Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-10-16
THE PEORIA TOURNAMENT.
xhe Western Mon Again Win Almost
 Every Thing In Sight.


 xhe Western Mon Again Win Almost
 Every Thing in Sight.
 ''What is the matter with the BerkeleysW is what the crowd said at the end of the bicycle races at Peoria on Saturday, October 5. The only race won by them during the two days tournament was the one-mlle safety. which was taken by w. D. Banker by the closest kind of Q scratch from W. c. Thorne, of Chicago. The Eastern contin- gentis the cream of their racing men, and they are sent around the country at the ex- pense of the wealthy Berkeley Athletic Club just as the European athletic teams are sent out by the Manhattan and New York athletic clubs. But when they ran up against the Western flyers, who find time after their days work is done to do their training, they ran up against snag.
 The strong wind made any thing like rec 0rd-breaking entirely out of the question. A perfect hurricane blew down the back stretch and the dust flew in clouds. The one-mile handicap was run in two heats. The first was won in 3 :O1 1-5 by Ring, of St. Louis, S5 yards, length ahead of Pratt, of Chicago, no yards. Herndon, of Clarks- vile, Tenn, was third. The second heat was won by Harding, of St. Louis, 85 yards 1; Skeer, of Chicago, 75 yards, second; Hurck, of St. Louis, 80 yards, third. The final was
 
 Winship, of Chicago, 20 yards, second Ring third. Winship would have won in another ten yards.
 The 20 two-mile class race was won easily by Barrett, of Chicago. He rode sec ond for one mile and three-quarters, when he spurted and won easily by thirty yards. Skeer was second and Dole third-both of Chicago. The one-half mile safety State championship was won by W. c. Thorne, of Chicago, by yard from Myers, of Peoria Fannlng, of Chicago, third, by forty yards. Time, 1:34. The race was fought out to the tape. and was one of the best of the meet. The one-mile open was won by Myers, of Peoria, to the astonishment of all racing | men and the great joy of all Peoria. The grand stand went wild when he won by a l small yard from Lumsden, who was pocket. ed, in 2:4S. Futile was third by an open length. Campbell and Banker, of New York, also rode, but were never in it, be- | ing beaten to a standstill 200 yards from home.
 The one-mile safety open was Q loafng | race. such as suits the Eastern contingent, | and was won by W. D. Banker in 3:29 4-5 l by nine or ten inches from w. c. Thorne, l of Chicago; Tanning, in his green tights, a l poor third. The riding was all done in the last eighth.
 The one mile for boys under 16 proved 0 good thing for Woods, of Jacksonville who won in 3:31; Lauren, of Peoria, second Street, Peoria, third.
 The ten-mile scratch race was the ] event of the meet. Tho following started 1 Van Wagoner, of Newport, R. L; A. C. Banker, New York; Hurck, St. Louis Winship. Futile, Barrett, Van Sicklen Lumsden and Dole, of Chicago; and Myers of Peoria Van Wa9oner made the pace for six miles when Tuttae, who had been riding on the outside, took it up until the last lap, when Barrett spurted and led for | quarter, but was beaten there. Lumsder came from the rear as the crowd came into the homestretch and won rather easily from George Thorne, who came strong. Myers was third by few inches, Winship fourth O foot ahead of Futile, Banker poor sixth Barrett seventh, Van Wagoner eighth Hurck last. Van Slcklen's wheel broke al the end of six miles and he had bad fall He pluckily mounted another wheel and made after the crowd, but seeing the pur suit useless gave it up. Dole fell heavily end was badly hurt just as he came into tho homestretch for the last time. At the end of the race Lumsden was carried from the track on the shoulders of his admirers amid the widest cheering. Tuttle's friend: l lost considerable Rloney on him.