The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-04-20
GREAT BICYCLE EVENT
San Jose the Mecca For Enthusiastic
Wheelmen
HAS THE STAR RACE TRACK
Eddie Bald of Buffalo Champion Of
the Two-Mife 3 CIass-Other
Magnificent Spurts and
Flashes.

SAN JOSE, CAL, April 19.-San Jose has
justified her claim as the greatest bicycle
town i'm the country and demonstrated
that she has the fastest track in the world.
The city celebrated the opening of the
Garden City Cyclers' new three-lap ce-
ment track in grand style. The event
had been looked forward to with great ex-
pectation, not only by the people of this
city, but by cycle enthusiasts all over the
United States. Besides being the first
meet OF the season sanctioned by the l.
A. W., II had become known that San
Jose had n track on which records would
certainly be smashed.
Eddie Bald of Buffalo, ". Y, again
demonstrated that he Is a champion by
the manner in which he won the two-mile
scratch class B. There were numerous
other heats and finals to be decided be-
fore the event of the day came of, and
while the winners were enthusiastically
cheered, every one was in anxious expec-
fancy of the final heat in the two-mil lie
race. in which were entered Edwards, Fos-
ter. Terrill, Harbottle. Coulter and Bald.
The riders were paced by tandems. Zeig-
ler failed to qualify. IL was a race from
the crack of the pistol till Ball crossed
the tape with another worlds record to
his credit-i:15 1-5, for two miles, the for
mer record being :2i 3-5, made by Zeigler
In Denver.
The pickup by the tandem was beautiful
and IL was seen from the pace set that n
record was sure to be made. On the Sec
ond mile Edwards took the lead. with Fos-
ter second and tho others close up. On
the last lap Foster came with n rush that
caused the crowd to go wild with excite
ment, as il was thought the credit of a
record would go to Californian. But
Bald was not done. In the last 100 yards
he came from the rear with a rush that
carried him over the tape a half wheel
ahead of Coulter. of Toledo, Ohio, who
was Tapped by Edwards, with Foster n
close fourth. Bald was given an ovation,
and when IL was announced that San
Jose had started the record breaking for
1895, the crowd was wild with enthusiasm.
The other races were well contested,
particularly the final of Class b. mile
handicap, which was won by Charles s.
| Wells in grand style, with ziegler second.
Mile, novice, first heat-Clark, Peppin,
Bergana; time, 2:32 Is. Second heat
Kell. Smith, Carroll; time, 2:45. Third
heat-Jamison. Belloli, Collins; time, 2:37.
Fourth heat-Starters disqualified. not
| within time limit. Fifth heat-Rogers.
| Dcnnous LECG oaAtht htAACs sos A-os n y
nal-Jamison. Clark. Keli; time, 2:37.
Mile, invitation, Class A, first beat
Moody, Reid, Bates; time, 2:34. Second
heat-Jones, Byrne, Chapman; time, 2:29
1-5. Third heat-Sherman, Frazier, Dick
man; time. 2:23 is. Final-Jones, Moody.
Byrne; time, 2:3S.
Two miles. scratch, class B., first heat
--Harbottle, Edwards, Castleman; time,
5:11 Is. Second heat-Bald. Terrill,
Osen; time, :52 as. Third heat-Foster,
Coulter. Wells, Zeigler; time, 4:59. Final
heat--Bald, Coulter, Edwards. Foster;
tune. 4:15 Is. This beats the world record
of II 3-5.
Mile, handicap, class B-Edwards.
scratch; 0sen, Is yards, Castleman. 35
yards; time, 2:i1 2-5. Second heat
Zeigler, scratch; Barbe. Foster; time.
2:1l 2-5. Final heat-Wells, IS yards;
Zeigler. scratch; Castleman, 35 yards;
time, 2:37 As.
Mile, handicap, class A-First heat
Sampson, 40 yards; Jones, scratch; Nav
let, 100 yards; time, 2:i6 As. Second heat
Mott, 150 yards; Metcalf, 100 yards; I;
Moody. % yards; time, 2:l6 As. Third
heat--Smith, $50 yards; Mcfarland. so
yards; Bates. 20 yards; time, 2:17 Is.
Fourth heat-Sherman, 40 yards; Belloli,
60 yards; Diekman, so yards; time,
2:is 2-5. Finale. Smith, $50; Sampson,
40; Mcfarland, 80 yards; time, 2: l3 is.