The herald., 1893-10-03

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limit OF 2 80 was placed as riding time.
Fox had the pole and bounded away
about 10 feet in the lead, with Jenkins
and McCrea after him. AZ soon as the
back stretch was reached Jimmie Cowan
was seen to squirt past the crowd and
take frst place in front OF Fox, whom
he paced for the quarter. jenkins was
up with them and got the full advantage
OF the pacing. The first quarter was
made in 80.
McCrea took the pace in the half
mile and kept it until the last OF the
third quarter, Fox meanwhile keeping
with mis- pace and Jenkins right up
with him. The half was made in
1:1SA.
At the turn into the stretch in the
third quarter McCrea, who was pacing.
turned his wheel to the right and mp
the bank and let Fox through, who got
away from the crowd like a shot. Jen-
kins pushed on his Keating for all there
was in him, aud was after the fast River
slider. Burke had to take the outside,
rest not far behind. Fox ran away from
bleachers, when he Stacked up and Jen-
AAho CtOPb up On Attu bilkubiys
The distance to the end OF the bleach
ers. where Fox Stacked up, was about
seven-eighths OF mile, and was covered
by Fox in 2 :05, go that had he kept up
the pace he coul1 have probably low
ered the record to 2:2O or 2:l8. As 1t
was, Fox crossed the tape about 2j yards
in advance of Jenkins and in about one
second better time. Bupke finished
third, McCrea fourth, Cowan fifth and
Houston last. Cromwell dropped out in
the first quarter.
Two-MILR HANDICAP.
8. G. Spier won this event after
well-contested and gritty run, in
sos As. The starters were: P. Kitch-
en-, P. L. Abel. 80 yards; T. @. Hall, W.
G. Houston, 75 yards; s. G. Spier, Joe
Mclaughlin. 100 yards; O.. Cowan, W.
8. Ruby, 1875 yards. and A. Jay, 200
yards. 's s,.e,,
1t looked very much like Kitchens
race from the start, but he did no better
than third. He started riding from the
first, and pased. the majority OF the field
in the first mile. 5 Jay made the
pace all OF e the way except the
last quarter. Hall began sprint
ing on the sixth quarter and
passedsa number OF the field, but on the
turn he fell. In the last half mile Cowan
pushed forward and trailed Spier, who
was leading. Kitchen. was third man.
They finished in this order after a pretty
race down the stretch.
FIVE MILE HANDICAP.
The entries were ss'follows:
@. Shoemaker, scratch; H. E. McCrea,
scratch; W.. K. Cowan. 200 yards; T. @.
Hall, 200 yards; Fl. B. Cromwell, 800
yards; II. A. BAllentine, 800 yards, A.
Jay, 440 yards; T. McAleer. 440 yards;
Fay Stephenson, 440 yards; ]. L. Stan
defer, 440 yards.
The feature of this race was the rid
ing of Carson Shoemaker from the
scratch mark. He road theentire distance
without q pacs-mak ksr and inths face of a
heavy wind. He established Z record of
1882 1-5, which breaks all previous
records in competition. Tom McAleer,
who had quarter OF . mile handicap
over him and also started on the ecratch,
won the race. McAleer road with Nc.
Crea the second scratch man during the
entire race, each alternating in MAX
ing the pace. Hall and Ballentine both
made pretty spurts, but could not ever
come McAleer's lead. They finished az
follows: McAleer, on his Keating, first;
Hall second, Bsllentine third, and
Shoemaker fourth. Tho others being
stretched out and finishing singly and
in pairs.
After running the final heats Of the
2 80 class, milo, and one mile division
championship, the race NJ set at Athletic
park was at an end, and the crowd fled
out, after having witnessed as fine a
prodramme of races as has ever been
held in the state.
TEAM RACE
Today the most novel and exciting
event Of the whole meet will be held at
Agricultural park. II is the team race
between the Los Angeles Wheelmen,
Riverside and East Side clubs. There
are six men in each team, and they will
ride for 25 miles and be scored according
to their positions at the end of each
mile, the club having the highest score
winning the prize trophy cnp. Their
will be held in the afternoon at Agricul-
tural park.