The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-18
FAST TINE ON WHEELS
A Days Brilliant Racing at the
WhGeImen'S Park.

20 80 0EGO4LS i AAE5 II as tES 2 - 90 wa =
Mile Ever Ridden in the south-Ths
First Day Of the Fall Meet a Great
SUCCESSFUL of the Events Sharply
Contested-The Programme to-day.
The first day of the WheC.men's fall
meet was a day of brilliant racing. The
threatening weather kept hundreds of
people away. Otherwise it would have
been the greatest success the track has
ever witnessed. Aside from the races in
competition Banker Of Pittsburg estab-
hshed the track record at % 40 seconds,
having made quarter-mi!e in that time
with flying start. Zimmerman's record
for a quarter-mle against time at the
April meet was 81 80 seconds.
There were eight races on the pro-
gramme. The greatest interest conferred
in the mile, half-mile and twO-mile han
dicaps. Banker won the mile aud two
mile races and Cerow of Jacksonville the
half-mile Banker won four of the eight
races, and carried away two wheels,
a Victor flyer and Falcon,
and two gold watches. Murphy Of
New York was second in five
races. There was some disappointment
that the full list of entries did not come
to time, but, as it was, the events were
sharply contested.
THE SUMMARY.
The following is a summary of the
races.
One Mile Novice-W. 7. Dixon first George
H. Groth second. Time SLY As.
one Mile Handicap-George A. Banker,
PittsbLrg. scratch first; w. r. Murphy, New
York, 10 yards second; G. n. Adams Jack
sonyille. 90 yards third Time PA 10.
HalfMlle Boys Race under Is years}-W.
E. Gerow, Jacksonville, first; George L.
Turner Savannah second c. Fl. Leopold
Savannah. third Time 1913 Is
One Mile Open-George A. Banker, Pitts
burg, first. William F. Murphy, New York,
second; r. v. Conuerat, savannah, third.
Time 1885.
Haf-mile Handicap-W. E. Gerow Jack
sonviue 80 yards. first; W. F. Murphy, New
York, 5yerds, second: NJ. Ed. Wilson Savan-
nah 40 yards, third. Time los %.
Haf-Mle Boys Race under "A years)-W. |
A. Jackson. Jacksonville, FIRST; Willie Lind
say, Savannah. second. Time 1:4s
HanMile Open-George A. Banker, Pitts
burg, first; W. +. Murphy. New York second;
W. 7. Dixon, Savannah, third. Time l:l1.
TwoMile Handicap-George A. Banker, |
Plttsburg, scratch, first; W. F. Murphy New /
York, Is yards second; C. n. Adams, Jack
sonville, 1855 yards, third. Time 5:O6.
THE RACES.
There were four entries and three |
starters in the novice race. NJ Con |
nor, Jr., w. T. Dixon and George II. |
Groth. Dixon won in 3:l7 As, with |
Groth second. The only accident of |
the day occurred in this race. Connor |
was riding second in position on the |
stretch opposite the grand stand between
the edge Of the track and Dixon To
avoid collision he ran his wheel off the
edge and was thrown headlong. He was
picked up slightly stunned but otherwise
uninjured.
The mile handicap with Banker start |
ing from the scratch, Murphy handi- |
capped at ten yards, Adams |
of Jacksonville, who won the |
best races in the September meet. |
at 90 yards, Farmer and Connerat of Sa- |
vannah al 80 yards, Oblein at l05 yards, |
Clark and Groth at 1870 yards and Jack |
son of Jacksonville al 200 yards, was won !
by Banker in2:24 10, with Murphy close |
second at 2:24 rs and Adams third in |
1926. Farmer lost his pedal strap and did |
not finish.
THE BOYS CONTEST
The half-mile race, for boys under 16 |
years, was won by GerOw of jacksonville. |
George l.. Turner of Savannah was sec
ond, 7 3-5 seconds behind Gerow, and c.. |
H. Leopold third.
In the mile open race there were FIVE |
starters, Banker, Murphy, Adams, Con !
nerat and Clarke. A time limit of two |
minutes and thirty seconds was placed on |
the race Banker won in 2:35l-5, Muir |
ply second in 2:354 5 and Connerat !
third IN 2:37. While the race was not run |
within the limit of time, the referee al !
lowed it to stand
The half mile handicap had nineteen |
entries. Twelve started. In this race
Banker did not ride. Murphy started at
. yards, Adams at 40, Gerow al 80, Wilson
at 80, Clarke at 65, Connolly at so, Oblein !
at 80, Groth It IS. Williams at so. All of
the riders did not finish. Gerow won
easily in los %, with handicap of so
yards. Murphy second in al as and
Wilson third in l12.
THE YOUNGSTERS RACE.
The half mile race for bows under four-
teen years, was run by Jackson of Jack
sopvile and Willie Lindsay, of Savan-
nah, and was won by jackson in As.
Lindsay's time was As 10. The riders
were unequany matched. in that Jackson
rode 26 inch wheel while Lindsay rode
a boys wheel Of much lower gear. placing
him at disadvantage which he could |
not overcome.
The half mile open was a
pretty race The starters
were Banker, Murphy, Wilson. Connolly.
Clark, Adams and Dixon Banker won in |
Ill, Murphy second in Ill 4-5and Dixon |
third in ll4
The event of the day in competition was
the tWo-mlle handicap. Few more ex-
citing races have ever been run on the !
track. There were eight starters: Banker |
from scratch, Murphy Is yards. Adams
and Connerat at l35 yards, Williams at
$50 yards, Clark and Groth az 1919
yards and Turner OF 225 yards. Bankers
winning time was 5:O6 Murphy was
second in 500 3-5 and Adams third in 5;Og
Williams finished fourth.
The race was ridden for all il was
worth from the start. After the first
quarter II was seen that Banker was a
winner be pulled up with the handi-
capped men on the fifth quarter and
started the sixth leading, with Murphy
second, Williams third. Adams fourth
and COnuerat fifth. Al held the
lead to the finish. The
race after the sixth quarter was between
Williams, Adams and COuuerat On the
last quarter Adams led with Con1arat