The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-26

mento; M. NJ. Cook, Los Angeles, and B.
II. Elford, Reliance.
The big surprise of the day was fur
nished in the final, though some rather
predicted it. Russ, Kenna and Cook
fought it out every inch of the way and
finished in the order named, Russ cleverly
beating kenna, the coast Champion II
was q decisive victory, and stamps the
winner as the new amateur champion be-
yond peradventure OF doubt, Russ is an
Olympic Club man. a son of II. B. Russ,
the popular treasurer OF that institution.
The time was 1:05 3-5, rem arkably fast.
Dixon and Loos, the crack tandem team,
established new American amateur rec
ord in half-mile exhibition ride, making
it in SO seconds as against the former rec
ord of Sc
L. j. Leon won the mile Chinese handi-
cap from scratch in 2:58 1-5; Chan Sing,
$50 yards, second. There were three other
starters, and the race was very amusing.
The one-mile handicap professional race
was run in four heats. In the first Wells,
the scratch man, could not catch the limit
men, and Whitman won, Morris second.
Morris was disqualified for looking around
and Boyden got the place.
Mcfarland won the second heat in a
clever ride from scratch. Chapman, who
got second place, was disqualified for foul
riding, and the place went to Slater of
Arizona.
Foster won the third heat from scratch
in the slow time of 1928 2-5, Bovee of Texas
good second.
The fourth heat went to the limit men,
Dow, 50 yards, getting first, Byrne, 70
yards, second. Becker of Minneapolis fell
on the last turn, throwing out bob" Ter
rill who had good chance for a place.
The final was as pretty a ride as has
been seen here in many a day. Foster
and Mcfarland from scratch caught their
field of five in two laps, and then ensued
pretty play for position for three laps.
Whitman jumped into the lead on the
fifth lap, closely followed by Mcfarland
and Foster. The latter was in a poor
position, but the other two rode wide on
the last turn, giving Foster the pole, and
he quickly took the advantage, winning
by scant half wheels length from Nc
Farland, with Whitman third. The time
was 2:10 3-5.
Becker's fall in the professional handi-
cap incapacitated him from competing in
the shield race, which therefore went to
Dow of Seattle by default. They will race
for its possession on New Years day,
however. Dow rode alone to obtain the
shield, making the unpaced mile in
2 20 SO.
Kroetz and Tantau of the Olympic
Wheelmen rode mile on tandem, flying
start, in 1:57 As, beating the American
record is seconds.
Hirsch of Sacramento, Kenna of Bay
City, Mott of Reliance, Cook of Los An
geies. Alboreile of Olvmpics and M. NJ.
Cook of Imper1als qualified for.the final of
the one-mile handicap, amateur. The
final furnished another disappointment
for the admirers of Kenna, for he was
beaten by inches by Mott, in prettily
contested finish. Cook, Imperial. got
third. Kenna is either out of form, or
else is meeting his match, for second;
place seems the best he can get nova
DAYS.
The days programme closed with a
tandem exhibition at one-third of mile
by Gooch and Eford of the Reliance Club.
The time was :35.
The following is the summary:
One-third mile, scratch, professional, first
heat-W. A. Terrill, Bay City Wheelmen, first;
Second heat-Hardy Downing, San Jose, first;
c. s. Wells, Bay City. second; time, AZ 3-5.
Third heat-O. L. Stevens, Ottumwa Ia.
first; D. Z. Whitman, Los Angeles, second;
Fourth heath. F. Terrill, Bay City, first;
Allan n: Jones. Olympic, second; time, 40 As.
Final heat--Hardy Downing, San Jose, first;
ottumwa, Ia, third; time, 43 3-5.
One-half mile scratch, amateur, first heat
j. r. Kenna. Bay City, first; time, Id 3-5.
Second heat. f. Russ, Olympic, first;
time, liza 1-5.
Third heats w. Leitch, Sacramento, first;
time :09 1-5.
Fourth heat-M. M Cook, Los Angeles, first;
Fifth heat-Tony Alborelle, Olympic, first.
Time / IL 3-5.
Sixth heat-B. H. Elford, Reliance, first.
Time, iii 1-5.
Final heat--E. F. Russ, Olympic. first; j. R.
Kenna, Bay City, second; NJ. M. Cook, Los
third. Time, los 3-5.
Dne-ruile handicap professional, first heat
Dc Z. Whitman, Los Angeles, first, so yards;
A. M. Boyden, second, 80 yards, Time,
2:16 3-5.
Second heat-F. A. Mcfarland San Jose,
first, scratch; Horace Slater, Arizona, second,
20 yards Time, 2:12 4-5.
Third heat--W. E. Foster. unattached, first,