The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-04-20
Fast Time Made on Wheels at
San Jose
A GREAT TOWN FOR CYCLES
;" The Opening of the Garden City New
Cement Track
WheeImen From All Over the State Present
and the Attendance Aggregated Fully
4ooo-A Great Event

y, SAN JOSE, April 19.-San Jose has JUS
titled her claim as the greatest bicycle
town in the country and demonstrated
that she has the fastest track in the
world.
The city celebrated the opening of the
Garden City cyclers' new three-lap cement
track in good style. The day was a holt
day, the majority of business places clos
ing in order that all might attend the
event, which has been looked forward to
with great expectations, not only by the
people of this city. but by cycle enthusi-
asts all over the United States. Besides
being the first meet of the season sane
toned by the l.. A. W., it had become
/. known that San Jose had track on
which records would certainly be smashed.
The beauty of San Jose turned out in
holiday attire. There were not less than
1000 people present. among them wheel
men from all over the state. Every one
went with the feeling that worlds records
would be beaten, and this has been con-
lirmed. Eddie Bald of Buffalo, N. Y,
has again demonstrated that he is a
champion, by the manner in which he
won the two mile scratch class b.
There were numerous other heats and
finals to be decided before the event of
were enthusiastically cheerd, everyone
was in anxious expectancy in the final
heat of the two-mile heat, in which were
entered Edwards. of whom much was ex
pected: Foster, Terrill. Harbottle, Coulter
and Bald. The riders were paced by tan
dems, the first ridden by Alexander and
Jarman; the second by Davis and Bar
naby.
1t was a race from the crack of the pistol
till Bald crossed the tape with another
worlds record to his credit-415 1-5 for
two miles, the former record being
4:21 3-5.
Bald took the lead for the first mile.
The" pickup by the second tandem was
beautiful and it was seen from the pace set
by Davis and Barnaby that Il record was
sure to be made. On the second mile Ed
wards took the lead. with Foster second
and the others close up. On the last lap
Foster came with a rush that caused the
crowd to go wild with excitement, as it
was thought the credit of record would
go to a CALIFORNIAN. But Bald was not
done. In the last hundred yards he came
from the rear with rush that carried
him over the tape half wheel ahead of
Poulter of Toledo, o., who was Tapped by
Edwards, with Foster close fourth. Bald
was given an ovation and when it was an
nounced that San Jose had started the
record beaking for 1895, the crowd was
wild with enthusiasm.
The other races were well contested
particularly the final of Glass B. mile
handicap, which was won by Charles S.
Wells in grand style.
Mile novice, first heat-Clark Peppin,
Bergana; time, 2:23 1-5.
Second heat-Kell, Smith, Carroll time,
2:45.
Third heat-Jamison, Belloli, Collins;
time, 2:37.
Fourth heat-Starters disqualified: not
= within time limit.
Fifth heat-Rogers, Benson, Fred
Smith. time. 2:37 10.
Final-Jamison. Clark, Kel; time, 2:37.
Mile, invitation, Glass A: First heat
Moody, Reid, Bates; time, 2:34.5 Air7.
Second heat-Jones, Byrne, Chapman
time, 2:29 1-5. e9tid aEoa'1
Third heatmsherman, Frazier, tDieck-
Final-Jones, Moody, Byrne; time,
2:3S. srlg tGcpsz
Two mile scratch, class B, first heat
Harbottle, Edwards, Castleman; time,
Second heat-Bald, Terrill, Osen time,
ASP As. f-..
: Third heat-Foster, Coulter. Wells.
Zeigler; time, 80.
Final-Bald, Coulter, Edwards; time.
4:15 Is, beating the worlds record of
4:2l 3-5. Foster was fourth.
Mile handicap, class B-Edwards first.
Osen second. Castleman third; Terrill
fourth time, 2:11 2.5.
Second heat-zeigler, Burke, Foster,
Wells; time. 2:1l 2-5.
Final-Wels first. Zeigler second, Castle
man third; time, 2:37 As.
Mile handicap, class A, first heat
Sampson, 40; Jones, scratch Navlet, 1907
time. 2:16 80.
Second heat-Mott, 150 Metcalf, 100;
Moody 25; time. 2:16 2-5.
Third heat-Smith, $50; McF arland, 80;
Bates. 7O;. time, PLY 1-5.
Fourth heat-Sherman, 40; Belloli, co.
Dieckman, so; time. 2:18 is.
Final-C. Smith, $50; Sampson, 49, Nc
Farland 80; time, 2:13 49,
First four in each heat qualify for final.
Much disappointment is expressed that
neither Zeigler nor Edwards, both of
whom were expected to do some sensa-
tional work today, won race. In the
first heat of the Emile scratch race. in
which Edwards was entered, he was
clearly outsprinted by Harbuttle, who
made most sensational squirt IN the last
quarter and won the heat with ease.
Edwards coming i'll second. In the third
heat OF the same race, with Zeigle
Coulter, Wells ana Foster starting. the
former was fairly outrldden by the three
other men.
Both Edwards and Zeigler won their
heats qualifying for the mile handicap,
and both stared from scratch, but were
manifestly afraid OF each other, as much
rivalry exists between the two. Neither
man would set the pace and allowed Wells
to steal march and pass them in ter
rifle drive. Zeigler has no excuse to offer
for his failure to win, but it is clearly APP
parent that it was an off day for him. as
he was beaten by men whom he has here
tofore outclassed
Harbottle started in the Emile scratch
race-the big race of the day-and it was
thought Judging from his ride in the
heat which he won so easily, that he
would prove dangerous to Bald and others
but he was clearly out of it at the end of
the first mile.
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