The San Francisco call., 1896-05-17
AIKEN for "The Calm

man and running his front wheel against
the man in front of him. He was unhurt
by the accident save for few bruises.
In the second semi-fnal were Crafts,
Squires, Lefevre and Holling. 1t looked
like Holling's heat until they rounded the
last turn, when Crafts came on and won.
Squires taking second. The time was
2:44 2-5.
This brought into the final Downing,
Freeman, Crafts and Squires. To make
the pace fast, Gooch, the Reliance man,
was put in to speed them ton. 1t was
very pretty race. Crafts took the pacing
away from Gooeh on the fourth lap and
made it faster. Round they went at break
neck pace. all within inches of each other
Downing came fast on the inside on the
last lap, and barely won from Freeman,
with Gooch third. The time was 2:25 As.
The only professional event run in the
evening was half-mile scratch in
four heats and a final, first in each heat to
qualify. The heats were well contested
and excited considerable enthusiasm. The
first heat had for starters III. +. McCrea,
Bay City, and J. NJ. Campbell of Spokane.
The former won in a pretty finish in
1:l4 As. In the second heat Walter Fos-
ter, Olympic, and Russell Cushing. Gar
den City, competed. Russell tried to
jump away from his opponent on the fifth
heat, but the speedy Foster would not
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1:20 2-5.
Wells (Bay City, Davis and Jones
Olympic Wheelmen), and Osen tOlym pic
Cvclers), rode out the fourth heat in splen-
did style. 1t looked as though Jones
might beat Wells when they rounded the
last turn, but the big rider still had a
sprint left and won by few inches in
/ :l6 As. The fourth heat brought out
Terrill Bay City,, Staver of Portland and
Byrne UmperiaD. They did not try to
make it very fast the first two laps, but it
was speedy enough to suit the most exact
ing on the last. Terril won in a close fin
ish in 1:24 3-5.
This made three ont of the four prelimi-
nary heats that Bay City riders had won,
and their club members showed their
jubilation by giving their club yell several
times with a vim. When Wells, Foster,
Terrill and McCrea lined up for the start
of the final heat they were loudly cheered.
They ioafed the first lap, however, which
the crowd did not like, but the pace was
very speedy from then to the end. Wells
came fast on the outside on the second lap
aud took the lead, and try as they would
the others could not head him. Terril
hung on to the second place with grim
tenacity, and McCrea and Foster were
fig ghting it out close behind. They crossed
the tape inches apart, Wells first, Terrill
second, McCrea third. Foster last. The
Tune was i "a 20. III was great race, and
the popular winner was cheered 10 the
echo as he dismounted and went to his
training quarters.
EVENING SUMMARY
One mile handicap, amateur: first heat-C.
D. Good, Reliance. Time, 2 40 2-5.
Second heat-H. B. Freeman, Bay City. Time,
2 :36 1-5.
Third heat-Hardy Downing, Garden City.
Time 2:46.
Fourth heat-P NJ Lefevre, Acme. Time
2 2:55 As.
Fifth heat-G. H. Crafts, Acme. Time,
Sixth heath. W. squires, Acme Time
seventh heath. H. Elford, Reliance. Time
2:39 2-5.
Eighth heat-A. L. Holling, Bay City. Time
2:2S 1-5.
First semi-inal-H. Downing, Garden CITY,
first; II. b. Freeman, Bay City, second. Time
| 2:47 4-5.
Second semi-final-G. H. Crafts, Acme, first,
Final heath. Downing. Garden City, first
2:25 is. ' wy ''A' i'Nie
| Hall mile, professional, rst heath. E
McCrea, Bay City. Time, l IA As.
Second heat-W. F. Foster, Olympic. Time
Third heat-c. S. Wells, Bay City. Time
| JIG As.
Fourth heat-w. A. Terrill, Bsy City. Time
! "a So.
! Final heat-C. s. Wells, Bay City, first; W. A
Terrill, Bay City, second; II. E. McCrea, Bal
] City, third. Time, "a 2-5.
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