The record-union., 1896-07-25
Two MORE RECORDS GONE
Phenomenal Riding at the Bicycle
Tournament.
The Two-Mile Indoor Record Cut to
4:39 by C. L. Davis "A
Big Audience.

Quite a large audience gathered at the
New Pavilion last night to witness the
second night of WinanS & Co.'S bicycle
tournament-a much larger crowd than
was in attendance the first highland
the people showed their interest in the
close finishes by uproarious and contln-
ued applause.
The first heat of the quarter-nile
scratch was won by Ed Chapman, 0.
c. W., T. ]. Welsh, c. c. W., second.
Time-33 seconds.
Second heat-E. E. Languetin, B. G.
W., first, c. F. Bauer, C. C. W.. second,
Time-34 seconds.
Third heat-P r. Mott, r. A. c., first,
c. F. Lennon second. Time-O:32 40.
In this heat II. Ten Bosch fell on the
last round of the west turn, but aside
from a barked elbow, was unhurt.
In the fourth heat Walter Leitch, c.
c. w, won, G. M. Hamlin, S. F. r. c.,
second. Time-0:35.
Considerable interest was manifested
IN the next event, the two-rnile scratch
professional race. The starters were r.
Cushing, G. C. c., c. L. Davis, o. G. W.,
and NJ. J. Lee, P. A. c. But interest
Jagged when Davis pulled away from
his competitors. Davis won easily in
4:39, making a new worlds record for
indoor racing at the distance. Gushing
was second while Lee dropped out at
the end of the mile.
In the second heat D. E. Whitman, o.
c. W, and Hardy Downing, G. c. c.,
started, r. L. Long, B. G. w, having
dropped out. For the first mile the men
raced neck and neck, and then Whit
man took the lead for two laps, when
he surrendered it to his plucky rival.
But the pace was too great and Whit
man won out by short yard. Time
Sol 1-5.
In the fourth heat the starters were
Peter Metcalf L. c. c., W. A. Terrill,
2. c. w, and A. M. Boyden, R. A. c.
Terr1n won out in the closest finish of
the evening Time-4:41 20. Metcalf
was the close second, and only a few
feet separated the men at the finish.
In the fourth heat the starters were
f. NJ. Byrne, I. C. c., O. Osen, o. c.,
and = Hewell, o. C. w. 1t was very
pretty race and at the last lap the men
We're racing neck and neck. It looked
like a dead heat when the men came
over the mark, but the judges declared
Osen to be the winner in 4:56 flat
In the fifth heat the starters were
J. E. Edwards, o. c., and c. Hewitt, R.
A. c. But Edawrds showed his superb
ority on the last lap by winning out.
TimeA:52 %.
The Seni-finalS of the quarter-mi
race being next on the list, the starters
We're named as Ed Chapman. o. c. w.
T. ]. Welch, c. c. W., and Languetin, B.
c. w. Chapman won out by yard in
33 seconds fiat, Languetin second.
In the second heat of the second finals,
the starters were P. r. Mott, r. A c.,
Walter Leitch, c. c. W., and c. F. Lem
mon, O. G. w. Mott won, Lennon Sec
ond. Time-0:32 1-5. Lennon was dis
qualified by running Leitch off the
bank
Wallie Pierson and Charlie Bauer of
Sacramento rode an exhibition mile in
the remarkable time of 2:07 fat
In the semi-final two-mile scratch
professional race, the starters were C.
L. Davis o. c. W., 0. Osen, 0. c., and
p. Metcalf, I. c. c. Davis won out rath
er easily. much to the surprise Of every
one as it was expected Osen would
come out first. Metcalf was second.
Time-:56 1-5
The starters in the second heat We're
J. e. Edwards. o. c., w. A. Terrell, B.
C w, D. E. Whitman, o. C. w. Ter
reu won out in an exciting finish with
Edwards a closeup second. Time
5:05 1-5.
In the final quarter mile scratch, Ed
Chapman, o. @. w, p. r. Mott, r. A.
c, and Waiter Leitch, c. c. W. Mott
won out, Chapman second. Tine-33
seconds.
f. z. Longuetin, B. c. W.. next went
against the quarter mile record which
stands at 0:29 2-5 with a flying start.
He was eminently successful in his ef
fort, making the trip in 0:29 fat, thus
clipping two-fifths of a second off of
the best time ever made. The first
eighth of mile was made in IA seconds
fat.
In the one-mile handicap, third heat,
the starters were L. A. Young, G. c. w,
10 yards; c. F. Lennon, o. c. w, 80
yards, and F. Wiedeman, c. C. w. so
yards. Young won easily in 2:1S 10,
Wiedeman second.
In the second heat the starters were
Z E. Languetin, B. c. w, scratch; t.