Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-07-05
. wHEELMEN AT STOCKTON
Breaking Records in Searching Heat
Description of Races.


STOCKTON, July 4th.-To.d days meet Of
the Oak Leaf and Bay City Wheelmen was
the most successful one ever held on this
coast. In the forenoon the wheelmer
turned out in force, participating in the pa
rade and were quite feature.
The races were called at o'clock this
afternoon, and the large grand stand at the
Banner Island Baseball Grounds was
packed a large percentage being ladies' r
w. Welch acted as referee. George H
Strong, C. c. Moore, +. E. Richardson
judges. F. f. Richardson, starter.
The track was in splendid condition, be.
ing smooth and well packed, but the
weather was rather warm for the best Sar
Francisco bicyclists, who were unused tC
racing with the thermometer registering a
% degrees.
The first race, mile, novice, starters, S. E
Mastic, Oberlin Club; Colonel w. K. Lip.
sett, Garden City; Thomas Doane, BAY
City; w. II. T. Duvant. unattached. The
racers were all punched until the last lap
when Doane spurted, winning in three
minutes the coast record being 2:54.
The second race was an exciting quarter
of a mile dash, the starters being T. w
Gilmour, C. w. Hammer, Bay City; f. T.
Doutnworth, J. Z. Hickiubotham, Oak
Leaf. Hickinbotham won in al Is, Ham.
uer second, Gilmour third.
The next event was a two mile dash, for
the State championship. 1t proved to be g
disappointment. The starters were: w. G.
Davis, Gf the San Francisco Bicycle Club
K. w. Turner, Bay City. and Southworth
Turner took the lead followed by Davis
and the first mile was covered in a very
listless manner in 3:2S Turner led up tc
the seventh lap, when he was pressed by
a a.
lap the two men were even, but Davis
pulled away from Turner, winning easily
in GAS, the coast record being six minutes
The Directors of the meet, were greatly
dissatisfied with the two mile race and an
nounced that in the next race, one mile
safety, for the State championship, unless
the record of $40 was beaten 10 medal
would be awarded.
The starters were A. L. Wulff. OAK
Leaf; c. B Lakeman, Unattached; c. II
Fonda. San Francisco; w. a. Shocklev
c. U. Langton, San Francisco. PlummeI
OF the Bay City, and Lakeman and Ponds
fell early in the race and retired. Plum.
mer secured the lead and maintained
il until the last hp when Shockley showed
a surprising burst Of speed and crossed the
line winner in , 59!; Piummer good sec,
ond, Wulf third
Al TIC bdlt lbllt tue
were; Davis, scratch; Hickenbotham ant
Hammer % yards, Giimour so yards, Dur
ant 30 yards. Col and Black IS yards Co
won in LEO %, breaking the coast record o
l:23, Hammer second, Durant third.
In the three-mile handicap there were
five starters, +. E Southworth being tn,
only one at the scratch. He proved him.
self racer with GOODNESS and endurance
winning easily in 500.
Four entries were made for the two mil,
safety handicap, but Wolfe and Lakenow
who were placed at the scratch, refused II
run. claiming that the allowance of IL
yards TO Shockley was too much. Shock
ley and Langton started at the scratch, anc
Shockley won in 6:25. breaking the record
For the mile scratch Davis. Hammer anG
HiekeDbotham entered. They were al
pretty well tired out, and Davis won in the
slow time of 3:i1. Hickenbotham about q
second behind, and maxim splendid effort
for the race af Tho finish