The record-union., 1896-08-01
THREE MORE RECORDS GO.
Broken at Last Nights Bicycle Race
Meeting.
Osen Lowers the Indoor Quarter and
Half-Mile Records by Several
Seconds.

There was an overflow Of people to see
the bicycle racing at the New Pavilion
last night, and while many Of the fin
ishes were not Of the exciting order. the
boys made a very good showing and
often received hearty applause
The feature Of the evening was the
great going Of Osen, the Olympic Club
professional, who lowered three worlds
records-the quarter-mile (flying starD
and the half-male (fiying start), as well
as the unpaced half-mile (standing
start), which he went in LOO.
Jake H1rsch did exceedingly well. but
in his last start he did not like the
handicap given to Payen, and refused
to start in the finals. He stated that
he had races coming on shortly and was
unwilling to sprint too much.
During the evening the announcer,
Horace Crocker, was presented by the
Knockers Club" with a club symbolical
of both recipient and donors.
The first event of the evening was the
quarter-mile amateur scratch race, and
the starters In the first heat were an
nounced as Walter Leitch and Tommy
Welch. Charles Bauer was also to have
started, but owing to an indisposition
was unable to do so.
The boys made pretty finish, but in
the last half of the final lap Leitch
forged ahead, winning the heat Time
81 80 seconds.
In the second heat Henry Ten Bosch,
Lester Young and Lashell faced the
line, but the heat was not as warmly
contested as some later In the evening.
Ten Bosch won out in OBS fiat. Young
second.
L. A Payen, F. Wideman and Jacob
Hirsch started IN the third heat, and
as was expected Hirsch easily ran away
from his field amid cries of Good Boy,
Jakey!" Time-0:34 2-5. Payen was
second.
In the next event Of the evening Os-
car Osen of the San francisco Olympic
Club went against the quarter
mile unpaced indoor record of
0:29, held by L. E. Languer-
tin of the Bay City Wheelmen of
San Francisco. The crowd failed to
give Osen any kind OF a welcome. and
it was cold feet" with him. However,
he made a great sprint, and when the
watches clicked another worlds record
had been smashed, and the quarter
three f1fths of second better than
that made by Languetin over the same
track last week.
Bauer and Pierson next gave half
mile exhibition sprint on a tandem.
They received liberal applause and
started off at rattllng pace. They
went the half mile in the remarkable
time Of 0:5S 1-5. The record. however,
which stands at 0:5S 10, remained un-
broken. This might have been differ
ent had Bauer been in condition.
Leitch, Ten Bosch and Hirsch went
in the final of the quarter-mile amateur
scratch, but the crowd evidently looked
upon the matter as settled before g
wheel had been turned. "Jakey' was
a great favorite, and led his field from
start to finish. His time was OBS. Ten
Bosch was second.
George Readman, Captain Of the
Capital City Wheelmen, next went
against the three-quarter mile indoor
record. There was no record Gndoor)
until Readman set the pace. He set
the record at lao.
The next event Of the evening was
the half-mile handicap, amateur, and
en- and Lashell as starters. Leitch was
allowed 20, Payen 80, and Lashell 40
yards Payen was never anything
near being headed, and won easily in
LOB, Leitch second.
The starters in the second heat were
Young % yards, Ten Bosch 800, and
Wideman (50). It was neck and neck
in the last lap, the men putting up
great race, but ten feet from the finish
Young got his wheel in front, Wideman
second. Time-1:05.
The third heat brought out Hirsch
(scratch) and Welch go yards). There
was considerable speculation as to
whether Hirsch would be able to over
come the handicap allowed his oppo-
nent, but he was In excellent condi-
ton and won out In LOS.
Osen next came ON the track to go
against the record of :O3 for the half
mile, flying start, held by Mcfarland OF
San Francisco. Osen was evidently out
for records, and made the half in
1:O1 3-5, beating the record one and
two-fifths seconds
Master Willie Mcdonald next rode an
eighth of a mile exhibition sprint, and
was literally applauded for his work.
The little fellow is years old, and rode
a 43-gear, 2O-inch wheel. He made the
eighth in "a seconds. which was really
phenomenal.
In the final half-mile amateur ham
dicap were Young % yards), Payen
(5O) and Hirsch (scratch). Payen's fifty
yards looked big, and speculation was
once more rampant as to whether or not
Hirsch could win out. He did not for
Payen finished with all of his fifty yards
to spare, and Jakey had to work hard
to come in ahead Of Young. Time.
:O2 3-5. Payen came in for immense
applause.
Osen. the record breaker. next went
for the half-mile, standing start, record
of 1907 held by Bunt Smith of San
Jose. He was again successful, and low
cred the records two seconds, going
] :05 fiat.
The one-mile amateur handicap
brought out as starters in the first heat
Young (25) and Leitch (40 yards).
Hirsch did not start, as he was tired,
and there was very little in the work ex-
cept glory. Young won out by six inches
in an exciting finish.
In the second heat Ten Bosch with
45 and Payen with go yards started.
Ten Bosch put UP a great race and
caught his man at the half, but was
unable to respond to the squirt at the
finish. and Payen won out by a yard
in 2:22.
In the third heat the starters were
Welch (5O), Lashell C70) and Wideman
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