The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-05-14
THE SECOND ROAD RACE.
Won by George Connors. Sov'y Second
and Bryce Third

shortly after 6 o'clock last night
I vrOw,M began docking to puanc street.
| and by I o'clock thcro wvrr fully leo
/ persons along the course, rhcr, were
several new entries, and. as tho boys
/ had been training hard. an exciting run
was anticipated The course for about
/ lOO yards from the scratch was rupcd tn.
and the crowd was thus prevented from
| interfering with tho racers
There were about ten starters. but, as
some did not nnish, their names were
not ohtainablc. George Cunnors. with
handicap ot / minute and 81 seconds.
started first. at zoe Hat win Eiguer,
| Charles Ring and Frank Curran also
started At l:d2. W TimsOn. q l-iniuutc
man dtd not start. and this caused an
unfortunate tumble. for which Soycy had
to sufrrr. Instead OF starting sovry,
who had 81 seconds handicap / mtn.tc
| after the first starters. he was sent away
% seconds aftcrward. at 5.Ug n Bryce.
Higgins and Lovrti. all scratch mon. g,t
| away next. at 1853.
SOyey gained steadily on the lead men,
and soon after turning the post
was ahead. Hts race was to beat
Connors, as the latter had minute
handicap over him. and he knew that
so long as he head Connors he was safe
He did not know however. that he htd
had been sent away 81 seconds too soon.
50. after oyertaking COnnurs he merely
kept his lead. saving his strength.
Eigner punctured his tire AZ the city
Limit saloon, and came home in the clvc-
tric ear
The riders turned the post at the cor
nsr OF Forty-hiIth and Bond streets as
follows: Connors 1;lOlt. Sovey ilo.ll
Bryce I.l.O, Higgins 7.ll.n. Lovett
5Il;6 Ring 7i2
Bryce. Higgins and Lovctt stayed well
together for some time. but the latter
did not finish. Bryce rode very pretty
race and finished good distance ahead
Of Higgins. The men got in as follows:
ConnOrs 7.9.A, Sovey i.O;eg. Bryce
7:gI9
soyey finished nrst. Connors second
and Bryce third or course. the former
should have had the race. but. as he
was started ~ seconds too soon, owing
to the unfortunate start. he was styen
second place. Sovey finished i've sec
onds ahead OF Connors which. deduct
ing the ~ seconds. gave Cononrs tho
place. Sovey expressed entire satisfac-
ton with the result. hut the engine
house boys" who were backing him for
all they were worth. thought he should
not be made TO suffer tor the judges
error. He said he was positive he
could have won. for. after getting the
lead. he only rode to retain H. He made
the tive-mile run in l75s nat. Bryce.
who got third place. made IL In 1913, ana
Connors, first. in 1874.
Bryces riding was excellent. lie
left Higgins and Lovett, OF whom much
was expected. easily. and made the run
in ten seconds less than Sovey's time.
Excepting the unfortunate start. which.
by the way. was purely accidental per
sons who think otherwise. and there are
some, are mistakenD the race went on
smoothly. The track was In good con-
dition. and much better time would have
been made had there been less wind.
The wind. which was blowing strongly,
made the run home very difficult There
are several steep hills on the road up,
which Bryce climbed with the greatest
apparent ease. Taking into consldera-
ton the strong wind, the time was very
good.
The next and last heat will be run on
Wednesday evening. May D. at o'clock
sharp. All who wish to enter the last
run should apply to Secretary Gum, at
lne OCCluent.
The several riders have the following
number Of points to their credit.
Bryce-One first. 5: one third, /: total 6.
sovey-Two seconds. 6.
Connors-One first. g.
Ring-One third, l.
1t might be well to call the attention |
Of crowd OF loafers who insist In |
hanging around Library corner to the |
fact that II they do not stop insulting |
lady bcycllsts. they Will receive sound |
There are several persons |
who have nightly stood upon this corner
and passed Insulting remarks concerning
the lady bicyclists. The parties are ali |
known. and several young gentlemen
have filed notice OF their intention II
such insults are again offered to sOundly
thrash the unprincipled fellows whose /
language Is 80 offensive. Duane street
IS the only good riding place In the city,
and a large number of ladies collect there
nightly That they should be lnsulted
Is an outrage, and the gentlemen will
not permit OF further abuse. Let those
Indecent fellows beware.