The San Francisco call., 1896-03-13
The Bay City Man Defeats the
Olympian in a Match
Race.
RACES HorLY CONTESTED.
C. M, Smith and 7. S. Hall Won th.
Amateur Events, Campbell the
Professional.

racing tournament on the indoor track
and the races were conducted with snap
and vim which betokened old hands at
the business. 1t was by far the best even
ing's entertainment offered during the
tournament, and that this was fully ap-
preciated was evidenced by the enthusiasm
shown by the large crowd present.
The management at the Pavilion has
fully decided to conduct the ladies' three
days. tournament, even though the asso-
ciated clubs and the League of American
Wheelmen do not thoroughly approve of
the innovation. The dealers have ex-
pressed themselves very thoroughly as
against the ladies' tournament, claiming
that the sport had received a splendid boom
by the amateur tournament, and they fear
that this will be dissipated and the sport
lowered in the estimat ton OF the public by
the women racing.
On the other hand, the management
claims that the ladies are all good riders,
who have compe ted before immense au-
diences IN the East. the New York, Chi
cago and Minneapolis tournaments being
particularly succ essful. They are the
champions OF the sport in their branch,
and have peen brought here at considera-
BILE EXPENSE. They will be dressed neatly
in modest riding costumes, and will pre-
sent a very natty appearance. Manager
Wikidel claims that his intention to bring
these people here was known to the Deal
ers' Associated Clubs and l.. A. w. OIL
cials long before the amateur tournament
started and that had they then expressed
their disapproval he might have reconsid
cred the matter. Inasmuch as they are
here now, however, he proposes to run the
C.k,, law nd Ior, tto.
moons and evenings, and says he expects
large crowds and knows that the racing
will be exciting and will be conducted ina
manner that will meet with the approval
of the most particular.
AS far as the Pavilion itself is concerned
the directors of the Mechanics Institute
rented it to Manager Wikidel up to and
including next Sunday night to hold cycle
races. They cannot regulate the style or
classes of races he shall hold, andsthere is
no likelihood that the racing board of the
league would say that no more amateur
tournaments should be held in the Pavilion
hereafter if the coming ladies' tournament
was permitted. While this. was done at
Madison square Gardens, New York, re-
Gently, it is unlikely that any such snap
Judgment would be rendered in the pres
ent instance.
As the matter now stands the dealers,
with but one or two exceptions, claim that
they will move their exhibits this morn
ing. The associated clubs and the League
of American Wheelmen will withdraw all
officials and have no further connection
with the tournament while the manage
ment will go ahead and conduct the races
just the same saying they will suffer
nothing by the lack of support from those
organizations. The women are all fast
riders and the contests win at least be in
teresting from their very novelty.
The match race between J. E. Edwards,
Olympic Club Wheelmen, and G. S. Wells,
Bay City Wheelnen, was one of the draw
ing cards last night and the event was
worth going long way to witness. The
pace for the first half mile was very slow,
the time being 1:24. Wells went to the
front on the sixth lap and was never
headed, though Edwards was hardly five
mates made the building shake with their
yells when their champion won, and the
applause was deafening as he was carried
to his dressing room. The time was
2:35 As. This was slow, but in reality the
race never began until the sixth lap, when
It was case of sprint for the tape, an
eighth of a mile.
William Yeoman of the Reliance Club
rode an unpaced mile, flying start, against
time. covering the first half in :02 As.
He finished the mile in 2:16. Announcer
Knapp stated that both these. times were
worlds unpaced records for an indoor
track.
G. NJ. Smith, Garden City, rode hall
mile standing start, unpaced in :07 2-5,
which lowers the best previous record,
held by Walter G. Sanger, the Eastern
champion, of 100.
One OF the prettiest rides of the evening
was the record trial made by Otto Ziegler
Jr., paced by J. S. Egan and j. P. Jaeg-
ling, Imperial Club. on tandem. The
pacing did not seem fast enough for Zieg-
ler at any stage, and the time made was
not as fast as it might have been on this
account. He covered the quarter in 90 As
seconds, the half in LOO 2-5, the three
quarters in l :32 Is and the mile in
2:07 1-5. The half-mile time was a worlds
record, but the mile time has been bet
tered by other riders. Ziegler Is in fine
condition now and can be expected to
make a splendid showing on the National
circuit this year. He was greeted with
cheers by the audience, it being the first
time he has appeared in California in
many months.
HFloyd A. Mcfarland of the San Jose
Road Club, popularly known as the "Cali-
fornia Zimmerman" rode a half-mile
against time, flying start, in :03, which is
one fifth OF second slower than Yeoman's 8
record made during the evening.
N. Ackerman of the San Francisco Road
Club rode trial quarter mile against time
in 20 As, paced by tamden, the time
not being under previous records.
The one mile invitation was run in four
preliminary heats and final. The winners
of the four initiative heats were: N. Ac-
herman, San Francisco Road Club, 2:3O 2-5;
G. Birdsall California, 1886 4-5; Tony Del
mas, Garden City. 2:36 1-5; c. NJ. Smith,
Garden City, 2:4l 80.
These four competed in the final heat,
the two Garden City men leading al the
way. Smith won in a pretty finish from
Delmas in 1856 4-5. Birdsall was third.
The race created considerable enthusiasm
The one-mile consolation race, open
only to winners of trial heats who have
not won prize during the tournament,
was run in four preliminary heats, two
semi finals and q final. The winners OF
the preliminaries were G. H. Crafts, Acme,
2:43 '2-5; Russell Cushing, Garden City,
:37 1.5; Ed Chapman, Olympic, 2:31, and
G. d. Bates Jr., Reliance, 2:40 2-5. L. S.
Hall Jr. was also allowed in the second
semi-final on a protest, he claiming to
have been fouled by Barley, Imperial, in
the second heat
Bates won the first semi-final in grand
style from Crafts and Cushing in 2:25.
He is one of the most popular riders with
the audiences on the track to-day and his
victory was loudly appiauded. Cushing
was second.