The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-02
Exciting Cycling Events at the
Garden City Clubs New
Track.
THE NOVICE RECORD LOWERED.
G. Hardenbrook, Tony Delmas, F,
Mcfarland and Smith Victors
i'm the Races.

zap CEMENT tIdCh Oh the OdIuSn Oity Wy
clers. While the audience was not large
it made up in enthusiasm what 1t lacked
in numbers
The races were all well contested. but a
strong wind prevailed, which prevented
any very fast time being made. There
were four events Programmed and the
large number of entries necessitated diyid-
ing them into heats. Two special events
were also introduced, mile class B scratch
and a record trial with tandems.
The races were called at 2 P. NJ. and
started with the mile novice, divided into
four heats, first in each heat and the two
fastest seconds to compete in final. Referee
Col put time limit of $50 on the race.
In the first heat were: W. Harris, s. J.
R. c.; G. Armstrong, A. c.. George John
son, unattached, and E. Malmgren, P. V.
W. Johnson was soon distanced. Harris
rode strong and finished first in :27 1-5,
Malmgren second. The time made is coast
record for novice race, lowering Belloli's
previous record of 2:31.
In the second heat the starters were: r.
K. Belden, Q. c.; J. J. Carroll, s. J. R. c.;
G. Hardenbrook, S. ]. R. c.; r. W. Mar
Gus, unattached; A. 81. Agnew, Acme, and
W. T. Blakely, r. c. w. The riders were
all punched for the first two laps, but
strung out in Indian file on the third.
Hardenbrook made good finish and won
in 2:34, Belden second, Agnew third.
There were only three starters in the
third heat: 7. T. Kell, unattached; Ray
Hogg, unattached, and George D. Seig, I'M
attached. Kell won the heat in 2:33 3-5
Seig second. The latter is only 14-year-
old boy, but he put up game race, and
will make a good rider in time.
The fourth heat brought out J. NJ. WEIGH,
S. ]. R. c.. T. Belloli, S. J. r. c., and c. C.
Peppin, S. J. r. c. In close finish Bel
ioli won in 2:36, WEIGH second.
Boyden and Grifiths of the Reliance
Club Wheelmen then rode mile against
time on a tandem, flying start. They made
the first third in SO 3-5, the second in
IA 2-5 and the last in :46 4-5, making the
mile in 2:10 As, which was not within the
best previous coast record of 200.
The next race was two-mile class B
handicap, divided into two heats, the first
and second in each heat and fastest third
to qualify for the final. In the first heat
were: C. Castleman, A. G.. c., scratch !;
G. S. Wells, B. c. W., scratch; r. l.. Long,
o. c. W., $50 yards II. C. Smith. G. C. c.,
$50 yards. The scratch men made the first
mile in 2:25 LIS. Smith won the heat in
4:49 3-5 from $50 yards handicap. Long
was second. Wells beat Castieman from
scratch.
There were four starters in the second
heat, VIZ: w. A. Burke, A. A. c., scratch ;
W. Foster, o. c. W., scratch; T. Delmas,
G. c. c., $50 yards, and J. C. Smith, G. C.
c., 200 yards. The scratch men tried hard
to overtake the two leaders. Foster quit
at the end of the first lap and Burke gave
up the chase on the second, both realizing
they were over handicapped. Delmas won
in 500 2-5, Smith second.
The final of the mile novice was then
run, those who had qualified in their heats
being: w. Harris, G. Hardenbrook and
T. BelloH of the road club, T. T. Kell an d
Geo. Seig, unattached, E. Malmgren, from
jacksonville, and r. K. Belden, q. c. The
race was one of the best OF the day, the
riders being well punched all the way
round. At the last quarter pole Kell
started a sprint, being closely followed by
the others. Hardenbrook crossed the tape
first in 2:49, Belden second, Belloh third.
The third race was a one-mile scratch.
class A. divided into four heats. The
referee placed time limit on the race of
2:40, to discourage loafing. Only two
started in the first heat, Sid Vincent, B. C.
W., and F. A. Mcfarland, s. ]. R. c..
Mcfarland won in 2:26. Three came forth
for the second heat: P. R. Mott, A. A. C. :;
O. B. Smith, g. c. c.; and e. Navlet, s. ].
r. Z. Smith won this heat. Time 2:36 2-5,
Mott second. Two more class A aspirants
for track honors rode the third heat: II. F.
Terrill, B. G. W., and w. Harris, s. J.R.C.
1t was an easy victory for Terrill in
2:30 2-5. The fourth and last heat had
three starters: G. NJ. Smith, G. c. CT.
E. Belloli, S. J. R. c.; and Dick Moody,
G. c. G. Moody set the pace for the first
lap and Smith the second. Moody again
assumed the lead on the third and won in
2:37 As. Belloli second.
Next was the fiual of the two-mile
handicap, class B, those who had qualified
in their heats being: H. c. Smith, G. c. c.,
100 yards: R. L. Long, O. C. W., 100;
Tony Delmas, G. G. c., $50, and ]. C.
Smith, G. G. c., 200. c. S. Wells was
eligible, but did not start. 1t was pretty
race. The men were punched for five laps.
Long jumped the crowd on the back
stretch on the last lap. but could not hold
his sprint. In pretty finish Delmas won
from 100 yards in 4:45 As, II. Smith sec.
ond, ]. Smith third.
Those who had qualified in their heats
for the final of the one-mile scratch, class
A, were: F. A. Mcfarland, S. J. R. c.; S.
B. Vincent, 3. G. W.; o. B. Smith. G. C.
c.; P. r. Mott, A. c. W.; 81. F. Terrill,
B. G. W.; W. Harris, s. J. r. c.; R..
Moody, g. G. c., and ]. Belloli, s. ]. R. C.
Tandem pacing was introduced, to make
the time fast, the tandem team being R. A.
Dow and E. Sherman, G. C. c. At the
start TerrilPs wheel broke and the men
were called back. On the second attempt
two or three got off ahead of the pistol, SO
the 10 en- had to be called back again. On
the third start Terrill got the tandem,
Mcfarland second. The tandem quit
owing to an accident on the first Jap. Ter
rill also dropped out, as his handle bars
came loose. Mcfarland and Vincent raced
together, the others being strung out
behind. Coming into the stretch McFar-
land led, winning in 2:27 4-5. Belloli got
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