D Marti (GB) and D

Jancewicz (Poland) 1.88.

Discus: 1, L Koretkevich (Byelorussia) 63.66m; 2, A Matejkova

(Czechoslovakia) 58.32; 3, M Bergmann (Norway) 55.44.