The herald., 1896-07-05
! D. Tompkins Secures the
Best Time Ia 5000 is
THE BOHTTcHER BROTHERS
0oin First and Second Places After q
Close Finish
TIE Usual Number Of Casualties but None
Very Sc rious
Ulbricht and Rodriguez Ride Great Race From
Start to PInlsh-Forty five Place Prize
Winners. Ten Time Prize Win.
ners-The Details

The sixth annual road race has passed
into history. Both the riders and thu
managers are to be congratulated
on its success. There were some mis-
takes Of handicaping. more the faul
Of the riders in many instances than O.
the handicaping committee in not max
ing accurate returns of their abilities
for it Is practically impossible for three
or four men to be intimately acquainted
with the road-riding powers of hun
dred wheelmen. There were some un'
fortunate collisions, some ugly falls, and
more than one rider claimed that he was
interfered with by the crowd and the
xealous policemen who on horsebacR
did their utmost to give the riders
enough room to finish In. 1t certainly
seems necessary to have roped-off fin
ish, and this will probably be carried
into effect next year. The result of the
race was a surprise even to the cogno-
cent? Tompkins, who has an enviable
record as an all-round athlete, thor
oughly deserved his victory, and with
the course reconed to be seven minutes
slower this year, improved his time
from 50:39 last year to 50:30 1-5 Rod
riguez. who had been looked upon as
hot favorite, and has established rep
utation as one of the pluckiest of riders,
had a nip-and-tuck match all the way
with the veteran Dutchman, and had
the satisfaction Of beating last years
champion by about three yards. Ihe
Boettcher brothers surprised themselves
4 oil
that the first six men to cross the tape
were 10 and IL minute men.
A big crowd had collected at the cor
ner of Sixth and San Pedro streets be-
fore o'clock, and ten minutes later
Starter Smith hove in sight, looking as
cool and immaculate as ever. VIII
Knippenberg was thing of beauty in
a violet and white sweater, and was
ubiquitous in checking off the contest
ants. The riders were garbed in di-
yersity of hues, Billy jenkins blaze OF
color. Fay Cupid Stevenson, smooth ro-
tund, in the prison suit, Ulbricht in red
with Old Glory draped about his loii.s,
q garter on his naked knee and his Gus
tomary chew in his mouth, some with
sponges and half-lemons hung around
their necks, all in good humor and san
guine of success. The limit men were
dispatched at 1928, and the scratch men
left twelve minutes later. Then gen
eral rush was made for the Arcade de-
pot, the officials of the race and repre-
sentatives of the press being conveyed
thither in a specially chartered bus to
catch the judges special. Not much
time was lost in pulling out of the depot.
as the train left at 8:55, but unhappily
there was a necessary delay al Univer-
sity for some minutes to allow an in
coming train to pass, and this prevented
the possibility of reaching the finish in
l,aIf
cross the tape. The special was in
charge of Capt. Stur, to whose courtesy
and zeal all were indebted. A glimpse
of the racers was caught in transit, and
Tommy Rowan. jr.. pointed out the hill
on which he succumbed in last years
race.
ANOTHER ROAD RACE
There was another road race of diff
ferent kind which was started as soon as
the train began to pull up at the foot of
Fourth street in Santa Monica. Starter
Smith kissed Mother Earth before he
commenced his sprint. Phil Percival,
the referee, took a header off the plat
form which for a few seconds stopped
his own progress and also his valuable
timepiece. 1t was a helter-skelter pill
grimage to Utah avenue, opposite the
Citrus Wheelmen's headquarters, where
several riders had already crossed the
tape. But Of course there We're other
timers, scorers and judges on hand who
ably fulfilled their duties. The following
is the order in which the men came in,
giving also the prizes they won-subject
to the final decision of the committee
their handicaps and their times:
PRIZES AND PLACES
First, Cleveland bicycle. donated by
l.. B. Winston--S. +. Boettcher, 10 min
utes: time "a: IA 40.
Second, bedroom set-I,. H. Boettcher,
10 minutes; time, 54:15.
Third, complete bicycle suit, donated
by Sterling Cyclery-R. c. Hamlin, 10
minutes; time, 54l5 10.
Fourth, pair Victor puncture proof
tires, donated by Overman Wheel COM
Jacoby, II minutes; time,
55:5 2-5.
Fifth, bicycle suit, donated by Tufts
LYONS Arms Co.'S. Hemenway, IL min
utes; time, 55:52 2-5.
sixth, Hartford tires, donated by
Stephens & Hickok-H. o. Waterman, IL
minutes; time, Sc minutes.
Seventh, membership L. a. A. C.-E. ].
minutes; time, 1924.
Eighth, case of wines and brandies, by
Chas. Hahn & Cow. Hoke, jr.. min
utes; time, 5159 20.
Ninth, membership L. A. A. C.-J. A.
Salazar, minutes; time, 55:07 rs.
Tenth, sweater and golf hose, by Sill
r. Hogan, minutes; time,
"a OF 3-5.
Eleventh, boxing gloves, by Overman
Wheel company-R. H. Jewell, min
utes time, 52:15 As.
Twelfth, sweater. by George G. Sey-
w. James, 9 minutes; time,
55:17 4-5
Thirteenth, bicycle shoes, by Stephen
s. Hickok-John Burr, jr., minutes:
time, 52:31 As.
Fourteenth. sweater, by L. B. Winston
j. H. Owens, minutes; time. 53:46 90.
Fifteenth, kombe camera, by Tufts
Lyons Arms company-Robert N. Rich
ardson, ~ minutes; time, 58:47 1-5.
Sixteenth, searchlight lamp. by H. o.
D. Mussey. z minutes; time.
So: :4S 1-5.
Seventeenth, bicycle shoes, by Steph-
ems & Hickok-Fay Stephenson, min
utes; time, 54:49 1-5
Eighteenth, boxing gloves, by Over
man Wheel company-A. D. Tompkins.
BIZ minutesi time, 5000 1-5.
Nineteenth, bicycle shoes-Oliver l..
Niece, 8 minutes; time, 55:002-5.
Twentieth, pocketknife-E. r. North
more. minutesi time, 55i02 2-s.