The San Francisco call., 1896-03-09

ticularly attractive, and all the various
booths were crowded.
In the afternoon the Presidio band dis
coursed sweet music, the spectators prone
naded around and the racing men prac-
ticed upon the track. 1t was the same in
the evening, and under the glare of eIec-
trlc lights the booths were prettler than
ever. The exhibitors have taken a good
deal of pains and gone to considerable ex-
pense in fitting up their shows, and the
majority of them are very TASTY.
There were some very pretty sprints in
dulged in by the riders in the evening.
There were as many as twenty men on the
track at one time. and the scene was quite
animated. Wells and Edwards had sew
eral brushes together, and Osen, the crack
professional, astonished even his friends
by his wonderful riding.
There are many admirers of Edwards.
particularly his clubmates in the Olympic
Club Wheelmen, who claim that by to-
N orrow night he will be in such perfect
form as to be able to beat Wells, but the
latter has not gone back one whit in his
condition, and the Bay City men think he
is still the fastest man of the tournament.
They will come together tonight in the
mile handicap.
The races tonight will be one-mile
handicap. divided into fifteen heats Of five
men each, there being seyenty-tive en-
trants, all of them speedy men. There
will have to be three semi-final heats, and
final, in themselves enough racing for
one evening. But the management has
on two other big drawing cards, the popu-
lar ten-mile club cup race which created
so much enthusiasm the first three nights
of the tournament, and fve-mile military
relay race.
In the latter event ten men are entered,
picked from the crack bicyclists at the
Presidlo, of whom there are good many.
There will be five men on q side, each of
whom will ride a relay of one mile, carry
Ing knapsack, rife and canteen, and pass
ing message to the man who relays him
at the end of the mile. The message is to
be delivered to General Graham, COM
mandant at the Presidio, who will be pres
ent accompanied by his staff in full uni
form, occupying box seats.
The entries for the various events to be
run this week are very numerous. The
heats in which the men will ride have
nounced now that the men may know
when they will compete. They are as fol-
lows:
Monday evening, March 9:
oNE-MILE HANDICAP.
First heat-CharlN, s. Wells, B. C.. W.: T..
Delmas, G. C. c.; ]. c. Williamson, S. r. w. /;
6. A. Mckay, B. c. w; 8; J. Biumenthal, S. F.
second &c; sGsfpn ReatyyWliiam EyWin Yeoman R.
Fred L. Day, B. C. W.; F. r. Haley, L. C. C. !;
L. E. Pels, s. F: R: c.; R. J. Gilbert. l. c. C..
man Ea f. 4 LGns r. hsnew B. &C. VA M Fa1cy
Deacon, R. A. c.; J. T. Lynch, l. C. C.
Fourth heat-f. S. Hall, B. CIV; AL Howard,
G. R. q; B. J. Raynaud. B. c. W.; Z. c. Barley,
Fifth heat-G. III. Crafts, Acme; L. Sitten-
helm, C. R: c.; H. A. Goddard, B. c. W.; P.
Morrin, 1. c. c.; G. A. Galindo. Acme.
A. Romer, unattached; NJ. M. Cook, /. c. c.
Seventh heat-T.. A.: Gri1iths, B. G. W.; R.
Lefeyre. Acme; A. Young, unattached.
Eighth heat-R. Cushing, G. G. c.; A. J.
Menne, B. c. W.: Oscar Mehner, P. F.; H. B.
Ninth heat-A. N. ,Boyden, R. A; C.; E.
J. E. Scott, Acme; G. 7. Lindwald, |. c. c..
Tenth hest.aHardy. Downing, 6. C. C.: W.
E. LANCER, l. C. c.; C. H. Jordan. o. C. w.
Eleventh heat. +. Edwards, o. C. W.;
Peter Metcalfe, 1. C. c.; c. D. Gooeh, r. A. c.; I;
H. B: Williams, c. c. c.; H. L. Shelby,
Tw sifth heat-c. M. Smith, G. C. c.; E. Bo-
zio, !. z; c.; Charles Goodwin, s. +. r. c.: L.
Thirteenth heat-Frank NJ Byrne, 1. C. c.; /;
F. r. ThIel, S. F. r. c.; J. M. FreItas, l. C. c.;
A. Z. Cumbe A. c.; A. o. Ortion, /. C. c.
Fourteenth heated Chapman. o. G. w.; v.
A. Benson, G. G. c.. John E. Burns, 1. &. c.. w.
T. Pratt, A. c.; A. Brogi, 1. C. C.
Fifteenth heat-George Tantau, o. c. W.; R.
Robinson, S. F. R. c.; A. w. Kitchin, o. H. S.
W.; Nose LONDON, S. F. R. c.; George Cla-
brough, l. c. C..
Tuesday evening, March 10.
ONE MILE INVITATION.
First heat-E. Languetin, B. c. W.; Tony Del
mas, G. C. c.; R. Robinson, S. F. R. C.
Mott, R. A. c.; ]. C. Williamson s. X. W.
Third heat-C. NJ. Smith. G. g. c.; P. NJ. Le-
fevre, Acme; L. S. Leavitt, s. +. r. C.
Fourth heat-F. L. Day, B. e. W.; F. r. Thiel,
S. F. r. c.; E. C. Barley, /. C. G..
Fifth heat-A. J. Menne, B. c. W.; Peter Met
calfe, !. C. c.; A. Theison, G. c. G.