Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-25
nnREDoN AT NEW ORLEANS.
Interesting Meeting Of the Wheel League
and Fine Races.


JEFF Herndon and Norman Smith
returned last evening from New Or
leans, where they attended the am
nual meeting of the Fifth Division
of the League of American Wheel
men, and Mr.. Herndon ran in the
championship races of one, two and
five miles and won the first and last
of these, while he was only beaten
about three inches, after one dead
heat, in the two-mile race.
Messrs. Herndon and Smith report
a delightful time and many courte-
sizes from the New Orleans wheel
men. Mr.. Herndon will enter the
races at Memphis July As for the
State championship, and will also
run at Niagara August 24-5-6, when
the successful contestants of the
seven division meetings, including
the United States, will have national
league races.
The following account OF the races
in which Mr.. Herndon was entered
is from the New Orleans Picayune.
There were over 1000 people at the
races:
THE TWo-MILE ORDINARY DISTRICT
CHAMPIONSHIP
was contested for by Frank B. Born,
j. d. Herndon, Robt. Slusser and T.
j. Deupree, Jr.
Born set out in front, but soon al
lowed Deupree to set the pace, Slus-
ser and Herndon remaining in the
rear, although close up. In the last
mile Born went to the front, but just
as the last half was begun Herndon
went up on the outside, took the lead
and set fast pace, Slusser following
in his track. Born and Deupree
caught Slusser before the last turn, or
rather Slusser had not yet started to
race. Herndon went around the
turn as if running away, but nearing
the stretch Slusser commenced clos
ing the gap, came with a squirt,
which gave him the pole and slight
lead.
Almost wheel to wheel, they
strained every muscle in the last des-
perate struggle. Being about even
in speed Slusser held the short adj
vantage gained to the end. He had
a fine race won by about five inches
when he swerved going over the
line, and Herndon was going SO fast
that the big wheels met the judges
eye at the same time. 1t was ac-
decided a dead heat in
7;18, Born beating Deupree.
In the run-off for the above race
Slusser beat Herndon, the Picayune
states, three inches time 1851.
THE MILE ORDINARY DISTRICT
CHAMPIONSHIP
race brought to the front F. B. Born,
RObt. Slesser, l.. j. Frederic, Jr., j.
d. Herndon, e. d. Frederic.
Born and the Frederics amused
themselves by setting the pace, and
5lusser and Herndon played their
usual waiting game. In the last
ha If Harm don onh CInccop ,,oOxra6 mn
to second and third place respective
ly in the back strength. jeff Fred
eric made final effort and flew by
the party to the turn as if he was
dangerous. Slusser went after him
ike flash and passed him halfway
around and Herndon accomplished
A similar feat few feet further on.
Then it was the usual race between
Slusser and Herndon, the same ire
mendous squirt for a furlong, the
,ame strain upon the mind and mus
lie. This time Herndon came the
'peedier and won almost under the
wire by half length in 1918 As,
Slusser several lengths before Born.
THE FIvE-MILE ORDINARY FOR THE
DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP
brought to the front j. d. Herndon,
L. j. Deupree, Jr., l.. j. Frederic.
The men walked around for four
niles and a half, Deupree setting the
,ace, if such it may be called, with
Frederic leading Herndon, the three
engths apart. In the back stretch,
IN the last round, HerndOn COM
nenced crawling up. Frederic spurted
nto to turn and opened up big
zap, but he could not keep up the
'ace. Herndon spurted and passed
lin before the stretch and Deupree
vent by him in it. Herndon's squirt
anded him far in front and he fin
shed a winner, hands down, by six
angths, in 21:16 2-5, Deupree half a
ength before Frederick.
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