The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-03
TRACK IS TOO NEW

NO GOOD TIME MADE BY NATIONAL
CIRCUIT RIDERS.
Ground Rough Under the Tires and the
Wind Interferes Besides-MHe Under
Three Minutes Considered Speedy
Amateur Faces Well Contested. Time
Being in Some Cases Better Than the
Professionals Can show-Pacific Coast
Athletic Association Holds Games at
San FrancIso-Other Sporting News.
Santa Rosa, Cal, May 2.-Between
1900 and 1000 spectators attended the
national circuit races which were given
in conjunction with the floral festival
today. The races were devoid Of sen
satjonai features. the poor condition OF
the new fhree-lap track and a heavy
wind hampering the riders to such an
extent that the mile made under three
minutes was considered extremely fast.
Wilbur Edwards, the San Jose flyer,
captured the one-mlle professional
scratch, winning his heat ana the fnal IN
very easy fashion In the tWo-1hlros
scratch professional, ]. N. CampoeA
Of Spokane, won his neat and final Dus
owing to the poor time made in the lat
ter event it was declared no race. In
the run-off, pacemakers were used.
Walter Foster winning easily by five
lengths. with Campbell second. Bert
Parker Of Detroit. Mich. won the one
mile handicap professional from the
seventy-yard mark.
The amateur races were well contest
ed throughout. and in many instances
the time was better than that made by
the professionals Harry Terrell was
fined $40 for discOurtesy TO Referee
Plunmer. Following are the sum-
maTies:
Two-thir1s mile. scratch. profession
al-First neat: j Nj. Campbell, Spo-
kane, won; c. L. Davis. san Francisco,
second. Time las. Second heat: Wal
ter Foster, San Francisco. won; Frank
Byrne. San Francisco. second. Time
l:52 2-5. Third: Eli Winsett Portland,
Ore, won; Allen Jones. san Francisco,
second. Time 1:55. Final: Foster won;
Campbell, second; Davis. third. Time
1:46 2-5. Osen also started
TwO-thirds mile amateur: Final
heat won by Percy Mott; c. D. Bates.
second; Hardy Downing. third. Time
1:54 40.
Mile scratch, professional-First heat:
". J. Evans. Grand Rapids. Mich. won;
Bert. Parker. Detroit, second; Frank
Byrne, third. Time 2:56 As. Second
heat: ". J. Edwards. san Jose, won;
W. A. TerriII. san Francisco. second; C.
L. Davis. third. Time 2:53 So. Third
heat: w. F. Foster won: Oscar Osen.
San Francisco, second. Time 2:45.
Fourth heat: Allan Jones. San Jose,
won; J. T. StaVer, Portland, second.
Time sos. Declared no race. Riders
failed TO qualify. Final: Edwards won;
Foster, second; Evans, third. Time
2:52 3-5. Osen also started.
Mile handicap. amateur: Final heat
won by J. a. Code, 200 yards; Tony
Delmas, scratch, second: C. D. Bath, 20
yards. third; G. f. Fuller. 80 yards,
fourth. Time 2:44 80.
Mile handicap. professional. run in
one heat: Bert Parker won: J. Edwards,
second; Allan Jones, third: w A. Ter
Till. As yards. fourth. Time Pa Osen,
Evans, Staver. Campbell, Winsett,
Davis, Dow and Byrne also started.
Mile county-Henry Noonan won;
Athletics on the Coast.
San Francisco. May 1.-The Pacific
Coast Athletic association held its field
and track games at Central park today
before 5000 people. The proceeds Of the
game viii be used 10 pay the expenses
of the team which the state university
send east TO compete with the athletes
of Harvard, Yale, Princeton and other
colleges.
The weather was perfect but the time
for the track events. excepting the 100
yard daShes, was slow, owing to the
new track. which was very soft The
most stubboTnly contested event was
the pole vault. Dole OF Sanford and
Lloyd of California tied at 10 feet ~
inches and 10 feet 91a inches, when
Lloyd injured his knee and withdrew.
Dole topped the bar at 10 feet 10Is
inches, which Is a new coast record.
a. Cheek Of Oakland high school put
the 16-pOund shot Al feet, 10Ib inches, a
new coast record. Edgren was second,
with 40 feet II inches Captain Merwin
Of California university won the mile
walk with ease.
Thomas Carron, professional ham
mer throweT, gave an exhibition. He
threw fouUteen-pound hammer III
feet inches, which was said to be the
worlds record.
Stanford university athletes won the
pole vault, running broad jump and 220-
yard hurdles. Edgren Of the University
OF California, threw the 16-pound ham
mer 1S6 feet Il inches.
American Runners and Horses.
London. Alay 2-The FTsield, comment
Ing upon the OTTER Of the New York Afh
Ieuc club 10 match T. B. Coneff against
r e Bacon of the London Athletic club
fhe recognized champion mile runners of
the United States and Great Britain re-
spectNely, says that a number OF issues
sre involved N this cool suggestion upon
the part of the New York Athletic club