The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-07
OTTO Z|EqER Is KING.
THE son JOSE RACER RUNS AWAY
FROM GEORGE SHARICK.
Big Crowd witnesses Great sport ut
Y. NJ. C. A. Park-Frank Cotser
Does Wonders In the Five Mile
Amateur Handicap-Races VIII be
Finished This Evening-Band
Concert and Fireworks.

Concert and Fireworks.
Variety is the spice OF life. This being
true the 2 GO people gathered al the Y. n
c. a park yesterday afternoon 10 see the
crack bicycle riders Of the Pacific coast
contest for cash prizes and glory had
nothing 10 complain Of
There were exciting races. races that
were not so exciting. hot finishes and I'm
ishes that were not so hot. sunshine and
warmth. dreariness and drizzle: and then
a climax. one that Will De remembered for
days and weeks 10 come. torrent of rain,
mad rush OF pretty women to friendly
shelter, and then a postponement OF the
days sport until this evening.
When the races commenced everything
was in favor Of great days sport The
track was In perfect condition the wealth
er just right. and the riders ready for the
fray. The grand stand was crowded with
men and pretty women, the women being
in the majority. There were all types Of
beauty there, the woman with the appeal
ing blue eyes. so hard 10 fathom, the wo-
man with black flashing eyes, ready to as
sert her rights. There were women with
light compilations, and dark compilations
In fact IL was a crowd worth STUDYING and
watching. Every member In IL was inter-
| ested IN what was going on, and no matter
now hard the officials tried 10 keen them
from rising UP when the racers came fly
Ing down the home stretch they were I'D
JUST the same and ready to cheer the vic
tor no matter who ne was or where he
| came from
Inc hero OF the day and the cynosure
OF 400 eyes was Otto Zeigler, the king
{ pr professional racer OF the Pacific coast.
lie was welcomed with hearty round OF
cheers when he first stepped on the track
Tor the nrst trial heat in the half mile.
Again he was cheered when he came out
TO try conclusions with speedy George
+ Sharick in the one-mile match for a
/ special purse. He was cheered again
when he shot across the line ahead Of his
/ rival He Wore his honors modestly He
/ ola not play the grand stand. He rode
his races. and did not complain of his
/ bruised knees and elbows. He made a
/ hit with the crowd and viii be a favorite
here Whenever he comes again.
/ Zeigler is comparatively small man,
but he is very muscular and finely pro-
/ pcrtioned. He is the most symmetrical
4 rider that has ever been seen In Seattle,
/ and as he moves along the track repre-
i sents the poetry of motion. He was out
| 10 beat George Snarick. the champion of
I the Northwest. and he did 1t. 1t was
an interesting race. but not an exciting
ore. When Zeigler jumped away from
/ Sharick in the last lap IL was evident
| that the Tacoma boy was bound to lose.
| He could not get the pace. He work I'd
hard ard made game finish, but 1t was
a comparatively easy victory for Zeigler,
| and stamps him as the king of the Pacific
/ coast riders The time was comparative
| ~ slow but this was undoubtedly due to
| the pace set by the pacenaker. II
! tandem had been used different figures
! would be seen in the summary.
&C. If hA a "
/ Zeigier was the plucky race made by
| Frank j. Cotter. of Tacoma, In the anna
| teur fva-mile handicap. He fell, through
| an unintentional foul on the part or watt
Ship, of Salem. Or. got UP. half dazed
/ and mounted his wheel. His toe cups
! were useless and one Of his pedals was
bent. but he buckled down to work. and
at the finish, a most exciting one at that,
/ shot across the white line second 10
Ship by three inches. while Wing OF
San Jose. riding like steam engine from
scratch, was only few inches behind.
| IL was a race that appeared duil IN the
| beginning. fairly interesting III the hilo-
die distance and wildly exciting alohs
| ward the last. Ship won, ana ne mac 70
ride 10 do IT, After the races were CARED
off Cotter lay In the dressing room under
the hands of rubbers. He SAID:
NO. / did not enter protest Against
Ship because II was an entifely uiliiite :,
E fiONal a
tSIs the pace away from me, and turned
! a., . tribe too quick / was close up 10 the
inside fence and could not get a%ag a., 1Ioi. I
him. He caught my pedal ana oo"h
went"
THOSE who saw Cotter fall and then get
| nm slowly and mechanically thought ne
was out. Of the race. Their surprise was
intense when he jumped upon MS silent
steed and was away as IL nothing had hap
pened He is practically new rider. a
! email me TOO but he IS a crack-a-1acK,
and has the nerve to carry him through
staver was riding In much better form
| than when here last, which VerlHeS 10
/ certain extent the report about MS Deins
/ ont Of condition at that time through some
| kind Of an irritant that had been SURREY
| titiouslv put in the liquid used In rubbing
him down. This trick is said TO have been
done in Portland. and affected several ef
the riders.
! los Angeles: Hardy Downing. San Jose on
san Francisco. George Crawford Seattle
! and Allen Jones San Francisco were rt0-
ing in good form.
Barr wins the Novice.
After some Of the fast men had warmed
up a little Referee Dorr called for the rid
ers In what was named on the programme
as the ''Newsboys and Messengers Race. =
David Williams OF Black Diamond, Frank
Drake and Joseph Barr. both OF Seattle
RESPONDED. and wlthout further loss OF
time Starter Libbcy sent them OF on theiI
mile tourney I e riders showed that they
had paid careful attention to the ways o.
their elders by punching up and jogging
/ along AZ a Sunday picnic gait On tht
second lap Referee Dorr cautioned them
that the race was not slow one" and
from that time on they put q little more
/ ankle motion into their work The win
ner was IN doubt until the bell rang fol
The last Zap II was a pretty race from
the grand stand around the up turn unti
the riders were shut from view by the old
. baseball stand. when they shot out .nlt
view again they were s.u well TO
gether and travelled along unit
I half way up the back stretch. when Bar
slid past Drake and Williams as lf thel
were anchored aad won hands down II
tne home stretch Williams was second hi
a good mzrg!a bui before ne knew wha
was in the cards Drake overhauled han
and beat him cut by two yards Whei
AUn0uneer Webb named the winners an
+ said THAI the time was 50 Is the GROVE
was satisfied thai it had been a genuln,
novice rAee.
King Zeigier Is Cheered.
The appearance % Otto Zs3xler king o
the paciflc coast professionals. for the frs
heat 10 The oue-han mile professional VA
: the occasion Of suoslued excitement in a,
/ grand st8nd. As the saving goes ther,
/ vas 10 end ~ side Eiancss ard under
! breath comments. X can b. pat dowY
/ right hers. however fhaf Ee#gfsr Is rs9gt ,