The record-union., 1893-10-03
A Great Days Racing at Agricultural
Park.
Some Records splintered-The san
Jose Riders Carry Off the Honors
Edwards Great Race.

The meeting viii go down into sporting
history as one of the greatest ever held
on the coast. The Capital City Wheel
men were complimented on ali sides for
bringing together such fine lot OF racers
and for their clever management Of The
affair.
SAN JOSE WAS IN II.
AS to the races it was strictly San
Jose field day, FOR the young athletes
from the Garden City carried off nearly
all the honors, carrying off four first
prizes and three seconds, 10 say nothing
OF the record breaking that they also in
dulged in. The Oakland and san Fran
cisco men did not show UP well, and the
local racers had also been negligent in
their training, judging by their perform
ances. Cpson, Sacramento's crack rider,
was handicapped by heavy cold which
told on him, and to make matters worse
the tire OF his bicycle came off in the
three-mile race-the one that he stood the
best chance to win.
The sensation of the day was the one
mile handicap. Fourteen men started
undoubtedly fourteen of the fastest riders
in the State. w. J. Edwards, the San
Jose flyer, was placed on the scratch, and
the fact that the others had as high as l75-
yard handicaps led most of the spectators
to believe that he had bitten Oft more
than he could chew. But the little fellow
not only fooled" them, out simply par
alyZed them.
EDWARDS GREAT FEAT.
The men all went off to a good start,
and the manner in which Edwards went
after the handicap men made it apparent
at once that he intended to make the race
OF his life. He caught the first Cne ahead
n ma a q
sued the others like comet. One by one
he caught and passed them amid the
howls and cheers OF the enthusiastic spec
tators.u lie crossed the half-mile mark in
one minute six and one-tifth seconds,
causing still more excitement. A bunch
OF five riders were still about 100 yards
ahead of him, and all Of them were
pumping for all that was in them TO
maintain the lead.
But the San Jose flyer was not to be
denied.
With phedomenal burst of speed he
lessened the distance between him.
self and the leaders and caught them
in the home-stretch. The spectators
were now nearly wild, and when the
q full length in front of Delmas, also
San jose man. the din was deaiening.
1t was conceded by all to be wonder
full performance; but when 1t was an
nounced that Edwards had finished the
mile i'll 2:l5, reducing the coast record by
thirteen seconds, the people realized that
it was more than wonderful.
Edwards was surrounded by his en-
thusiastic San Jose friends, who cheered
themselves hoarse-and they were ably
assisted Dy the balance of the spectators.
THE OTHER RECORDS.
In the tWO-miIe handicap two more San
Jose men distinguished thenselves-on
by winning in a Garrison finish" and
another by lowering a record. OttoZeigler
was the record -breaker-and it is not the
first time he has been guilty of this sort
Of destructive business. He was placed
on the scratch with ten men strung out
ahead OF him on marks varying
from forty TO 275 yards from
Il magnificent race and finished the
tw3 miles i'll 4 minutes and 49 sec
onds, which knocks quite hole in the
previous circuit record of 5:09. Despite
his fast time, however, Zeigler finished
second in the race, Davis, also of San
Jose, coming i'll first. AS Davis had 40
yard start his time was not admissible.
In handicap races the rule is that only
scratch men can take a record.
Zeigler gave another great exhibition
in the Invitation r2ce"-an extra event,
in which the local club invited five of the
fastest visiting riders to compete for some
handsome prizes. The distance was a
quarter of Il mile, and the men who con-
tested with Zeigler were Edwards and
Alexander of San Jose and w. A. Ter
rill of San Francisco. 1t was a beautiful
dash. Zeigler finished in the lead in 81
seconds, equalling the coast record,
which is held by himself. Edwards was
second and Alexander third
Zeigler accidentally fouled Edwards in
the race and the latter filed protest with
the judges. The latter decided against
him, but read the riot act to Ziegler.
ALL THE EVENTS.
Following is a summary Of the days
racing:
One mile novice race. Starters-A. L.
Bedbury, Oakland; G. b. Vanderbilt. w.
G. Hill, Burt Warren and G. E. Elliott.
Sacramento; \. H. Jarman, san Jose: G.
Harrington, University, and C. i. Engle-
hardt, Stockton. Non by Vanderbilt.
Jarman second. Time, 2:36 3-5.
One mile scratch race. Starters-Otto
Zeigler, c. L. Davis, j. L. Alexander and
w. j. Edwards, San Jose; c. S. Wells
and W. A. Terrill. San Francisco; r. /.
Long, Alameda; l.. S. Epson and George
Hamlin, Sacramento. Won by Davis.
Wells second. Time, 2:37 40.
One mile novice for Capital City Wheel
men. Starters-Warren, Hill and HUI
bert. Won by Warren, Hubert second.
Time. 2:40.
Boys half-mile race. Starters-M. H.
Upson, II. @. Smith, Wallie Pierson.
Tom Welch andJ. Carolan. Won by Pier
son, Smith second. Time, LIS.
Two mile handicap. STANDARDIZATION.
scratch; Davis, 10 yards; Epson, IS yards:
Alexander. 65 yards: TerriIl, l30 yards;
Hamlin, 100 yards; Delmas, 100 yards;
Long, l75 yards; Harrington. 225 Yards
Won by Davis, Zeigler second (both OF
San jose. Time. AS 40.
One mile handicap. Starters-Edwards
scratch; Wells, 50 yards; Terrill, 7Oyards;
Delmas, so yards: Hamlin, so yards;
Long, 100yards; Elliott, Hutton and Har-
rington. 10 yards; Hill and Wander
bilt. loo yards; Jarman, 100 yards;
Gault and Hubert, 175 yards. Won by
Edwards, Delmas second. Time, 2:I5.
One mile for three minute class. Start
ers-Burt Warren and w. G. Hill, both
OF Sacramento. Won by Warren. Time,
2:39.
Threemile division championship race.
Starlers-Ieigler, Davis, Epson, Ed
wards, Wells and Terrill. Won by Davis,
Wells second. Time, I2:IO.
Quarter-nlile Invitation race. Starters
-Zeigler. Davis, Edwards. Alexander
and Terrill. Won by Zeigler, Edwards
second. Time, 0:32.
EXHIBITION WORK.
During The day Professor James Ord
way gave q very clever exhibition of
fancy and trick riding, for which he was
loudly applauded.
At the close of the races w. A. Hubert
and Ernest Elliot. of the Capital CITY
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