The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-01
RECORDS FELL At CHICO
The Worlds Mark for One
Third of a Mile Broken
by Chapman.
Foster Beaten by Jones In the Mile
Open After Hard
Struggle.

CHICO, CAL, Aug. 31.-The three days
bicycle meet of the Pacific cyclist circuit in
this city closed to-day very auspiciously.
The attendance was much larger than on
the preceding days. Records were broken
and the Chico track stamped as one of the
fastest in the country. Ed Chapman, the
Napa flyer, was the star rider Of the day,
winning both class A events and reducing
the worlds record for an unpaced third OF
a mile.
Allan Jones won the class B mile open
in a sensational manner, fighting for every
inch of the way and at the last eighth
forging through the bunch with more de-
termination than he had ever before
shown.
In the two-mile handicap the handicap
proved too much for Foster, who tired
himself in the first mile and hardly re-
covered in time for the terrific sprint at
the finish.
However, he came up with grand rush
and almost nipped the winner at the tape.
Ulbricht captured this event in fine style,
jumping into the sprint at the last quarter.
Henry Smith of San Jose made a splendid
showing, finishing a close fourth behind
Jones.
The half-mile scratch, class A, had the
following starters: Byrne, Chapman,
Smith, Mott, Metcalfe and Conger. Owing
to strong wind the pace at the start was
slow, but rounding into the stretch Chap
man jumped out and was never headed,
winning easily. MeIcalfe was second, Mott
third. Time, / %.
In the class B mile, open, Foster, Burke,
Slater, Ulbrieht, Jones, Gushing and
Smith were at the tape. Foster jumped
out at the start, Slater and Cushing setting
the pace up the backstretch. AT the
the bunch, and the cry of Jonesp'
"Jonesp' arose from the bleachers. He
was riding like the wind, and making
every stroke count, seeming to lift his
wheel clear of the ground and fairly fly
across the tape. Foster came up fast, but
could not catch his speedy team mate, and
had to content himself with second place,
while Slater was close third.
The next event was the two-mile handi-
cap, class A, with Chapman scratch, Met
calfe 40 yards, Smith IS yards, Thiel IS
yards, Conger ITO yards.
Chapman soon caught the bunch and
won easily, with Metcalfe second and
Smith close third.
Foster was scratch in the class B, two
mile handicap. Slater 40 yards Ulbricht 65
yards, Jones So yards, Cushing 100 yards,
Smith $50 yards. The first mile was the
prettiest event Of the entire meet, Foster
not catching the handicap men until the
commencement of the second.
Smith and Cushing were still some ways
in the front, but were overhauled 'on the
third quarter. Ulbricht left the bunch
and obtained a winning lead. Foster
almost nipped him at the tape, with Jones
a close third
After this Ulbricht rode third of a
mile against the class B unpaced record,
breaking the coast record and nearly equal
ing the worlds record. Ed Chapman then
came out for trial against the same rec
ord for class A. He lowered the world S
record by fifth of second, making the
time in :3S Is.
Frank Byrne went for the class A I'M
paced quarter-mile, making the distance
in q 9-5.
Half mile open, class A-First Chapman, sec
One mile open, class B-First Jones, second
Foster, third Slater. Time,2 80.
Two mile handicap, class A-First Chapman
scratch; second Metcalfe, 40 yards; third
Smith, 20 yards. Time, 5:27.
Two-mile handicap, class B, Ulbricht, 65
yards. first; Foster, scratch, second. Jones, SO
yards, third Time. 515 1-5.
One-third of mile, unpaced, against time
Ulbricht 36 As, coast record.
One-third of a mile, unpaced, class A,
against time, Ed Chapman 3S rs, worlds
record.
One-auarter of mile, unpaced, class A,
against time, Frank Byrne 81 3-5.