Arizona republican., 1895-12-28
TERRITORIAL BICYCLE MEET.
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 Champion of Arizona.

Champion of Arizona.
 The following from the Tucson Citizen is full report of the first days races at Tucson:
 The first race on the programme was the one-mile novice run in two heats.
 The result of the first heat was as follows:
 Sol B. Drachman, first; Nose J. Cop per, second; Frank w. Ferguson, third. Time, 2:45.
 Second healt-Wm. Cooper, first; Nose Kelley, second; Stanley J. Kilt, third.
 Wm. Robinson of Phoenix, was thrown in the first heat but was al lowed ito start in the final.
 The result of the final was a surprise to everyone, Sol B. Drachman winning by over a wheels length in regular Zimmerman spurt, Nose Kelley second and Stanley J. Kitt, third.
 The one-third mile championship race brought out Graves of Tucson against Harry Brown of Phoenix. Neither rider passed for hhe other, both riding side by side away from the start to finish. Brown began to pull away from Graves on the last turn but could not widen the gap more than wheels length down the entire stretch, Brown winning by that dis tance in 47A seconds.
 The two45hird mile juvenile race was won by Lee Orndorff. who pulled away on the back stetch and held his lead all the way through, Charley Stout a close second. tsz
 Next was the one mile Arizona championship race, the race of the day. 1t was another race between Graves of Tucson and Brown of Phoe nix, and who should win was a puzzle until Graves crossed the tape half wheels length ahead Att the start Graves beat Brown to the tandem, which was manned by Lowell and Kibbey of Phoenix, butt beforeqthe back stretch was reached Brown man. aged to take the position away from Graves and held it until the tandem dropped out. When the tandem drop ped it was a fight all the way downtthe stretch, and around the curve, and when Graves crossed the tape he was grabbed from his wheel and car ried on the shoulders of ibhe shouting g spectators ito his dressing room. Even the judges threw their hats high in the air, and the starter was so excited that he went to the clerk of the course and thundered, "why didn't you have the band play" and the band playing all the while
 The tandem was loaf, and was won from Hartwell and Cooper of Tue son by Lowell and Kibbey of Phoenix. The trick riding by Seth Orndorff was well received and the difficult per formance of fancy riding, balancing and mounting he went through, shows that he is destined to be a marvel.
 Skaters unpaced half mile against time was a beautiful ride, but owing to a slight breeze springing up just be- fore his start he was unable to reach his record and made the distance in 1.09.
 Seventeen starters were scattered around the track up to 200 yards in the two mile handicap. Brown and Graves of Tucson started from scratch and soon overhauled the field, all but Robert Powers who had a handicap of 200 yards and was riding very strong when his wheel punctured, and he was thrown out of the race.
 At the end of the fourth lap all of the men were riding in bunch, and be- fore the fifth lap had been ridden, several of the riders dropped out.
 The finish was as pretty a one as ever seen, Mark Long of Phoenix, who started from the 40 yard mark winning by several wheel lengths.
 Byron HartweIl of Tucson who had ridden most of the race unpaced was second and Sol Drachman took third from Fred Graves in very close fin ish lt
 The most interesting races are to be run, and two more championships competed for. @r a. .rs
 The great lantern parade will start from the Militia hall at 7:30 sharp to- night. One pair of hose pipe tires is offered as first prize for the best dec orated wheel, and "a Vapor bicycle lamp as second prize. -s.7@. .
 The flour carnival will last from 8:3C