The herald., 1893-10-02
FINE AND FAST BICYCLE RACES.
The Best Races Of the Meet to
Be Run Today.
The Coast Record Likely to Be Low
cred in the Mile Open.
A List of Those Entered and Something
About Them-A Big Race at Agricui-
tural Park Tomorrow Between
Three Teams.

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Three Teams.
This afternoon at Athletic park will
zee the last of the track racing OF the
Southern California division meet of the
League of American Wheelmen. The
events comprise the finals of the half
and mile open races (the qualifying
heats being run last Saturday,. the one
mile 2:30 claes, both qualifying and
final heats; the one mile division
championship, qualifying and fnals,
and the two and five mile handicaps.
These races today are the pith of the
whole list of events. The mile open in
particular is the one in which the in
terest centers. 1t is the event which
all of the riders have been laying for.
While several missed connection in the
qualifying heats, the field to compete In
the final today is an exceptionally strong
one, and is as follews: Fox, McCrea,
Burke, Cowan, jenkins, Cromwell and
Houston, the latter qualifying as Dest
loser. In this field Fox Is
the favorite, with Burke eecond.
1t is said that the race
will be ridden from the ehot of the pis-
toi. If this is done, Fox will stand the
best show of winning; but if the crowd
loaf until the last quarter or third,
Burke will be very hard man to beat.
He has good spurt for short distance
in his present shape, but he is not IN
the same condition that the Riverside
man is in and is not looked upon to be
able to stand hot pace from the start.
Jenkins ie also another starter. He has
recently acquired fame as road rider,
and has not been training 80 con-
sciously for the track as he did several
months ago. The Demon" however,
is the oldest rider of the bunch, and his
experience in by-gone days of wrestling
for first place with the "Great D. l."
will land him up in the front in today's
open race.
Jimmy Cowau is the youngest man
in the race. He rides with excellent
Judgment and will stay with the crowd.
Cromwell surprised everybody on Sat
urday by his performance in the quail
flying heat. McCrea will probably set
the pace for the first two or three quar-
ters with Fox as trailer and whom be
stops Fox will take the lead with pos
sibly an increase in the pace. Then is
the time for the other men to look q
leedle out. Houston is an east side
man and has been riding very well for
several months past.
Those who qualified for the half mile
event are Fox, McCrea, Smith, Burke.
Kitchen and Holbrook. McCrea and
Fox are the favorites. Smith could be
counted upon to accomplish something
but in the last quarter of the qualifying
heat of the mile open on Saturday he
fell at the turn, bruising and cutting
himself very badly and he probably will
not start today. Holbrook and Kitchen
will be up with the leaders as will
Burke.
The other events contsin the names of
all of the prominent riders and will be
well contested, The two han dicaps will
be the prettiest races OF the kind ever
seen here.
The wheelmen are fortunate in hay-
ing Sunday intervening between the
preliminary day and the day of the
finals. They are now thoroughly rested
and sro as fresh as though Saturdays
events had not been held.
This is the first time that Labor day
has ever been legally observed in tine
state. As result all of the banks and
leading firms have promised to close for
the day. and the employees will be given
an opportunity to enjoy some fine bicy-
Gle racing. The Riverside and other
out.of-town delegations will be on hand
this afternoon.
The ruling of Mr.. Smith last Sstur-
day in excluding the representatives Of
the press from places near the judges
stand has been withdrawn and full free
dom has been extended to the news
paper men reporting today's events.
The officers of the events realized on
Saturday evening that poor judgment
had been shown in making such a
ruling.
The following are tie events and
entries to be run today:
One mile, 2:26 class, first heat-Fsy
Stephenson, @. Castleman, j. W. Cowan,
H. r. Cromwell, A. II. Ballentine, J.
Phil Percival, f. w. Holbrook.
One mile, 2:30 class, second heat
W. G. Houston, L. w. Fox, P. L. Abel,
P. Kitchin, Joe Mclaughlin, G. Cowan.
One mile, 2:30 class, third heat-E.
E. Russell, W.. K. Cowan, q. G. Spier,
t. @. Hall, G. M. Smith, W. A. Burke,
H. E. McCrea. ssa
One mile division championship, first
heat-W. G. Houston, E. Gatensbury.
w. S. Ruby. D. L. Burke, X. E. Russell,
P. Kitchin, J. w. Cowan, Fay Stephen
son.
One mile division championship, Sec
ond heat-C. M. Smith, G. Castleman,
w. A. Burke, l.. w. Fox, A. H. Ballen-
tine, z. L. Abel, G. Cowan, T. @. Hall.
Two mile handicap-C. Shoemaker,
scratch; Ed, Williams, scratch; J. w.
Cowan, 80 yards; G. M. Smith, 80 yards |;
P. Kitchn, so yards; P. L. Abel, 30
vards; I. @. Hall, rs yards; w. G.
Houston, 75 yards; j. J. Long. 75ysrds; I;
s. G. Spicr, 100 yards; Joe Mclaughlin,
100 yards; F. g. Lacy, 100 yards; 9.
Cowan, 125 yards; w. K. Cowsn, 125
wards; H. b. Cromwell, 125 yards; A.
II. Ballentine. 125yards; w. S. Ruby,
125 yards; Fay Stephenson, $50 yards; !;
Il. McAleer, $50 yards; A. Jay, $50 yards.
One mile division championship.
final. Five mile handicap--C. 81 >e-
maker, scratch H. f. McCres. seratGn !;
P. Kitchin, 100 yards;J w. Cowan, 100
wards; G. NJ. Smith, 100 yards; P. l..
Abel, 100 yards; Ed. Williams, 100
wards; J. ]. Long, 200 yards; w. G..
Houston, 200 yards; w. X. Cowan, 200
yards; T. @. Hall, 250 yards; S. G. Spier.