The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-08-21
AT O RIPPLE
JOHNSON FAILS TO LOWER TRACK
RECORD OF TOM HAUsE.
A Spill in the Handicap, I'm Which
Several Were Severely bruised
Medal to Jap Parrish.

w llOQSdilQ ptODle btCAANC eAC III a.
races at Broad Ripple yesterday afternoon
and evening. The sport offered was of the
usual good order which the indianapolis
Cycle Track Associations has been giving
this season. 1t was fine bicycle racing
weather. the track was in excellent condi-
ton and fair time was made.
The principal attraction of the day was
John S. Johnson, who was to go a half
mile TO beat the track record and to at
tempt to lower his own record. He was
not in good form. however. yesterday. and
the best he could do a half in was 1:o2 "A.
This was two-fifths of a second slower
than the track record, which is held by
Tom Hause. of this city. Hause paced
Johnson, n his work was satisfactory,
but the big champion was not equal 10 the
effort. Again last night Johnson tried for
the quarter-mile track record, but again
fell two-fifths of a second short OF HauSess
record of 80.
Among the other special events was the
appearance of the big tricycle., TO propel
which eight men are required During the
afternoon eight OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES bicycle
dealers made a quarter of a mile with it in
1853, and at night a team of dealers from
Massachusetts avenue lowered the time TO
1923. A. T. Nicollet gave an exhibition of
trick riding. in which he performed some
feats which seem impossible of accomplish
ment. William Shields. Of Woonsocket, X.
l., known as the 'Reub.'' gave an exhibit
ton of awkward trick riding. He Is a BIZ
cycle clown, and very entertaining for a
while. Nicollet rode the Fisher Giraffe
a quarter in the afternoon in SO TO, and at
night in 80.
There. were two spills in the afternoon,
one of which was somewhat serious. In the
mile handicap. as the wheels were making
the turn into the back stretch in the last
lap, Gorby did not seem to allow for the
slipping of the wheels. and a rider collided
with him. There were twenty-six riders in
the race. and as the two men who coliided
were well to the front the accident caused
a regular pile-up of the wheels. Those who
went down in the mix-up were Thomas.
Banta, Hall, Jake Steinmetz, Masquelette.
Cameron. Gorby and Parrish. Gorby was
badly cut in the left leg in several places.
and was generally bruised about the body.
Cameron received a bad cut on top of his
head. His injuries were sufficient to cause
him to scratch the remainder of the after
noon races, but he was able TO start again
at night. The other spill occurred In the
second heat of the half-mile open. Four
riders went down in a bunch. but none was
injured. The night races went off without
a mishap. The summaries:
Afternoon Races
One-mile Novice-Starters, Z. B. Patter-
son.. Ed Rosenthal, John Sawyer, Myrop
Spades. Elmer Faust. William j. Helm ana
H.. r.. Jungclaus. Spades first. Jungclaus
second; Faust third; time. 2;ss A: Par
IRISH. A. NJ. Craig, S. d.. Moore. scratch;
II. Weigand. A schreyer. Jake Steinmetz,
Carl Cameron. Tom David fifteen yards
Banta f. A. Thomas. w. Runyon. thirty
yards; h. b. Patterson. Fl. "A. Masquelette.
fifty yards: H.. p. Jungclaus, Homer Hail,
~. r. X. Thomas. Ed Rosenthal, Ed Stein
metz. Il. j. Duncan. seyenty-five yards;
William j. Helm, one hundred yards;
David (ifteen yardsl; first, Duncan (seven-
five YARDS. third. Time. 2:lS 1r5.
David, Alexander Craig. S. d. Moore. Ed
Wolfe. Z. B.. Patterson. Jake Steinmetz. A.
Schreyer, A: ]: Banta, c. s.. Gorby. H.. L.
second. David third. Time, 1:13 "a. Second
heat: Banta first, wolfe second, Weigand
third. Time, 1:21. Not in time limit Sec
Wolfe third. Time. l:2s. Not in time limit
and riders disquaIfed.) Final: Schreyer
first. Craig second, David third. Time, lis
David. jap Parish. Alexander n craig. e. i0J 4
Duncan. j. Steinmetz. A. Schreyer, John
Sawyer. III. a. Masquelette. A j. Banta,
c.. 3. Gorby. ID. l.. Wcigand, Ed Wolfe.
First heat: Parrish first, Duncan second.
Steinmetz third. Time. 80 3-5. Second
heat: Banta first, Wolfe second, Weigand
third. Time, :35. Final heat: Wolfe first
Parrish second, Banta third. Time, 80 %.
Evening Races
One-half Mile. Open-Starters: Tom Da.
vid. Jan Parrish. Alexander Craig. e. b
Patterson. E. j. Duncan. Jake Steinmetz
M. s. Levey, A; J. Bunta., II. Wiegand
Robert Wolfe. First heat: David first
Craig second. Parrish third; time, 1:12 2-5
Second heat: Bantalfirst. Wiegand second
Parrish first. David second. Craig third
time, 1:16 2-5.
One Mile, Open-Starters: Tom David
Carl Cameron, Jap Parrish, Alexandel
Craig, E. b. Patterson. Jake Steinmetz. Nj
S. Levey. s. NJ. Moore, Clint Iansberr,
and H Wiegand. First heat: Craig first
Second heat: Moore first, Lansberry sec
ond. Steinmetz third; time. 2:S5. Final
David first. Craig second. Moore third
time, 2:34.
Carl Cameron, Jap Parrish. Alexandel
Craig. Z. j. Duncan. Jake ~Steinmetz, Nj. S
Levey. II. o. Eagle. s. ID. Moore and Et
Hoffman. First heat: David first. Duncan
second, Cameron third; time, 80. Secont
heat: Eagle first. Moore second. Level
third; time. :35 Is. Final: David first
duncan SScOnu- cameron tilIu, time, do
One Mile between first and second priZ'
winners, for god medaD-Starters: Parrish
ard Craig. Parrish won. Time. 2:26 2-5.
Entries for To-day.
The following are the entries for the foul
races this afternoon:
First Race. Two-mile HandicapATon
David. Jacob SteinmetZ. NJ. II. Levey, EC
Steinmetz, Carl Cameron, John Sawyer, III
Wiegand, George Kessinger and A. M
Craig. city; VIM. Runyon, Marion; T.. Il
pattersnn Nnhlasuille. II Duncan