The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-05
THE VISITING CYCLERS WIN.
Jacksonville Riders Get Most Of the
Prizes in The Wheelmel'S Meet.

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II. D. Osborne Of Savannah Wins the
Novice and the HaIf-Mile Open to
! Savannah Riders, and G.. L. Turner
Wins the Boys Handicap-Baird
Protests the Quarter Mile Open.
| Adams Of Jacksonville Wins the
! Two-Mile Handicap-A Collision
! Throws Savannah's Best Riders Out
! and Injuries Three.
! Savannah riders won three first prizes
| in the opening fall meet Of the Savannah
| Wheelmen yesterday. Jacksonville won
! five and Charleston one.
| OF the second prizes Savannah won six
| and Jacksonville three. II. D. Osborne
won the novice race and the half mile
/ open to Savannah riders only, and George
! L. Turner won the 1-mile boys handicap.
The quarter mile open, in which Isaac
! Baird Of Charleston, and L. G. Menager
| and c. H. Saunders of Jacksonville start
| ed, was protested by Baird on the ground
| that in the breaking Of the handle
! bar of Menager's wheel, re-
sulting in a failure to start the
| race, the riders were not called back
! by the starter as required by the racing
| rules. The bell was rung by the referee,
| however, who is the chief officer of the
| meet. The umpires decided that the
! race must be run over and Baird refused
to ride.
THE SECOND RACE.
The starters in the second race were
| Menager and Saunders both, Jacksonville
riders, Menager winning by 10
! Of second in "a % seconds
| The protest will be referred to chairman
| Raymond of the racing board and pend
| ing his decision the prizes are withheld
It was practically Jacksonville's day.
! Geo. Adams, who won the 2-mile handi-
| cap in competition with Baird, Menager
and Saunders made a pretty race. He
was handicapped at 100 yards
and held his place, finishing
! rider, a son OF Mr.. S. A. Adams, formerly
| of Savannah He showed great speed
| and endurance for a 16-year-Old boy, and
| bids fair to be fast rider as he gains age
and strength. Adams rode under a dis
| advantage. A collision in the half mile
| handicap lost him that race and broke his
wheel. In the one and two mile races he
rode wheel which he had not used for
several months, and even then won first
and second prizes easily.
A CRASH OF WHEELS AND RIDERS.
An accident in the second event, the
| half-mile handicap, disabled d. A. Tuber
| dy, one of Savannah's best riders, in con-
| sequence of which he was unable to ride
| any of the other races. The accident was
| caused by NJ. E. Wilson riding over
| the embankment at the three-quarter
| turn, but falling on the track. The riders
| were closely punched, and Tuberdy, who
| was close upon Wilson, fell in turning his
| wheel to avoid a collision. M. H. Clark,
who was behind Tuberdy, went over him,
| the pedal of his wheel tearing the flesh
! from the upper portion of Tuberdy's arm
| and wrecking his wheel.
| In the collision Clark bounded into the
| air and nearly turned a sumersault before
| he struck the track He was consider
| ably bruised, but was all right before the
race was over. Wilson got a hard fall,
| but pulled himself together, ana was able
| to walk to the dressing room, though he
| did not appear in any more of the races.
! Tuberdy was hurt worst of all, being
! badly bruised all over his
body. His arm was dressed and
! he sat in the grand stand during
| the rest of the race. His wheel, which he
| rode for the first time, is a complete wreck.
The accident caused the withdrawal of
! the best Savannah riders, and rather
dampened the interest in the races.
THE GRAND STAND FILLED.
The crowd filled the grand stand and
| the bleachers. The contractor who has
! been working of the track ever since the
| storm, putting the grand stand and fences
| in condition for the meet, was unable
! to complete the repairs. The roof of
! the grand stand was torn up by the storm
/ and the new roof is not yet on. The
! spectators made the best of it though,
! and applauded the winners heartily.
| Icons band and orchestra played from
| the band stand during the events
The failure of some of the entries to
| start lessened the interest in the races.
| w j. Baird did not ride at all. COnuerat
! rode in but one race and Farmer who was
| entered in five did not ride, owing to the
| failure of his racing wheel to arrive.
| Farmer and Tuberdy were counted upon
| as winners, and their inability to ride
caused much disappointment. All of the
| Jacksonville riders showed up we'll
| Menager is hard man to beat and
! Caldwell rode a pretty race, winning
! the half mile and mile handicaps easily
| Osborne made a pretty finish in the
! novice race and in the half mile, open to
| Savannah riders only. Turner's time in
| the boys race was PAS, fifth better
! than Connor, who was a close second.
Gerow Of Jacksonville was Third in this
| race.
The winners and time in all the races
| are as follows;
One Mile Novice-H D. Osborne.
2:51 %; r.. E. Burks, 2;51 80; I. U. Kin
Haif-Mile Handicap-H. w. Caldwell,
! Jacksonville, l :06 4-5; c. H. Saunders.
| Jacksonville, 1:07; Thomas Gale, Jack
| sOnVille
one Mile Open-L. Baird, Charleston,
| 2:35 3-5; r. V. Connerat, 2:3645
One Mile, Boys Handicap, Boys Under
! 16-GeOrge L. Turner, , :4S; c. c. Conner,
! PAS 1-5; Willis Gerow, Jacksonville.
Quarter Mile, Open-L. c. Manager.
! Jacksonville, 0:34 %; c. II. Saunders,
! Jacksonville, 0:34 3-5.
| zone Mile, $40 CASH. W Caldwell,
| Jacksonville. 1909 2-5; w. W. Gross
! 300 40; r. E. Burlzs.
Two Mile Handicap-George Adams
! Jacksonville, 500 3-5; L U. Kinsey, $40
| 1-5 l. G. Me mayer, Jacksonville, 5:l2
Half Mile, open to Savannah riders
| only-H. d. Osborne, "a; r. (. Burks,
| / ;35
One Mile Handicap-H. H. Caldwell,
| Jacksonville, $50; George Adams. jack
! sonville 2:3l; w. w. Gross 2:37 is.
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