The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1895-07-13
THE COURIER.
Five miles"

Most too short Steve's holt ia %
miles and he don't get started short OF
10 miles, do you Steve?"
Steve corroborated the statement. and
Secretary Harter looked worried After
some time Steve was finally entered i'm
the novice and the ) mile handicap,
although his pa remarked that they
were "agin Steves distances"
his entry had been noised about, aud
when the men lined up all eyes we're on
Steve Boles. the fearful farmer from
McCook, as they dubbed him. At the
pistol the field was we'll punched with
Steve in the rear. Angel OF Omaha. set
lively pace for three quarters. and il
looked as though Steve couldn't get
started, as the field was slowly losing
MN. We were mistaken, however.
Steve had wonderful sprint concealed
In those blue socks with white tops, and
waking up. he rounded into the stretch
like Comanche Indian. cut down man
after man and won amid laundering ap.
plause.
King Denman of Omaha beat Lincoln
out OF first place in the quarter mile
open Glass A. At the pistol shot he
threw Pixley good fifteen feet in front
OF the bunch. Jimmy Bailey was right
after him and although he cut down
the lead, he was a wheel length to the
bad on the finish with the field thirty
feet behind.
The half mile open Glass A brought
out Il starters. This was holly con-
tested race, a victory, and a state record
for Lincoln. On the last turn the field
was well punched. Rounding into the
stretch Carter made a pretty sprint
from fourth place and won by narrow
margin, lowering Hayman's state record
10 of second Haymen of Grand
Island and Nelson of Chicago tied for
second. beating Mcbride by inches.
We banked on Bailey winning in the
pionship but just before the
final squirt Jimmy was crowded out and
couldn't get through the bunch. The
race was won by Hayman of Grand Is
land. member of the Capital City Cy-
cling Club.
The half mile open Glass b was won
by Rigby of Toledo. Ohio, with Mocket
a close second in LIS To- Those who
saw Mocket's unpaced half in LOT on a
muddy track Decoration day will readily
see that he was on. of form to get no
better than second place III the above
time.
The two mile handicap Glass A with
IS starters was a pretty race, marred
only by another of those justly celebrat-
ed falls by Painter. This was race
from start TO finish and was won by
Sabin of Beatrice from the 100 yard
mark. Pixley of Omaha, scratch, second
and EdwOOd of Omaha, with 80 yards
third. Time 455. The only thing that
got Pixley to the front was Holloways
pacing.
The five mile open Glass b was an
easy grind, devoid of interest until the
fourteenth lap. Coming off the turn
Park of Denver went down, throwing
Renshaw, of Denver, who was following,
and leaving three on the track. Rem
shaw remounted and got third place.
The last half was anybody's race, be-
tween Mills of Kearney and Rigby OF
Toledo. On the last quarter Mills took
a long lead, but swung wide on the last
turn, Rigby cutting in and winning by
80 feet in 1441.
Roberts Of Gothenburg, one legged
the exhibition half, standing start. I'M
paced, by Edghill, the Western Union
Kid" of Omaha. in LII Is concluded
the first days racing.
The morning of July 9th was perfect
for racing, and it was nearly IL o'clock
when the six starters lined up in the
first trial heat of the y mile champion
ship.
This finish was fight from the back
stretch clear to the tape, the riders
finishing in bunch in the following
order: Frederickson, Pixley, Edwood
aud Carter in lilo %.
There was lively discussion between
Lincoln and Omaha as to whether Car
ter or Gadhe had fourth place. 1t was
compromised by both starting in the
final