The record-union., 1893-05-08
SqOCKTON'S BICYCLE WINNERS.
Oak Leafs Beat the Capital Citys in
the Relay Race.
The Sacramento Men Encounter a
Series of Accidents, One Causing
Loss of Twenty Minutes.

Inc STOCKTON YAK Lea1 w neelmen were
very happy last night, and it is doubtful
II their town was big enough to hold
them.
Yesterday they had satisfaction for the
defeat they suffered last year at the hands
of the Capital City Wheelmen, by Win
ming the big relay race covering the
round trip between Sacramento and
Stockton, a distance of 104 miles, which
they did i'll six hours, eight and one-half
minutes, the time of the Sacramento
team being six hours, twenty-three and
one-half minutes--seventeen minutes be-
hind the winners.
The start was made simultaneously
from the Capital Hotel in this city and
the Yosemite Hotel in Stockton at 10
o'clock sharp, and large crowds were
present in both cities to see the riders
get away. The arrangements were very
complete. Outside the Capital Hotel
gong was placed on one of the awning
posts, connected by wire with the Postal
Telegraph's instrument within. There
was a like gong at the Stockton end OF
the line, and just as the hour OF lO was
reached the two gOngs sounded, and
away sped the first of the relay riders of
each club amid the cheers of the crowd at
either starting point.
Horace Vincent and +. J. Vielbrock of
the Stockton Club were here to act as
judges for their team at the start, while
at stockton Messrs. Ripley and Martin did
like service for the Capital Citys. Mr..
Scott Ennis, President of the latter club,
ofliciated as starter at this end of the
route.
THE START.
The first nine miles out from this city
were assigned to Captain w. Hubert,
saC NIT 1, l,i Nff hn
RECoRD-UNIoN. to be delivered to the
next man and finally to be carried
throughout the race and returned at the
finish.
Hubert got off in good shape. He
passed down Seventh street and turned
into p in almost twinkling and was lost
to the sight of the crowd. The first "acci-
dent' to initiate against the Sacramento
team occurred at the end of Hubert's
nine-mile run, where he was to have
been relieved by Morrill, but when HUI
bert reached the end OF his run there was
no one there to take his place and he had
TO keep on. He ran two miles further be-
fore he found Morrill,, who by some mis-
take had got that far out of the way. OF
course there was some time lost in this
way, but not great deal.
George Readman took up the run at the
end Of Morrill's station, and after going
six and half miles gave the paper to w.
Elliott, W no carried 1t to l.. ). Upson,
who covered the next ten miles and was
relieved by George Hamlin, who also
had ten-mile run to cover into Stock
ton.
Elliott had bad luck on this run, but it
was nothing compared to what happened
to him on the return trip.
BALKED BY CATTLE.
Alter leaving Readman he was bowling
along at a good gait when he encountered
drove of cattle in the roadway, and as
they showed no disposition to leave It he
was obliged 70 stop and dismount until
they passed by. Several minutes were
thus lost, and it was l:Z2 O'Clock when
Hamlin reached the Yosemite House in
Stockton, making the time for the nifty
two miles three hours and twenty-five
minutes.
But the Stockton men had made the
distance from their city to Sacramento in
the surprisingly fast time of two hours
forty-eighta and one-half minutes, or thirty
three and one-half minutes faster than
the Capital City men. The Stockton men
were: First relay, Charles Patterson. ten
miles; second, George Swain, ten miles;
third, I. Lille, nine miles; fourth, +.
Chase, six miles; fifth, +. McKain, eight
miles; sixth, L. McCuen, nine miles.
on THE RETURN TRIP
II. Crocker made the first relay from
Stock ton for the Capital City team start
ing the moment Hamlin reached there
and A. Wolf of the Oak Leaf Club bolted
of from this end of the line as soon as
McCuen got here.
The Sacramento men had 334 minutes
to overcome on the return trip in order to
even things up with the Oak Leafs. and
although they failed to do so, there was u
very good reason therefor. The last of
the Stockton men reached home at 4:0S5,
and it was just 4:234 when Hubert got
here on his return, showing that the
Capital Citys had gained Is minutes, but
still were beaten II minutes on the entire
run.
HOW IT ALL HAPPENED.
In the first place, the wind was dead
from the south in the forenoon, and the
Sacramento men had it full in their faces
This. added to Hubert's eleven-mile run
and ElliOtt's encounter with the drove of
cattle, readily accounts for the better
time made by the Stocktons in the first
half of the race.
While the Capital City men make no
claim that the wind was against them.
such, however, was the case. for during
the last half of the race it veered around
to the west and northwest, and again they
had to breast it coming home.
But the real cause of their defeat was a
second accident that happened to Elliott
on the return trip. He had ridden lust
one mile on the third relay out from
Stockton, when one of the forks, of his
wheel-snapped in two and rendered the
bicycle useless. He called to the man
ahead, who was ''setting the pace" for
him, but the latter could not hear him.
and there was nothing for Elliott to do
but throw his machine TO the side of the
road. Then he ran back the mile he had
just covered, where he found Upson, and,
borrowing his machine, took a fresh
start
The time lost by this mishap is thought
to have been fully 2l minutes, as follows:
Time of the mile by wheel 3 minutes
each way, or minutes both ways; time
lost in covering the mile on foot and side
tracking the broken-wheel, etc, l5 min
utes, making a total of p minutes
AS the Sacramento men were beaten
put on the whole run but Il minutes it is
safe to assume that, but for the series of
Imishaps that occurred they would have
won by several minutes.
However, the boys are not finding any
fault, ana cheerfully accord to their
Stockton competitors full credit for their
victory and the splendid time they made
on the first 81 miles, hours As minutes
and so seconds, which beats the time
made by the winners last years hours
and minutes.
ANOTHER TEAM RACE
The Capital City Club intends soon to
invite the Oak Leafs of Stockton and the
Marysville, Woodland and other clubs to
send teams of five men to this city for
five-mile race over Agricultural Park at
an early day, say sometime next month.
Here is chance for the Capital Turf
and Driving Club to add a great special
attraction to its June horse-racing meet
ing. By simply offering a suitable
trophy for such contest hundreds of