The herald., 1896-09-10

local experts and enthusiasts. River
side also captured both the time and
place first prizes in the road race and
many other honors in the track events.
The Riverside wheelmen celebrated
their fifth annual race meet and could
not have wished for better sport, nor
could their visitors-only they would
have liked to bring a little more home
with them The days events are de-
scribed below in detail.
THE ATHLETIC CLUBS SPECIAL
The Athletic clubs special train that
left the Arcade depot at 7:4O yesterday
morning was warm baby" so warm,
indeed, that a hot box was developed
at Cotton and delayed progress Tor
about half an hour. The boys that were
to ride in the great road race were kept
quiet in the front car, which was piled
up with wheels, but the next car was oc-
cupied by a noble army of 'rooters."
who, armed with tin horns, kept up a
perfect pandemonium and warned any
stray COWS to keep clear of the track.
In the rear car were the more sedate
members of the club, accompanied by
bright bevy of youth and beauty, the
majority of whom were bedecked with
the gay crimson and gold ribbon Of the
Athletic clubs colors.
The delay at Cotton caused some anx-
iety lest the train should be too late
for the start of the road race, which
was scheduled at 10 o'clock. The boys
that were to ride hustled into their rae
ing suits, and, as the train reached
Riverside at 9:45, were all ready for the
fray. The Los Angeles Road club was
represented by 2. A. Salazar, j. w.
Duchring, L. S. Benjamin and w. +.
Delay, while Harry Cromwell and his
brother, d. B., We're the representatives
of the East Side Cycling club.
The "rooters of the Athletic club
were led by the clubs president, Jonn
e. Brink, sedate and solid in a suit OF
crash. Secretary McStay and his
brother Carl Adonis were ubiquitous
with a stack of ear-splitters, and among
the jovial spirits of the journey We're
Billy Jenkins, somewhat subdued by
the fact that owing to an injured knee
he could not take his place in the l.. A.
A. c. team; D. c. McGarvin, resplend-
ent in the flaming stripes of the East
Side club; Fl. G. f. Smith, cool and col
lected as usual, and wearing large ana
impressive badge in the cause of good
roads, and a crowd of well-known lights
Of the cycling world. The passengers
all told numbered 100 and they all en-
joyed the dusty ride
AS the train entered Riverside tine
ear-splitting brigade let forth no un-
certain indication of their approach,
and there was a good crowd ready to
give the Los Angeles contingent warm
welcome to the city of oranges. Fore
most among them was soon discerned
the immaculate form of Ike Logan, the
popular and energetic secretary of the
Riverside Wheelmen. He answered a
dozen questions at once and conducted
the crowd to the corner of Main and
Eighth streets, from which point the
road race was to start
THE ROAD RACE
=, The orange city looked it's best and
tine majority of its citizens were decor
ated with the gold and black colors of
the Riverside Wheelmen. There was a
large crowd at the strating poiut. ex-
tending couple of hundred yards on
each side OF the course down the smooth
macadimized Eighth street. The start
ers were promptly on time and as the
clock doomed out the hour of 10. IT =
+. smith. who occupied the position 01
starter, got off the first batch of riders
THE STARTERS.
Those who started were as follows:
Seven-minute handcap-Dave Miller
and Pete Jensen.
minute handicap-S. ]. Brfnhau
L. A. Ginaca, Riverside; Charles Fuller
George c. Barnard, S. w. Lockett. ca,
roma.
minute handcap-D. B. Crom-
well, E. S. c. c., Ed eraser, F. Shank,
Covina; p. M. Reynolds, Covina Fred
Boughn, Riverside; Roy Fernald, Te-
mscula; Fred Rowan.
Four minutes-J. w. Duchring, L. A.
r. c.; L. S. Benjamin, l.. A. r. c.; EdL
De Remer, Fernando; Charles Graham,
'Elsinore; W. s. Wilson, Pasadena; v.
d. Noble, Riverside; Charles r. Poole,
Covina.
Three minutes-E. E. Wood, Will
liam Hoke, jr, The Palms; J. D. s.
Peach.