The San Francisco call., 1896-03-07

and won, with several wheels length to
spare, from seventy yards in 2-20 80. Then
it was the Olympic Wheelmen's turn. to
yell, and they did it with vengeance.
Before the semi-finals and final of the
mile handicap were run off the heats OF
the two-mile scratch were run, four in
number. The starters in the first we're
Edwards, Olymp pic Leavitt, San Francisco
Road Club; Yeoman, Reliance, and AL
borelie, Imperial. At the end of the first
mile the time was 2:35 and Edwards was
Leading. Leavitt dropped out during the
second mile, Alborelle fell back, leaving
Yeoman and Edwards to fight it out. The
former had the pole, but Edwards passed
him on the last lap and won amid great
applause in 4:50. Edwards is fast becom-
ing very popular with the public on ac-
count of his fast and game riding, and
when Announcer Knapp stated that the
time he made was another worlds record
the crowd went wild with enthusiasm.
Three Bay City cracka Jacks started in
the second heat, G. S. Wells, T. A. Grit
fiths and A. j. Menne. Though all belong
ing TO the same club they fought out the
race in friendly rivalry and made fast time
The first mile was negotiated in 2:31,
MEME leading. Wells went to the front
on the second lap of the last mile and kept
tor home and Wells kept his place, win
ming in 4 :56 2-5.
In the third heat there were four starters,
Goodwin, San Francisco Road Club; Tan
tau, Olympic; c. M. Smith, Garden City,
and Byrne Imperial. As there is consid-
erable rivalry for supremacy between all
four men a hot race resulted. The time
for the first mile was 2:35 3-5. A terrific
sprint was started at the commencement
of the last lap, and Smith led for half the
lap with Byrne second, but Tantau came
up on the outside with big rush
and won out from both of them in 5 5:G5 2-5.
1t was a very popular victory, and he was
roundly applauded.
The first semi-final of the one-mi lie hand
leap was then run off, those who had quail
fed in their heats being Vincent, Bay
City; Delmas, Garden City; Cook and
LANCER, I'm perial, and Chapman. Olympic.
Vincent seemed to have 10 trouble In WIN
ming from sixty-fve yards, his time being
2:13 3-5, with Delmas second.
In the second semi-6nal were Lefevre,
Acme; Metcalf. Imperial; Edwards,
Olympic, and Gcoch, Reliance. The way
Edwards started out from the scratch
mark to overtake the leaders seemed to
insure another lowered record and he
came within second of it, winning the
heat with several yards to spare in 2:16.
Had he not been tired from his previous
efforts he would certainly have made it
under Yeoman's record OF 2:14 1-5.
Mott, Reliance; Tantau, Olympic; Barley,
Imperial, and Languetin, Bay City. In a
pretty finish Tantau won from Languetin
in 2:23 3-5, from forty-fiye yards handicap.
After an intermission OF fifteen minutes,
to give the riders an opportunity to rest,
the final heat of the two-mile scratch was
run off, Those who had qualified in their
heats were J. E. Edwards and George Tan
tau, Olympic, and c. 5. Wells, Bay City.
Tantau, however, did not start, and Wells
and Edwards lined up for what proved one
of the greatest events of the evening. They
made slow ride of the first mile, exchang-
ing pace, and covering the distance in 2:41.
Wells assumed the lead on the fifth lap
Of the second mile and kept it for the rest
of the way, with Edwards hanging on close
behind and fighting every inch of the way.
They made beautiful sprint on the last
lap, side by side all the way, and it was
only by few inches that Wells won out
at the tape. The time was 500.
The final Of the mile handicap was the
next event, those who had qualified in the
semi-finals being Vincent, Bay City, Tan
wards qualified for this race but did not
ride, as he had just come off the track
from the previous one. The race proved
one of the surprises of the evening. The
men were bunched by the fifth lap, and
loafed little until the seventh, when
grand sprint resulted in victory for Vim
cent, with Metcaf second, Tantau third.
The time was 2:301-5 Vincent having a
handicap of IS yards.
This made the second race won by
Bay City rider during the evening, and the
club members and their friends made the
air ring with the clubs yell and their ap-
plause. For several minutes after the
race was over the noice was deafening, and