Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-07-28
THE TEN MILE oYoLs RACE.
Murphy Holds the Medal Third
Time.

Time,
Much better time was made 10 the
ten mile bicycle race Friday evening at
the state fair ground track. 1t was q
very fair race with very little of the
Jockey element in IL.
A magnificent crowd Of thousand
enjoyed the event. There was splen-
didly dressed asemblsge of ladies'.
Scores OF carriages were on both sides
of the judges staud. The University
band entertained the crowd between
heats 10 an accepted manner.
THE RACE.
Hansen led very neatly four heats,
all four keeping their positions. On the
fifth Craven won round of applause
by squirting ahead some rods whi Gu he
increased to one-eighth mile In advance
but on the sixth in 3:05 Card led the
string, with Craven in the rear. On
the seventh lap Craven was clear out Of
the race. The eighth lap was made In
better time and the excitement grew
luJouS6' NdIu SUN iCu' lnO hihNh
was made in 2:ji still gain. Gu the
tenth 1t was no ones race until the last
eight all let Chester Murphy win. He
had heretofore kept mOdestly at the
rear. Card was watching Hansen
with one eye and Murphy with the
other. From H insen's beautiful lead
Card bad some reason to expect squirt
from that source. He is beautiful
rider and the heart of the crowd WAS
strong for Hansen.
The action OF Murphy was not IN
expected. Twice before be has hung
on the flank of the batch of riders until
the last moment when he seemed to
leave them all standing still in their
tracks and easily shot to the front.
The squirt of Craven did not deceive
Murphy. If he had followed it he
would have lost his magnificent wind
which he retained until IL was needed
when he had small cyclone of it.
Murphy employs method. He is far
seeing amateur. He has more and bet"
ter muscle, nerve, lungs, Judgement
and skill thus far than any of the COM
petitors.
NOTES ON THE RACE.
Hansen needs one of Zimmerman's
training books and he might have won
that race. He is the coming young
bicyclist Of the state. He has no equal
for his years now. With practice he
will win one of the medal races
A ten mile race is a test of endurance.
But it has not been possible to confine
the contest to that. 1t is a trial of
skill, also draws out the riders wits,
shrewdness and mental powers. If
only two men rode all but endurance
might be eliminated, and to that must
finally come.
With better wheel, perhaps, Card
would still be the formidable man.
Hansen's inability to squirt, is more
than overcome by his actual speed
which has not yet been fully shown on
straight dead pull for distance.
Murphy's speed is unknown, and his
reserve power ia terror. For his
weight he is probably the best muscled
man of all who have entered. He
went around the ring twice before the
race and that he can spnrt shows he
does not tire easily.
OFFICERS AND TIME.
I'd N Edea. Fl y IOrdan and Taa
R. Davis acted as judes; Hal. d. Pat.
ton starter; Henry Myers referee; Dell
Dinsmoor clerk; Jay G. Smith, G. s.
Riley, G. M. Lockwood time keepers;
A. w. Giesy, A. G. HOpft scorer Har-
old Salisbury, Max Buren, t. G. Smith,
Jr., Chas. Murphy, umpires.
Quarter. Half Mile.
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