The record-union., 1892-10-22
WHEELMEN'S MEET.
A Fine Days Racing on Bicycles at
Agricultural Park.
The Sacramento Riders Carry off Most
of the Prizes-A Large and APP
preciative Attendance.

The race meeting given by the Capital
City Wheelman at Agricultural Park yes
terday was one of the best athletic exhibit
tions given in Sacramento in many a
day.
The wheelmen looked for a good at
tendance, butwere surprised at the crowd
that gathered at the park when the first
event was ready-they would have been
satisfied with half the number who
turned out to see the races.
While no records were broken, all of
the events were interesting and exciting,
with one or two exceptions. The club
made one mistake, and that was in not
putting a ''time limit on the racers
This would have prevented the loafng
which was INDUCED in in one or two of
the races. This practice involves con-
siderable generalship on the part of the
to the spectators.
The races resulted as follows:
One mile safety novice race-C. S.
Wells of the Capital City Wheelman
won, Charles II. Pattison of Stockton Sec
ond. Time, 2 minutes and 40 seconds.
Quarter-mile ordinary scratch race-O.
L. Pichard OF the Acme Athletic Club of
onds.
One mile novice for Capital City Wheel
men--C. s. Wells won, George Hamlin
second. Time, 2:5l 2-5.
One mile safety scratch-L. S. Upson
won, c. 5. Wells second. Time, 3:l2 I-5.
Both belong to the Capital City Wheel
men.
Boys half mile race-M. II. Whipple
won, w. ii. Pierson second.
Two mile safety handicap-L. S. Up
son, Q. G. W., Scratch man by virtue of
the non-appearance of Burke of Los An
gelesl won; II. +. Terrill, San Francisco,
second. Time. $50 So.
One mile safety handicap-C. S. Wells
$50 yards won, l.. S. Upson (35 yards
the Capital City Wheelmen.
One mile ordinary handicap-W.
Elliott, c. c. W., won; 0. L. Pichard.
Acme Club, second. Time. 2:54 80.
Five mile safety lap race-L. S. Upson
won, C. S. Wells second-both Capital
City Wheelmen. Time, 1916 3-5. Z. f.
Stoddard of the Bay City Wheelmen won
the point medal.
The last race referred to was a novel
one. While all the starters, six of them,
raced to see who could come in first, it
was also stipulated that the man who
first reached each quarter mile post was
to receive point, and the one aggregating
the most points to get medal. Stod-
dard, OF the Bay Cities, evidently gave up
the idea of taking chances in the finish
with such men as Upson and Wells, and
Spurted from the first for the point
medal. He sailed away to a point fully
an eighth of mile ahead of the others
and maintained that lead for three miles
before his strength gave out. But that
was enough to give him a majority of
points, though assuring him the medal,
and he could afford to drop back and let
the others battle for the finish prizes.
The finish was an exciting one between
Wells and Upson, the latter winning
only by half a wheel.
The meeting developed phenomenon,
and he is a Sacramentan. c. S. Wells
made his debut in the first novice race,
and afterward appeared in several others.
He won three of the races he contested
in, and finished second in the other two.
He is wonderfullybuilt young man
about the legs and thighs-so big and
muscular, in fact, US to make the upper
portion of his body look small in proper
ton. He is cool, and displays considera-
BILE generalship in bis races. and has the
material in him for a 'world-beater," as
the boys term it. He will be heard of
wherever he races in the future.
During the races, James Ordway, an
amateur tricb-rider from San Francisco,
gave startling exhibition of fancy work
OA d SsIStS- lis I4uAAlS SUI IpdSSSO lfldl OF
many professionals who make their liv-
ing by such work.
The management of the meeting was
all that could be desired. The officers in
charge were as follows: Referee. Thomas
r. Knox, President of the Associated
California Cycling Clubs; Judges. al,
Wright (oak Leaf Wheelmenj, j. B.
Lambkin Garden City 'Cyclersl, A. J.
Storey (Bay City Wheelmenl: Timers.
Edwin Mohrig bay City and Capitai
City,, W. II, Seaver alameda Countv
Wheelmenl. George II. Strong tOIympic
Club: Starter, CALVIN Langton; Clerk Of
Course, w. B. Morrill,; Scorers, NJ. S.
Lavenson. NJ. n. Kimball and 7. d.
Snedegar.