The record-union., 1896-08-24
THE ROAD RACE YESTERDAY.
Jake HirSCh the Winner Of the Time
Medal.
Several Riders Took q Tumble, But
They Mostly Fell in
Soft Places.

they?" complained one of the Capital
City Wheelmen who limped up to the
score at the outcome Of yesterdays
road race, leading badly damaged
wheel
We'll, what didn't they do to me7"
cried another racer whose pretty wine
colored racing suit was covered with
the dirt and dust OF the road and his
wheel almost bent double.
And SO it went on For some FIVE
minutes after the leaders crossed the
score stream of cripples hobbled in,
and broken wheels were very much in
evidence.
The annual handicap road race Of
the local club came off as scheduled,
over the Riverside road, starting from
the dollhouse just below the Y-street
levee. and winding up in front Of Oak
Hall. The road, While in excellent
condition for driving, was really poor
for wheeling, although W. E. Lovdal
mad generously done his best to pre-
pare it for the racing men. The sur
face was hard and "cuppy' in some
| places and dusty and loose in others,
though far superior to the average
road.
Under the circumstances, the time
made was really remarkable.
There were fifteen men in the race
when they started, but only a few at
the outcome. Some of the others were
busy picking themselves up along the
road. The distance was three and one
haf miles, and was covered by Jake
Hlrsch, who started from the scratch,
In $40 80, winning the time prize.
Ten Bosch (scratch) and Young
(scratch) were among the unfort.nates
who went down and out, thougn they
gathered up what was left of them
selves and their wheels and pluckily
resumed the race They were well up
at the finish, too. The judges an
nounced the result as follows:
Hirsch (scratch), S:25 3-5: Smith
(scratch). S:2S; Payen (scratch), S:28;
Readman (scratch), S:2S; Leitch
(scratch). S:2S 1-5; Hubert go Sec
| onds), S:2S 20; Bauer (40 seconds),
STA; Jackson go seconds). S:13 2-5.
Hallauer (35 seconds) was one of the
first to take a tumble, and it was bad
one. He remounted, however, and
made good race, although his handle
bars were twisted half around and his
wheel badly bent. Maier also was in
the mix-up in the dust.
Although the time given for Smith,
Payen and Readman was the same
(e:2S), the former had d couple of inches
the best of the three handed sprint
over the score.
| Ecklon, Garry. Wilson, Welch and
Conzle, who were among the original
entries, did not start. The time of Ed
Pope go seconds), Milne 40 seconds),
Warren (45 seconds), s. E. Pope (45
seconds), Ten Bosch (scratch), Hallauer
(3o seconds), Young (scratch), and
Maier 40 seconds), was not taken
| Fortunately none Of those who were
thrown were injured to speak Of, and
after the race everybody made an at
tack on big pile Of melons that Low
dal Brothers had provided. Each
! graSped one, and there was a genuine
watermelon run through the garden to
| places of safety, where the melons were
devoured.
| There were quite a number of per-
sons in carriages and buggies at va
rious points along the route to witness
the race, also quite many unattached
wheelmen and lady cyclists.
| AT San Francisco on Saturday, at
! Central Park, Terrill of the Bay City
Club, now the champion, in match
with Jones, the crack professional of
/ the Olympics, won his greatest laurels
and the championship on hard board
/ track, five laps to the mile, with pace
/ makers, and within an enclosure He
went three heats at one mile each,
which gives rest between heats, and
! his time was 2:21 80, 2:31 1-5 and
| 2:40 1-5; total, 1888
! But the Capital City men went yes
/ terday on a country road, IN the face
of stout breeze from the south, 3 1-10
! consecutive miles (plus) and without
/ pace-makers, in 8:25 3-5 Cbest time by
Hirsch from scratch to score), or in but
! % 35 seconds less time.
| 1t will be seen that far and away the
| speeding Of yesterday at Sacramento
was better than that at San Francisco
on Saturday. the conditions fairly con-
! sidered.