San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-06-06
THE BICYCLE MEET.
A BIG CROWD SAW THE RACES
YESTERDAY.
j. A. Roach Won the Five Mile Anna
teur Handicap Interesting
Eyents-The Winners.

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out to see the eastern champions
and the locals who have made
regulations as champion amateurs.
A north wind was blowing at
quite a lively rate, which kept
down speed on the track. All the
races, however, were interesting,
and coming down the home stretch
the riders went like a streak Of
lightning. Here the wind was in
their favor.
The grand stand was filed with
enthusiastic spectators, including
a large number of ladies. There
were also many people under the
grandstand, where betting seemed
to be quite lively at times.
In the professional events Texas
was represented by l.. w. John.
son, Of Waco, and Edgar Boren, Of
Dallas. johnson carried of first
money in the professional two.
mile handicap and q hearty cheer
for Texas was given when the
Waco lad came in.
The local amateurs made q
creditable showing and the riding
Of J. A. Roach, Hugo Hofheinz and
Elmo Eason gained enthusiastic
applause from the spectators.
THE RACES.
The first race was called about
$3.50 p. m. and was q one mile
novice, in which there were four
entries, all local riders. First
prize, $25 diamond stud, was won
by l.. Birdsong; second, M. & w.
track tires, valued at SIS, won by
E. j. Confines; third, Fritz Muel-
Ter, League road tires, $40. l.. J.
Schuetze was fourth. Paced by
Lawyer and Cavanaugh. Time
2:25 3.5.
Second race-Half mile, 1:05
class, professional: Two heats.
First heat won by Eli Winesett,
Olympia, Wash, l; ]. b. Bowler,
Chicago, 2; DR.. Parker, Detroit, 3.
Time, l :19 3-5. Second heat: w.
A. Terrell, San Francisco, l; DR..
Parker, Detroit, 2; o. L. Stevens,
Ottumwa, 3; Peltier, Fort Wayne,
4. Time, 1:25. The final heat of
this race was run in the sixth race,
which resulted as follows: DR..
Parker, Detroit, l; o. l.. Stevens,
Ottumwa, 2; w. A. Terrell, San
Francisco, 3. Time, 1:O54. The
prizes in this race were $35, 500
and $40, all cash.
Third race, one mile amateur,
open: Prizes, diamond stud, $35;
diamond, $40; diamond, SIS. r.
H. Hofheinz, San Antonio /; L.
Birdsong, San Antonio, 2; Max
Morris, Fort Worth, 3; w. F.
Crothers, San Antonio, 4. Time,
2:20. Paced by Lawyer and Cava.
naugh on tandem.
Fourth race, one mile, invita-
ton, professional. Prizes, $75, $50,
$25, cash-A. Gardiner, /; Otto
Ziegler, San jose, 2; Clinton Coul-
ter, Mansfield, o., 3; w. A. Parker,
Waco, 4; s. V. Cox, F. A. McFar-
land and H. G. Clark brought up
the rear in the order nomed. Time,
2:15 3-5. Paced by Pat O'Connor,
single.
Fifth race, half mile, amateur,
open. Prizes, water set, $40; Vim
tires, $40; Brown saddle, S.. Max
Morris, l r. II. Hofhelnz, 2; l..
Birdsong, 3; j. A. Roach, 4. Time,
2:OS9. Paced by Lawyer and Cava-
naugh.
Sixth race, final heat of second
race.
Seventh race, two mile handicap,
amateur. Prizes, diamond stud,
$25; diamond pin, $40; Vim tires,
$l2. w. T. Langridge, 125 yards,
l; Elmo Esson, 30 yards, 9; L. J.
Schuetze, us yards, 3; E. J. Cor.
tines, 210 yards, 4. Time, $40.
Hugo Hofheinz was scratch man
and dropped out after the first lap.
w. T. Crothers was fouled and
dropped out.
Eighth race, two mile handicap,
professional. Prizes, $50, $35, $25,
500, cash. L. W. johnson, Waco,
900 yards, L; 8. G. Cox, I25 yards,
2; o. L. Stevens, Ito yards, 3; Ed
gar Boren, Dallas, 220 yards, 4.
Time, A :4S 2-5.
Ninth Race-Five mile handi.
cap, amateur: Prizes, diamond
$35; diamond, $40; diamond, SIS,
Time prize, kodak, $40; j. A,
Roach, ITO yards, 1 W.T.. Lang.
ridge, 25 yards, 2; @. Scheideman.
tel, $50 yards, 8. Time, 1850 3-5
r. b. Hofheinz started from the
scratch and was awarded the time
prize. Time not taken.
Tenth Race-Five mile, profes.
sional: Prizes $50, $50, and $40