The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-05
Fast Time Made at the League
of American Wheel
mems Meet.
CLASS A RECORDS LOWERED.
Both Glass B Events Won by c. s
Weus-Edwards and Delmas
Win: in Class A.


Division of the League of American Wheel
men was held here to-day on the fast
three-lap track of the Garden City Cyclers,
and under that clubs auspices.
a large crowd assembled at the park at
100 P NJ, when the races were called.
Wheelmen from every point within a "a
dius of fifty miles OF this place came to
town last night and this morning. The
Olympic, California and Imperial Cycling
clubs from San Francisco were here in large
numbers, About fifty members of the
Bay City Wheelmen, neat and natty in
new white duck uniforms, made striking
appearance. The Acme and Reliance
clubs of Oakland, the Tribune Cyclers of
Gilroy and the Pilot Wheelmen of Santa
Cruz were all here.
The grand stand was packed when the
races were called, and the ladies, in light
dresses, and the men, in various-colored
@cycling.s suits, presented very pleasing ap-
The san Jose track is noted as being one
OF the fastest in the world, and as conse-
qnenee the races were all.well contested
and exciting. The class B events were
particularly interesting and included the
fastest men In California and, in fact,
some Of the bestin the world
:. In the first heat of the third of mile
scratch; class A, CD. Bates lowered the
coast record for the distance to 441-5 sec
onds. The. previous record. was A 3-5,
made by Allan Jones on. April 10 at San
Jose.
Between the heats of the third-mile
scratch, Sail Hardenbrook and Y. A. Ben
son, SAM ose: Road Club, made an attempt
TO lower the coast tandem record for a
mile of 2:1O, but could do no better than
PIP 3-5, as.there was a. strong wind which
retarded them on the backstretch.
In thefnal ofthe one-third milescratch,
as the riders We're turning into the stretch,
Byrne OF the Imperials fell heavily, and
brought down Languetin of rthe.Bay Citys
with him. Both.were considerably bruised
by the fall. J. E. Edwards, Olympic, won the
heat in 1925, Bates and Dieckmann. Re
lance Club, secondhand. third spectiveIy
In the final heat.of the two-thirds mile
scratch, class B, Charles IS. Wells of the
Bay City Wheelnen proved himself by. far
the fastest class 3 man on. the. coast to
day, winning the:race handily in1:3S from
a fieldo of six Of the best men*on the coast.
He is riding in the best form he has ever.
been in, and would be star among the
Eastern crackajacks. 49,
D. E. Whitman OF Los Angeles won the
first heat ofthe two-thirds mile handicap,
class. a, from scratch, #in1 80. establishing
a new coast record for the distance, the
best previous time being 1876 As.
This record was again lowered in the
third heat, when Floyd Mcfarland of the
San Jose Road Club won from scratch in
1:25 Is. McFarlandis developing into one
OF the fastest class A handicap riders on
the coast.
Wells again demonstrated his superb
ority over all the other class B men in the
one mile handicap. winning his heat in
2:15 and the final in 2:19 As. Allan Jones
was 4 good second.
Taken altogether, the racing was a
splendid days sport and the audience and
contestants. were all well pleased with the
results
In the evening the Ladies Cycling Club
entertained the visiting and local wheel
men at the Pratt Home. Music, living
pictures and dancing constituted the even
ing's programme, and every one passed
most enjoyable evening.
The following is a,summary of the days
racing: :. ="
One-third mile scratch ,felass a.. first heat
c. D. Bates, Reliance; first; Dick Moody Garden
City, second: Tlme;44lG5 sec: Second heat
J. II. nIeckman, RelianCei< first: Elmer Sher-
man.. Garden City, second: Time, AT sec.
Third heat-C. NJ: Smith. Garden City, first.
D. E. Whitman: >unal tached3 second Time,
AZ 2-5 sec. Fourth heat - ~ NJ. Byrne Inn
perial, first; R. E.. Dow; Garden City, second.
"a Hiar-4: =
Olympic, first; o.. b. Smith. Garden CITY. sec
ond.. Time, 10. 3 sec. Isl Xth Ieat-E. Langue-
tin, Bay City: first; Floyd Mcfarland, Road
Club, seconds. Time, 444-5sec. Final heat
J. f. Edwards, Olympic, first; c. D. Bates Jr.
Reliance. second, =. II. DieckInann. Reliance
third: Time; DO % Sec -
Two-thirds Of a. mile scratch lclass b, first
heat-W. "A. Burke, Acme, first; r. l.. Long
Olympic second; A.. n: Tones, Olympic third
Zine, I "a 4-5. second heat--C.S. Wells, Bay
= City first; Casey Ga6tleman, :.feme second :.
Tony Delmas,. hird. Time, 1:35 10 Final
heat-C.. 6. Wells, Bay.Citg, first; A. n. Jones
Olympic, second; K: l.. Long, Olympic, third.
Time, f;3S. *..:-
Two;thirds Of a mile handicap (class. A)-First
heat-@D. L. Whitman, unattached, first; George
H..Siee,. unattached, second. Time, I:30. Sec
oTd heat-R E. Dow; Garden City, first, from
so wards; R.<A cody, second. 10 yards. Time
1-:2S. Third heat4-F. a. Mcfarland, Road
Club. first, from scratch; J.. E. Wi1oughby Pa
faro Valley, second,JO yardS Time, l:25 10
e Fourth beatNJ. Dfeekman ,Jr., Reliance,
ITSt, from ID N{lrQs W.. n JaIflSOI, GATflGn
City second, so Yards Time, 1: 2S Fifth
heat-C. D. Bates .Jr.,2 Reliance. first, from 40
yards; P. r: Molt Acme, second, 30 yards.
Time I:2J. Sixth beat~J. i. Edwards, Olym-
pic, first from 25yards; p. q. Alexander. Call
forni6+ .secohd; % yards. Time 1 :28 40
Final: heat-J Edwards OlyIn pic, first. from
% yards; r. Moody, Garden City,seeond, ID
yards; p. G. Alexander, California, third, %
yards. Time, l:25s2-5
One naile; handicap tclass Bl--First heat
Charles s Wells, Bay City. first, from scratch;
G. L.BaYis, Olympic second, 45 Yards; G: A.
Nissen Acme, third;.75 Yards. Time. 2:15.
Second beat-7A: .sJones,@ Olympic, first from
30 yards; Tony Denas.4 Garden. City; second,
s. yards: R"CuShing, Garden City, third, 20
yards. Tine; D: a ID. Final heat-Charles
s. Wells, Bay City first, from scratch. A. n:
Jones, Olympic. 80 yards, second; G.. l.. Davis,
Olympic. 45 yards. third. Time, 2:I945.
One mile; Handicap GLASS A)4-First heat--H.
Tantau, Olympic: first from 100 yards; w.
Christ, Olympic, 100 yards, second Time,
2:16 As Second. heat--0. b. Smith, Garden
City, first; from so yards; f.: G. Barley, I'm
i ~iat, so YARDS. second. Time, 2 "a l 3.
Aird heatz-C.:. NJ. :Sni tn, Garden City, first,
from 30yards Up. r.. Mott, Acme, second; from
Do yards. Time, . :18. Fourth heat--Floyd
Mcfarland, Road Club first, from scratch; e. j.
Sherman, GafdenCity, Second,zfr from s. yards
Time, 2:28..~ Fifth heat-J:A A, Delnias, Garden
City, first, from 50. Yards; !: r. Moody Garden
City, second; from IS yards. Time, 2 Al 3-5.
Sixth heats. B. Vincent, Bay City, first, from
50 yards; K. E. Dow, GARDEN .CftyS second, from
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