The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-11-30
Rather Poor Races at
San Jose.
WEATHER WAS MISERABLE,
And Unusually Poor Time Was
Made.
SOME VERY CLOSE FINISHES.
The Half-MiIe Race Against the
Worlds Record Had to Be
Postponed.

withstanding the fact that anything like
record breaking was out OF the question.
The track, which is the one-mile horse
track of the Agricultural Socisty, is of
sticky adobe, and il was just damp enough
after Mondays rain 10 make tire look
like fire hose alter riding 100 yards.
About 1000 were in attendance, and
much TO their disappointment the races
were late in starting. Everybody was
shiverng In the cold.
When the races were finally called An
nouncer Wilbur F. Knapp of the Bay City
Wheelmen made his usual hit by his APP
pearance on the track wearing an immense
white som brero. He got the racers to work
at once and sent off six starters in the first
heat of the one-mile novice. class A. They
were: T. L. Cotton, A. A. c.; w. L.
Heller, unattached; ". T. Jamison. IN
attached; Thomas Kell, unattached;
S. J. r. c.; j. NJ. Welsh. unattached.
Jamison won in go As, with Heller sec
ond.
The second heat was run by T. E. Bello-
Ii, S. j. R.; C..E. Y. Decker. A. A. c.; j.
a. McMeekin, unattached "a. Kauzee, IN
attached; II. j. Kra-izer, B. c. w. In
this Belloli took first place with Kanzee
second. The time was 800 Is.
The third heat was made in 8 :03 3-5 by
Quinby, and Sherman followed. The
starters were: Z. j. sherman, G. c. c. :;
L. A. Casserly. G. G. G. IN. Qulnby, q. =.
e. c.; ". Harris. 5. j. r. c. Benson took
fourth heat in 3:39 80 and Burre was
close second. The starters were: Y. A.
Benson. S. j. r. c.; c. c. Peppin, S. j. r.
c.; A. Herring on, unattached; William
Bryan, G C. c.; j. Burrel. unattached.
In the final QuiDby. Sherman, Benson,
Burrel. Jamison. Heller, Belloli, Kanzee
and Decker left at the crack of Starter
Gibson's pistol. 1t was good start and a
close finish between Quinby, who had first
place III 2:56 80, and Sherman and Belloli,
who were al within six feet at the close
OF the mile.
Otto Zegler Jr., the American champion
amateur. was given an ovation as be APP
peared on the track in the one mile handi-
cap, class 3. Liegler was the only scratch
man. The rest of the starters. with
handicaps. were as follows: c. s
B. c. W., 50 yards; w. A. Terrl
W., so yards; Russell Cushing.
65 yards; II. c. Smith, G. c. c., Z;
A. Schwall DR., S. j. L. c., 40 yal
was Zegler's race from the beginning and
one after another of the handicap men
were passed by him and be flushed 10
PAS 40. Terrill being a close second and
Wells third. The time was slow, but con-
sidered fast for the horrible condition of
the track.
The One-half mile, scratch, class A, was
a race in which much was expected of
l.
ambition when they saw the efforts of
better men blowing through the thick
adobe, and the result was time that was
no credit. The race was started by G. A.
Nissen. B. c. W.; j. Edwards, S. j. R. C.. :;
Thomas Kell, unattached; 0. l.. Pickard,
A. A. c., and 6. A. Navlet, S. j. r. c.. in
the first heat, which was won by Naylet in
81 As. and Edwards second. jones won
the second heat in l "a 4-5 The starters
we're: F. a. Mcfarland, S. J. r. c.; A.
n. Jones, G. C. c.; Ed Chapman, S.
j. R. G.
The final heat was won by Jones in
:2S. with Chapman second in a very close
finish, half wheel making the difference.
Ziegler was once more cheered when he
left the scratch in the lhree-mile handicap
against the following good men: w. A.
Terrill. B. G. W., 40 yards; Russell Cush-
ing, G. c. c., 175 yards; II. G. Smith, G.
G. c., 200 yards; 4. Schwall Jr., 5. j. K.
G., $50 yards, and G. n. Langton, B. c. W.,
$50 yards. Wells had been entered, but he
did not start, as he wanted to save HIM
self for the fve-mle scratch. The first
mile was made in 2:48, with all the men
punched. The second mile made no change
ia position. but down the homestretch
Ziegler put himself to work and spurted
in in 10 10 2-5 Smith second.
The mile handicap in FIVE heats was
warmly contested in each heat and in the
final. In the first the starters were: E. j.
Sherman, g. c. c., 65 Yards: NJ. Qunby,
o. P. B. c.. IS yards; William Bryan, G.
C. c.. 125 yards; Charles Anderson. I'M
attached. 125 yards; r. E. Walter. 81. s.
W., $50 yards. Sherman won in 2:47 1-5
and Quinby got second place.
The second heat starters were: E. V
Decker, A A. c., 70 yards; D. S. Pickard.
a. A. c.. so yards; A. Harrington, un-
attached. 10 yards; E. V. Navlet, A. Il.
G., 1875 yards, and A. Berryessa, S. j. r.
c.. 140 yards. Decker won in 2:43 1-5 and
Pickard was second.
The third heat had the following start
ers: Theodore Belloi, S. j. r. G., 60 yards :;
T. A. CasserIy, c. c. c., 125 yards; j. A.
McMeekin. Un.. 135 yards Belloli won in
IA 1-5 and Casserly second. Chapman
won the fourth heat in 2:41 80, Nc
Farland. S. j. r. c., second. The
starters we're: Ed Chapman, S. j. R.
c., 90 yards; f. j. Mcfarland, S. j R. c.,
60 yards; w. I. Jamison, UD., 100 yards.
The fifth heat was taken by Jones in
2:41 As, Navlet second. The starters
were: A. N. Jones. g. e. c., so yards; G.
A. Navlet, S. ]. r. g.. 40 yards; V. A
Benson. S. j. r. c.. 100 yards. The final
was won by Chapman against ten others
in 9: 40 3-5. but his place was wrested from
Jones by a grand effort in the last ten
yards, the race being won by half wheel.
Mcfarland was third.
Zeigler fully expected to lower the five
mile record in the scratch fve-mile race,
but the track precluded the faintest posi-
bility. He was in excellent form. how
ever. The starters were: Otto Ziegler
Jr., S. j. r. c.; G. S. Wells. B. G. W.; W.
A. Terrill. B. c. W.; Russell Cushing G.
c. c.: 81. C. Smith. G. G. c., and A.
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