The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-31
BICYCLE MEET.
Races Were Run Off in the At
ternOOn.
The Track Was Fast and Events
Interesting.
RECORDS ARE BROKEN
Only One Accident and That of
Minor Nature.
Other Sporting News Of a Gen
eraI Character.

The Kansas state circuit L. A. w.
bicycle races were held at the state
fair grounds Saturday afternoon. The
weather was fine, the track smooth
and the races fast. There was but one
accident and that but trihing. The at
tendance was smaller than had been
expected, the grand stand being little
more than half filed
Three state records were broken.
Eberhardt of Salina rode the mile in
the professional one mile handicap in
2:0615, lowering the record which Red
dy' Maxwell made at Salina by ~
seconds.
W. F. Sager of Denver broke the state
five mile record by riding it in 12:45. He
was scratch man.
John Lawson, the Terrible Swede -
rode an exhibition mile paced by Nor
row. BreDn and Hunt They took him
the first half mile in Sc seconds, break
ing the state record. The mile was
made in 200 As.
Lawson made the state record at Sa-
lima, 1894.
There were GA entries for the races,
and all but about 10 started in the sew
eral events.
Geo. Powell, of Fort Scott gave two
bicycle trick riding exhibitions on the
track and aside from that funny little
grin and the circus gestures there were
no new features over what he showed
here last year.
The first race, the half mile boys
amateur, showed three starters. Hugh
Mcfarland, Topeka, won it in 1:25az; A.
C. Arid, Topeka, second.
The two mile tandem race started
with five teams. The time limit of 5
minutes was exceeded, and in the-run
over L w. Felix, Salina, and R. S. Ems
low, Lawrence. won in 4:39; Porter T.
Hall and P. G. Wilhite Kansas City,
second, and G.. H. Morrow, Marshall,
Mo, and A. T. Musselman, Wichita,
third.
J. A. Conover, the crack rider from
Kansas City, got a. bad start in the one
mile 2:35 class. amateur, but he crossed
the tape in 2:16% and won first prize.
Q. G. Claudy of Topeka was second; R.
s. EnslOw, Lawrence, third.
The one mile FPS class, professional,
was paced by the Terrible Swede.''
There were nine starters, and 3. J.
Banks, Denver, won in 2:17; Tom Davis,
Iowa, second; F. F. Eberhardt, Salina,
third.
Norris Stevenson made a pretty ride
for the T. a. a. w. amateur champion
ship. The four T. A. A. w. men who
contested for the gold medal were e.
J. Rawson, Norris Stevenson,J- B. Don
cysOn and c. c. Claudy. Stevenson
made the mile in 2:1S, with Doncyson
second. The first hale mile in this
race was ridden in 1904 3-5.
The one mile handicap, professional,
was won by E. E. Mockett, Lincoln,
Neb., in 2:1114: Il. S. Hale, Denver,
second; Tom Davis, Iowa, third.
In the two mile handicap, amateur,
there were % starters. ". F. Sager,
Denver. started from the scratch. Han
dicaps extending to 800 yards were
given. J. A Conover. Kansas City,
Won in AZ; / W Felix, Salina, sec
ond; J. H. Hall, Sedalia, No, third.
In the one mile open, professional,
Frank Z. Eberhardt, Salina, won in
2:061a, breaking the state record. G.
A Maxwell Winfield, was second; B.
J. Banks, Denver, third.
The one mile open, amateur, race had
to be run three times, as in the first
two times the limit of 2:30 was exceed
ed There We're nine starters W 4.
Sager, Denver, won in 2:26 3-5; w T.
Drummer. Kansas City, second; P. T.
Hall, Kansas City, third.
z. E. Mockett, Lincoln, Neb., won the
1871 As. His handicap was so yards.
B. J. Banks, Denver, won second
money, and Tom Davis, Iowa, third
The only accident of the afternoon
occurred in the five mile handicap, am
ateur, race. J. M. Kelly, LeavenwOrth,
in the ninth lap was cut into by Con-
over and there was a mix-up. W. A.
EmsIie AtchisOn, was following close
and his pedal struck Kelley on the back
of the head, cutting a severe cash. KeI-
was pluck, though, and he mounted his
wheel and made up considerable of the
distance.
W. F. Sager, Denver, won the race
in 12:45, breaking the state record. J.
A. ConOver, Kansas City, was second,
and J. H. Hall, Sedalia, third.
The last race was the one mile open,
amateur Only Topeka men were al
lowed in it There were but three
starters in it. c. c. Claudy won it in
PIG 10; J. F. Boyle, second; Robert
ROediger, third.
owing to the fact that many of the
riders did not arrive in Topeka until
noon Saturday. the trial heats had to
be run off in the afternoon. It was
O'Clock when the races closed.
The 7. A. A. w, which had charge
of the meet, will come out a little
ahead on the race meet. The money
will be used to build a one-third mile