The San Francisco call., 1896-11-27
He Won the Mile Handicap and
Made a New Half-Mile
Record.
Wells and the Terrill Brothers Beaten
in the Professional Events.
Jones Unpopulariiy.

exciting racing and fast finishes. 1t was
a good days sport, contested by all the
crack riders now here, and was well worth
seeing.
The appearance of Foster, Wells, Jones
and the Terrill brothers, when they came
out for the events in which they were en-
tered, was the signal for a liberal amount
of applause from the spectators, showing
their popularity with the audiences, and
the same kindly reception was accorded
the amateur cracks, Kenna, Hamlin, Mott
and Birdsall.
The meet was handled by the same eff
cient corps of officials that managed the
previous meet, those officiating being:
Referee, R. NJ. Welcb; iudges-H. II. White,
E. B. Jerome, F. II. Kerrigan; timers-G. P.
Wetmore, G. H. Stratton, A. 2. Swain; scor-
ers-Sol Peiser, George Breuillet, II: d; Hade1-
feldt; mpires-DouglaS White, ]. s. Egan, c.
E. Grif1ths, r. S. Duncan; clerk OF course, r.
T. Aylward; assistants-Charles d. Petre,
David Marshall, A. ". Wehe; starter. r; G.
shall, K. L. Long; Handicapped, K. A. Smythe
A couple of coast records were lowered
in speed trials, and the riders came dan
gerously near worlds records. 1t is the in
tention of the Velodrome management to
roof the entire block at once, and then
with the wind shut off the worlds records
of the audiences will be greater. The next
meet at the Velodrome will be on Satur-
day afternoon, December 8.
The days racing began with two
thirds of a mile professional event, run in
three heats and a final, first two to qualify.
Arthur Boyden of the Reliance Club won
the first neat in clever style, beating Nc
Crea of Los Angeles, Dow of Seattle and
Edwards of the Olympic. Time, l :48 1-5
Downing of San Jose beat Wells and
Harry Terrill, Bay Cities, in the second in
] :37 3-5. Wells qualified by running sec
ond. Terrill, not entirely recovered from
his injuries of last Saturday, could do no
better than get third.
Jones, Olympic, Whitman of Los An
geles and Bob TerrilI, Bay City, con-
tested the third heat and finished in that
order in :43 2-5. Terrill disappointed his
admirers by not getting place.
This brought six of the speediest ''pros."
into the final. The pace was none too fast
until the last lap, when Boyden jumped
TO the front and secured a good lead, but
the others were soon after and overlook
him. Downing led at the tape, Wells
second, McCrea third; time, 1:41.
Paced by tandem manned bv Dow of
San Jose and Byrne. Imperial, Walter f.
Foster, the professional champion, rode
half mile against time. They made the
first lap in 1S 3-5 seconds, two laps in 81
seconds, and the half-mile in Sc 2-5 Sec
onds, coast record. He could have
beaten this time several seconds had the
pacing been faster.
A match tandem race was then run, the
first of its kind ever held here, though
that style of racing prevails considerably
East. The contesting teams were s. B.
Vincent and G. A. Kraft, of the Bay City
Wheelmen, and Julius Smith and Gail
Harden brook, Garden City Cyclers. The
first-named team appeared dressed in
cfrir cr1tfo nf nl eAQId and nrfn
like but for the shades, and An
nounce George Dixon wittlly remarked
they were worn because of the cold
weather. They did look warm" The
other team was attired in somber black.
The race was run in two heats and final.
The teams started at opposite ends of
the track. Before two laps had been rid
den in the first heat the chain on the San
Jose teams wheel broke, so new start
had to be made. A new chain was secured
and another start made, but it again
broke. Later in the day third trial was
made, when the chain on the Vincent
Kraft wheel snapped, all of which amused
the people hugely. They got new wheel
and on the fourth start all went well. The
teams went flying around the track, first
one in the lead then the other, but the
Bay City boys gradually gained, winning
the heat by three seconds, their time be-
ing 2:08 3-5.
Vincent and Kraft also won the second
heat, so no final was necessary, and they
were crowned the tandem kings of the
coast. The time of the second heat was
2:10 This is fast going for a standing
start unpaced.
The Handicapped put Kenna, the ANA
teur champion, on scratch, of course, in
| the first heat of the mile amateur handi-
cap but it didn't take him lap to over
take his field of four, and from then he
led to the tape. Hamlin of the San Fran
cisco Road Club got second. Time,
2:28 2-5.
The second heat went to the field, Ell
ford, Reliance, with so yards, winning in
2:29; Raynaud, Bay City, 6o. second.
@. j. Birdsall, the California CIuh's
favorite, won the third heat from 40 ward 3
in 2:27 2-5; Norton, Bay City, second.
Kenna had the final we'll in hand be-
fore two laps were ridden. He overlook
his field, played for position, set pace.
took the lead at the right time and won
easily in 2:27 2-5. Birdsall was a good
second, Raynaud third.
Never on a California racetrack has a
rider been Missed as roundly as was Allan
Jones of the Olympic Club Wheelmen in
| the first heat of the two-mile handicap
professional. and he probably lost the bal,
ance. OF his fast-disappearing popularity
by his unsportsmanlike conduct. Bob
Terrill was on scratch, Jones had 25 wards.
|
them, the limit man being Metcalf with
200 yards. Terrili soon caught Jones' and
the latter then purposely set slow pace.
SO as to ruin TerrilPs chances of qualify
ing. When the latter realized this it was
tco late to overcome the lead, though he
made brave attempt to do SO. Not satis-
ned with this exhibition of meanness,
Jones let the limit men gain lap on him,
and then paced them way to peat the
mlddle-mark men. The spectators were
not slow to see through it all, and every
time Jones passed the stand he was Kissed
with vehemence that left no doubt as to
the feelings of the people toward him.
Boyden, with 140 yards, won the heat in
4:52 40; Dow, CO. second; Metcalf. 200,
third.
The second heat was pretty ride,
though the people expressed some dis
pleasure because Harry Terril did not set
pace. He is excusable, however, when his
serious injuries sustained last Saturday
arc considered. Terrill won from 40 yards
in SOB; Whitman. 70. second; Wells,
scratch, third. Downing and Edwards did
not qualify.
ing ride. Long distance handicaps always
olease the public there Is so much uncer.