Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-07-22
AGAIN, RECORDS I'M
Foun STATE AND on,
sMAsnrn.
Fast Cycling at the rrs., II
Prize. awarded to =
MISUNDERSTANDING, ~
tempt a Great ri,

Such were the record,
sportsman's Park yes,sr.,'
presence Of a small auaIss's !.
largely OF ladies'. The II.
much better shape lin
the sun was obscured & IT,,
was no oppressive heat III
1t was an ideal day for
one expected. however fa,'.,'
circumstances, that four NJ
and one Southern record :
broken. But that was NJ, {
The riders went further tb,.
terday, Boren of Dallas bs.s.'
abery's pace Of 1.io i, n.
mile made Friday by -four ,,.''
taken altogether, there w'n
races that We're as pretty :.
in the South.
IL was a little after 4 oes,
Announcer G.. Il. Cox oali.s
race and blew the whistle 70, 1,
to line up. 1t wasa hu,f a.
for prizes Of French tints !,
Sl5, and n box OF chewing y,
Matthews, Jim Cooper. c,,1.
lee, Sam Saunders and Z
tered. The race was
and close on the last Ian
Marklee and Cooper who 81
tape in that order.
The second event was he /, /
handicap for class A rld.,v i
It Boren made his hot r,aea X. I
four seconds from Tackaber,,.
Friday. Boren and Tacksi.rI
both scratch men, the nam
Ing: Morris and Bailey, 30 va
40 yards; Martin and Keith III
Martin led the group on 4
lap but on the turn he tool
and lost his place. MearWh1
berry and Boren were puliIrtl
Time to the collar. Tackah@v
been riding fast. but In IA, \
he passed all the handlcabs n
front wheel was within ~
Of Boren's rear wheel on 4,
stretch. From the turn 10 N
was a race for blood. both NJ,
Cling for the place and The q
ing wild over the fayorItss
crossed the tape and Tacki1~|
right after him. Time, iMis|
The third race was no. a
teresting. Van Rensselaer n
Worth and Covey ard Prllla Y
las We're entered and went N
miles In 5:21 for the Sg5 dlara,|
and the dozen photos. Van Ral
led during the entire race I'll
In first, two seconds behind n
ord. The others ran togslkifl
at the close. when CoYey mad \
and took second place.
klngsbury. the trick rider. \
his exhibition OF Friday, hrl
several new features.
The next event was a banI
two-thirds OF a mile. Harris n
Dallas, Fred Carter Of Fu.
and Fourier of Dallas ddaI
1850. Fourier did some funny K
cutting across the park and a
first to the amusement Of vi
stand. First place was AVID
Cave. Carter getting second
The event of the day iii
which set the grand stand VI.
the two mile handicap FOR "a:
riders. Again Tackabery ahi
We're placed against one al
the scratch. The other b..
We're: Bailey, IS yards: HGi
yards; Gardner. True, Nam
yards; Matthews. Marklee "
yards; Cooper, 17j yards
a pretty start was mada
wheels turning at the flash ~
But Boren's wheel played hh
and broke within twenty f~:l
start. Tackabery kept In he :
the first mile. True leading
second lap and Morris drsi
third. In the fourth lap pa
took a squirt and crossed q
fourth man. At the end q =
lap he had reached third pl'H
leading, with Morris a closa
on the home stretch Tackatai
one OF those spurts which nay
acteriZed all his work u ils
ing, coming in ahead OF Mor
few feet. True having fqllsi
to third place. The time ~,
500 2-5. The state record n
so that Tackabery lowered 4
seconds.
The time made on the firt y
2;24, beating the state recoN
Tackabery aid that. too. NAM
sions OF grief were made q
ren's misfortune, rs It vas Z
larly desired that Re and y.
should make the race togt's.
first prize was a cut 21ass v
and the second n box40i clkalf
Boren however, ma e nile 1
line in a:1S as. He &was pscsl !
lis. Martin aud TaE kabery. 10
record was a.2b 3-fS. He sne. s.
he is n fast mar ~ On even 4,
enc calculated to do some s'ls
work.
The Southern i.ecerd, ia y
broken in this ,see. !.
In the five m - race fuf 2,
riders Van RenV asker was
against Covey. Milo was give.
dicap OF two-thiE-ss II n1
Tunce Morris. wlSt, was siy'1
handicap. less 100 vvards ls1
selaer showed that Ne bad "
STAYING qualities, aliu was =
the close. while his opponeais
the effects OF the race. ne