The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-10

missed fire. He blamed it on the cart
ridges, of course.
Next came the final of the one-third
mile scratch, class B. Those who had
qualified in their heats were f. G. Bald OF
Buffalo, c. s. Wells OF San Francisco, E.
H. Kiser of Dayton, Ohio; Tom w. Cooper
of Detroit, C. NJ. Murphy of New York
and j. NJ. Campbell of Spokane, six of the
fastest riders in the world. 1t was a sprint
from the crack of the pistol-a new one,
by the way, which the starter had just pro-
cured. Referee Col placed a time limit of
As seconds on the event.
This was magnificent race. Cooper led
at the start, but on the back-stretch Wells
went to the front and held it. The other
five fought it out with him all the way and
it was the most exciting finish ever seen
on track here, the six being within six
inches of each other. The terrific sprint
made the men wobble, and just across the
tape Wells and Murphy fell. but escaped
with few slight scratches. 1t was such
close finish that the judges took several
minutes to decide it. When Knapp an
nounced their decision, giving the Cali
fornian, Wells, first place, the spectators
were wild with enthusiasm. Wells was
cheered again and again, and, though
stunned by his fall, he smiled his ac-
room the happiest man in the world. Bald
was second by six inches, Murphy third
and Kiser fourth no further apart. The
time was :43 2-5-remarkably fast.
Asa Windle, Bald's manager, objected
to the judges decision, claiming Bald won,
with Murphy second, Wells third and
Kiser fourth; but he was convinced finally
that the judges were right. From the
press-stand: where a splendid view could
be had, it was plain that Wells won, though
had the tape been ten feet further on Bald
would have won, as he was gaining on
Wells rapidly.
The San Jose fayorite, Hardy Downing,
a new star in racing circles, won the final
of the two-thirds of mile handicap, class
A. H. B. Freeman, Bay City, was second,
and Y. A. Benson, Garden City. third.
Time, :2S %.
The Eastern flyers did not appear in the
one-mile handicap, class B, as they were
too tired from their efforts in the one
third. and wanted to save them selves for
the five-mile National championship. The
race was divided into two heats. The
order at the finish of the first heat was: r.
E. Dow, Garden City; William Schefski,
Salt Lake; G. A. Moody and Tony Del
mas, Garden City. Time, 2:25.
The winner of the second heat was w. NJ.
Randall, from Rochester, n. Y, who be-
longs to the Bay City Wheelmen. G. A.
and ]. M. Campbell Spokane, finished in
that order. Time, 2:23 is.
For novelty a midget race was then in
troduced between the five-year-o son oil
+. Ed Spooner, the Eastern cycling writer
and the three-year-old daughter of J. s.
Convict of San Francisco. The distance
was 100 feet and the young lady won. II
created a great deal OF amusement.
There were four heats to the mile
| scratch class A. Floyd Mcfarland won
the first in 2:24 rs; n. Alderman, second
Hardy Downing won the next one in
2:30 Jesse Ives was second.
J. e. Wing, great road-racer, won the
| third heat in 2:30, with IL. w. Squire!
second.
The fourth heat went to Percy r. Mott
while H. b. Freeman took second place
| The time was 2:25.
A two-mile handicap Chinese race proved
an amusing diversion. There were five
! starters with uncertain names which TIL
| CALL correspondent could not ascertain.
| However, Announcer Knapp stated the
winner to be One Lung, while Chew Gum
came second. No time was given. 1t was
very funny and not such a bad race either
as the Celestials were expert wheelmen
dressed in regulation racing suits made oil
silk.
Eight riders had qualified for the final
heat of the onemile handicap, class b.
They were punched on the second lap
alternating the setting of pace. They
fought out the last hundred yards stub
bornly, and only few inches separated ]
NJ. Campbell of Spokane, w. M. Randall
OF Rochester and Tony Delmas of San Jose
at the tape. They were decided upon in
that order. Time, 2:1S 3-5.
=, Tandem pacing was put in the final oil
the one-mile open, class A, with V. A
benson and G. NJ. Smith on the machine
The riders trailed after it in single file ur
TO the last eighth of the third Jap, when F.
A. Mcfarland of San Jose jumped into the
lead and won, though hard pressed by
Hardy Downing and H. B. Freeman. The