The herald., 1895-07-05
Was Very Closely Pressed by Clyde
Washburn
A Fair Day and a Good Course and Very
Little Complaint-The Scores and
Details in Full-Outside
Events

All previous records were smashed in
the Santa Monica road race yesterday,
and cycling men all over the city are en-
thusiastic over the result as are lovers OF
the flying wheel in all Southern Califor-
MIA. Emil Ulbrcht on his Thistle wheel
made the Tgreat pace in 1929. finishing
fifty ninth in order from scratch. LOUIS
Lawton, an unknown phenomenon from
Duarte, an eight-minute handicap man.
finished first in 500 2-5, making fl rst
place and excellent time, the best average.
Last years record, made by Ulbricht, is
67:01.
The day was fine one for cycling and
the seventeen miles OF road was in the
best condition. The officers of the day
were prom pity at the rendezvous at a.
m. and riders were soon focking to the
pavilion from Olive street. Fifth street
and every corner of the compass. Ths
officers were W. ]. Allen. local consul of
Smith, John Thayer. Will Knippenberg
and E. BeIman; scorers, E. S. Pauly, A.
]. Carey, W. +. Kennedy, Il. S. Cook
and H. S. Darling; Ford Smith, official
L. A. W. Handicapped, otficiated as
starter.
A vast crowd of people swarmed around
Fifth and Olive streets to see the men off.
The jam was so dense as to frequently
impede racer as he left the scratch. At
IL minutes sharp before 8 o'clock, limit
esq, etc., lined up in solitary grandeur
for his II minutes lead. John BrinK, Doc
Kennedy and Perry Howard failing to
make their appearance.
One minute later w. S. Kingsberry,
number III. and Will Hill, 1ls, were sent
wriggling down the stretch.
The ten-minute men to leave were A.
L. Taber. Will Imbler. E. T. Carter, ]. Z.
Newell and B. V. Duque. G. f. Patterson.
the "yellow fellow and Editor s. II.
Laverty thought discretion the better part
of valor.
E. L. Blugeot was the only scratch in
the nine-minute handicap, the rest leav-
ing on time, G. L.lSmith Will Matthew
son, IF. Sheedon, J. j. Manley, WV.
Weir, H. "A. Phillips and Fred Phillips.
All the eight-minute men started. G.
E. Pierce. John Meyer. L. A: Eorsythe,
ger. Herb Pease, Jacob Wilsford. R. H.
Jeffries.s III. E. Wiley, H. l.. jenkins. A.
y. Church, l.. Lawton, VIM. Martinuale,
Kapp Carl.
IHermann Ellis and N.sL. Blehl failed to
start in the seven minute class, but the
Watts. john Engel, ,lW. L. Tyler y. L.
Biehl, F. L. Morril, Ed Mather r. S.
Taylor. Willie Jones. Clarence Good, De
Forrest W. 8. Savage. H.: Ritter, V.
Lauge, T.. u. OalldQy. v. Il. Denneul DoTJ
Nelly. W. B. Gard, Herman Els J. W.
Manser. F. G. Maynard
L. X. Norman scratched in the 6-min-
Diego races, and VI. Y. Howell did not
show up. The men at the line were: I.
A. B. Elliot, W. A. Stephenson. Emil
Ducommun. f. W. Rehd pock. D.Wardall,
AL Hilliard, De Hay. Earl Cole, E. d.
Campbell.
F. H. Muchmore failed to show up
when 5-minute men were called, the other
Earnest Cole, F. L. Hogue. A. j. Bayer,
J. W. Lester. E. Y. Clark, John Richard
son, W. f. Kinze f. r. Drew, c. W.
Stautor. E. L. Weaver. A. B. Houston,
2, G.. Taylor, H. Y. Hawks. f. s.
Crimson trimmed, crimson everything,
Knlp and Jacob Olsen:scratched. the A.
minute men and Fay Stephenson, the
veteran, and Ed Wasson led off the bunch
followed by W. Il. Ruess James f.
Sugg. Louis Wade. Alvin Simonds. How
ara squires, +. r. Nelly; 9i Charley Hn.yIo Miller.
ley q. DR.. Banson, Oscar Lawler.
Frank Badillo. Jacob Eckhart o. J.
Webber, George B. Cox, r. H. HargIave,
Albert Tompklns, Mode Griffith, Daniel
Hogland, b. r. Mussey left in block
when 3-minute men were called.
w. A. Taylor of the 2minute men
scratched to go to the San Diego races
and H. l.. Williams W. l.. Garrison and
H. E. Bundy whirled away at the call.
They were closely followed by Godfrey
Schmidt and Clyde Washburn, the minute
men. and close on their heels sped lone
Phil Kitchin with his 3O-seconds handi-
cap.
their names as the cracks pushed along to
scratch and they cheered them as, at 8
O'Clock sharp, they dashed away. Emil
Ulbricht got the lead, closely pressed by
Herb McCrea. followed in turn by Will
Hatton and Will Rodriguez. AS they dis
appeared down Olive street there was
ringing hurrah ana the mass of humanity
began breaking and flying to catch the
9:10 O'Clock special train to be in at the
finish.
Officials and assistants scrambled into
waiting coach and the party was driven
hastily to the Arcade depot There was
racing and chasing for brief few min
utes and people in carriages, afoot and in
the cycle saddle began tum bling into the
depot ard piling aboard the already
heavily loaded seventeen or eighteen
coaches, filling the aisles the baggage car
and engine and covering the coal IN the
tender. The engineer pulled open the
throttle and the train raced down the
track after the tearing wheelmen.
From the Train
windows and all points Of vantage for the
first glimpse of the riders flying along
the road. Little dust clouds barely visible
to the naked eye, under the field glass
showed toiing, perspiring rider pump
ing along merrily toward the Palms.
Nearing Palms hill a long stretch was
brought plainly into view and the hot
pacing racers glimmering like streaks Of
light though the gauze Of dust and
sweeping along to their coveted goal.
AS the train thundered across the
bridge over the road down Palms hill
and the scattered field went tearing under
it, yells of encouragement broke from
the cars and cheers told the struggling
racers that they would be warmly greeted
ON the finish. For some little distance
they were kept in view, then the road
turned and the train passed the wheel
men, leaving them far out of sight.
At the Finish
Santa Monica was out en- masse to see
the Los Angeles wheelmen finish the
great annual race named after that beau
tiful summer city. When the crowds
fbo Io do