The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-06-23
severe Drought.

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Pittsburg, June 22.-About 5000 peo-
pie attended the second days racing OF
the Pittsburg Athletic club bicycle
meet and were very much disap-
pointed because none of the class B
| riders put in an appearance. In con-
| sequence all the races were class A.
Zimmerman went a mile. flying start,
paced by tandem in two minutes fiat.
Archie Williams. aged 10, did a half
mile under similar conditions in :OS
Half mile open-Banker won. Time
lilo 10
ship-Banker won. Time-1:11.
Mile, open-Redfern won. Time-2:56.
Mile. Chronicle-Telegraph trophy
eup-Redfern won. Time-2:25 1-5.
Five mile, state L. A w. champion
ship-Irons won. Time-13:29 %.
Pittsburg, June 22.-Arthur thinner
man says that under no circumstances
will he meet John S. Johnson in a
race for the championship this year.
Zimmerman will leave in August for
Australia. He says if Johnson really
wants race for So 900 a side, he will
find a man to race with him. He will
not say who the unknown is. thinner
man went a mile on the quarter-mile
track last night by electric light in
2:0S. This is the fastest mile ever
made by night.
McKaig has entered, as the only
Scotchman, for the races at Calder s
park tomorrow. He also expects to
try his speed over the road July 10.
Messrs Axton and Cross. of the y
NJ. c. A, and Mr.. Early will go to Og
den, Provo and other neighboring
towns next week to secure entries and
which promises to overshadow all
cycling events of the immediate fu-
ture.
A special train will be run from Cd
den to accommodate the admirers of
Fenton.
One feature of the road race which
will be appreciated by the public is the
fact that it will not start till p. m,
or after business hours.
The Y. NJ. C. A. road race is being
advertised extensively in ogden and
Provo.
There is considerable speculation as
to the time allowance the handicap
pers will give DR.. Hewett, ST., in the
road race.
McConahay. who distinguished him
self in the business mems race last
week, is training for the road race.
Fenton insists on starting separately
from Jensen, and will probably be al
lowed to do so.
Conservative wheelmen estimate the
number Of entries at $50 for the Y. NJ.
c. A. road race.
Most of the fast men are entered
for the races at Caiders tomorrow,
and the meet promises to be a good
one.
The Social Wheel club Will run with
the McIlraths as far as Kaysville to-
day, and some Of the members will go
on to Ogden.
Captain Ned Hewett is in training
for the business mems handicap at
Calders tomorrow.
Schifski made a fine showing on the
18th, even though he failed TO land
any frsts.
T. S. Jensen's training has been for
road racing, and he is hardly in shape
for squirting on the track just yet.
Several of the prizes in the events
run off on the 18th are tied up under
protests. Thatcher was protested by
Coffin, while the class \ riders pro-
tested Fowler, of Ogden, and Hyde
and Royle. of this city. Chairman
Gideon will have to straigbten out the
tangle.
McConahays work in the business
mems handicap on the 18th, was a
genuine surprise. Some people say
that Mac didn't know himself that he
had so much speed in him.
Jensen's admirers are backing him
heavily for the road race with Fenton.
Tod Game has received his light
racing wheel and Will train for the
races on the Fourth.
The meet at the new track on July |
4 promises to eclipse anything of the /
kind ever witnessed in Utah, including
the splendid meet last week. The |
is dealing fairly with the |
support
from every quarter. 1t is announced |
that the general admission will be so |
cents, with 20 cents extra for seats in |
the grand stand and so cents extra for |
seats in the central reserved section. |
We can guarantee that the sport will |
be worth the money. The programme |
will include a mile novice, one-fourth |
mile scratch class Is, two-thirds mile |
scratch class A, two-thirds mile scratch |
class B, one mile scratch class A, one |
mile scratch class B, tWo-thirds mile |
handicap class A, five mile handicap
class B. Isn't that a card, though?
Philadelphia, June 23-The eighth an
nual tournament of the South End
was held on the Tioga track
today. There was a large attendance
Summaries:
One mile novice. class A: C. H. Miller
won. Time-3:2I 20.
One mile. 2:90 class B: Ed Miller, Vine
land, won; II. +. Dirnberger, jr.. crimson
rim team, second; j. Coburn, third. Time
-2:31.
one mile championship of Philadelphia,
class A: A. H. hester won. Time-2:22l
One mile open, class B: L. d. Cabanne,
Spalding team, won; Al. Brown, Sterling
team, second; F. J. Titus, Spalding team,
third. Time-2:S2s4.
One mile handicap, class B: Ed Miller
12O YARDS won; L. D. Cabanne second;
+. ]. Titus third Time-2:2lIs.
One mile club championship, class A:
BENJAMIN Peck won. Time-2:36.
Two mile handicap, class A.-W. C.
Douglass $50 yards, won. Time-4.441s.
Mile, open, class A.-C. A. Church won
rime-2:S5.
An exhibition mile against time with a
lying start, paced by the Crimson Rim