The San Francisco call., 1896-11-22

amateur championship was in fair way
to go 10 Alameda County, though Hamlin
and Leitch of Sacramento and Birdsall of
this City rode second in the heats, thereby
eetting into the final and still having
fighting chance.
In the final Decker slipped q pedal and
fell, taking one good man out of the race.
Paced Tor i've laps, the speed at which the
men travelled seemed terrific for such
small track. Kenna had the pole or the
last lap close pressed by SQuires, HamlIn
and Leitch. They never caught him, and
kenna rode home the established amateur
champion for the year. Squires got sec
ond, Leitch third. The time was 2:07 3-5,
the fastest amateur mile ever ridden on
the coast in competition, and therefore
record, and one that will be hard to beat.
Alter slight rest Kenna came cut and
rode mile against time paced by the
quad" manned by Dixon, Vincent,
Kraft and Lohse OF the Bay City Wheel
men. They made the half mile in :57 2-5,
coast record, and the mile in 1 1:57 1-5,
another record, by three seconds. Truly
the man and the track are fast. Kenna
did not seem at all drawn out, and can
probably better that time several seconds.
A mile race run by Cinnamon, dressed
in their own ideas as to cycle racing cos
tunes, was introduced between races and
created consid erable amusement. The
winner was announced to be One Lung.
G. D. Gooch and B. II. Elford of the
Reliance Club then came out for a half
mile tandem trial against time, and made
it in So seconds, breaking the coast record,
and coming within two seconds of the
worlds record. They tried it again later,
riding the half in :57 1-5
G. ]. Birdsall, the son of popular Lieu
tenant Birdsall of the police, with A.
Thiesen, then took a shy ct the worlds
amateur mile-tandem record of 2:03 Taey
made it in 2:08 2-5, so the record remained
untouched.
In the first heat of the mile handicap,
professional, Becker OF Minneapolis,
Downing OF San Jose and Terriil, Bay
City. qualihed. Becker winning from 20
yards in 2:15 1-5.
Whitman of Los Angeles won the second
heat from 40 yards in 2:13 1-5. Dow of
Seattle got second. and Harry Terrill. who
nearly ran off the track on the fifth lap,
got third place, beating out Jones.
The final saw bad tumble near the
finish of the last lap, caused by Dow of
Seattle, who crowded Harry Terrill and
fell, bringing down the two Terrills. Whit
man and himself. Harry Terrill was badly
bruised. Downing and Becker cleared
the wreck and finished in the order named.
Bob TerrlH jumped to his feet and
dragged his wheel across the tape, getting
third money Dow deserves ali the CEN
sure for the accident, which might have
resulted more seriously.
The following is the summary:
velodrome shield rae professionaD, one
mile:
FIRST heath F. Terr,S bay City, first; C.
E, Dow, seattle, second Milne, 2:30.
Second heat-Dead he's between Il. E. Nc
Crea,, Bay City, ard D. E. Whitman, Los
Angeles. Time, 2:29.
Third heat-W. A. Terrill. Bay City, first;
Allan Jones, olympic, second. Time, 2:25 40.
Final heat-W. A. 1errill, Bay City, first: H.
F. Terrill, Bay City, second; D. E. Whitman,
Los Angeles, third. Time, 2:08 Is.
One mile amateur, invitations:
First heat-J. r. Mekenna, Bay City, first;
George NJ. Hamlin, Sacramento, second. Time,
2:39.
second heath. w. Squire, Acme, first: C. ].
Birdsall, California, second. Time, 2:25 3-5
Third heat-E. W. Decker, Acme, first: S. w.
Leitch, Sacramento, second. Time, 80 Is.
W. Squires Acme, second; S. w. Leitch, Sacra-
mento, third. Time, :07 3-5.
One-mile handicap, professional:
First heat-W. E Becker, Minneapolis, first,
20 yards; ii. Downing, San Jose, second, 50
yards; W. A. Terrill, Bay City, third, scratch.
Time, 2:15 1-5.
Second heat-D. E Whitman, Los Angeles,
first, 40 yards; C. E. Dow, Seattle, second, So
yards; Il, +: Terrill, Bay City, third, 20 yards
Time, 2:13 LIS.
Final heath. Downing, San Jose, first. 35
yards; D. E. Becker. Minneapolis. second 20
yards: w A. Terrill, Bay City, third, scratch
Time, 2:23 %
Match races between Walter F. Foster
Olympic CLUB Wheelmen, and Charles S. Wells,
Bay City Wheelmen. One miIe-Won by Eos.
ter; time, 2:17 3-5. Two miles-Dead heat:
time, 4:37 g. Five miles-Won by Foster;
time, IL :13 40