The San Francisco call., 1896-03-07

Thursday evening. When the races were
called at a quarter past O'Clock even
sstandIng-room was at a premium, and the
same ENTHUSIASM attended the running of
the evenA which characterized the first
night of the tournament.
There was a splendid band of music in
attendance in the center of the hall, and
what with its continuous playing, the
cheers of the spectators and the club yells
of the enthusiastic fellow-mem bers of the
racing men, there was enough excitement
attending the running of the events to
suit the most exacting lover of the sport.
That the track upon which the races are
run is exceedingly fast for an indoor cir
cult was proven during the evening by the
fast time made in the various events. In
the second and fifth heats of the one-lnile
handicap the worlds mile record for an in
door track was twice lowered by scratch
men. by Edwards, the Olympic crack, in
the second heat to 2:15 As, and by Yeo-
man of the Relian ce Club in the fifth to
2:14 1-5.A The men did not appear to be
riding particularly fast either, but the
track is so well banked and constructed it
almost makes them ride in record time.
Edwards also got the worlds o-mile rec
ord in the first heat of that race, bringing
1t down to 4 90
Besides all the prominent men in local
wheeling circles the meet is drawing the
enthusiasts from all the nearby cities.
President Wickersham of the Petaluma
Wheelmen is in nightly attendance, and
Otto Ziegler Jr., the champion of the Ma
tional racing circuit of 1894 with his
trainer, Foster, came up yesterday from
San Jose, accompanied by Secretary Pol
lard of the Garden City Cyclers. G. R.
Coulter the crack Eastern class man
who made such splendid showing last
wear, was also there and took great in
terest in the events. The Terriil brothers,
Harry F. and William A, of the Bay City
WLeelmen, both crack riders, have Just re-
turned from the East and may be seen in
the races next week when they have had
chance to rest and train little.
The gate prize offered by the manage
ment each night OF the tournament, high
grade bicycle, was won by ticket 1851 last
night. The lucky person holding this
ticket can secure the wheel by calling at
the box office any time, and can have the
choice of a dozen makes, either lady's or
gentleman's wheel.
The first race on the evenings pro-
cramme was a one-mile handicap, which
was divided into twelve heats, three semi
finals and final, owing to the immense
number of entrants.
The first heat was contested by P. R.
Mott Reliance; A. Theison, California; G.
r. Frost, unattached, and }. +. Burns, I'M
nerial. Mott made a pretty ride and I'm
ished first from 40 yards handicap in
'2:18 3-5.
]. E. Edwards, Olympic; T. l.. Day, Bay
Civ. II. B. Williams, California, and l..
s I,eayitt, San Francisco Road Club, con-
teeted the second heat. The race was be-
tween Day and Edwards, and the latter
nroved the better man, winning from
Scratch in 2:I54-5 This time was an
nouncad as a worlds record, being Tn 9
faetest mile ever ridden on an indoor track.
Tn the third heat the starters were: y.
Ackerman. San Francisco Road Club; b.
M. Lefevre, Acme; c. ID. Gooch, heilance,
and B. J. Raynaud, Bay City all gooo Ias,
men. Gooch took the heat from loo yaros
handicap in 2:13 As. Lefeyre claimeu a ne
was fouled on the last zap, ou' Aoio
WEIGH disallowed his claim.
r Robinson, San Francisco Road Club;
Fd LANCER. Imperial, and j.. =. ocott,
Acme. contested the fourth heat. Lange,,
won in a pretty sprint from 30 yaros
handicap in 2:22 20: e..L haot Voc.
The Reliance crack; S. B. Vincent OF
the Raw Citys: A. o. Ortion, Imperial, ana
q w Thomas, California. vincent Was
an easy winner, and the Bay Guys cl4o
we'll resounded throughout the nan. ne
had 65 yards handicap, and ms tlIne was vas
2:121-5. Yeoman, from scratcr rooe .hS
distance in 2:14 1-5. lowering E9w
timc made in the second heat ana esIap-
fishing new worlds record lol TUG ~ -
The sixth heat brought out 1. -.
Griffiths. Bay City; E. G. Barley, lmperIas'
B. III. Elford, Reliance; J. M. Fret.s' c;tn I'M
periaI. and Russell Cushing, GARDEN Oi.s;
Fhis was one of the most hotly contested
heats of the race. GrIffiths made grea'