The herald., 1894-06-17
From Los Angeles to San Diego
Against Time.
The Distance, 189 Miles, Covered in
About Twelve Hours.
Carson Shoemaker Lowers the Record
from Here to Rtverside-A De-
tailed Account OF the
Entire Race.

CumbthuC65.
The first rider left the HERALD Office
at A: 80 q. m. yesterday morning with
message to the mayor of San Diego,
from Mayor Rowan Of this city, and one
to the San Diegan-Sun from the HERALD.
There were 22 riders, with relays av-
eraging about 8 miles each, but half Of
d. which were 15 and 20 miles. The route
was by the way of Pomona, Riverside,
Perris, Temecula and Escondido to San
Diego, the total distance being 1S9
milee.
The route was covered in exactly IL
hours and IL minutes, a remarkable rec
ord, considering the condition of the
roads.
Shoemaker, the fret rider leaving,
was paced to Puente by Charles Oowan,
and the distance was covered in 55 min
utes, by far the hest time ever made
over the road. Cowan was "killed" by
the hot pedaling of the orsnge-eater,
and decided nature would allow him to
90 no farther. He made the rouUd trip
to Puente in hours and 80 minutes.
In tine meantime the message had
been given to II. r. Scott, whose route
extended from Puente to the winery on
Gird's ranch, distance Of 20 miles.
Shoemaker was bent on record to Riv-
erside, and alter transferring the mes
sage, kept up q remarkable speed in
staying with the fresh riders. He
trailed Scott all the way over some very
sandy road.
But Shoemaker beat all previous at
tempts or the road, for after Scott had
finiehed his relay at the winery and
transferred the precious message to
Casey Caatleman, he trailed the latter
to the end OF his entire relay at Arling-
ton. Castleman and Shoemaker passed
through South Riverside at 7:40
O'Clock, exactly hours and 20 minutes
after the message was taken from the
HERALD Office.
The road from the winery to three
miles beyond South Riverside is very
sandy and billy, but Castleman, pushed
forward by the rider against time, made
the 20 miles in a little over one hour.
The course into Riverside lay along the
famous Magnolia avenue, and when
Shoemaker turned up that beautiful
street he pedaled as he had never ped
aled before. He passed the relay men
and sped on to the city of orange groves
for record.
When at the South Riverside "wash"
Shoemaker had an accident to his wheel
and was compelled to change with
Castleman. He also sent word ahead by
the relay men to have something for him
to eat at Arlington, eight miles from
Riverside, and at that point stopped two
or three minutes. He had that faint
feeling under the ''swester." for which
he is noted when on long distance runs.
Shoemaker told them that ne ate very
light breakfast in this city before leav-
ing, but the writer has affidavits to
prove that he got away with two beef
steaks and four eggs before starting. He
was paced into Riverside by Simms and
Schroeder.
The sandwiches Shoemaker had tied
to his handle bars before starting had
an effect upon him similar to that OF the
watermelon when he won his first road
race in 1892, for he reached Riverside
at S:45 O'Clock, having left his
wheel but twice during the entire
course, and breaking all previous re-
cords between Los Angeles and that
city. The 68 miles was covered by him
in exactly four hours and fifteen
minutes, lowering the record by one
hour and seven minutes.
While Shoemaker was pumping for
his record, the relay mon were making
fast time toward San Diego. Castlemsn
phbb6u bHo Lucbbhb0 W 1fOW
who carried it to the head of Magnolia
avenue, and the course was changed
due east out Washington street and
across the Box Springs hills.
A remarkable ride was made to Perrig,
distance of Is miles. Ernest Hess
climbed the foothills safely and deliv-
cred the message to "Pop" Bigelow who
allowed the breezes to wheeze through
his whiskerH as he sped down the other
side leading to Perris. Seven miles from
Perris Garrison took the message and
rolled into that thriving burg at 40
o'clock, exactly hours 10 minutes after
the message left the HERALD office.
Louis Brundidge caught the message
on the fly and sped out from Perris. The
course lay through Elsinore to the
Temecula river, a distance of so miles,
and was divided equally among Brun-
didge. Willard Sylvester and James
Patterson. Sylvester carried the mess-
age over his relay in remarkably quick
time for lad of 15 years. He dropped
out OF the race when he reached the post
where Patterson was in waiting. Now,
Patterson is no slouch on wheels, even
II he is bank cashier. From the way
the HERALD's special dispatches de-
scribed him moving, in an undu-
lating way, across the hills bor-
dering the Temeoula cafioa, one
OF the roughest spots of old San Diego
county. it would appear that he might
have been practicing for a trip to Can
ada at no distant day. He reached
Temecula at ii :13 O'Clock, and sped ON
to the river beyond where he delivered
the message to Frank Fernald. who in
turn delivered it to his brother Roy.
William Wolf OF Temecula carried it to
Vista, or Bonssll, the three relays cover
ing q distance OF "a miles. This is by
far the toughest stretch OF country en-
countered, being very mountainous, but
the boys got through without sccidente
of q serious nature. A few falls and
bruises did not hinder the riders in the
least.
The route from Bonsall to Escondido
wSs comparatively good for wheeling,
and the message was taken into Escon-
dido at 2:16 O'Clock, being exactly 10
hours A minutes out from Los Angeles.
The relay into Escondido was run by
Con Galloway alone, and although he
did not make very fast time. he showed
pluck and endurance all along the jour
ney.
From Escondido to San Diego, dis
lance OF "a miles, the message was car.
rled by Bay city riders, George
Lemon taking the first relay. At
point half way to the Poway
grade ID. B. Cromwell took