Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-09-08
WINS THE GOLD MEDAL
Murphy GENES In Ahead On the
Tsnth Mile-shipp Second and
Winters Made Hot Fight.


A ssifi wind blew from Errth- north
east The track was heavy With almi
dust, many little erevices aud mon
Jumps Time was out II the question
a heaYy wind up the whole east streief
Of traek made hard work BY the pedals
necessary
Abo1t 30 people witnessed tbs
seventh bicycle contest for the SsleH
league amateur gold and silver medals
At the state fair srouBds- A pretty STAR
WAS made by Murphy. Winters and
ShiPD al little before six. AL tbres
wore red cIouts with black trunks. The
tune limit was set as 32 3Iaa the first
lap wss run in 39S., g within the
limit. The racers eame in procession,
Ship, Winters. MGrphy. Shipp was
setting y good English pace. The . C.
OBd mile was run In same order ia $40
The third lap was in 3:l5. At The start
Of the next a change was laAde. Shipp
dropped 20 the rear, Winters going 10
the front aud Murphy second. Shipp
set a good space for his three mile, go
ing ia liz less than the limit. The
fourth was made In zS59i--a splendid
pace for Winters. The next mile was
cut of 10 3O7, same order. Sixth lap
3:1O. This showed Winters set the pace
for three miles is 2Sl Dess than the limit
or l8s better than the pace for the
first three milea. AS they started on
the seventh Murphy offered to go to
the front. From this tune on II was q
game of head-wo-k The combination
in the very nature Ofthings was against
Murphy. His opponents both pressed
him while he tenaeiousiy hung to the
flank of the one or the other. With
four races to his credit, it was any
thing to beat Murphy. The eighth
heat was q rAttleF. 1t was made ia 3s07
and at Its close Murphy drew up to 20
ahead, but Winters crowded the race
and Murphy let him go, evidently de-
clining to set a pace beyond what in
his Judgment he deemed safe. The
ninth was run in 3Os. the last three
miles ia % seconds of the time limit.
Ga the-l0.h. Murphy sg=in offered
to 20 10 the front, hut Winters rushed
the race. The round was made in three
minutes filt: the ten miles finished in
3I09} or one minute and twenty
seconds less than the time.
THE FINISH
was as fine as the start and the whols
race. 1t was q neck and neck affair.
Winters forced the time down to the
last eighth. when he gave the struggle
over to Shipp who made 8 brilliant
fight for it. Both men spurted
for it, forcing the time like fury down
to the home wire. with the wind at
their backs, Winters falling far behind.
1t was a hub to hub race and the ex-
element was intense up to within q
hundred feet of the line it was tie.
Would Murphy sp1rl? Was there
any squirt left in him? 1t was the fight
of both contesting riders to take il all
out of him. Winters is probably the
fastest amateur of his ags for five miIes
in Oregon. Shipp has true dogged
English pluck. He is the best muscled
man on wheels for his training and he
hasn't been riding over six months.
Down on the line they came nearly
tagged to death. Murphy had little
squirt left. Just little. Just enough.
He crossed the line a length ahead,
winner of the gold medal after a red
hot co test where he had both brains
and muscle pitted against him. He
won against both. His opponents had
a true theory of besting him. He had
q true theory of winning. He had also
superior speed left at the last moment,
the moment when 1t was needed. The
race was very satisfactory. Murphy
was warmly congratulated. Winters
and Shipp were also complimented on
their splendid fight for the medal.
They will always be popular with the
public when there Is wheel contest.
Murphy remains the favcrite as he won
against two able riders.
THE HEAT GOES TO sHIPP.
Since the above was written at the
race track referee Hoover has decided
to give the heat to Watt Shipp. Mr..
Hoover is an empIoye on a Salem news
paper and gives the following as his
reason for the award:
taking into consideration the fact
that the contestants had agreed and
were under my instructions to each sci
a share Of the pace, think could not
do otherwise than have. This is the
eighth heat of the series and the last Of
the season. Murphy having won the
medal the most times will be the holder
Of the medal until next year. The
same conditions will then govern a.
before the tlrst heat OF the season. The
medal will have TO be won i've times
next year 10 become the property OF
the weaTer.n
COMMENT
rha FaOa Last niOhf ahOwed that Gard