The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-11-23

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The chilly air at the park yesterday
kept many peepls away from the bicycle
races, but those who did go saw some
great bicycle racing. About 1900 people
we're present, though they looked triAe
scattered in the big blcachers and grand
stand.
looking like a marble Apollo in his baau-
tiful white panties. nicely tucked and
rufled. And White Flyer Knapp, with
his melodious voice and big horn. has
made strong i'm preston upon the Ger.
man element, who sigh for the Aforesaid
horn to take the Mace of the lowly
schooner. the genial ia. Kelly is every
whore. admonisnns rider, greeting a
friend with his flowing smile. or throwing
trsspasing marauders off tho track with
the same equanlmi that he displays in
hunting musty records.
The stern dignity of "Alphabet" Smith
is quite enough for a man seven feet high
and broad IN proportion. His warnings
to riders ara models OF Snakes pearea
English, causing guilty cyclists to shake
in their low-out shses and amend their
ways. And then yhe only Will Hustler
Crimson Rim knlppenbere-he has otnc-
names, hut space fOrbids mentioD-han-
dies the starting gun in manner calou-
lated to make meu admire and gods weep
Tor sheer envy. With his classic linn BIS in
graceful negligee. hs takes a firm grip
upon the pistol shuts his eyes and pulls
the trigger. Sometimes il Co.'s off and
sometimes not. When 1t doesn't Knip
bushes and tries again; when it does he
las IN IN,
hamsels-at the - stand.
The racing in general was Of higher
class yesterday than il WAS on this pre-
vious day. Bald's fall in the half mile
was due to his striking piece of wood.
Tcrrill apparently fell out of sympathy,
though his aornbatic performance wss
keenly appreciated. Wast With his fall
and his accident In the two mile lap, Bald
has played havoc with his average. He
will have to worR hard to pull up again.
THE FIRST RACE.
The first heat OF the half mile open,
Ass B. was the event that began the
card. In the first neat there were four
starters, Terrill, Randall, Lacy and
chmidt. At the gun Randall jumped
and took the pole. but on tine back stretch
Tesrill passed him. When the bell lap
was started, Godfrey Schmidt made his
jump. the field going after him hotfoot.
Schmidt led all the way to :he end of
the upper turn, where Randall and Ter
rill passed him, the former winning.
Time, 1:l6.
starters. MoCrea, Hatton, Bald. Kitchen
ana Castleman. Tho first quarter was
gone slowly and on tho second lap CASTLE
man got on top of the bank and led out
with a pretty sprint. The field gave him
q good start ANA then went after him.
ho RoII adn ~ h Ia "a
jumps and passed the leader on the fly,
winning eahly, MeJrea just nipping
Castleman ut the tape Tor second place.
Time. :1s 1-5.
The third heat had five starters. Burke,
Murphy, Ulbricht. Campbell and Wells.
By this time the wind had increased
quito little. holding the riders back on
the bacKstretch When this gun was fred
Burke took the lead and led the way for
the first quarter slowly, AMI at the end
Of the quarter Murphy took the, pole.
Wells started, but Uibrcht jumped him
and there was a very prrtty rae Muir
ply got on the outside and he and Wells
made pretty drivs down the home
stretch. But they could not quite catch
the Dutch man. Murphy beating Wells out
by slx inches for second place. Time,
In the final there were six starters.
Bald. Murphy. Randall, McCrea, vi.
BRIGHT and ferrill. This was very fine
field Of fast riders. There was no pacing.
At the gun there was sharp skirmish,
but Said got the pole and led easily
round the first quarter. Just before the
ape was reached Uloricht jumped out
nd tooK the pole. Bald was in second
lace. Murphy in third. rerrill was
DING fast on the outside, followed by
randall, McCrea in The rear. Down the
backstretch Bald went fast, gaming rap.
idly, and just as he entered the turn he
started one OF his Cannon-ball jumps.
HIS wheel slipped and over he went.
Murphy sailed over him and struck the
ground " 18th dull thud. Terrill hated
went on his classic brow. Rand III went
right ON and won first place, McCrea Sec
ond and Ulbrioht third. Time, 1:12.
Murphy jumped up, grabbed his wheel
and started IN to save his percentage. He
.np his wheel ahead of him. But Bald
was not going TO be done that way. He
mounted his wheel and started out after
his flying opponent. There was re-
markable finish. Murphy sprinting like
game rooster with an ak in his rear,
rods. closer and closer they came, Bald
poking his front wheel across the tape
Erst by about four inches, thus saving
his percentage. Tais was one of the
most enjoyable spectacles of the day.
THE SECOND RACE
This was the unpaced record, class A.
Each contestant rode one mile entirely
slone and unpaced, u most distasteful
thing to most riders. Yeoman, who was
the first man out. set mark that the
rest found it i'm possible to touch. All of
the riders made the first quarter too fast,
and going dead on the rest OF the mile.
Taylor made the frs, quarter In 80 ami
the half in los, bur that was all he colld
do. The time OF each contestant is as fol-
lows:
w. Yeoman.. Observation-Disclosures. 2:17 3-5
II. NJ 'Farland.. Observation-Disclosures. 2:1S is
II Downing Observation-Disclosures. 2:18 As
W. r. Vaughn. Observation-Disclosures. 2:20
u. Whitman Observation-Disclosures. 2:20
W. A. Taylor. Observation-Disclosures. 2:20
H. Crom we'll. ....................2 :20 AS
H. Freeman Observation-Disclosures :21
G. Hewitt. 2:N is
YeOman's good time was made par
italy IN account of the lull in the wind
that occurred just as he was riding, but
nam the 1oaa n IL In h.. nm ri nj lafa nd IN