The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-28
WON THE SOUTHERN RECORD.
A SAVANNAH RIDER GETS A OLA
MOND IN THE L MILE OPEN,

n. v. COnnerat of Savannah ScoOps
in the HOnOrs at the Jacksonville
Meet-G. n. Adams of Jacksonville
Handsomely Wins the Match Race
with w. 1. HuHstetIer, Though
suffering From a Severe Wound in
His Leg and Riding Against His
Physicians Orders-SIaxveu of CO.
Iumbia Wins Prizes Also.
over two thousand people witnessed the
bicycle meet at Jacksonville, Fla, yes
tsrday and of that number not a person
came away dissatisfied, except may be
those who didn't get prize. as the riding
In all the events was superb. and the races
exciting in the extreme.
TO the Florida people from all parts of
the state, and especially from Orange
county, the most exciting event of the
day was the fve-mile match race be-
tween George n. Adams Of Jacksonville
and W. 1. Hunstetler of Orlando. These
two raced July 4,Hunstetler fell in the
sixteenth lap and the race was awarded
10 Adams. Huffstetler issued an
other challenge and the race. FIVE miles,
with pacemakers, was set down for this
day.
Adams had a severe fall while training on
last Thursday, and rode despite the or
ders and advice of his physician. He had
running sore on his thigh as large as
ones hand, almost. and the cords and
tendons of the knee were badly strained,
being very sore and painful. He did not
intend to ride at all, but the interest was
so great in this. than rather than disap-
point his friends and the public he APP
Deared on the track. The pacemakers were
w. t. Mixson and f. B. Maxwell Of Co
nmbia, S. c., on a Stearns tandem. AT
the start Huffstetler secured the tandem,
trailing along behind it. At the hrst lap
Adams made a magnificent squirt ana
passed the tandem, obliging it to start up
and get ahead again. AS it did so he drop
ned in second, the grand stand shouted
themselves hoarse over this bit of Bald
Macdonald head work.
The even pace of the tandem was kept
I'D all the distance till the eighthteenth
Ian. when the tandem dropped out, at the
order of the referee, though with pro-
test from one of the riders, as the terms
of the race was that it should be paced
throughout. Adams led off with increased
speed as the tandem dropped them, Hun
stetler taking the rear. At the nineteenth
Ian Adams developed phenomenal squirt
and took a fine lead, the Orlando boy
finding he had all he could do to keep in
place At the back stretch he made
squirt and tried to pass Adams but the lat
ter settled down to his work and kept IN
the advance, with a rush, crossing the tape
five feet ahead of Huffstetler. The grand
stand grew wild at this and they arose and
shouted themselves hoarse. The admir-
ers of the lad ran down the track ana meet
ing lifted him on their shoulders and car
red him in triumph to the dressing room.
His wound was reopened by his running
and he did not enter any further races
during the meet. Great interest was CEN
tered in this race and thousands of dollars
changed hands on the result, the South
Florida people banking heavily on their
home rider The time was 1851 20, Adams
making the quarter in 81 seconds, and do
ing all the pacing.
Connerat won in the one mile open in
field of ten, beating Huffstetler hand
somely. and securing $50 diamond ring
for his prize. Connerat then made a mile
record paced by Mixson and Maxwell
for the first half mile and by f. w. Will
liams and w. w. Gross of this city for
the other two quarters. The pacing was
superb and the rider made the mile in
2lO 3-5 which is the southern record for
class A. G. n. Adams made the southern
record at Anderson, S. c., two weeks ago
on a five-lap dirt track in 2:14 Is. This
was done with pacemaking for only half
the distance, the last half mile being run
alone.
The summaries of the bicycle events are
as follows:
One mile novice, ten contestants. D.
Coxetter, Titusville. first, c. c. Gillen,
Jacksonville, second and G. Coawn, Bruns-
wick, third Time 1902.
Five rnila match race bntWpen C. N
Adams, Jacksonville, and w. l. Huffstet-
Ter, Orlando, won by Adams in l2:51 3-5,
which is the southern record for the dis
lance.
One MILE 2:4O class, twelve competitors.
F. b. Maxwell, Columbia, S. c., first H.
H. c. Dudley, Americas, Ca, second, and
Harry H. Franklin, Brunswick, third.
Time 2:S7.
one mile, boys under II years, eight con-
testants. Willis Gerow, Jacksonville, first;
Macon Dudley, Americas, second, and d.
Coxetter, Titusville third. Time 3:14.
One mile open, ten competitors-R. v.
Connerat, Savannah, first; w. l. Huff
stetler, Orlando, second and Frank Pow
ers, Jacksonville, third. Time 2:SS 2-5.
One mile, minute class, IL contestants,
j. d. Maxwell, Columbia, first. S. Allen,
st. Augustine, second and Willis Gerow,
Jacksonville, third. Time, 2:34 7-1O.
Three mile handicap, fourteen starters.
Handicaps from 40 second to III minutes.
Frank Powers, Jacksonville, % seconds,
first, D. Coxetter, Titusville, % second,
second and w. T. Mixson, Columbia, 20
second, third Time, 2A.
Half mile, boys under Il. Frank Simp-
son. Jacksonville, first, Frank Dillon,
Jacksonville, second. Time, 1884
The athletic events were all won by
Jacksonville boys, the records being low as
a rule.
j. NJ. Wilson, c. C. Dixon and some twen-
" Sayannahians went down to the meet
with Connerat, Williams and Crosse.
The two mile lap race was won by w. T.
Huffstetler of Orlando.
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