The San Francisco call., 1896-08-23
TERR|LL IS CHAMPION,
Defeats Jones in Clever Style at
the Central Park
Meet.
Fast Time and Close Finishes, Marred
by Two Bad Falls, Were
the Features.

The largest crowd that has assembled at
a cycle race meet in many day congre-
gated at the Central Park track yesterday
afternoon, and were well repaid for the
visit, for the racing was the fastest and
most exciting seen here in many day.
The stands were packed with people, and,
with their enthusiasm and the cheering
influence of a six-piece band, which
PLAYED one tune over and over again, the
men rode with vim and the finishes were
close and exciting.
George e. Dixon acted as announcer of
results, and his witty remarks kept the
spectators in constant uproar. As an
announcer he was an unqualified success.
The drawing card of the programme
was the match race at one mile, best two
in three heats, between w. A. Terrill, Bay
City WheeImen, and Allen N. Jones,
Olympic Club Wheelmen. Considerable
betting had been indu lged in between the
mem bers of the two clubs, and the grounds
were filled wi th admirers of the two
riders.
The first heat in the match race was the
opening event on the programme. Jones
won the toss.up for position and took the
pole. Roma Dow of the Olympic Cyclers
paced for the first two laps, and made it
rather slow. J. E. Edwards, Olympic
Wheelmen, made pretty pickup on the
third lap and livened up the pace bit,
but it was never very fast. He dropped
out on the fifth lap and left the champions
to fight it out by themselves, and they did
it with will. Jones had the pole and
kept it, and looked all the way winner,
but Terrill came fast and beat him out
half wheels length. The time was
2:21 3-5.
The second heat was even slower than
the first, but more interesting. The men
loafed for four laps, when Jones stole a
march on his opponent and got consid-
erable lead before Terrill could get NOV
ing. When he did, though. he came with
big rush and the two fought it out down
the stretch. They crossed the line abreast.
and the judges declared it dead heat, a
decision which was applauded. The time
was 2:3l Les.
The race was decided in the next heat,
and Terrill proved himself the crack pro-
fessional of the coast to-day, though it Is
due to Jones to say that he put up splen-
did ride, and had he had the pole the re-
suit might have been different. The sprint
was commenced at the end of the fifth lap,
and for sixth of mile the men fought
it out.
1t was by all means the best sport of
the kind cycling devotees here have seen
in many day. Terrill led to the tape,
and, though Jones jumped again and
again, he could not overtake him. Terrill
won in 2:40 1-5 amid deafening applause,
and was carried off the track on the
shoulders of his delighted clubmates.
The one-third of mile scratch was run
in six heats ana two semi-fnals There
was q tumble in the last heat, and
Languetin, Robinson and Welch went
down, but escaped with few bruises. The
final was won by Percy Mott of Oakland,
Reliance Club man, in clever style in
81 2-5 seconds. Kenna and Squires, Acme
Club, finished second and third respect
lively, close up.
The one-mile handicap, professional,
was run in two heats and final. Dow
and Davis. Olympics, qualified in the first
heat, and Harry Terrill, Bay Citys, made