The San Francisco call., 1896-03-06

him and he was passed a few yards lfUla tta
n.ra, snratch hv Edwards and Freeman IN the
order named. Time, 2:3333 SO ,uo1,s
TONY Delmas, Garden City, y. .: WeiiS'
Ray City. and G. w. Tantau, OlymPiT,
qualified for the last semi-tinal, but Weli9
did not start as he was someWhat 'Ii.
from the effort required to win MS Pr
vious races. Tantau took frst place, ri,,a Mr..-
Delmas close up at the hnlsn. iinne'
2:33 3-5. e +ho
After a short rest the winners OF ths
three semi-fnals, Byrne, lmperlal, anu
Ed wards and Tantau, Olympic, starteu lof
the final of the one-mlle scratch, oPen.
Referee Welch put a time limit on the race
of 2:3O. Edwards set all the pace lot tne
first six laps, and beat the others M ou' ~ NJ
pretty finish, the time being 2:3O 40. Ihe
victory was a very popular one, and Ed
wards was roundly applauded.
The last race on the programme was tle
ten-mile club cup race. This event Is 10
be run in five heats and hnal, one Ior
each night of the tournament except sun
day. The clubs and riders entered IN the
first heat run last night were: Bay City
Wheelmen, T. A. Griffiths; Reliance Ciuo
Wheelmen. A. NJ. Boyden; Garden CITY
Cyclers, Hardy Downing; Olympic Cluo
Wheelmen, George Tantau. The men
kept we'll punched for the entire distance,
and negotiated the miles as follows: First,
1907; second, 5:52 1-5; third. $40 10;
fourth, II :48; fifth, IA II; sixth, 1851 70;
seventh, 19:45 4-5; eighth, % "a 2-5; ninth,
% :25 So
The men livened up the pace consider
ably at about the middle of the last mile,
and hot sprint marked the finish OF the
race. Gritfiths led the bunch for thre
laps, with the others fighting out every
inch of the way. Downing slipped pedal
on the last lap and was out of it, and Boy
den was also left behind. This left Griffiths
and Tantau, who tore down to the tape
side by side. The result was very doubt
full ana the judges decided the race a dead
heat between the two. The time for the
ten miles was 27 :57 1-5 which is phenom-
enally last.
SUMMARY.
One mile, invitation:
First heat, won by c. S. Wells, Bay City.
Time, 2 :32.
Second heat won by H. Downing, Garden
City. Time, :35 3-5.
Third heat, won by H. W. Squires, Acme.
Time, 2 "a.
Fourth heat won by William Yeoman, Reli-
ance. Time, 2:2S 3-5.
Final heat, won by C. S. Wells, Bay City.
Time 2:3O 1-5. Second, H. Downing, Garden
City
One mile scratch open:
First heat-Won by G. h. Crafts, Acme.
Time, 2: "a.
Second heat-Won by +. NJ. Byrne, Imperial,
Time, 2 80 is.
Third heat-won by E. Languetin, Bay City.
lime, 2:4l 20.
Fourth heat-won by ]. E. Edwards, Olym-
pic. Time, :35 1-5.
Fifth heat-Won by G. NJ. Goodwin, San
Francisco Road Club. Time, 2:24 As.
Sixth heat-Won by H. B, Freeman, Bay City.
Time, 2 81 2-5.
Seventh heat-won by Tony Delmas, Garden
City. Time, 2 :43.
Eighth heat-won by C. S. Wells, Bay City.
Time 2:41 3-5.
Ninth heat-Won by G. W. Tantau, Olympic.
Time, 2 40 40.
Semi-finals:
First-Won by F. NJ. Byrne, Imperial. Time,
2:31 2-5.
Second-won by ]. E. Edwards, Olympic.
Time, :33 3-5.
Third-Won by G. w. Tantau, Olympic.
Time, 2:33 3-5.
Final-Won by ]. E. Edwards, Olympic.
Time, 2 80 As.
second-F. NJ. Ryrne, Imperial.
Ten-mile club cup race-Dead heat between
T. A. Griffiths, Bay City Wheelmen, and G. w.
Tantau, Olympic Club Wheelmen. Time,
25 57 3-5.
The races tonight will be one mile
handicap, two-mile scratch Chinese race
and the second heat of the ten-mile club
race. There are great many entries for
| each of the events.
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