The San Francisco call., 1896-05-17

stated was not related to the well-known
chairman of the League of American
Wheeimen's racing board, won the last
heat in % from 80 yards.
L first semi-inal heat brought out
Mott, Wing Cook and Friedlander, and
they finished exactly in that order, his
time being 2:20 As. In the second were
Elford kenna, SQuires and Welsh. kenna,
who is proving himself to be very fast
man, won easily in 2:20 3-5. Chapman,
Mack, Borree, Craft. Freeman, Metcalf
and Menne rode the third. A field of seven
is good many for six-lap track, and the
crowd was kept in a constant state OF ex-
citement for fear the men would collide.
They rode well, however, and the whole
seven finished in a bunch. Borree won,
Mack second. Freeman third. Time, 2:1S,
from 105 yards.
This narrowed down the original field of
siXtv-eight starters to seven, who COM
peted in the final heat. They were Mott,
Wing, Mack, Borree, Freeman, Kenna and
Squires, and they made a great race of it
from the crack of tne pistol. The seven OF
them were punched at the end of third lap,
every man fighting for position and riding
as if his life depended on the result of the
race. 1t looked as if Mott bad the race
when they rounded the last turn, but
Squires came fast and passed him few
feet before they reached the tape. Wing
was second. Squires' time was 2:19 2-5,
from thirty yards.
The one-mile handicap, professional,
was run off in three preliminary heats
and q final. The winners of each heat
and seconds in the two fastest heats quail
fed for the final. In the first heat Walter
F. Foster, the Olympic crack, started from
scratch; r. L. Long, Bay City, had 45
yards, and J. F. Staver of Portland 20
yards. It was an uninteresting ride, and
Foster won as he liked in 2:3S As, Staver
being second.
There was a fine field in the second
heat, comprising Wells. Bay City, scratch;
osen, Olympic 40 yards; Terrill, Bay City,
so; Davis, olympic, 65; and Gushing,
Garden City, 50. 1t proved very pretty
race. Cushing, the limit man, was never
headed, aad won by considerable margin,
bat the fight was for second place between
the other four. Davis ran off the track on
the last lap, and Wells forged ahead and
beat Terrill, who came very fast on the
outside, by but few inches. Cushing's
time was 2:25 As.
In the third heat Were McCrea of Los
Angeles, Campbell of Spokane, Jones OF
the Olympics and Byrne of the Imperials.
This was ride for blood, as the men are
all bitter rivals. McCrea and Jones
bumped into each other on the last lap,
put neither fell, Jones winning in 2:25 as
from sixty yards; McCrea second, from
twenty-fiv yards.
| Wells, Cushing, McCrea and Jones, COM
bination that the audience was evidently
| glad to see ride against each other, judg-
| ing by the applause the men received as
| they came out. Cushing, with eighty-five
yards handicap, and Jones with sky,
| jumped out and got such a lead that the
others never overlook them. Wells, Nc
Crea and Foster fought it out for third
place and to see who could beat the other.
! Jones beat Gushing by few inches, and
! then came the other three fighting it out
as though first place depended on their
| efforts. Wells easily proved his superior
| itv over the other two, taking third place,
McCrea fourth and Foster a close hfth.
Jones time was 2:25.
AFTERNOON SUMMARY.
One mile, scratch professional: First heat
! W. A. Terrill, Bay City, first; J. NJ. Campbell,
! Spokane second. Time, 2:33 As.
/ Second heat-C. s. Wells, Bay City, first;
! Third heat-C. L. Davis. Olympic, first; r..
| L. Long, Bay City, second. Time, 2:50 As.
Fourth heat-C. K. Coulter, Olympic, first
H. E. McCrea, Bay City, second. Time,
2:39 4-5
Final heat--C S. Wells, Bay City wheelmen,
| first; w A. Terrill, Bay CITY Wheelmen. Sec
ond; c. R. Coulter, Olympic. third. Time,
One-mile handicap, amateur: First heath.
! Second heat. Mack, Imperial, 80 yards,
2:32 rs.
Third heat-P. R. Mott, Reliance, 20 yards,
2:l5 3-5.
Fourth heat-M. NJ. Cook, Imperial, 80 yards,
2:2o rs.