The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-08

time. 7-5s Third ncat--Won ~ Johnson,
a. Aberdeen. Fillott- % S@attle, second
time. Ets Seml-anas--W on % Vote.
OF sicfoFiz. Lester. second. C9TTitr@. third .
tine. "a Second serni-slnzi--Ho On ~
johnson. ~ Aberdeen: Elliott, % Seattle.
second. tiTn~. 3.uiz.
FIT4i heai-Wou BY A 4. Johnson. OF
= Aberdeen. Wolfe % Victoria, second
Lester. OF Vancouver. Third time, > -se'z-
Johnson. ''f3le terrible Swede" IS ne
has been nicsna med. came 30 the front IN
the taird heat % the z:a3 class amateurs.
N1en ne came Out dressed IN his little
red suit the boys commenced 10 yell At
him again. He took Il good-nat0reaiy.
an1 As usual With ;he pistol shot insisted
On making the pace. Every man n t1S
judges stand commenced laughing and
safi that johnson was the champion man
on setting PAGES. Everyone was wonder
Ing when he was going % quit At tins
end ~ the first lap he wa~ stu going. and
peYer had though % allowing another
man 10 come up and take the pace 1
guess he'll get tired OF q hv the next
lap" vas the universal expression. Evil
IDENTIFY tho crowd dfd not know 'ths ter
rTofe S%ede." lie iet out another length
AT the sound OF the bell. and would have
probably been going yet II the Judges had
no; announced that he had won the heat.
In this race there were I'VE heats. in s9-
diti0n 10 the final In the final Johnson
had such men a. lester. Wolfe and ELL
ots TO contest against. ~ the sound Of
tns pistol he mate dive FOR the pole.
and was Immediately setting a hoI pace.
Around and around they went. che ter
r5,le Sweds" stringing them for all they
We're worth. BY this time Johnson had
become a farorlte. end the crowd v as
yelling for him like a good one. " hen they
came into the home stretch he vas stia
in the lead. and although Wolfe and Les
ter. Of Vancouver. came at him with a
rush they simply made him run the faster.
and ne vas declared the winner OF the
event amid wild enthusiasm
Quarter Mile Against Time, Profess
sionai.
Made by George sharlck. Of Tacoma
time. .aoi..
Made by Peter Metcalf.. Of San Fran
cisco time, 8zis.
Made rs Carl Abendroth. Of Portland:
time. .3ais.
Made by FIl Lee. OF Portland: time. 81.
Made by c. +. Dow. OF Seattle: time. 30.
Made by Rncker. OF San Francisco.
tine, :32iz
Made 10y Spain. OF Vancouver: time.
:9etz.
To Beat Track Record.
Spain. OF Vancouver. on a 2gear wheel.
made the quarter in 30 70. which IS 20
seconds below the record.
Two Mile Haudicap. Amateur.
Won by Marshall. OF New Westminster.
scratch: Johnson OF Aberdeen. second:
Wolfe. OF Victoria third. Time sos.
one OF the greatest races Of the whole
meet was the iw0-mile handicap. amateur.
Marshall. OF New Westminster. and 'the
terrible Sxe(le" Johnson. We're on scratch.
These men we're on scratch because they
had not entered within tie specified time
AZ the end Of the Fnlle Johnson had caught
the leaders and WAS racing Ike a scar
dog lie raced every man to a standstiIh
with The exception of Marshall and Wolfe
When They entered the home streth
Johnson VAS stu in the lead. bat m had
done 50 much work that he could not re-
spond To the whrlwnd finish % Marshall.
who won BY narrow margin. Johnson
second and Wolfe third. Marshall oy this
performance showed himself 70 he one 81
the best loug-aistanCe riders VINO mas ever
appeared IN Seattle while Johnson main
tanned his reputation with the crowd.
To Break Tandem Half Mile Track
Record.
GaGney and Rucker made tho time OF
.sIis. which is considered unusually good
for electric light racing. The Coast record
In day time is ID. track record. Is. held
by same team.
Five Mile Handicap. Amateur.
Won by wrlvht Of McMlnuviiie. scratch.
Marshall. % New Westminster. second:
Augustine. OF Seattle. third. Time. - %.
The ave-mile handicap again brought
out q hot race. WIKI Marshall. Wright ana
"the terrible SwrGe" as the principal feat
ures. \, ,hc tenth lap Marshall, Wright
aHd johnson had caught a the handicap
men, and a. The thirteenth lap Johnson.
az usual Wa setting the pace lie in
sisted on following this programme untN
tne twentieth Tap when pr. Wright Mar
eNal3 a ~ Augustine pa gSai HIM on z St,irt