The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-05-31
YOUTHFUL PHENOMENON.
Rau Rode Away With the Chicago
Road Race.

Ndu Eoue Away With the chicago
Road Race.
CHICAGO, May 3O.-Tbe Chicago road
race, the successor of the historic Pullman
olcycie event, was run over the new North
side course to-day. the finish being wit
messed by an immense thrOng of specta-
Tors. The successful contestants for hon.
ors were as follows: Fred Rau, Chicago;
j. j. DeZenek, c. C. Club. second; A.
Widen, third; F. F. Barretts. q. of c..
fourth; A. Jackson, L. Cicyclng Club.
fifth.
The race was for the first time run from
APPOINT on the Lake Shore drive. opposite
the Grant monument in Lincoln Park.
nOrth TO Evanston and back to the starting
point, distance of something over eight
cen miles. and while it was tribe longer
ana contained more bad turns than the
Fullman course, it was much the superior
OF the old route as 20 footing. There were
46l entries and over 800 contestants.
Inc value of the prizes given 10 successful
riders exceeded $500. including cups.
"bikes" and trophies
AT the final turn at Evanston E. j.
1orke, SOuthside Cycling Club, 12-minute
man. appeared first at 1856. At the last
turn on the return II. Van Herrick. handi-
cap seven minutes, had passed YOrke and
was leading. Fred Rau, the winner,
crossed the tape at HOS. Time, 81 10.
His handicap was 1880. Barrett led the
scratch men through the race, follow by
LumsdeD.
The contest for the time prize resulted in
tie between c. H. Peck of the Chicago
Cycling Club and W. Bainbridge of the
IN
handicap was three minutes. Bainbridge'S
two minutes.
Rau. the 16-year-old winner, pedaled his
way into cycling glory. Bezeneck. who
hnlshed second, is % years old, and has
been riding but two years. Van Herrick
Is but is years old. but he has ridden
cycle since he escaped from infantile
skirts. He is considered a coming man
by cycle enthusiasts. Keller is also
youngster, being only Is years old, but he
demonstrated his ability to stay with the
veterans. BainbridGe, who was tied with
Peck Tor the time prize, is a well-known
rider, having shown his heels in several
races Much to the surprise of the specta-
tors, Barrett, Winship and Lumsden
failed TO show in the finish. Each was
| heavily backed for the time prize, but all
came IN with the rear guard.
IRvINGTON, n. j., May 30.-In the IT.
vingtOn- Milburn road race, twenty-five
miles. there were 145 starters. a. II. Bar
nett Of Elizabeth won. Horace Allen of
Asbury Park second. Z. a. Baffinger. the
Riverside wheelman. third. Time. l: IL 30.
DENVER May 3O-W. NJ. Hamilton, one
of the three scratch men. won the 25-mile
bicycle race to-day, passing fifty-one men.
who had from to 10 minutes start. Ham
ilton's time, 90 :2K, is considered re-
markabe in view Of the fact that the race
was ridden in the rain over a heavy course.
G. l. Himstreet of Cheyenne was second.
II. r. Renshaw of Denver third and c. w.
Dekay of Laramie fourth.
CLEVELAND. May 3O.-The bicycle road
race. % miles was won by Grimm, Il min
utes handicap. j. 5. Readin second. l.. F.
| Lucas third. George d. Comstock won the
| time prize, Scratch time. IA: 81.
BUFFALO. n. Y, May 3O-The third
annual Martin road race of twenty-five
miles was run in this city to-day over the
| Bowmansvile course. There were twenty
eight starters, and of these men eight beat
the worlds record for twenty-five miles.
The record as it stood before the Martin
L
and % seconds. Louis II. Callahan of the
Press Cycling Club of this city finished in
l hour 10 minutes and SO seconds and the
other seven Ord-breakers made these
marks: AdOlph 3. GOhler, 1:10:42; A. f.
Wenig, :10:45; j. W. Bnnman, 10 :5S:
Frank Tradway, IL ;Os; Z. L. Leonha
Ill :O7; w. T. Buse, / III :O7: William Van
Wagner. Syracuse. IL rs; John Penney
res. I'LL 20.
KANSAS CITY, May 3O.-An enormous
crowd witnessed the finish of the Waldo
Park road race here this afternoon, in
which the local record was reduced two
minutes by A. Gratb of the Pastime Ath-
| letic Club of ST. Louis. The race was a
ten-mile handicap. with fifty-ive starters,
and was run under the auspices of the
Kansas City Cycle Club. Z. c. Jacques of
the Kansas City cyclists. $50 handicap,
came in first; w. J. Bruner Of Kansas
/ City, 4 80 handicap. second; s. NJ. Hooker
Of Kansas City, 4 30 handicap, third. The
time prize was wen by Grath Of ST. Louis
! in 2S Al.
| Boston. May 30.-The annual meeting
of the Massachusetts Division of the l..
A. w. was great success. In the after
! noon the wheelmen went out to Wsltham
/ 10 witness the A. y. I. Z. races. Inc
races consisted of six events, equally di-
vided between classes A and b riders.
Class A-One mile, novice, John Quist won.
Time. 2 :46 Id
TwO-thirds OF mile, open, Porter first.
/ Time, ! 40.
| One mile handicap. Walter Green first. Time,
/ 2:16 TO.
Glass B-Two-thirds OF a mile, open, Bald
/ first. Time, l 81 l.
/ One mile handicap, Sanger won. Time,
| 2:I3 2-5.
One mile. open, Sanger won. Time, 2:15.