The San Francisco call., 1896-03-08

hotly contested, the finals were fought out
TO the very last, and there were none OF
those 7ioafing tactics displayed by the
riders which have heretofore served TO
spoil mauv a well-planned race meeting.
In the afternoon the pavilion was COM
fortably filled, and there we're no vacant
seats to be seen anywhere. The sttenda nee
was largely composed of ladies and chill
dren, and t5ey seemed to enjoy the sport
immensely, particularly the Chinese race,
which was absurdly comical.
But it took all the capacity of the build
ing TO contain the immense throng which
passed through the doors in the evening.
The crowd commenced to pour in about
7:30 o'clock, at which time every reserved
seat had been sold. For half an hour the
entrance vas jammed, and when the races
were called at Sis there was an audience
present which insured large financial re-
turns to the management and great boom
to the sport.
The management of the tournament has
decided not to have any racing at the track
this afternoon or evening. Some of the
exhibitors did not think it desirable to
have Sunday racing, and there was some
question as to whether or not the League
Of American Wheelmen would sanction IL.
There is no rule of the league, however,
prohibiting training or preliminary prac-
ticing on Sunday, and the entrants for all
the different events next week Will be in
constant practice at the track all the after
noon and evening.
The full Presidio band will be in attend
ance all the afternoon and grand prone
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noon and evening. The exhibitors will
make special efforts to make their various
booths particularly attractive, and, with
out doubt there viii be enough of interest
and excitement TO suit all the lovers OF the
sport.
Not single local club has run called
for anv place out of town tomorrow.
They will ali 90 to the track in the after
noon and evening, as the interest in the
training of the men and the exhibits is so
ALA bsorbing to the average wbeelman he
has little use at present for anything else.
The Fowler Sextet," for the past week
on exhibition at the cycle show, will be
ridden through Golden Gate Park, starting
at Baker-street entrance at 2 O'Clock
prompt, thence on by main roadway to
the Cliff House, returning via same route.
A stop will be made each way at the band
stand to allow the public to view this won
derfuI machine built for six men.
The "Sextet" will be ridden by Messrs.
r. P. Awkward w. A. Terrili, a. n. Jones,
T. C. Dodge, o. o. Osen ana c. c. Hop
kins.
This run is made to convince the public
that bicycle for six is a practical ma
chine and 10 satisfy the thousands of BIZ
cycle riders whose curiosity has been
aroused.
The races contested in the afternoon
were a one-miIe novice, two-mile scratch,
Chinese and one-mile handicap. There
were q great many entrants for each race,
and in the mile events ten prelimi-
nary events each were necessary, two semi
finals and final. This gave the specta-
tors all the racing they could possibly
wish for.
The first heat of the novice was won by
A. w. Kitchen of Oakland in 2:45 3-5 The
second heat was so slow that Referee
Welch declared it no race and disqualified
the riders. NJ. NJ. Cook, Imperial, won
the third heat in 2:33 20. A. A. orion,
another Imperial rider, took the next heat
easily in 2:31 3-5. Still another Imperial
man E. Bozio won the fifth heat. Time,
2:32 1-5 The Acme man, Agnew, won the
sixth heat in 2:37 1-5. The seventh went
TO ]. r. Kenna, Acme, in 2:25 2-5. b. J.
Raynaud, Bay City, won the eighth and
last beat easily in 2:26 3-5.
As q pleasing advertisement a two-mile
Chinese handicap race was next started
There were four starters. whose names
were unintelligible, and who were handl-
capped at various distances from the
scratch mark to 800 yards. It was very
amusing race and withal quite interesting,
as the riders fought the entire way with
a spirit worthy of emulation by some OF
@"e amateurs who are given to loanng