The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-05-31
Interesting Events by the Los
Angeles Athletic Club.
Bicycle Races, Running Races and
Baseball Yesterday.
Summary OF Wheel Races at San Diego,
San Francisco, Chicago and Other
Eastern Points-An Excel
lent Days Sport.

at some previous Holu Gays, WAS mhue
up OF q jolly crowd OF about 400. The
bleschers were we'll filed, and there was
quite a number OF ladies in the grand
stand.
The programme had been very wisely
shortened over previous field days, and
all the events were finished by 5:15
O'Clock. There is no reason why half
hour could not have been saved from
this time had the races started at the
advertised time, l 80 O'Clock but it was
2 O'Clock when the boys in the opening
event came to the scratch.
The crowd WAS exceedingly good
nstured and enjoyed the interesting
programme very much. Some OF the
bicycle races were exciting, and
although no records were broken, it was
one of the most attractive field Jays the
club has held.
The officers OF the day were: Referee,
A. @. Way; judges. @. W. Chase, r. W.
Pridhsm and G. P. Lyndall; timers, j.
d. Wiley, TIL. Blessing and w. Cosley (;
starter. W. F. Kennedy CLERK of course,
A. d. Commings; assistant clerks. Ed
Cook and George Miller; marshal, s. P.
Hensley; committee of arrangements, r.
w. Pridhsm, A. Q. Way, O. w. Chase,
@. P. Lvndall and J S. Thayer
The first event was a hundred yard
dash for novices. The entries were A.
Guthrie and O. E. Patterson. Guthrie
was an easy winner in 1l34 seconds.
The entries in the one mile bicycle
race, maiden, we're: w. A. Taylor, A.
Griffin, w. Moss, W. B. Gard and E. L.
De Blugeot. There was false start,
Gard falling in the ten-yard limit. The
boys got away at the second attempt,
however. and ran a very pretty race,
that aroused the enthusiasm OF the
bleachers. They were all punched to-
gether for the first three laps, but De
Blugeot fell out. and in the last lap Crit
fin, Taylor and Gard came together
down the stretch, with Griffin's legs
working him gradually to the front, and
Moss way behind. They passed the fin
ism pretty close together. The men
came in, Griffin first, Taylor second and
Gard third. A protest was entered by
Gard against Griffin, on the ground that
he was not entitled to enter in the
maiden class, as he rode in the fiesta
races. But the judges decided That
those races were not recognized and
Griffin would not be barred unless their
decision should be reversed on appeal.
Grffin's time was 40 fiat.
@. V. Howard and j. Ryan ran a
spirited l00-yard dash. Howard was
the favorite, and justified the expecta-
tions OF his friends by coming in two
feet ahead of Ryan in l014 seconds
There were four entries for the rum
aing high jump event, but only W. J..
Bliesner and NJ E. Riley appeared
Bliesner won the contest, his high jump
being feet Ga inches.
j. Ryan, o. V. Howard and G. E. Pat
terson contested the 220-yard run, and
Howard was an easy winner in "a sec.
onds. Ryan came in second and Patter-
son was left we'll behind.
Considerable interest has been felt in
the half-mile bicycle race, on account Of
the presence OF E. Ulbricht among the
entries. The others were W. A. Taylor,
H. E. Bundy and w. B. Gard The
race WAS an exciting one. The men
were together the fret time around, but
on the last turn Bundy dropped b. hind.
Taylor, Ulbricht and Gard, in the order
named, passed over the finish so close
together that there was great d. ference
OF opinion as to who was the winner.
There was consultation of the judges
aud they fnalls decided that Taylor had
won and that Ulbricht was entitled to
first place. Taylor'a time was l :l5.
w. j. Bliesner and M. E. Riley were
pitted against each other for the run
ming broad jump, and Bliesner made
the winning jump of IL feet 10 inches.
although in another try afterwards he
made over Is feet.
Ulpricht played in hard luck again in
the one-mile bicy Gle race, 2:40 claes.
The men who came to the scratch were
Bundy, Griffin and Ulbricht. 1t was an
interesting race, and Griffin tried hard
to keep up the not pace set for him, but
the mile was too much for him. He fell
behind gradually, and Bundy won the
race in 2;2714, Ulbricht being close up
as they went through the tape.
j. Ryan, F. L. Morrill,, w. F. Bros
mer and Howard were contestants in
the 440.yard dash. and it was thought
Howard would win. but he could not
reach Ryan as the latter finished in 55
eeconds, with Morrill, third and Brosmer
Wav behind.
The most amusing event OF the day
WAS the very unusual spectacle of mile
bicycle race by Cinnamon. che entries
were Wong Ngui, Wong Gouie, Charlie
Wong Fook and James Wong. They
were intensely interested in the race
themselves, and appeared in full bicycle
costume. They were greeted with ap-
plause, and contributed largely to the
interest of the programme. Wong Gouie
could neither mount nor dismount from
his wheel, but once on he could 20 like
forty. On the first lap around James
Wong unfortunately took a tumble
alonside the track, ami the subsequent
proceedings in crested him no m re-.
The other three kept up their pace
amidst the shouts and cheers OF the
crowd. On the stretch Wong Ngui
spurted and came in AN easy winner at
slashing pace, his time being 3:O624.
with Wong Fook second and Gouie last.
Taylor, Bundy, Griffin, Washburn,
Gard and Ubrioht were in the one mile
bicycle race. 1t was as fire race as
was ever run on the track IN point OF in
terest. The men kept close together
strung out like string OF runners for
three laps, first Taylor and then Griffin
forging ahead. Bundy went off the track
into the weeds and was forced to drop
out On the stretch Griffin, with his
slim lels working like piston rods drew
away from the rest. and finished the
winner by neck over Taylor, Ulbricht
third, in 2:37.
Much interest was aroused in the pole
vault. l.. Breer, o. P. Giddings and E
III. Mimmer contested. Mimmer
dropped out early in the action, and
Giddings made a gallant struggle, hi-
nerve and staying powers being warmly
applauded. Breer won, his highest vault
hatrn faot tarh