Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-04-09
The Bicycle Races.

The Bicycle Tournament at the Will
lows Saturday drew out large crowd
Of enthusiastic spectOrs. The day was
| and the environment at The Willows
| ia always pleasant. Bicycling ID pop
ular In Lewiston and the large attend
ance Of spectators represented all
classes Of admirers and patrons Of the
| wheel. The medals offered by Mana
ger KlOostra, of The Willows, were to be
contested for by members Of the local
cycling club, aud the black and orange
| colors Of that organization decorated
the commodious grand stand. The at.
tendance would probably number $40
people.
Judge Poe, Lot Wiggin and &. A.
Frost were selected as Judges, and DR..
Boston and +. Manning as starters.
| The racers, In costume, appeared on
the track at two o'clock, and were re-
ceived enthusiastically by their respec.
tive admirers.
The first race called was an eighth.
mile dash with Albert Coburn, Fred
Hailett. l.. ROOs, j. r. Rey and VIM.
Kettenbach M entries. The racers
were after the gold medal In earnest,
aud considerable delay was Occasloned
by their tactics Mt the pest, and several
false starts were made. Fully thirty
minutes Of time was consumed In this
way, and 1t WAS only after u severe leo.
ture by the judges, that the start was
made. They left the pole In u bunch.
Kettenbach captured the lead In the
frat twenty yards, and retained It u
the finish, winning from Rosa by :
wheel, with Hallet and COburn tied
for third place. The time was given
ut l54 seconds.
A quarter.mile dash was the secOnd
and Rey were the contestants for the
gold medal. The start was made
without delay. Coburn lead tho
bunch by thirty feet to the eighth
pole, when he lOst mis- pedals. R0Oa
and Hallett side by side took COburn's
Leaf! and raced hard for about 100 feet
when Roas suffered CObOurn's mishap,
leaving the field open to Hallet, who
won easily In 3S seconds, with Coburn
In second place.
The last race, with silver medal q
u reward, was called at 3 O'Clock. It
was a half-mile handicap, free.fOv-ail,
and liallett. Roos, COburn and Dick.
son. Nez Perce Indian, were entered.
Ross splendid run In the elghth.mile
dash and Hallet's easy victory In the
quarter taCe, cAuseO muCn OOuOt - 20
the destiny OF the medal, aud the bet
ting was very lively. The committes
placed lO-yard handicap on Haliett
In favor of Roes. aud Coburn and the
Indian were stationed 90 feet from the
stratch. Coburn led to the quarter
mile pole, making u pretty run, whom
Roos passed him. Hallett gradually
closed up the gap and caught Ross
ut the three. .eightls pole. entering the
hOme-stretch wheel In the lead. This
position he retained to within two
hundred feet Of the goal when Rosa
passed him, winning by thirty feet.
Coburn finished third, winning hard
race from the dusky native. Time ! %.
Mr.. Hallett broke the handle bar of bis
wheel In this race, which denied the
spec ators the pleasure Of an exciting
finish.
The races were very pleasant and ex.
citing throughout, and an increased
interest In cycling Ia manifest since
the tournament. Several match races
will be made between local wheelmen,
and already arrangements are being
made for a tournament to he held here
this spring, with entries open to the
wI,eelmen Of neighboring towns.