The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-09-27
BEAT THE PAGER.
Otto Ziegler's Phenomenal
Work.
ON SAN JOSE RACETRACK.
Half-Mile Contest Between Man
and Horse.
w. WOOD MAKES A NEW RECORD
But the Bicycle Proved Superior
and Came in a Quarter Second
Ahead.

SAN JOSE, Sept. 26 The events OF to-
days Programme at the district fair were
In every sense such as would not only
satisfy but delight the public. At 10
O'Clock this morning the stock parade took
place, in which about 100 standard bred
troitsrs, stations, brood mares. colts and
roadsters appeared; also four elegant
herds of cattle.
In The afternoon nearly 1000 people at
tended to witness the speed contests, and
in these were nun Der of special features
IF high class. The climax of the after
Moons sport was a racs between Otto
Z egler Jr., the recognized champion anna
teur bicyele-rider, and j. Boyd's PAGER w.
Wood, holding the record for this coast at
2:07A
Zegler was the favorite with the public,
and the few who dared stake money on
the race did 50 at ODDS of $50 to So on
Iiegler. the distance was half mile.
Zeeler to nave the benefit of following a
running-horse attached TO a sulky equipped
with windbreak.
w. Wood was driven by NJ. S. Sanders.
When the race between man and horse
started there was the greatest enthusiasm.
w. Wood held a short lead nearly all the
way, and Ziegler ran up close TO the sulky
of the running horse that was pacing
Wood.
When within 100 yards of the wire Zieg-
Ter darted out behind the sulky and by The
grand stand, beating the PAGER out by
about one bicycle length. ZiegIer's time
was 1 minute ana Woods time was l 0Ol4
1t is generally conceded that the result
Of the race was phenomenal for both con-
testants. The track was very poor fer a
bicycle IN comparison with regular bicycle
tracks, and had the further hindrance of a
strong breast breeze. w. Wood is cred
tied with having paced the fastest half
mile ever paced in race. he made the
first quarter in 2924 seconds and the second
in 301z
The trotting race, 2:15 class. of which
four heats were sent off yesterday, Ade-
laIde Simmons winning two and She two
was settled the first thing this aftern on
in one heat, Simmons taking the heat and
the race. She had been the favorite all
through until the last heat, when Sin.-
mons sold favorite at even money on the
field. NutWood Prince surprised the long
enders, who backed Gertrude g against
him, by capturing the free-for-all 3-year-
old pacing race. The feature of this race
was the exciting dead heat between the
two horses, which was paced iu 2:22H
In the pacing race, 30 class. Bell was
backed as favorite. as against Touchet, the
odds being $50 TO S14. The hackers of
Touchet became dissa isfed with Casto's
driving and a protest was entered, which
caused the judges 10 seat Dustin behind
Touchet f T the last heat, but he could get
no better tnan second place. Summaries:
Unfinished race, trOtting, 2:l5 class; purse
$1,000
SIMMONS Adelaide (Pattison).....,..-.- IA I
Chris N. Smiths .. NJ; She. by AbDOtts-
j. A. Dustin's ch. G. snyiock, by Tom Ben
r. D. Fox's en- s. Chancellor. by Bis
m l,@e. GGi50n3
First race pacing, three-year-oIds, free for all;
B. f Langford's Blk. C. Prince Nutwood.
by Dexter Prince-Luela (Heman).. 1212l1
NJ Knoxs :. T. Gertrude 6, by Red
Time 22L2;2s.
Second race, pacing, 2:2O class; purse $500.
William Sinclair's CHI IN. Bell, by Mel
bourne King-HaUtie (sullivan)......2 3l11
:. CasUG's 2. ToucheU by AltamontTea-
vendome stock FARMS CHI 2. our Boy. by
Los Ceritos stock farms b. s. Sidmoor. by
l. L b6Fdens Blk sSn m. HIo cfc:co by
CrescO-Biack Betsy (Laverty) 49,. .distanced
Time, 14-2:I714-2:l7-2:l7.
All the interest of The sports is now cen
tered on the free-.oT-all trot in which Kla-
math. AStor and Ottinger will appear.
Pools sold brisk tonight at $50 on Astor
and $50 on o niger. For Friday it has
been announced that Zlegler will race
n,iIn with w Woon