The herald., 1895-05-13

ord tor twenty-five miles, and holds all
the indoor records from five to twenty
five miles. At the Crown City cyclers'
, road race ut Pasadena in April, 1896, was
the winner OF the time prize, winning
this race with less than half hours rest
from the train after riding twenty-five
hours from San Francisco where he rode
in the Bay City wheelmen's team in the
loo-mile relay race around San Fran
cisco bay. in which he carried the ninth
relay and won the race for the Bay City
wheelmen. AT the Ventura road race,
held May day. 1885, a distance OF about
seven miles. was the winner of the THE
prize. At the Thanksgiving day meet Of
the Los Angeles Athletic club. in 1894
paced Fay STEPHENSON. riding for the 100
and holds the Pacific coast twenty five
mile unpaced record.
William Hatton of the Columbia team
IS picked by many as winner of the
twenty -fve-mile invitation race of the
Wheelmen's Training league. He COM
made good showing in all his races. At
the Crown City Cyclers' road race at
Pasadena in April. riding from the one
and half minute mark, he won third
time. At the Ventura road race, held
May day. riding from the thirty second
mark, he was the winner of third time,
beating Ulbricht and Cleaver in the fin
ishing sprint. In the Santa Monica road
race in 1894. while riding but II short
time, he won prize, He is strong built.
rides very strong and holds his sprint to
the finish. He is member OF the Wheel
mems Training league and Los Angeles
Athletic club.
Fritz Lacy, but 1S years old, member
OF the Stearns team and riding mate of
Tom McAleer, the coast twenty fve-mile
champion holds the Los Angeles Ath-
letlic club track record. mile in 2:13 on
a gravely, poorly banked track, made at
the benefit for Captain Jack Williams,
member of the East Side Cycling clubs
team in the twenty -fve-mile team race
held at Agricultural park. In 1894 rode
in the East Side club team at the Sweet
water track, San Diego, in the twenty
fve-mile team race. At the indoor meet
Francisco, in February, 1895, won the
one mile handicap. Rode for the Bay
City club in the 1OO-mile relay around
San Francisco bay, the winners of the
race, taking the second relay at second
place over hilly roads, he held the posi-
tion he started with. after receiving se
we're fall. At present showing better form
track. Is a member of the Wheelmen's s
Training league and Los Angeles Wheel
men.
Will Kitchin, who rides under the
colors of the Los Angeles wheelmen,
may not ride owing to the terrible fall he
received last Sunday week. while train
ing at Athletic park. He won second
place in the road race of 1892, and is
comparatively new rider. He won the
prize in the Riverside road race in 1894.
He was winner in the 25-mile team race
at San Diego, when he won the clubs
trophy cup.
W. NJ. Jenkins has been riding here as
a pioneer in the sport, riding the first
track race in 1892. one mile open, and
the first road race in 1891. He ended at
second on the Los Angeles wheelmen' $
run to Santa Monica. In 1898 he won
the time prize at Santa Monica and at
Riverside got the time prize on the race
over the Magnolia avenue course.
Godfrey Schmidt holds the unpaced
track record of Athletic park. He has
been riding in class A. but starts the %
mile race in class b. He is with the
Syracuse team.
The men will be paced by tandems all
the way through. The tandems are; ;
Columbia team: Joe Long and Freddie
Holbrook; Stearns': Washburn and
Duarte Syracuse: Spier and Tompkins.
The prize offered is a Stearns tandem.
The race is under the auspices OF the
Wheelmen's Training league, of which
DR.. W. +. Kennedy is president. J. Phil
Percival. official referee; vice. president,
Tom McAleer. and secretary 7. o. Hall.