Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-08-07

length. Time, i:4S..
Quarter mile open-Class u.
Prizes: First--Dinmond ring, value
s25. X, Frank Bunting. second--Brown
Wood saddle, value, SO. l.. +. Day.
Thlrd-silver cup, value IS. @. L. Pres
colt.
Starters: W. A. Parker. Waco; w.
b. Tackabery. Fort Worth; o. II. Van
Rensselaer,. Fort Worth; b. Il. Brown,
Fort Worth. AT the pistol shot, Parker
took the lead and held It to the close.
with Tackabery second Brown held
third place for a while, but was dis
tanoed by Van Rensselaer,. Parker
finished 80 feet ahead. Tackaberry sec
ond. hard pushed by Van Rensselaer,.
Time 0:3f 1-2.
one mile Tarrant county champion
ship--Clnss A,
Prize: Medal, value $50. j. j. Lang
ever.
Starters: Sheldon, Fort Worth; W.
Williams, Fort Worth. Sheldon took
the lead at the start, but Williams
crossed the tape first In the second lap.
At the finish Sheldon spurted ahead
and won by ten feet. Time, 25l.
Two mile lap. class B--Prizes. first.
Wayne bicycle. value 500, Southern
Novelty company. second, bicycle bell,
value $40, New Departure Bell COM
pany; third. cyclops lamp. value s.,
SULLIVAN, Miller Il Co.
starters-W A. Parker, Waco; T..
Taylor Dallas; g. h. Brown. Fort
Worth; Il. II. Hofheinz. san Antonio.
The racers started on with Hofheinz
leading and Parker. Brown and Taylor
following In order. In the second lap
Parker gained the first place but In
the third n collision occurred between
him and Hofhoinz by which he was
thrown and had to leave the track,
when he and H0fheinz were even in
a
heinz won by 60 yards with rs points
while Taylor had 10 his credit, on
account Of not hearing the order stop
they ran one more lap than was
necessary. Time, 5:3j,
one mile championship. class A
Prize, medal. value $50. j. f.. Mitchell
Starters-Y. r. Taylor. Sherman: H.
II, Miller, Sherman; c. w. sheldon
Fort Worth. l.. Wllmans. Dallas; W. j.
Tremaine. Dallas; Max Morris, Fort
Worth Tremalne led In the first imp
but Wilmuns pushed to the front In
the second and sheldon got nasty
fall, crippling him for the day. In the
third Morris sprlnted ahead, winning
easily by three lengths Time. 24j.
One-thlrd mile open. class B--Prizes
ilrst, Boston racing tires and rims
value $50, Boston Rubber company; Sec
cond, silver cup, value &c. q. l.. Pres
colt: third, rubber guards and repair
MI NuluF NAhWf 'nilAWtH company
Starters-O. II. Van Rensselaer,, Fort
Worth. W II. Tnckabery. Fort Worth.
-. y. Brown, Fort Worth, Tackabory
won by six Inches, Van Rcnnscluer
second. aud Brown considerably be-
hind, Time, AS
Two mile handicap. class A-PrlzeH
first selr-acting revolver. SOC L.
Prescott second, initial ring, 50. W. G.
Pfuefe; third. Bean Il Lang CYCLIC
meter, 81 Stnrters-W. j. Tremnine
Dallas, 40 yards. j. II. Abney, $50 yards:
VI. w Mcclure, Dallas, 40 yards. "
~ Taylor, sherman 100 yards. Tom
Toliofcrrn, Dallas a. yardB W. VIII
Hams, Fort Worth, ~ yards The
hathrters got down 10 work with VIII
Hams In the lead, Taylor won the
second lap but on the third Williams
came 10 the front and Taylor dropped
out Abuey was ahead In the third
lap, Tremnine steadily gaining. IRE.
maine took the lead In the fourth and
finished easily 100 yards ahead, VIII
liams finished second Ave yards in
front OF Abney with Tulioferro and Nc
Clure hopolessly In the rear Time.
h.lS
Five.mllc open, class B-Prlzes-
llrst buggy, {l2i Aultmnu. Miller n
Co.: second. silver cup. S.. q j.. Pres
Gotti thlrd' standard cyclometer. $3.50.
standard watch company, starters -
u. II. GIN. Houston; W, A. Parker,
Waco. II, w. Hale, San Antonio o. II.
Van Rensselaer,, Fort Worth: w Il,
Tnekabery Fort Worth. Il. H. Hof-
heinz. Thcklbcry, Parker. en-, Hale,
Iiofhelnz ana Van Rensselaer, muln-
tnined their positions In the order
named for the first eight laps, then
Hale went to first and Tncknbcry
dropped bnck to fourth place. In tho
eleventh lap HofhcIn1 had to drop out
on account OF puncture. GIN shot
ahead In the thirteenth Jap but ON the
last lap Parker spurted TO the front
aud won by thirty feet Van RenR.
srlacr second GIN close third. Time,
lb.27
Five mile championship, class A.
Prize, medal, value $50 Cycle and
Sportsman. starters-w, j. Tremaine.
Dallas, l.. Willmann, Dallas: Max
Morris, Fort Worth Paced by r.
Edwards, Dallas, and II. p. Miller.
Wilmans Tremainc and Miller started
out In the orded named but Morris
soon took second place These positions
We're held until the eighth, when
Morris took the lead and shot past the
PAGER. In the tenth Morris took a
cup Of water from bystander beside
the. track and drank 1t as he ran
without losing hls place In the tour
teenth lap Tremalne led with Morris
third, In the last lap Morris spurted
10 the front and won by three lengths.
Wllmans second. Tremaine third Time.
1872.