The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-21
MORE RECORDS LOWERED.
E. G. Bald Brings the Worlds
Chenille Competitive Rec
ord Down to 2:O4.
FAST TIME THE RULE.
Edwards Makes New Coast
Half-Mile Record of
1:O1 3-5.
FAST TIME THE RULE

The grand stands and bleachers at San
Jose were packed yesterday, when the first
race of the second days racing tournament
of the Garden City Cyclers was called.
There must have been fully 5000 people in
attendance, and more enthusiastic audi
ence never watched a bicycle race.
E. G. Bald was the great favorite with
the spectators, and his magnificent riding
earned him hearty applause. The local
men, too, came in for their share of the
honors.
That the track is fast and the men
speedy was evidenced when Ball lowered
the worlds record for one mile in compe-
tition TO 2 min. sec. 1t was q grand per-
Torrance, and shows what speed these Eastern
riders possess.
The second days racing of the tournament
opened with third OF a mile scratch race,
class a, divided into five heats, the first IN
in the first heat were: f. d. Day, Bay CITY:
Allen Jones' Garden City; J. IL. Dieckmann
Jr,, Reliance, and j. r. sampson, Acme. Day
took the pole, and kept 1t until they came into
the stretch, when Jones came on ana won
handily in Al 3-5 sec, Sampson second.
The second heat brought out r. Moody, Gar
man, Olympic, and E. w. Decker, Acme
Moody had little trouble in winning, with
Decker second. Time, 81 sec.
In the third heat were Fred Smith, Road
Club, and G. f. Frazier, Stanford. The latter
found no trouble in beating his opponent In
so As sec.
The fourth heat had for starters c. D. Bates
Jr, Reliance; S. r. Mott, Acme, and Gus Nav
let, Road Club. This was easy for Bates VINO
was the public's favorite, and Navlet got sec
ond. Time, so sec.
In the fifth and last heat were Archie Reid,
Bay City; j. 5. Gosbey and +. Dleckmann, Ke-
lance. Reid made fine race, winning easily
in AS sec. Gosbey was second.
The next race was the one-mlle invitation,
IL. conceded the
event OF the tournament Those who had been
invited to compete comprised Only the lastest
and best riders of the tournament. OF course
Bald, on his splendid performance OF yester,
day, and his Eastern reputation, was conceded
to have the best chance OF winning lie is III
splendid condition and fights his races OUT
every inch of the way. Still he would have by
| no means walkover, as his competitors were
all men OF his class with great reputation 1or
speed.
The race was divided into two heats, OF which
the first and second and fastest third would
qualify for the final AS the riders Tor the hrst
heat came on the track and lined up at the
tape they were greeted with hearty applause Dy
the immense audience.
They were assigned on the scratch mark In
the following order: w. j. Edwards, Garden
City; c. c. Harbottle, RELIANCE; c. S,WellS and
L. Ulbricht, Bay City; w. A. Burke, Acme, and
E. C. Bald, Press Cycling Club OF Buffalo.
Tandem pace-making was to be introduced IN
the final to make the race as fast as possible
in the endeayor 10 secure for the Garden City
track the worlds mile competition record,
which stood at 2:o5 4-5, made by Bald at
Springfield last fall.
AT the start Bald had the lead, but Edwards
soon took the pace. On the second Bald led,
but Harbottle came up to the front. Bald was
in second place. On the backstretch or the
last lap Burke, who was last, came up and
passed the bunch at a flying pace, getting UNI
der Roadway and securing u lead OF twenty
yards before the others realized il. This he
kept TO the finish, winning in min. ~ 10
sec. Bald was second, Edwards third.
After the excitement attending the first heat
had somewhat subsidized, the riders for the sec
ond came from their dressing-rooms, and must
them by the audience. The starters were otto
Ziegler Jr., W. +. Foster and C. r. Coulter,
0lympics; Oscar Osen, Garden City, Casey Cas-
tleman Acme, and w. A. Terrill, Bay City.
