The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-10
FAST TINE IN THE WIND.
Wheeler Beats The Savannah Track
Record by Six Seconds.

sr's Mile in 2:29-Johnson'S Fine
Work William Hoeaer's Fancy
Riding.
The wheelmen's races, which are one
of tbe most interesting features of May
week, were witnessed by nearly 5000
neople Yesterday. The grand stand and
bIeachers Of the park were filed almost
to their capacity, and numbers of spocta-
tors were in carriages.
The park presented a pretty sight
The buildings were decorated with bunt-
inc, and the flags on the poles
around the track tluttered in
+bo breeze. The Wheelmen's cOlors
on the tall flag pole waved gracefully,
and the bright colors and gay costumes
in fine grand stand made pretty back
[rroInd for the scene on the track. The
1arly was filed with wheelmen in uni
forms. and everything had gala appear
ance.
and discOursed music after each race. A
large number Of foreign riders were on
hand. among them being Wheeler of New
Jersey Johnson of Minneapolis Whaley
of Charleston, Polhill of Columbus
Dourhty of Charleston and others
The officers in charge of the events
We're. Referee, w. j. Morgan; handi-
capper r. II. Polk; judges, William
Denhardt Henry McAlpin, w j. Lind
say; timekcCperS, $. M. WhitesidC Fred
MYERS. Jr. r. S. Elliott; scorer, L. NJ.
White; clerk of course and announcer.
William Montague Perrett of Philadel-
phia; starter, r. L. Colding; Wnpircs,
Charles KOhler II. ID. baltimore.
Mr. T. w. Eek Mr.. J. S. Johnson
trainer, was also on hand to take care of
the champions interests. The day was
not altogether favorable to the races, as
there was a heavy wind, but the fear that
there would be rain soon passed off, and
every event went off to the stadvantagc.
The crowd was an enthusiastic one, and
the riders were applauded to a man as
they lined up for the races.
THE ONE-NIILE NOVICE.
The one-mile novice race was one of the
prettiest and most exciting of the entire
urOgramme There were nine entries in
the race and up TO the last quarter the
riders were all well punched, several of
them making pretty spurts at the finish.
j. Z. Doughty Of Charleston out
rode his competitors on the home
stretch and crossed the line in
2;56 w. c. O'Byrne and r. E. Burks
took second and third places re-
spcctively. In this race J. G. Lawes
of Atlanta had a fall on the last lap just
opposite the grand stand but was not
seriously hurt. The prettiest riding was
done on the home stretch.
FOR THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.
There were six entries in the quarter
mile League of American Wheelmen
race for the state champion
ship, j. H. Polhil of Columbus and
Tuberdy, Connolly, Farmer, Wilson,
Conncrat, O'Byrne, Williams and Os-
borne of Savannah.
At the crack of the pistol all of the
riders started out on squirt, each with a
determination to win. Just at the start,
however, Wilson had a fall and the racers
were called back for another start. Con-
molly and Williams did not heed the call
but kept riding, Connolly coming in
first, The riders were lined up
again, however, and another start
was made, this time more successfully.
They kept together for the first eighth
when Farmer and Connerat spurted
ahead and the pull on the home stretch
was between these two. AS Farmer came
down across the line in just 80 2-5 the
crowd in the grand stand shouted "Hur-
rah for Farmer" Connerat came second
and Wilson third.
THE CRACK RIDERS.
Wheeler and j. s. johnson took the
lead in the one-mile open race, Wheeler
coming in the lead on the first lap. WEIGH
and Saunders were the other en-
tries. This was one of the most exciting
races of the day, and when Wheeler came
round In the lead in the third lap the
crowd cheered him long and loud. There
was 2:45 limit on this race.
Everybody stood up to see the racers
come In on the home stretch. Wheeler
was successful in keeping the lead right
up 10 the finish, and crossed the mile line
IN Just I'D There was scarcely half a
second S difference between the time of
wheeler and Of Johnson, who came in
about i've feet behind the winner.
There were but four riders in the one
mile League of American Wheelncn race
Tor the Georgia state championship, Con
nerat, Farmer, Wilson and Osborne. The
riders appeared to take their time during
Jhe 1lrst three laps and the consequence
was that when Farmer came in first in
8 minutes and 10 seconds the race was de
clared no race by the referee, as the time
limit OF $50 was set for the contest for
tne one mile state championship. The
contestants were required to enter
another race.
HoEFFLER's TRICK RIDING.
The fancy and trick riding by Mr.. Will
lam Hoeifier of Geneva, n. Y, was one of
The most interesting features of the pro-
gramme. Mr.. Hoetfier rode a high wheel
ana IN every imaginable position He
rode the large wheel and then the small
one, both backward and forward, and one
OF his most interesting tricks was to take
ms wheel to pieces piece by piece while
riding 1t. His riding an ordinary buggy
wheel and rolling himself inside a hoop
were loudly applauded.
q, The half-mie boys race was won by
mule Willie Lindsay, Jr., in A. Master
Lindsay is one of the most promising
young riders in the city Johnny Har-
grove came in second The other entries
We're Amson Myerson and J. B. Bridges.
ms was one of the most amusing and in-
Ierestlng features of the day. Myerson
was handicapped or he would have made
a better showing
HALF MILE IN ! :0S.
The sixth race, the half-mile handicap,
wa IT! about sixteen entries, johnson and
wheeler starting from scratch and was
exciting from the fact that the large
punch OF handicap riders made it difficult
roT the champions to pass them.
4. Inc handicap riders We're given from
TnifJN to seventy yards over Wheeler and
oouhson and Johnson succeeded in pas
eng through the line OF tho second lap
Nheeler was somewhat bottled up in the
crowd and failed to get through in time
70 squirt down on the home stretch. John
93n crossed the line for half a mile in just
-'Oo, lubcrdY with handicap Of seventy