The record-union., 1892-07-05
A Sacramento Wheelman DiStin-
guiSheS Himself.
THE HALF MILE ORDINARY RECORD
REDUCED FOUR SECONDS,
Tho Union Pacific WIN Extend to
Puget SOund-A Fugitive Murderer
Run Down With BIoodhouuds-CaIf-
fornia Baseball Games.
Special to the REcoRD-USIoN.

Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
STOCKTON, July 4.-The race meeting
OF the California division of the League of
American Wheelmen to-day was largely
attended and the contests were exciting.
as several records were broken.
Inc racers were the Bay City Wheel
men, Capital City Wheelmen, Garden
,Cyclers, Oriental Cycling Club and Oak
Leaf Wheelmen of this city.
Chief Consul Arthur III. WRIGHT was
referee, Sanford Plummer starter and
j. Storey, g. p. Wetmore and f. A.
Eckstrom judges. The timers were Ed
win Mohrig, d. It. Creanor and c. +.
hutchinson.
Inc first race was one-mile safety
novice, with eight starters. C. X. Mel
rose, Bay City Wheelman, won the race
IN 2;44 40, w. II. Toepke of the same
club being second.
Ihe record was broken on the first
start OF the one-mile ordinary race for the
otate championship. There were four
starters. l.. :. Upson, Capital CITY Wheel
men, won the race in 2:49 Is.
Inc next was half-mile safety scratch
race. There were nine starters for the
specla5 gold medal worth $50 offered by
V.
record was broken. 1t was broken nv
tnree Hil riders. w. w. Needham, Garden
City W Deelmen, came i'll first in I:I5 a.
beating the record fifteen seconds.
Next was the tWo-mile safety, handi-
cap, with seven starters. w. W. Need
Onds. w
The fifth race was a half-mile ordinary
scratch, and was contested by Marshal
and Doan of the Bay Citys, Upson of Sac
ramento and DesimOre Of San Jose. The
california Division offered a special
trophy, valued at S25, if the record of l
minute 2Zt seconds was broken. l.. S.
Upson won the first and special prize in
minute Is 1-5 seconds.
Inc next race was mile safety, handi-
cap, with seven starters. The race was
won by Austin Sperry in minutes 43 20
seconds.
The last race was a five-mile safety. for
the State championship, in which there
were nine starters. Al. Alcayga. of the
Oriental Cycling Club, won the race in
ii minutes Al seconds.
THE ALAMEDA MEET.
SAN FRANCISCO, July A large crowd
assembled at the grounds of the Alameda
Bicycle and Athletic Club to witness
their midsummer race meet to-day.
Ihe nrst race was one mile, safety
novice, in four heats, the first of which
was won by George Neece in minutes
and seconds. The second was won by
Faulkner in minutes and 81 seconds.
X, 5. Van Wyke yso& the third keai in 8
minutes and 2 2-5 seconds.
The first place was won by r. M.
Maglil In minutes and 3-5 seconds.
The next number was two-miIe safety
! race Tor the Pacific Coast championship.
which was won after a hard run by W.
| f. Foster IN 6:O3 20. George Olsen, the
champion, came in good second.
Ihe one-mlle ordinary handicap was
won by b. G. Lund, A. A. c., in 2:5l as
The event of the meet was the one-miIe
safety handicap time race. The race was
run III four heats. Grant Bell, A. A. c..
won the first. The second was won by
W. r. Foster. who succeeded in break
ing the standing coast record. q. III,
Osen won the third and w. j. Edwards.
T. A. W., won the fourth heat. The
hrSts and seconds of the four heats then
ran for first place. which was won by G.
III. Osen, G. G. c., in 2:37 3-5.
The tive-mile ordinary for the coast
championship was won by B, c.. Shook.
A. A. G., in l6 M. 45 2-5 Sec
The last race, a fye-mile safety scratch.
was won by George II. Osen in 16 III.
81 3-5 sec.
AN oAKLANDER WINS.
Los ANGELES, July 4.-In the cvclers'
road race from this city to Santa Monica
to-day the gold medal was won by
Waller, the Oakland crack, who covered
the distance of eighteen and one-quarter
miles In one hour, two minutes and
twenty eight seconds, with Cromwell of
Los Angeles second in one hour two
minutes and thirty-seven and tWo-tifths
seconds.