Ziegler took the lead, but osen soon took it
from him; the order as they passed the stand
the first time was Osen, Ziegler, Coulter, Cas-
until the final sprint came, when Coulter went
to the front, winning. in mn. 80 sec,
Foster second, osen third. Zieglerr lost his
stride and did not sprint at the finish.
The final of the one-third mile scratch race,
class A, was next run off, those who had quail
fed by winning their heats being A. n. Jones
and K. Moody, Garden City; {; Frazier, stan
ford; c. D. Bates Reliance, and Archie Reid,
Bay City. The latter led into the stretch,
where Jones came on, winning in 40 80 sec
onds, Frazier second, Reid third. Jones is a
wonderful rider, and ii is doubtful II there is
his equal in class on the coast
To give both class A and men a chance to
rest, the two-mile Chinese handicap was next
introduced, the starters being Charles n.
Fong, scratch; Lee Fong, $50 yards; Billy
Hack, $50; Jim Wong, $50; Lew How and
Chow Choung, 400; and Tom Bo $50. The
riders were dressed in racing suits OF colored
silk which made them quite attractive, if sucn
thing were possible. C. N Fong was conceded
to have the best chance OF winning. He hailed
from Oakland, and is accredited with consider
able speed. From the start he set out to catch
the limit men, and succeeded in evertaking all
but Chow Choung, who won in min. 80 sec.
Fong was second. The race was very amusing.
Then followed the meeting OF the cracker
jacks in the final OF the one-miie class Is invi-
tation. The men who had qualified in their
heats of this race had been resting quietly, and
came out fresh and ready TO ride the race of
their lives. They were: w. A. Burke, Acme;
| w. F. Foster, Olympic O. Osen, Garden City !;
c. K. Coulter. Olympic; and Z. c. Bald, Press
| c. c. of Buffalo.
Interest was running high and the audience
as of one accord rose In their seats 10 witness
the final of the greatest bicycle race ever run
in California. The tandem used in pacing the
men was manned by C. l.. Davis and J. L.
Alexander OF the Garden City Cyclers.
| AT the crack of the pistol Bald jumped to the
front and tackled on behind the tandem. He
was followed by Foster, Osen, Coulter and
Burke in the order named. The tandem set a
killing pace from the start, but all the riders
held 1t. They kept these positions until the
last lap, when the tandem dropped out and the
five riders fought 1t out to the hnisn' Bald
was first, Coulter second, Foster third. They
were so close together blanket would have
covered the bunch. When 1t was announced
that the time was min. Sec, being q, . sec.
under the worlds best previous record, the
crowd went wild. Bald was cheered time and
again, and the handsome young rider mod
estly acknowledged the plaudits OF the crowd
with bow and retired to his dressing-room.
The intermediate times were: First third,
43 As; second third, / min. "A 10 Sec; mile,
min. Sec 1t was grand performance
and marks Bald the fastest racer In the world.
The class A men again came forth to do battle
in the one-mile handicap. 1t was divided into
four heats, of which the first three in each heat
would qualify for the final This race had
forty-seven entrants, and there were but few
scratches. In the first heat the starters were
Allen Jones, Garden City, scratch: +. w.
Decker, Acme, so yards; F. L. Day, Bay City,
so; P. Metcalf Imperial rs; A. h. Agnew,
Acme, 100; Fred Smith, Road Club, lao. Jones
could do no better than get third place, as
Decker won in min. IL 3-5 Sec from % yards
handicap. Day was second. Jones RODE the
first two-thirds as fast as the class invitation
| was run, min. "a is sec.
| The second heat had III it: J. H. Dieckmann
Jr., Reliance, 60; C. NJ. Smith, Garden City, 30;
G. Navlet, Road Club, 100; John Wing, unat-
| tached, $50, and j. j. Carroll, Road Club,
| $50 yards. Smith rode well and won in min.
II 1-5 sec. from 80 yards, Navlet second, DECK
mann third
| In the third heat Charles Frazier, Stanford,
r. Moody, Garden City, and J. X. sampson,
| had each % yards; V. A. Benson, Road Club,
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