The Portland daily press., 1895-09-03
oNTHE WALTHAM TRACK.
A Fine List of Races-Records Take a
Tumble,

| Waltham Mass. Sept. "A national
circuit bike race meet with oil the prom
| inent .prize hunters in attendance was
| the attraction at the Waltham Cycle Park
this afternoon. Since the July 4th races
there have been several Improvements
made in the surface of this famous track.
The conditions were favorable to fast
time the air being warmaand invigorat-
ing and the wind very slightly in evil
dence. The mile open class event was
the second race of the day. and in one heat
Bald was on the scratch and did not
show ND. L. P. Callahan and Haggerty
of Waltham were the pace makers. On
tbe final lap Wettergreen was in the lead
Jenny. Bald, Simms and Eddie McDuffee
trailing. In the home stretch Bald
slowly but surely forged ahead winning
by wheels length. Jenny got second
place and SiTnms was close third. Inc
time was 2. 10 80.
The one-third mile class A was a hot
snrint from start to finish both in the
heats and in the final when there was
hardly a wheels length difference be-
tween the first four men finishing. A
| fine spurt in the stretch home won War
rem Reynolds of Hyde Park the honors.
A mile class A lap race had been ex-
pected to develop some hot racing but in
stead the men loafed on each lap and
contented themselves with short spurts
| for the tape. James Clark of the Bos-
ton Press Club won with seven points in
s.ss4-5. Bald. Jenny ana Simms again
took honors in order. In the half mile
class B dash Haggerty and Callahan
again set tho pace on singles. Jenny
and Bald worked up from the tail end
of the procession and then Bald forged
ahead and staid there with Jenny closely
hugging his tire. Time, 1.04 40
I In class handicap, Bald did not start,
so Simms was put back on the scratch.
Eddie McDuffy and Jenny had five yards.
Duffy. however, had reached the ten
yard mark before the word go was heard.
| He held this advantage till the spurt
home when Simms forged ahead with
| Haggerty poor second behind and Nc
Duffy tapping Haggerty,s rear wheel.
seen on this track. A quadruplet ridden
| by Callahan, Barnett, McDuffy and
| Haggerty lowered the worlds record for
that machine by ID. seconds, lowering
| it to !. Do IA. They also lowered the rec
ord for the quarter mile to ~ seconds.
| Summary:
One-third of mile open, class A
Warren Reynolds, Hyde Park, first,
James Lake, Boston, second, E. /. Foster
third. Time, 40 2-5 seconds.
One mile open, class BE. G. Bald
| first, G. h Frank Jenny second, Siinms
third Time, 2. IL 80.
| One mile open, class Bald first
Jenny second, Simms third. Time,
| 1.04 As.
| One mile handicap, class B-Simms
first Haggerty of Waltham second, Nc
Duffey third Time, 2.15 8 4.
One mile handicap, class A-Bianchi
! first, j. Riordan second, W. H. Dodge
third Time. LIS IL.
Quad, Berl's team against time. Quarter
81 seconds; third, 35 g.; two thirds,
l. II 40; third quarter, l. 81; mile Las 40
The quarter and mile are new world s
records.
Professional Stars.
Buffalo, Sept 2.-The professional mile
race between johnson, Sanger and Tyler
for purse of $1,000 was the star event
on the programme at the Ramblers' bike
meet this afternoon and nearly 10, 900 per-
sons crowded the grand stand and lawn
at the driving park. The big race proved