The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-12
THE BICYCLE RACES.
Good Sport In Which All the Fast
Local Riders Com

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The bicycle races did not start until 3 sc
P. NJ. They were run on a track inside OF
the horseback, the surface of which was in
very good condition. Great enthusiasm
was manifested in these events. The races
commenced with a one-mile handicap,
class A, divided into three heats on &C
count of the large number of entries. The
first, second, third and fastest fourth in
the heats would qualify for the final. The
starters in the first heat we're:
H. F. TerrilI, B. c. W, scratch; E. Languetin,
B. e W. 70 YARDS; J. X sampson, A. {. W, 80 !;
S. J. Mcknight, Y. NJ. c. A., 70; T: Metealf, L c..
c, so; c. D. Bates Jr., R: A. c., 80; G. Navlet,
S. J. R. c., 80; B. e. Clark, G. c. c., 100; w. 7.
Blakeley, r. A. c., 100 S. B. Vincent, B. C. W.,
100 B. H. Elford, A. c. W., 10; A. Kenzee, B..
Agnew, A. C. W., 40; ". Z. Rode, Y. NJ. C. a,
The riders were not punched until they
came into the stretch, where Dieckman took
the lead, winning in , min. Ii 1-5 Sec.
Kenzee was second, Bates third, Agnew
fourth.
In the next heat were:
F. NJ. Byrne, I. C. c., % yards; E. W.
Decker, A. C. W., 80 yards; J. II. Dieckman Jr.,
K. A c., 90 yards; c. R. Griffith, r. a. c.; 80
yards; w. J. Rogers, A. c. W, 80 yards; P r.
Mott, A. C. W, 80 yards; F. C. HeiDeman, C.
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yards; P. Deacon Y. NJ. C. A, 100 yards; A. L.
Bedbury, A C. W, 100 yards; G. w. Broullet,
a. C. w, 100 yards; q. ". Thomas, c. c. c.,
125 yards; g. A. Hansen, a. C. W, 40 yards;
J. J. Carroll S. J. r. c., 140 yards Z. B. Smith,
q. c. C., 100 yards.
Byrne upheld his reputation as a
sprinter by winning this heat easily in 2
min. II As sec. Smith was second, DECK
man third and Mott fourth.
The third heat brought out:
ME-. Rose, A. c. w., % yards; F. A. McFar-
land, S. ]. R. c., so; F. l.. Day, B. C. W, 60;
W., 80; H. L. Day, B. C. W, so; E. V. Navlet,
A. C. W, 80; f. L. Cotton, R. A. c., 100; A.
NJ. Boyden, R. A. c., 100; A. B. Pickard, A. G.
W., 100; A. w. Kitchen, o. H. s., 120; c. D.
Couch, Y. NJ. C. A, 120; Z. S. Collins, r. A. c.,
100; d. F. Belden, unattached, 140; r. (.
Belden, Q. c., $50.
There was hard fight for position at the
finish, and Mcfarland proved the winner
in min. 81 sec., Kitchen second, Rose
third, Couch fourth.
The class B men were then given an
inning in a one-miie scratch race. Those
who lined up at the start were:
c. NJ Castleman, A. C. W; W. A. Burk, A. C.
W; &. A. Nissen, a. c. W; W. f. Foster, Q. c.
w; a. n. Jones, q. C. c.; J. W. Harvey, C. C.
c.; 7. S. Hall, B. G. w; G. S. Wells, B: c. W.;
J. C. Smith, G. C. c.; II. C. Smith, G. c. C.
They got off fast at the crack of the
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into the stretch, when Wells swerved and
fell, carrying Foster down with him. The
others came on at a killing pace, and
Burk won in hot finish from Castleman
in min. 81 1-5 sec. Allan Jones could do
no better than third. Nissen finished
fourth.
The final of the one-mile handicap, class
A, was then run, those who had qualified
in their heats being: f. Dieckman, E. A.
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G. D. Bates Jr., r. A. c., 80; F. NJ. Byrne,
&c. c., 25; E. B. Smith, G. c. c., $50; j.
II. Dieckman Jr., r. a. c., So; P. r.
Mott, A. G. W., go; f. A. Mcfarland, s. J.
r. c., so; NJ. f. Rose, a. G. w., %; a. w.
Kitchen, o. II. s., 40.
Mott showed good speed in this race and
won nicely in 2 min. 20 2-5 sec. from 81
Rose third, although many thought these
two positions should be reversed.
Then came the two-mile handicap, class
A, divided into three heats, the first Sec
ond and third in each and fastest fourth to
qualify for the final. The first heat brought
out:
J. R. Sampson, A. C. W, 55 yards; F. L. Day,
B. C. W, lis yards; j. II. Dieckman Jr., R. A.
c., 115 yards; c. NJ. Smith, G. C. c., $50 yards
G. Naylet, S. J. z. c., 175 yards; B. E. Clark, G.
G. c., 100 yards; S. B. Vincent, B. G. W., 100
yards; G. w. Thomas, C. c. c., 225 yards; r. s.
a. O.5 NV a. IL. a. y
W., go yards.
Vincent made good race of It and won
in min. 49 Sec, with Navlet second
Collins third, Agnew fourth, famed by his
fall in the previous race, and his perform.
ance was therefore all the more creditable
The final of the two-mile class a handi-
cap had for starters: S. B. Vincent, B. c.
w, 100 yards; G. Navlet, S. ]. r. c., IT'S;
r. S. Collins, r. A. c.; $50; F. A. McFar.
land.
The second and. third heats were run
together, with the following starters:
H. F. TerriIl, B. c. W., scratch; NJ F. Rose
A. C. W., so yards; f. A. Mcfarland, S. j. R. c..
90; P. R. Mott, A; g. w, 10; 7. L. CottoP
r. A. c., 100; William Greayes, A. G. W., 200
G. f. Ames, Z. A. c., $50; J. J. Carroll, S. J. r
C., go; +. NJ. Byrne, l. G. c., so; Z. Languetin
b. C. W., so; E. w. Decker, A. c. W., 90; P
Metcalf !. c. c., $50; S. ]. Mcknight, Y. NJ. C
A, $50.
Mcfarland won this heat, Metcalf was
second, Byrne third. Languetin fourth.
Another fast set of class B men came out
for the two-mile handicap. They were:
IA. Burk, A c. W., so yards; c. NJ. Castle
n Jones, G. C. c., 100; ]. C. Smith, G.C.C., 160
II. C. smith, G. c: c., $50; g. "A; Nissen, A. c
W., $50; 7. S. Hall, B. c. w, 200 r. Cushing
G. c. c.. 225: J. w. Harvey, C. c. c.. $50
At the end of the first lap Jones dropped