The herald., 1896-08-23
Crowds Attend the Bay City
Bicycle Races
TERRILL TAKES THE MILE
Results of the Contests at the st, Louis
Diamond Meet
American Horses Take Second MONEY In Two
Of the Events Of the Nottingham
Summer neetlng
Pres. snec,al wire.

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SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 22.-The
largest crowd that ever attended an out
door bicycle race meet in this city as
sembled at Central park this afternoon
to witness the races held under the
auspices of the associated clubs and the
cycle board of trade of this city, under
the management of Walter b. Fawcett
The principal attraction on the after
Moons program was the match race
between Bob" Terrill of the Bay City
Wheelmen and Allan Jones OF the
Olympic Clug WhWeelmen. The race
was run in mile heats, the best two In
three taking the purse of 5000 offered
by the management.
The first heat was won by Terrill In
2:21 2-5. The second heat was tie and
was run in 2:31 This heat was as
pretty a race as was ever witnessed IN
this city. On the last half of the lay
Jones jumped his opponent, but the big
Bay City man was after him in second
and after wonderfully fast sprint. he
managed to jump his wheel over the tape
equal with that of his opponent. The
third heat was Terrill's by half a wheel.
Jones rode little wild in this heat, and
he seemed to lose control of himself in
the last fifty yards. Time, 2:40 1-5. The
other races resulted as follows:
One mile handicap, amateur-Percy
Deacon $50 yards) won. c. d. Goff Sec
ond. Jake Hirsch third; time, 2:35.
One-third mile, amateur-Percy Mott
won, ]. Kenna second, Howard Squires
third: time. 0:51 2-5.
One mile handicap, professional-Cla-
renee Davis (25 yards) won, j. E. Ed
wards CAS- yards) second, Harry Terrill
go yards) third; time, 2:40 2-5.
A DIAMOND MEET.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Aug. 22-The diamond
tournament held under theauspices of
the L. A W. at the De Hodiamont bicy-
Gle track in the western suburbs OF the
city resulted as follows:
Mile novice-Gast won, Palmer Sec
ond. Kreidler third. Time, 2:2S.
Mile amateur-F. Costello won, Hard
ing second, Hattersley third. Time. 22S.
Half mile open, professionally. Co
burn won, F. Wing second, j. Coburn
third Time, los AS.
Mile open, professionally Coburn
won. l.. Coburn second, Wing third.
Time, 1:20.
Mile handicap-J. Converse (S5) won.
C. w. Stands (75) second, F. Cast G5)
third. Time, 2:15A.
Tandem race, two miles-Won by
Handing and Costello, Kreidler brothers
second. Tivy and Weidner third. Time,
4:43 4-5
Mile handicap, professionally. Co
burn (6O) won, w. Coburn, (scratch)
second, B. Stadte (55) third. Time, 2:15.
Two mile handicap amateur-H. w.
Memo Q25) won, G. Tivy Q15) second,
+. White (1S5) third. Time. 4:47 4-5
E. E. Anderson lowered the statet
half mile record from 5Sl4 to 571a.
ROCHESTER, RESULTS.
ROCHESTER,, N. Y, Aug. 22.-W. H..
Williamson, the Niagara Falls crack,
who was transferred to the professional
class last week, won the mile open
event at the Lake View meet this after
noon from a big field of fast riders.
William Randall of this city captured
the quarter mil event, professional.
Tom Butler ran unplaced in both events.
Tom Cooper started in the quarter
mile, but was excused from the mile on
account of illness.
Quarter open, professionally
NJ. Randall won, Ray Mcdonald second,
Arthur Gardiner third. Time, 0:32 40
One mile, open, professionally. H.
Williamson won, J. P. Bliss second, w.
NJ. Randall third. Time, 2:11 20.
Two-mile handicap, professionally.
]. Helfarth (S0) won, A. H. Allen (40)
second, A. Duffy (2O) third. Time,
Ara Oh