The herald., 1895-11-18

was served to the party at the Arcadia,
and then they all went out to inspect the
new track. TAere was no riding done
except Of a desultory kind, one pair uf
circuit chasers getting on the tandem IN
their ordinary clothes and doine third
OF mile in :39. There was but one opin.
ion concerning the merits OF he track,
and that was that there is no finer model
in America. When these 8 eedy gentle
men return to crack records, there Is lit
tie doubt which will besthe place selected
tor trials. Santa Mo lea will be the
place that will first witness record riding
by the best Of the eastern cracks. The
party that enjoyed the pleasant visit was
made up as follows: G. W. Murphy, q; G.
Bald. G. y. Wells, F. 4. Spooner,. Tom
B. Young, F. E: sbof.k'. G. Hewitt, H.
s. Laverty, and J. M. Long. TIE Citrus
Whsslmen were J. A. Kelly, g. Il. Nc
Stay, W. II. Berry. George G. Seymour,
Or. II. b. Ellis, M. W. Baker, A. Down.
ing. J: M; Campbell, G: E. Patterson,
Ashley, L. p. Fuller. H. Tutt,e. Morris
NJ. Cook. e. W. Kinsey, James Temple,
Jr., Will Salter, Joseph Petrioh, n. l.
Baihl, +. W. Dunn, 2. Kitchen, G. NJ.
Cook. Hugh Glassell. Tom Barnes. H. 7
ing, q. Il. Capito and Henry Steere.
AMONG THE CRACKS.
The local men are riding very strongly
and there seems to be a strong proba bill.
ity that they will be up in the bunch at
the end of the hottest rae" Of the circuit.
The first man Of the home talent to win
a race should have his name inscribed in
gold the front Of the grand stan.
Eddie Bald Is the rider who attracts
the most attention from visitors to the
track. Hi' style of riding docs not lead
one to believe that he is crackerjack,
paing nune of the neatest. But when the
young man settles down TO r long spur
it is seen that there is snmeth ng else
besides style to be cultivated by those as
piring to be at the >, of the heap.
Herb McCreB aston ished everybody and
the visitors in particular by riding an
unpaced quarter III :2S on Saturday morn
ing. If this young man rides up to this
pace on the day OF tie races something
will be heard to drop, ana il won't be
Nc Crsa,
Tom Cooper has the rrettiest style OF
any rider on the track. There is not the
slightest motion of the upper p TT of his
BIO y. and his stroke IS thing OF beauty.
He shows the excellent care that has
been taken OF him IN bis fine appearance,
and tha at the ond of three months of
the hardest kind of racing. He got a fall
on Saturday while starting for fast half,
paced by tandem. Godfrey Sch mldt,
who was Immediately behind him, went
over tae bank and fell in the soft dirt,
getting up without scrstuh. Cooper
lost a few square inches of epideI mis-,
but the accioent was nothing serious.
Phil Kitchen is now showing the effects
of the careful training that he has gone
through. In mis- sprint he IS up with
most OF them. and on the fast steady pace
he can more than hold his own with the
T.. at,In nf I'D -
the very neatest, and taken all in all he
appears at present to be the best of the
local aspirant' for honors.
Emil Ultricn is surprising every boiy
with the great improvement in his squirt.
His vie of riding 10 none of the pret.
test. though 1t shows a dogRed sart OF
perseverance that would make the hackers
OF the other man rather nervous. He
sWays his BODY as be rides. q ing that
is not visible in the styles of any Of the
eastern men. He is regarded az most
dan erOuS man in the post ard lap races
at the coming meet.
Charlie Murphy has very pretty stvle
on wheel, and his juiIp is fearful
and wonderful thing. His condition is
such th t it is not necessary for him to
do much work. though on Friday nj hit
he was attacked by a touch Of grip. Bill
Young, his trainer, filled him iull OF qui-
nine and curnjuios. AMI hustled him off
to bed, and he seems none the worst for
j now.
Charles Wells and Robert Terrill are
the California men that have been follow
ing the circuit with the rest Of the great
men. They have shown up well, Terril-
apparently max specially OF handi-
cap races. and wins them with the great
est regularity. Wells is always to be
foand right up in the bunch, no matter
how not the company, and more than
once he has manaeed to beat out the
flQ I'd nj CPQCkq fhnt h.pod
Wells has been TN the national circuit
since the latter part of July. and in the
tone that he has been racing against the
crack. he has placed eight firsts and five
seconds to his credit. besides numerous
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