The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-25
LOWERS A. WORLDS
WHEEL RECORD.
ALLAN JONES SPRINT ON THE NEW
CEMENT TRACK AT SAN
JOSE.
SUNDAY MATINEE EVENTS.
A RUMOR THAT ZIEGLER MAY Be
EXPELLED FROM THE ROAD
CLUB.

to-day, both on the track and road, and
that the new cement track of the Garden
City Cyclers is all that has been claimed
for it was attested by the fact that in the
first race run upon it Allan Jones broke a
worlds record in the handicap sprint,
distance one-third OF a mile, going in
AZ is seconds.
Wheelmen from all about San Jose
headed for that city Saturday, the major
ity coming from San Francisco to attend
the great smoker Saturday night, which
was a grand success in every particular.
Late hours were kept but all were up to
see the San Jose Road Clubs smile han
dicap roadrace at 1920 o'clock, as it
was known great effort was to be made
by Mcfarland TO lower the record. That
he did not succeed was due TO the poor
condition of the course owing to recent
rains.
Of the nineteen men entered, fifteen
started and twelve finished. G. Navlet
won the race with 40 seconds handicap,
while Ted Belloi was first of the scratch
men, beating Mcfarland by a few inches,
covering the distance in 13 min. 58 Sec, Just
seconds slower than the best previous
record. J. B. Casey was the referee.
The wheelmen then returned to San
Jose, and at , P. NJ. were at the Garden
City's track. As the matinee races were
on Sunday, and were not sanctioned by
the League of American Wheelmen, both
class a and B men competed with each
other and some fine racing was the re-
suit. No admission was charged, and the
stands overlooked with people, the attend
ance being between 5000 and 5000.
The first race, the one which proved a
record breaker, was third of a mile handi-
cap with nine starters, Allan Jones and
Oscar Osen riding from scratch. 1t was a
hot sprint from the start, Jones riding
with his customary ease, passing Osen and
all the handicap men but Sherman, who
won the race from so yards handicap.
Jones time was AZ 1-5 Sec, which is a
worlds record for a third of mile. The
best previous records were:
Class A, A % Sec, made by Porter at
Waltham, October y, 1894
Glass B, 43 4-5 sec.-By Tyler at the
same time and place.
The second race was handicap for two
thirds OF mile, with nine starters, Jones,
Osen and Delmas at scratch. This was
another pretty race, won by Sherman, a
handicap man, with Jones second, Delmas
third. In this race Jones time was 1 min.
% % Sec, being within fifth of second
OF the record.
A mile Invitation race brought out six
starteys., and was won by Downs in min.
A. SIS Gee, Sherman second, Hubbard third,
The rinal event of the days sport was a
third of q mile scratch race, which Downs
also won, in Al % Sec, C. Jarman second,
Hubbard third.
Between the races, the crack riders who
are training on the track came out for a
spin at different times and were applauded.
Several lively brushes took place between
the men, and the crowd went wild with
excitement when Bald, Castleman, Ziegler,
Edwards, Wells, Osen, Alexander Jarman
and Monahan went spinning around the
track.
The races were well managed by the fol
lowing officials:
J. B. Lamkin, referee; R. P. Awkward, starter
Howard Alexander announcer; c. n. RavIin
W. H. stinson, II. W. spalding, judges; ]. B
Carey, sgd Vincent, T. H. B. Varney, Joseph
Desimone, timers.
Casey Castleman and w. A. Burke have
arrived at the track, with Trainer Parks
from Los Angeles and are now in training
Both will ride in the relay, Castlemen fol
the Olympics and Burke for the Acmes
Ray Macdonald, the Eastern racer, is ii
in bed at the Vendome and will not be
out for some little time.
Secretary L. c. Hunter of the Olympic
Wheelman announces that Ziegler will not
ride on their relay team, even if he is eligi
BILE, as they have ten fast road-riders with.
out him. 1t is rumored that Ziegler will
be expelled from the San Jose Road Club
for his desertion of it for the Olympics.
a rumor was current in San Jose that
Allan Jones would be put in class B by R.
NJ. WEIGH of the racing board, but how be
had overstepped the bounds of class A was
not stated.
The prize list for the Garden City Cy-
clers' great race meet on April 10 and 20
has been issued and represents some valua-
BILE trophies, principally diamonds. It will
be completed and given to the press to-
morrow.
The Olympic Wheelmen's club run to
San Jose Saturday comprised thirty-t three
riders.
w. H. stinson, o. C. W., J. B. Carey, G..
c. c., and w. H. Spalding, B. c. W., rode
down Saturday on the Oakland side in the
remarkably fast time of two hours and
thirty-fve minutes. The roads are in ex-
cellent condition to San Jose via Niles.
PRIZEFIGHT NEAR SAN JOSE.