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which he made in 3:0416, Archibald
coming in second, and Will Tufts third.

coming in second, and Will TUFTS thlro
THREE-MILE CHAMPIONSHIP.
The next race was an important one
being for the three-mile national champ
ionship, and entries had been made b.
D. L. Burke, Jas. w. Lancaster, j. Phi
Percival, w. S. Wing and p. L. Abel
Burke and Lancaster failed to appear
however, and the other three got off il
the following order, Abel, Wing, Per
lcival. The positions we're maintained
throughout the first and second mllel
and, on passing the scratch for the fina
round, all settled down to work. AT tn,
first quarter Wing pulled in to the lead
but between the half and three-quarterl
they were all riding within a few feet o
each other. On turning into the stretch
however, Percival began to pull away
and this resulted in squirt from Wing
who was unable to catch his man, the
order at the finish being Percival, Wing
Abel with about ten yards between frs
and second, and Abel far behind. Time
First mile, :33; second mile, 6:55
third mile, 9.4S14.
The one mile race, for the 8 :15 class
was to have been competed for by Franz
Scheidler, Jno. @. Tufts, Jr., T. Romero
Geo. Martineaux and Fred Corey, but
the last named gentlemen declined te
answer to the summoning bell. Romero
was first off at the crack of the pistol
but only held first honors until the half
when John Tufts came to the front, and
kept the lead to the finish. Romero was
second, Scheidler third, and Martineaux
fourth. Time, 257.
A quarter-mile foot race was next, and
A. S. Henderson, Chas. V. Howard, A.
D. Taylor and P. J. Ward entered. Hen.
derson came in first, in 5211a seconds,
with Hoyard second.
ONE MILE OPEN.
For the one-mile open race entries
were made by T. Romero, George F. Mar
tineau, Fred Corey, w. S. Wing, James
w. Lancaster, d. L. Burke, j. Phil Per-
cival and and Frank Scheidler, but only
Martineau, Lancaster, Burke and Scheid-
ler were on hand. 1t was an easy event
for Burke, and he won in 2 :5214, Lam
caster finishing second, Scheidler third
and Martineau fourth.
The boys under Is next had a chance
to distinguish themselves in half-mile
race, and of the four entries Will A.
Tufts, Will J. Allen, w. F. Wright and
Frank H. Talbot, only Wright
failed to respond. Will Tufts won
in the good time of 37 1-5. Allen was
second and Talbot third.
FIVE MILE OPEN RACE.
Everyone had been anxiously looking
forward to the last race, the ive-mile
open event, for it was we'll known it
would be for blood. The first prize was
to be special star bicycle, valued at
$40, and the second prize a gold Key
stone watch, worth $50. AS result,
entries had been made by d. L. Burke,
Jno. O. Tufts, Jr., Jas. W. Lancaster, J..
Phil. Percival, w. S. Wing and P. L.
Abel, and as they are all crack riders a
grand race was expected. With coast rec
ord of Is 40 facing them, the riders drew
into line for the start, the positions being
as follows: Abel at post, Burke No. 2,
Lancaster No. 8, Percival No. 4, Wing
No. 5, Tufts (outside) No. 6. In the first
quarter then all formed into a line,
Burke leading, Tufts second, then Lam
caster, Wing Percival and Abel. The
pace was hot one from the word 60, and
it was evident that Burke was forcing the
running at rate that would crack the
record. At the three-quarters Abel
dropped out, and as they came under the
wire for the first mile the order was
Burke, Tufts, Lancaster, Wing and Per
cival.
They kept all in bunch for the first half
of the second round, Percival still running
last and Burke keeping wheels length
in advance. In the stretch, however,
the positions were slightly changed, and
the second mile found Tufts leading,
Lancaster second, Burke third, Wing
fourth and Percival last. The fourth
mile found them still within hand
shaking distance of each other. The
order on passing the wire for the last
round being, Tufts, Burke, Wing, Lam
caster and Percival. Then the race
began in earnest. Although not
squirting, each man got down
to real hard work, and Tufts kept
his slight lead in manner that led his
admirers to think that he would never
be again passed; but Percival and Wing
began to close in, and soon the proverb
that the last shall be first was illustrated,
for Percival, on passing the three-quar-
ters, came with a swing to the lead.
Tufts, however, challenged him and got
in front again, and as the riders entered
the stretch, one of the prettiest wheel
races on record was witnessed. Percival
ROt III uOuL again, buou wing Chlu0 up
closely followed by Burke, who made
one last desperate rally to take the lead.
He could not quite make it, however,
and the last fifty yards found Percival and
Wing squirting side by side, while the
excited crowd rent the air with
hoarse shouts, " Percival wins ! "
"Wing's got i" as they came
down to the wire. Wing, however, made
magnificent rush at the end, and came
in the winner of yard or two in Is :40@
having broken the Coast record by 81
seconds. Percival took second honors,
Burke was third, Tufts fourth, and Lam
caster last. Time, first mile, 8 :04; Sc
cond mile, 6:25T;. third mile, 9:25
fourth mile, II :43 fifth mile, Is :401a.
The officers of the day were as follows :
Referee, Edwin Mohrig, Chief Consul
California Division, League of American
Wheelmen, San Francisco.
Judges, j. w. A. Off, G. A. Won Bran
dis, Charles G. Moore, of Stockton.
Timers, l.. d. Sale. Chas. j. Bosworth,
R. G. Woodwork.
Clerk of Course, 81. g. F. Smith.
Scorer, A. @. Smith.
Starter, A. w. Allen.
Marshal, J. Frank Plank.
THE BALL.
The day was brought to an end in a
beftting manner by grand ball at the
Pavilion. The hall was handsomely
decorated in harmony with the occasion,
and the merrymakers found everything
arranged in such manner that there
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