The San Francisco call., 1896-07-26
Beats Chapman in an Exciting
Finish in the Half-Mile
Handicap.
osEN GETS INTO TROUBLE.
Ruled Out for Deliberately Crowding
Whitman Against the
Fence.

SACRAMENTO, CAL. July 25.-The
final night of the indoor bicycle tourna-
ment had for an opener a race against the
one-mile record. George NJ. Hamlin,
S. F. R. c., paced by Languetin and Dixon
on tandem. made the attempt. The
half was made in :59 1-5, beating the
worlds record, and the mile was made in
2:05 3-5, another smash. 1t would prob
ably have been two seconds faster, but
through negligence the bell failed to an
swer the final lap and the finish sprint
was lost.
In the first heat of the half f-miIe, scratch.
amateur, Languetin made great ride,
starting at scratch, catching his men in
the second lap and made alightning sprint
at the finish. Chapman also made great
ride in the final two-mile scratch. Start
ing at the pole he was never headed by his
field, who pushed him hard in a lightning
finish, with Mott half-Iength behind.
The pride OF Sacramento tonight is
Jacob Hirsch, who won in hard ride
against Chapman, the finish bringing
down" the house in an uproar of applause.
The king of the track was W. A. Terrill,
who always had his races we'll in hand and
beat every one he went against. o. Osen
is accused by some of the wheelmen of foul
riding throughout the tournament. In
| the final of the mile professional he de-
| hberately crowded Whitman into the
fence and was promptly ruled out by Ref
cree w. C. Fawcett. who says that he will
recommend his suspension. AS Osen left
| the track he struck at Whitman, but was
promptly overpowered.
Two miles, scratch, amateur, first heat-won
! by Ed Chapman, o. q. w. Time, sos.
| Second heat-Won by P. R. Mott, r. A. c.
| Time, 5 SO 2-5.
Third heat-won by E. E. Languetin, B. c.
Final-Won by Ed Chapman, P. R. Mott sec
! ond. Time, 3 :02.
One mile scratch, professional first in each
heat and second in fastest two heats to qualify
calf, l. C. c. Time, . :25 2-5.
Second heat-won by F. NJ. Byrne. I. C. C. i;
o. osen. O. C., second. Time, 2:17 %:
Third hest-Won by w. A. TerriI1, B. C. w.
Fourth hest-won by D. E. whitman, O. C.
S;aol Sa Bert hu'fer Portland o. second. Time
semi-hnal, first heat-won by o. osen. o. C. 7;
d. E. Whitman, o. c. W., second. Time, 2:24.
Second heat-won byW A. Terrill, B. G. W.;
P. Metcalf. 1. C. c., second. Time, 2:25.
second. Time, 2:25 2-5.
heat ana fastest second qualify for semi-fin al.
| First heat-Won by Z. Z. Languetin, b. C.
w. (scratch). Time. Los As.
| Second heat-Won by 2. r. Mott, r. A. C.
| 90 yards). Time, ! :04 As.
Third heat-Won by J. Hirsch, c. c. w. 40
YARDS. Time, l :05.
Fourth heat-won By Ed Chapman, o. C. w.
| (seratch). Time. 1 :04 2-5.
Fifth heat-Won by L. A. Young, O. c. w. 10
! yardsl. Time, 1:17.
Semi-fnal, first In each heat and fastest
second to qualify for final. First heat-Won
by J. Hirsch, E. E. Lunguetin second. Time,
l :oS 2-5.
Second heat-Won by Ed Chapman, P. R..
| Mott second. Time, l :02 3-5.
Final-won by J. Hirsch, Ed Chapman Sec
ond. Time, :06 3:5
| Oae mile handicap, professional, first In
each heat and fastest two seconds to qualify for
semi-fnals. First heat-Won by J. T. Edwards,
! o. &. C25 YARDS; T. A. Lee go yards) second
Time, III 20.
Second heat-won by w. A. Terrill. B. c. w.
! (scratch). Time, 2:2j.
Third heat-Won by R. Cushing, G. C. C. (55
! yards). Time, 2:32 rs.
Final heat-Won by w. A. Terrill, r. Cush.
ing second, NJ. ]. Lee third. Time, 2:l6 2-5