The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-10

Rosa to see the races, and altogether the
meet was very successful.
The first race was one-mile handicap,
class A, for Sonoma County riders only,
The starters were W. III. Lowery, FL. W.,
50 yards; W. T. Pettis, s. r. W., SO; J. @.
Williamson, S. r. W, 55; N. Simmons,
P. W, 55; D. G. Hayne, P. W., 55; NJ.
Alderman. unattached, IS; J. E. Jewett,
20; II. i. Martin, P. W., 70; Chas. Goshen,
P. w. rs; w. E. Groshong, s. r. w, So;
G. Felix, unattached, 150.
The handicapping was good, and the
men were hardly punched until they
reached the stretch, when Williamson
came on and won handily in . min. 1614
sec. Hayne was second, Pettis third and
around the tape which should not have
been there, two men fell Just at the finish,
but escaped without injury.
The visiting wheelmen were given a
chance to show their abilities as riders in
the second race, one-mile handicap, class
A, and the different bay clubs were well
represented. The starters were: II. +.
Terrill, B. G. W., and A. Reid, 3. G. W.,
scratch; e. Languetin, B. @. W., 30 yards !;
+. L. Day, B. G. W., 60; J. Ii. Dieckman
Jr., r. A. c., go; G. D. Bates Jr., r. A. c.,
80; H. L. Day, B. C. w, 90; 8. E. Clark,
G. C. c., 100; w. l.. Thompson, B. c. W.,
120; A. M. Boyden, r. A. c., lbs; C. M.
Smith, G. C. c.. $50.
This was an evidence of the poorest
handicapping ever seen in race in Cali
fornia. The scratch and short-mark men
had absolutely no chance whatever, as the
race showed. and the result was that Bates
won from so yards in 2 min. IA l-5 sec.
Boyden, 125 yards, was second, and DECK
man, 10 yards, third. Reid, one of the
scratch men, fell while trying to get
through the bunch, but was unhurt.
The third race was quarter mile, for
county riders only. 1t was divided into
three heats, the starters in the first being:
X. W. Turner. ?. W., and A. T. Hembree,
unattached. This was a slow ride, and
Turner won easily in 43 LIS sec.
The starters in the second heat were:
D. 6. Hayne, P. W., and w. e. Groshong,
): K. w. This was an easy victory for
Hayne, who won in 80 sec.
The third heat had for starters: w. T.
Pettis, S. r. W.; n. Alderman, P. W,
and ID. l.. Martin, 2. W. Alderman won
in 80 20 sec, Pettis second Alderman
should have been disqualified, as he looked
backward several times in the race.
The fourth race was another pretty ex-
hlbltlon OF racing by the visiting wheel
men. 1t was half-mile handicap, class
A, the starters being: H. F. Terrill, B. G.
Languetin, B. G. W., Is yards; F. L. Day,
=. z: W, 30; J. H. Dieckman Jr., z. x.
T., 30; Y. ID. Bates Jr., r. A. c.. 40: B, C.
Clark, G. G. c., so; A. NJ. Boyden. r. A.
o., IS; G. M. Smith, g. G. c., IS.
This was pretty race, and the men
came into the stretch well punched. Clark
had the lead and kept it, winning from so
yards handicap in l minute and seconds.
Dleckman /, was second and Bates third.
he1d and Terrili came nayt
The next event was half-mile exhibit
tIon ride by Allan n. Jones of the Garden
City Cyclers of San jose He was paced
py Iony Delmas and Clarence Davis of his
Cup ON one tandem for quarter of a mile.
ana LOT the last quarter by another tandem
manned by W. II. Foster, the Olymnic
Cub racer, and T. s. Hail of the Raw
Sl.ies. Jones rode well and finished in
ol1a seconds, which is splendid time. con-
sl0Me,rlng the condition of the track.
Inc hnal OF the quarter-mile class w.s
then run, those who had qualified in their
meats being K. W. Turner, 2. w. n O.
Hayne, +. W.; w. e. Groshong, s. n. w !.
and N. Alderman, P. w. Havne WON
nicely IN 3611 seconds. Groshong was
second, Alderman third.
linen followed the two-mile chamo;on.
ship OF Sonoma County in which the
starters were: r. w. Turner, P. W: w
II. Lowery, II. W.. w. +. Pettis. 1
W; J. Z. Williamson, s. r. c.; and D. r.
Hayne. Z. w. The first mile was ridden
In 3 min. 30 Sec, and was at such a loaf;ng