The San Francisco call., 1895-05-20
Fawcett Wins the Mile and Tantau ths
Half Mile Eyents-Imperia1s
Angry.

Angry.
The Olympic Club wheelmen held the
first of a series of semi-monthly club races
at the Central Park track yesterday, and
the occasion drew forth large gathering
of the wheelmen and their friends.
The idea originated with Captain Thorn
ton, who proposes to alternate each Sun
day during the summer months with
club track race or a run into the country
The idea of holding the races is to develop
new racing talent as well as to keep the
clubs flyers in condition.
The races yesterday were called for 10 80
A. NJ, and after the usual half hour delay,
without which o meet is considered COM
plete, it was ann ounced that the events to
be run would be one-haf mile handicap
and one-mile ha ndicap.
The starters in the half-mile race and
their handicaps were: George Tantau, 40
| yards; ]. A. Code, 40 yards; Fl. c. Ram
say, 50 yards; J. F. Cunningham, 80 yards !;
| o. III. Hansen, 20 yards George Fuller, 15
| yards; W. f. Fawcett, scratch; c. f. Lem
mon, scratch. Fuller declined his handi-
cap and started from scratch.
| This race belonged to the scratch men
| from the start, as they were all three in
| good condition, while the others were not,
| liberal enough. Fawcett won in 1 min. IA
Sec, Lennon second, Fuller third. AS
the latter is but IA years of age his per-
formance is all the more creditable.
After the riders had rested well they
came out again for the one-mile handicap,
George Tantan, $50 yards; ]. f. Cunning
ham, IS yards; 0. N. Hansen so yards; c.
f. Lennon, George Fuller and w. f. Faw-
cett, scratch.
Here the handicapping was better, al
though Tantau opened up more of gap
between himself and the others than was
expected, winning the race in min. %
Sec, with Fuller second, Lennon third
Fawcett fourth. Fuller gained second
place by jumping the bunch in the last
lap and getting lead that was not over
come. He rode the mile from scratch in 2
min. 81 As sec.
There will be many more entries in two
weeks, when the next races will be run,
and the men will be in far better shape by
that time. The events are for class 4
riders only. The officials were: Referee,
II. w. Spalding; starter, w. T. Hobson
ludges--R. L. Long, w. Ell. Stinson, J. S.
Egan, P. G. Alexander and III. Monahan
timers--G. H. Stratton, James Joyce Jr.,
J. f. Burns, w. L.. Geldert and A. C.
Thornton.
The strong northwesterly wind yester-
day was great aid to all wheelmen bound
toward San Jose, while few braved it re.
turning. The Bay City Wheelmen went
on run to Centerville. returning by train
from Niles. The Pacifics went to San Jose
the CALIFORNIA; to Petaluma and the
Acmes went back of the Berkeley hills into
Birds Valley. Lots of other little trips
were taken, while hundreds thronged
Golden Gate Park.
The members of the Imperial Cycline
Club. are annoyed over misstatement
which appeared in morning paper Satur-
day, to the effect that their crack racer
Frank M. Byrne, intended resigning from
the club. Byrne denied this emphaticalIy
| yesterday morning, as he was leaving on
the steamer for Portland, and showed the
reporter some cards he had just had
printed reading, "Frank M. Byrne, I'm.
perial Cycling Club. San Francisco" Some
one has also made the misstatement
that many charter members of the clut
had resigned. J. G. North and w. D
Howe have done so, but the secretary has
as yet received no other Withdrawals. The
imperial Club is prospering, has large
mem bership and is one of the leading Ioca]
cycling organizations. wa