The San Francisco call., 1896-07-05
Exciting Finishes Mark the Con.
tests on the New Four
Lap Track.
STOCKTON SPORTING CARNIVAL
California Athletes Compete on River
and Track and in the Ropsd
Arena.

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the League of American Wheelmen, held
here to-day under the auspices OF the Peta-
luna Wheelmen. The new four-lap
track was expected TO secure some records
for the riders but in this it was disap-
polntment, or perhaps 1t was because the
men did not ride fast enough. Still the
heats and finals OF The different events
were all contested, and the times averaged
quite fast.
All the prominent wheelmen of San
Francisco and other parts OF the State are
here, most of them having arrived last
night They will stay tomorrow for the
picnic run and return on Monday.
AT the league hotel some OF the cycling
notables registered are: F. H. Kerrigan,
f. H. Dunno, r. NJ. Weleh, Joseph F.
Coffey, Sanford Plummer. Charles Jar
man, c. y RavIin, r. c. Lennie. James
joyce jr., L. r. Driver, h. l.. Long, J. S.
Conwell, George II. Strong, r. a. Smyth,
W. II. Stinson, II. D. Clark, Emil Leon,
George f. Dixon, George Conroy, Rudolph
Schleuter, w A. TerTill, Harry Monaghan,
s. B. Vincent, c. D. Bates Jr., Fred
Knight, E. r. Grlfiiths, A. NJ. Boyden,
Henry Hilbert, Lloyd Conkling, James
w. Coffroth. W I. Pixiey, Kenneth Mel
rose, J. f. Edwards. John s. Dunnigan,
John Dermoody, A. P. SWAIN. John
Kitchen Jr., L. W. Burris, Horace P.
Howard, Charles B. Wheaton, Phil Carl
ton, J. A. Code, Captain Emery, John
Davidson, E. s. Battles and scores of
others. Wheelmen are everywhere and
the hotels are crowded with them.
This morning competitive parade of
the clubs resulted in the Californis Cycling
Club getting first prize and the Reliance
Club Wheelmen second.
Although the races in the afternoon
drew large crowds, the Petaluma Wheel
men have expended so much money in
The preparations ana have been so lavish
in the entertainment of their guests III 1t
they will profit little oy the meet. The
prizes offered for the races are very liberal,
and all the details OF the meet showed
care, attention and expense.
Ladies constituted the larger part of the
audience ct the Grack this afternoon, and
they all had their favorites, for whom they
eheered enthusiastically. Allan Jones,
Bob Long. Johnny Edwards, Percy Mott,
Charley Bates and Bob Terrill were the
particular fayoriIes OF the grand stands,
and no doubt the encouragement they
thus received tended TO make them exert
themselves more than ever.
The riders Of the Olympic Club won more
than q majority OF the races, and the OAK
land boys from the Reliance and Acme
clubs made good showing. The lucky"
Bay Citys were out OF luck to-day, save for
few places in heats they got nothing.
The first race of the day was the one
mile L. A. ". championship, in four heats
and final. Noonan. Santa Rosa, and
Tantan, Olympic fell IN the first heat, and
Rosenteim, Reliance, in the second, but
escaped unhurt. Those who qualified for
the fnal were: Mott Reliance; Wing and
Chapman, olympici Westphal, Kenna and
NiSSen, Acme.
Mott set the pace the first lap. Nissen
the second and henna the third, and then
the bell rang for the last lap and thay
sprinted for home. II was great ride be-
tween all six, and kenna. Wing anu Mott
crossed the tape almost on line. The
Judges decided il in that order but half
the grand stand thought Mott was second
and voiced their opinion poisily. The
time was 2:5e 10 rather Slow for cham
pionship race.
After the race Referee Plummer dis
qualified Wing for = foul on the last lap,
which decision gave Mott second and
Nissen third. Wing rode wide on the last
turn and crowded Mott out.
The mile handicap professionally run in
two heats and final was g gift from the
Handicapped 10 the long-msrk men, as the
scratch men and those on back marks
Iones, TerFilI, Edwards ana Long-had TO
work so hard TO catch the leaders that they
were too tired to sprint st the finish.
Those who qualified for the final were
Dow, Whitman, Davis, Byrne, Deventhal
Cushing and Bovden. Davis won from
Boyden. though with but little to spare.
and Whitman took third money,
There were two accidents in the mile
handicap, amateur. In the second heat
G. NJ. Hamlin ran OF the bank after the
race, in which he fnished second. lust as
he was slowing up. He was considerably
bruised about the face and arms. Metcalf
and Mckay collided in the seventh hest
but escaped unhurt- Those who qualified
in their heats for the final were Wing,
Noonan, Rosenheim, c. NJ. Smith Chap
man. Stewart, E. J. Smith and B. {. RAY
maud. The men had various handica rs
and were all strung out at the start, but
they were all bunched on the third lap
and the eight men made pretty race of it
c. NJ. Smith barely beat Chapman Tor first
place, and Z. J. Smith was q good third.
the others all close up.
The one-h2lf mile professional scratch
was divided into three heats and q final
and brought out all the cracks in this
class on the coast In the first heat Down.
ing. Edwards, Byrne, Long and Gum
started. 1t was Loaf for the first lap.
but they liyened up the pace on the sec
ond. Edwards looked ail the way win
II 4ANN Nllc DuE Long
came fast on the outside snd beat him,
and Downing wheeled into second plsce.
Time, 1: ID %.
In the second heat were Jones, Barnes.
Boyden, Osen and Cushing. 1t was pretty
finish between Jones, Osen and Boyden.
who crossed the line in that order in
1:14 Is
Dow, Haley. Bob Terrill, Davis and
Whitman rode the third heat. The latter
fell ON the second lap. his rear tire col
lapsing. Terrili Won as he pleased IN Ills,
Dow second.
This brought into the fiaal Jones. Ter
rill. Long, 0sen, Dow and Downing. who
lined up for the start IN that order from
the pole. A special prize of SIS was Of
fered by the management for the rider
ahead at the end of the final lap, which in
dueed the men to sprint for the lead from