Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-08-09
SIXTH BICYCLE CONTEST.
Another Ten Mile Pull Ends in No
Race--a Second Contest Ordered
The Race Given TO Winters.

The race was called at 7:20, start
made at 7:3O to fully two-thirds the
audience that was theIe the night
before. Murphy took the pole, Winters
outside. The boys went off with a
cheer. First heat 3OOI, same positions.
Second heat; the audience began to
warm up little and the riders crossed
the tape in same order in 3.O4 A
breeze bad sprung up and swept up
the far stretch and the third heat
was made in S051. Next beat 802i.
This was slight Improvement. The
crowd cbeered.
The fifth mile was one of anticipation
but resulted In no change except to
lower the mile to 805!. Next, 309l;
seventh, S:ll4; eighth, S1S4 niutb S'O4;
tenth, 2:54 The ten miles was run in
:46 2 S, con .iderably outside Of the
tin limit.
Murphy came in an easy winner.
| He adhered to the slOw--ace theory,
not pushing his contestant but winning
on the fiOish. That ID und ubtedly the
only correct way to run a distance race,
that is not against time. The time
limit spoiled the race for the crowd.
1t was declared no race.
The ladies are in love with cycling.
They attended in better form than ever
and many pretty racing costumes were
worn, even some white dresses. As
for enthusiasm they far surpass the
men. They discussed the details Of the
race, expressed opinions about the
judges, criticized the referee and
settled due points, talked aud gushed
all the way ont and in. They are the
life of the races.
THE RESULT
Of the referees ruling is that Winters
wears the medal until the next race
which is to be held in two weeks. The
riding caused great excitement and the
contending friends of the two wheel
men made the air ring with their
| cheers.
AS the. time in which the ten miles
was run is within less than MIL
utes of Zimmerman's time in England
the same day; the race was fast for
amateurs.
A 30:30 limit OH ten miles Is fast for
amateurs and Winters deserves great
credit for Offering to run the race again
although it was an unreasonable limit
for second ten-mile heat, in the dark,
with heavy, dusty track and a stiff
wind up the long western course.
There was no law or agreement Of the
local league to run more than one ten
mile race in an evening.
SOME RULES.
| In this connection certain track rae.
ing rules of the l.. A. w. are offered in
support of the referees ruling. A por-
tion of rule % reads as follows: "rhe
referee may place time limit on any
race. The time limit shall not be an
nounced to the contestants until their
arrival at the tape preparatory to the
start of the race. 1t shall be his
privilege to withhold any prize, If, in his
opinion, any competitor did not try to
win the race"
Rule 25 is as follows: "If in any
race, by reason of accident or with
drawal, only one contestant remains
upon the track, the referee may call
such contestant from the track and
award him the first prize. 4"
Murphy rode up to the tape and
asked what the time limit would be
He was told 3O:30, which he evidently
regarded as too high for second heat
and gave the medal to Winters. Un-
der proper time limit, or without
limit, Murphy would have won again.
AS the races now stand there have
been seven contests and six awards of
the gold medal. Murphy has four,
Card one, Winters one. Card or Win
ters may still win the gold medal if
they are awarded four more races. If
Murphy wins one more he gets it.
Card or Winters may get the silver
medal. One or the other is sure to get
that. Winters has an even show for 1t
with Gard.
The Statesman omitted very inn
portant part of rule No. %, which is as
follows; "If they fail to so finish, and
the referee is convinced by their riding
and the time, that they endeavored to
reach the limit, he may award the
prizes"
BIRMINGHAM, England, Aug. s.
Zimmerman won the mile and ten
mile bicycle race. He started from the
scratch and completed the ten miles IN
27:47 1876.
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