Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-08-02

four being won by Chester Murphy. II
was beautiful race witnessed by fine
audience of nearly two thousand peO-
pie, who came 10y the two electric car
lines, scores of carriages, on foot and
horseback.
The uproarious merimeDt Of the
crowd grew into silent expectation and
deep excitement as the the ten.nIie
racers toed the nj ark, with the lead
wheels on the white line.
"Is the referee ready?
eyes"
"Are the judges ready?"
"Yes.u
"Are the starters ready ?"
yes"
"Then go r The pistol cracked and
very poor slow start was made. But
a pacemaker soon had the racers in
line, Gard, Murphy, Winters aud
Shipp.
The first heat was made in 2:46 5ths.
The pacemaker dropped out-Miller OF
Woodburn, and Shipp followed suit.
The five miles were run in 13:4S 20, a
speed Of 27:36 As for ten miles had it
been maintained. The men kept their
positions for the sixth and seventh
laps, the slender and white-skinned
young champion Oregonian hanging
| like O leech to the heels of the brawny
and muscular Canadian for eight
straight miles. Then Gard decided to
change his position as wind-breaker for
Murphy and Winters. The latter had
proved game. he was slayer from
first to last and may yet prove a sur
prise. OF course, the best any one
could do would be to tie Murphy. Card
could do this by winning three more
heats out of five; or by Winters win
ming four out of five. But to return to
the race. At the close of the eighth
lap Card boldly halted, turned aside to
force Winters to the fore. All halted.
1t was little match Of the wits all
around and the audience went wild as
Murphy without hesitation went to
the front and crossed the line. Then
it became apparent that while the
larger frame Of Card might be a
mighty good windbreak for smaller
man, Murphy made very poor breeze
buffer for larger man.
The ninth mile was made In process
ssion as follows: Murphy, Winters,
Card. 1t was slow mile, Murphy
skillfully saving his wind while his eye
held his competitors in constant re-
view. 1t took over three minutes and
showed the excellent gen eralship
of the winner. Card had run the
eighth mile in great speed, then forced
Murphy to the front, making him take
the powerful breeze and expecting to
wind him on the ninth and win on the
tenth by sheer force of speed. 1t was
an excellent theory for winning des-
perately contested race, but it did not
work. Young Murphy was not out
classed in that way. He still had his
wits about him. He slowed down on
the tenth and made his usual magnifi-
cent spurt on the tenth in the last quar-
ter. The positive knowledge seemed
TO abide in him that when taking the
lead he could boldly slow down with
out fear of anyone going by him,
showed skillful generalship on Muir
PHYS part. Whoever went by him, he
would trail. He could chase any man
in the race so far all day and pass him
on the final squirt. The man who
beats Murphy must possess the actual
speed, the endurance, and what il
more important the final reserve power
for neek-and-neck contest at squirting
when most riders will have no spurt In
them. 1t was unfortunate for Gard to
have won the first time. His only hope
now lies, as THE JOURNAL has pointed
out, In faster wheel, and he has one
OF the fastest made. Card was over
confident. He was sure 10 win. lie
waved his hand 30 his hundreds OF
friends and admirers In the grand
stand, who applauded uproaTlously
when hs forced Murphy 10 take the
lead on the ninth, bat went wild when
Murphy came In winner by nearly a
hundred feet. Such an ovation was
never given young rider. Thousands
were on their feet yelling at the nnAl
heat Of a beautiful hotly contested race.
Time Tor ten miles, 2s3Oi'
HOTRs.
A dog night, IN which bull dog
fastened upon shOTn bird dog, was an
event ~ the evening at the grand
stand, aud nearly resnlted Ia row be-
tween sOms Interested parties.
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race eAs that trailing h = part VI the
s0lenae in race, Murphy trails ol0es,
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