The San Francisco call., 1896-03-12

OF this week it would hold three days
professional racing = Friday, Saturday
and Sunday afternoons and even
ings - the races to be competed IN
by the champion women riders OF
the world. How Manager Wikidel got
these people out here SO quickly and with
out any one knowing his intentions seems
mystery, but it is a fact that they are
here and stopping at the Palace Hotel.
On Monday evening the three star lady
bicyclists of the world arrived. They are
Miss Dottie Farnsworth of Minneapolis,
Miss Peterson OF Chicago and Miss Mack
Of New York City. They are under the
management of a. A. Hanson, the world
Iong-distance road cham pion, whose ar
rival here was noted in yesterdays CALL.
The ladies mold remarkable records Tor
both long and short distance rlolng. MISS
Farnsworth's best record is 800 miles,
made on seventeen-lap track, In 10
hours As minutes, and she also holds the
hour record of twenty-one miles, seven
laps, made on a twelve-lap track.
The management has secured several
local lady riders to compete against these
cracks, and the programme as arranged IS
as follows: They will ride for long-dls-
tance records each afternoon from TO 4:3o
o'clock and in the evenings from $50 10
10:3O. They will also ride individually
each evening between times for the short
distance records. Hanson, the profes-
sional will also show his endurance and
speed in trials against time.
1t is now seven years since lady cyclists
have been seen here on the track. In 1889
Helen Bald win, Kitty O'Brien and several
others came here and raced on high wheels
at the pavilion. The tournament was very
interesting at the time. OF that aggrega-
ton Miss Baldwin is the only one now
connected with the sport, but she Is no
longer the champion OF old, Miss Farms
worth and the others who are now here
having repeatedly defeated her in the East.
A Quartet of prominent wheelmen from
different parts of the country appeared at
the track last night, much to the surprise
of their many friends here. They were r.
C. Lennie of Chicago. E. E. Stoddard OF
Cleveland, NJ. NJ. Shields of Los Angeles,
and Sanford Plummer, captain OF the Bay
City Wheelmen, who has been away for
some little time They all expressed re-
gret at not having reached here sooner
after they had witnessed the splendid
nights sport.
During the evening P. Metcalf of the
Imperial Club tried for the worlds half
mile paced record, flying start. He was
paced by ]. P. Jaegling and J. S. Egan on
a tandem and covered the half in 1:01,
which is not only the worlds In indoor .
record, but lowers the coast record for
merly held by T. NJ. Byrne. The tandem
covered the half in 100 3-5, and kept on
riding, making the mile in 2:G7 3-5.
Sanford Plummer acted as referee OF the
races, Mr.. Welch resigning his position Of
honor for the evening.
During the evening Agnew and kenna,
Acme Club, tried for the quarter-mile tiy-
ing-start tandem record, covering the dis
tance in 30 2-5 seconds, which is over the
record OF Egan and Jaegling.
This afternoon at o clock b. ID. Blakes-
lee of the Chicago Cycling Club will try
for Emil Ulbrichts twenty-fivemile rec
ord. against time, paced by tandem teams
of the Imperial Cycling Club.
The first race last night was one-quarter
mile scratch run in four heats, two semi
finals and a final. The winners OF the four
preliminary heats were n. Alderman, San
Francisco Road Club; J. E. Edwards,
Olympic; George Tantau, Olympic, and
H. B.. Freeman, Bay City. Edwards won
his semi-finaI against Ackerman in "a 1-5
seconds. Tantau beat Freeman IN the Sec
ond in pretty finish. Time, "a 2-5.
In the final heat Edwards and Tantau,
both Olympics, competed. The former
won the race with apparent ease IN 80 40
seconds, slow time for him.
The'one-mile handicap was run off IN
eight preliminary heats, two semi-finals
and a final. The winners of the heats.
their handicaps and riding times were
A Tnieson, California, 100 yards, 10 40 /;
T. Delmas, Garden City, so, 2:04; NJ. NJ.
Cook, Imperial so, 2:l7 40; F. L; Day,
Bay City, 90, 2:16; A. NJ. Boyden, Reliance,
90, 2:16 As; Russell Cushing, Garden City,
50, 2:19 1-5; G. NJ. Smith, Garden City, 20,
2:17 2-5, and Ed Chapman, Olympic, S5.
2:11.
Delmas beat Theison, Cook and Day in
the first semi-final in 2:15 3-5 from 90
wards. Cook was second. Chapman, So
Il OF f,%r II.
Gushing and Boyden, they finishing in
that order.
Delmas, Garden City, 80 yards, NJ. NJ.
Cook, Imperial, so, and Chapman, Olvm-
pic, 85, rode out the final heat. Delmas
caught up his handicap in two laps and
won in 2:28 1-5, Cook second. 1t was q
very pretty race.
The final heat of the ten-mile club cur
race proved the most interesting and ex-
citing event of the evening. The race had
been run in five preliminary heats during
previous nights OF the tournament, and
those who had qualified for the final last
night were: C. S. Wells, Bay City Wheel
men; H. w. Squires, Acme Club Wheel
men; L. S. Leavitt, San Francisco Road
Club, and G. Birdsall, California Cycling
Club. They covered the first mile in
the second, making the two miles in
5 505 1-5; three miles, 7:42 2-5; four,
1918 As; FIVE, 1858; six, 1871 Is; seven,
IS :07 As; eight, 20 :43 2-5; nine, % % 3-5
On the last two laps OF the tenth mile q
pretty sprint occurred between the four
riders. Wells and Squires drew away
from the other two, the former winning in
25 :58 2.5. amid great applause.
SUMMARY:
One-ouarter mile scratch: First heath.
Alderman. San Francisco ROAD Club. Time,
:33 As.
second heat-J. E. Edwards. Olympic. Time,
:33 3-5.
Third head-George Tantau, Olympic Time
:33 3-5.
Fourth heath. B. Freeman, Bay City. Time
"a.
First semi-fnal-J. E. Edwards, Olympic
Time, Sd 1-5.
Second semi-fnal-George Tantau, Olympic
Time, "a 2-5.
FINAL. E. Edwards, Olympic. Time, 39 As
Second, George Tantau, Olympic.
One mile, handicap: First heat-A. Theison
12O, California. Time, 2:15 As.
Second heat-T Delmas, 80, Garden City.
| Time, :04.
Third heat-M. NJ. Cook, 80, Imperial Time
2:17 4-5.
Fourth heat-F. L. Day, 60, Bay City. Time
2:16.
Fifth heat-A. NJ. Boyden. 80, Reliance
PIG As.
Sixth heat-R. Cushing, so, Garden City
| 2:19 Is.
seventh heat-C. NJ Smith, 20, Garden City
2.lT o.