The record-union., 1896-07-25

F. Welch, C. c. W., 80 yards; ]. Hirsch,
c. c. W., % yards. Hirsch won out by
less than foot Tim-2:21 10.
Starters in the third heat were Lem
mon, o. C. W., 80 yards; Brereton, X
A c., 80 yards, and C. F. Bauer, c. Z.
W., 45 yards. Lemmon won out In
close finish in 2:19 1-5, Bauer second
Breretons saddle loosened and he was
obliged to fall out.
The starters in the fourth heat were
Leitch, c. c. W., % yards; Chapman
o. c. W., scratch; and Ten Bosch, {. =.
W., 30 yards. Chapman won in 2:lS 40;
Ten Bosch second.
In the final two-mi professional race
Davis, o. C. W., Terrell, B. c. W., and
Metcalf, I. c. c., were the starters. The
crowd was not disappointed In expect
ing close race. Terrill won, Davis Sec
ond. Time-5:02 3-5.
Starters in the fourth heat, one-mile
handicap, were Brereton, r. A. c.. 30
yards; Mott, r. A. c., 10 yards; Payen,
c. C. W., 80 yards, and Jackson, c. c.
w, 80 yards. Mott won, Brereton Sec
ond. Time-2:16 2-5.
Starters in the half-mile handicap,
professional, Huitt, r. A. c., 1O yards;
Whitman, o. C. W., 80 yards; Boyden,
r. A. c., 40 yards. Whitman won.
Time-1 :03. Boyden second.
Starters in the second heat of the half
mile professionals handicap-Osen, O..
c., 10 yards; Lee, P. A. c., % yards, and
Metcalf, l. c. c., 80 yards. Osen won,
Lee second. Time-1 :06.
Starters in the semi-final one-mile
h n
c. w, scratch; Young, c. c. W., 10
yards; Brereton, r. A. c., 30 yards
Chapman won, Young second. Time
PIG 1-5
Starters in the half-mile handicap,
fessional-Rucker, O. G. W., 40
yards; Byrne, I. c. c., 80 yards; Cush-
ing, G. C. c., 35 yards. Cushing won.
Time-1 :O9 fiat. Byrne and Rucker took
a bad fall at the west turn, but after
rolling over each other, they got upon
their wheels and made the run, though
both were sadly distanced.
Starters in the second heat Of the
semi half-n1ile handicap, amateur,
were Hirsch, c. c. W., twenty
yards, Mott, r. A. c., ten yards, and
Lennon, o. G. w, thirty yards. Hirsch
won, Lemmon second. Time-2:15 20.
Sacramento went wild over Hirsch's
victory.
In the semi-final half-mile, profess
sional, handicap, the starters were Lee,
p. A. c., twenty-five yards, Boyden, R.
A. c., fortyfive yards, Whitman, o. G.
w, thirty yards. Whitman won, Boy
den second. Time-1: :O3.
In the second semi-f1nal half
mile handicap, professional, the starters
were Osen, o. c., ten yards, Cushing, G..
c. c., thirtyfive yards, and Rucker, O..
c. w, forty-five yards. Osen won,
Rucker second. Time-1:O1 4-5.
In the final one-mile amateur handi-
cap the starters were Hirsch, c. G. W.,
twenty-five yards, Mott, r. A. c., ten
yards, Chapman, o. c. w, scratch.
This was what was called one Of the
money races, and every man worked for
what was in him. The riders finished
all in bunch. Chapman won, Hirsch
second. Time-2:2S. The o. c. w men
hoisted their champion on their shoul-
ders and carried him from the ring,
while Sacramento yelled for Jakey
Hirseh, who had proved himself Won
der in the best of company.
P. Metcalf of the I. c. c. next went q
half-nile with a flying start against
time. His time was / :04 1-5, which was
very good showing, but no record
breaker.
The starters in the final half mile
professional, handicap race were Osen,
o c., ten yards, Whitman, o. C. w,
thirty yards, and Rucker, o. G. w,
thirty-fve yards. Whitman won, Osen
second Time-1 :06
This ended the sport for the evening,
but an equally good programme is Of
fered for this evening.