The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-05-31

/ the Bay City Wheelmen today. A gale
/ of wind prevented fast time, but all
! the races were close and exciting. The
| crack riders of the state participated,
and all concede it was the most sue
cessful meet ever held here. In the
mile scratch, class B, Burke's wheel
broke just at the start on the trial
! heat and he did not qualify. Castle
man, of Los Angeles, also failed to
] qualify. The final was won by Wells
Foster second. in 2:40, but as the TINA
limit was 2:35, the race was run over.
the second time with pacemakers.
Foster beat Wells out by only about
two inches. In the handicap races the
scratch men had hard time and all
/ gave up after going a few lays. The
/ races resulted as follows:
One mile scatch, class B.-Foster
/ Won, Wells second, Long third. Time
-2:32
Half mile scratch, class A.-Terrill
won, Edwards second. Mcfarland
/ third. Time-1:21 80.
One mile handicap. class B.-Nissen
| won, Delmas second, H c. Smith
! third. Time-2:22 3-5.
One mile handicap, class A.-Vincent
600 won, O. 5. Smith Q10 second.
| Wagner 900 third Time-2:19 1-5.
Cheyenne, Wyo., May sO-The high
school bicycle road race was run off
at 10 o'clock this morning in a storm
of snow and rain. There were II start
ers. Chaf1in, scratch, finished first in
81 minutes. The course was seven
miles.
Chicago, May 30-The ninth annual
Chicago road race, covering a fraction
over IS miles, from the Grant monu-
ment in the Lincoln park to South
Evanston and return and was run to-
day and resulted in a victory for HON.
er Fairmon, OF the Chicago Cycling
club. Fairmon started from the 5-min-
ute, 45 seconds in the handicap, and
made the run in the riding time of 81
minutes and Sc seconds. There were
62S entries.
George T Emerson, OF the Engle-
wood Cycling club. started from the
2:30 mark and finished second in 80
minutes and Il seconds, securing the
$5OO-prize for best time.
Fred Rau, who won the race last
year, captured second time ahead of
the scratch brigade, which was led
by de Cardy, cambridge and Peck
De Cardy beat cambridge over the
tape by a few inches and the tvs got
third and fourth time in 54:09.
About $1,000 people viewed the start
and finish and fully 100000 saw it
throughout its length, going and COM
ing.
At the finish the scene was of un-
usual color for a bicycle race. The
crowd was banked against the ropes
IN solid mass and it required the ut
most vigilance of $50 policemen to keep
the excited cheering crowd from
breaking down the rope barrier and
swarming on the track. Tally-ho
| coaches to the number of a dozen
I -rn 81 h.
| finish, and the 425 or more contestants
started and returned to the footing of
horns.
Kansas City, May 3O-Ten thousand
people witnessed the annual road race
here today over a ten mile stretch The
chief honor of the race was captured by
Billy Jacques, a local man, who covered
the distance in 1901 although he was
badly handicapped by a fall which caused
him to lose minute. The first place
winner was ]. l.. Alternately, of Leaven-
worth, Kan, a six minute man, in the
time of 81
Waltham, Mass, May sO-Murphy
broke the worlds record for the one mile
competition paced record in 2 minutes
I As seconds at the Waltham track this
afternoon. He was paced by Mayer and
Saunders on a. tandem. The previous
record was made by Bald in 2:O4 2-5 at
Louisville two weeks ago.
Class B, two-thirds mile open-C. r.
Coulter won. Time-:39.
! One mile open, class &c. N. Murphy
won. Time-2:01 45
One mile handicap, class B-Frank K
Jenney won. Time-2:14 SIS, from forty
yard mark.
One mile novice, class Arriving Itch
field, Of Boston, won. Time-2:97.
lass A. two-thirds mile open-Won by
Frank T. Parnell. TimeI:H
One mile handicap, won by W. z.
Shaw, Of Roachdale Time-2:14 %
Buffalo, n. Y, May SO.-Nearly 225
wheelmen started in the road race %
miles to BomansviIle and return. The
first man to cross the tape was Viii
liam Peckham of the Press Cycling
club, Buffalo. with a handicap of Sh
minutes. The time prize was won by
E. F. Leonard, of the Press Cycling
club, who covered the distance In
1:10:30. Peckhan's actual riding time
was 1:16:27.
Irvington, N J., May 3o.-The r.
vington- Hilburn road race was won
by F. W. RIGHT, time 1870; second,
Standeven third, c. L. Roche; fourth,
T. G. Smith. Titus broke down at 10
miles. Marie Scott made the best
time, 1:12:S0; handicapped 50 seconds.
The judges completed their compu-
tations at 2:15 p. m, and announced
the official figures as follows: RIGHT,
l hour. 80 minutes, 50 seconds; Stand
even, 1 hour, IA minutes, 81 seconds;
Roeher, 1 hour u minutes, SO seconds.
Marie Scott was awarded the time
prize, his figures being for actual rid
ing, / hour, u minutes, 8 seconds.
Pittsburg, May 30.-The tandem BIZ
cycle record OF one minute over the
quarter mile track was lowered to
:5S 2-5 seconds by A. L. Banker and H
2 S.,ott Ranlrer. 2 lsn unn the FIVE