The herald., 1894-09-11
ADMISSION DAY RACES.
Kitchin Wins Time in the
Riverside Road Race.
a Days Bicycling by the Crown
City Club.
Southern California Polo Club Meet
at Santa Monica.
Dan jesse Has a Bicycle Nest in which
Record Was Broken--spDrts at
Santa Ans-Bis Day at
Riv ersids.


Yesterday was gala day in Southern
California for sporting events. Among
the most notable were the third annual
moot of the Riverside Wheelmsn, the
Polo club meet at Santa Monics, Pasa.
dena bicycle races. meet of the San Jose
wheelmen, and a good days spert at
Santa Ana. Admission day was cele-
brsted in grand style in each OF these
places, as we'll as in many other towns
hereabouts.
AT Riverside, it ia hard to tell whether
Los Angeles or the orange city is ahead
in point Of honor. for the bicycle races
were nearly evenly divided. Phil
Kitchin distinguished himself by win
ming the time prize in the 13.mile road
tace, in 35 56, lowering the record on
the course nearly four minutes and COM
ing remarkably close to the Pacific
coast record. jenkins, also of this city,
won second time prize. f. w. Robbins
OF Santa Paula won first place, with
George B. Cox OF Riverside az second.
The days sport wss opened at River
side with the 13.mile road race over the
famous Magnolia avenue course. Great
thropge of people gathered to witness
the start of 46 riders. Many Of those
having entered did not ride owing to
the track events for which they saved
themselves. A brass band heralded the
coming of the riders to the tape across
Main street. Business WAS practically
suspended, and all interest conferred in
the great cycling event. II took five
policemen to keep the immense crowds
back.
There was an absence of some of the
old time road racers, notably Fox,
Shoemaker, Burke, Ruby, Hall, and
others, but the loss was made up by
many new and speedy men. Fox and
Hall were saving themselves for the
afternoon, the other riders mentioned
being in the east or having given up the
track.
A great ehout went up when the
limit mon were launched upon the
hardest race ever ridden in Southern
California. Six minutes was the OK
IRENE handicap, and was taken advant-
age of by Fred Koch, L, L. Newerf, w.
]. Mills, Ed Grant, M. Nd. Milice, W.
Langstaff and J. A. Bigelow. They
shot of quickly and were soon followed
By the five and halt minute men, who
were Herb r. Kells, III. j. Roger and
G. Huffstustler.
The five.minute riders were @. W.
Whitney and E. G. Morris.
The other bandicaps were as follows:
Four and half minutes-J. r. Chea--
than, E. j. Baldwin and IL. w. Cobb.
Four minutes--H. w. Norman, Chas.
W. Lehr, F. L. Fernauld, ]. w. Porter,
J. D. B. Peach, Chas. u. Magee, w. e.
Tyler.
Three and a half minutss-C. r. Rob-
bins.
Three minutes-Ed WATSON, J. 8.
Collins, G. B. Cox and Will McCrary.
Two and q half minutes-C. Cowan,
F. w. Robbins, Will Rodriguez and w.
Ksshling.
Two minutes--V. D. Noble, W. Hat.
ton, j. r. Gardiner.
One and half minutes--J. J. Long,
II. E. Bundy.
Scratch Phil Kitchin, Emil Uhl.
BRIGHT, Casey Caatleman, Thos. McAleer,
w. NJ. jenkins, @. Washburn, E. A.
Willisms.
All the riders were showed from tho
tape in the order of handicap given, and
loud cheering was INDUCED in by the
enthusiastio friends of the wheelmen as
they got under way. But the excite
ment came with the final starters, who
were showed off at exactly 9 o'clock.
The crowds closed in around the riders
until real good breathing air was at q
premium. The speedy ecrstch men
started out with a vim, but the limit
men were ell of two miles in advance
and hard to catch.
Somebody said, TITS Castlemsn; -
another, tits McAleer;" another, ''Jen-
kins;" and still somebody else prophe-
sled that Kitchin was the lucky men
who would win the race. Excitement
ran high during the short time tie mon
we're out upon the road, and there were
30 many new riders 1t was really hard to
guers the winner beforehand.
Everything went as usual in such
events. Some OF the riders fell, Home
ran into trees and some, attracted bys
the handsome grspe vineyards along the
course and being convinced that they
couldn't ride anyhow, deliberately fell
by the wayside and reeuperated the
fatigued inner man by liberal supply
of fruit. These fellows hailed the first
car back to the city.
But during all this time the rest of
the riders were digging like Trojsns.
The scratch men rode well punched to
the end of the course. whom they spread
out. At the turn on the avenue CASTLE
man accidentally ran into McAleer,
breaking the Los Angeles boys wheel
and throwing him out of the race. II
was not done Intentionally and was one
of those things that is likely to happen
in the best OF regulated races. The acct
dent also put the Riverside rider be-
hind. Kitchin seemed the pluckiest OF
them all, but then no record could have
been expected from either Castleman or