The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-04

Wayne Bartholomew was in second place.
Jack Sharick third and r. L Miller OF
Portland, fourth. Al the quarter the po-
sitions We're: Bartholomew, Miller. Shhr-
lex. 1t was the story at the half. At
the beginning OF the last lap the riders
were launched. aud it was not until half
way up the baak stretch that Bartholo-
new shook himself our. Miller went
after him. ard they fought II out neck
and neck. Bartholomew winning. Miller
protested Bartholomew on the ground
that he crowded him on the pole. The
protest was not allowed. Bartholomew
was not far enough away from the pole
10 warrant Miller IN taking it on the in
side.
After Tom Dutton and c. A. Puariea.
one-lesged men. had given an exhibition
mile on a tandem I'm 500 2-5. the final in
the mile professional was called An
noUncer f. w. McGnnis informed the
crowd that w. II. Baxter and Harry Le-
land would pace tse final on a tandem and
that a time limit of 2.20 had been decided
upon. Prior 10 the appearance OF the
stars the tandem team came out and rode
half 20 warm up. They wore blue tights
and sweaters. and rode as steadily as
clock work. BY the time they had got
ready for work the racers were in front
OF the stand. some OF them clad in long
bath robes. others stripped down for the
fray.
Referee Goodman put six slips of paper
In a hat and the men drew for position
II. r. Freeman. the boy in white got the
pole. H. II. Conner, Seattle was second:
Wayne Bartholomew. Tacoma third;
George SharIck Tacoma. fourth; John F.
staver. Portland. fifth: and c. E. Dow.
Seattle. outside.
The star: was delayed. owing TO the dis
coyery that in some mysterious manner a
tack had been driven into Dows tire
Owing 70 insufficient evidence. fl cannot
be stated here WHISTLER this was a DELHI
crate attempt To put Dow out Of the race
or not. Whatever may have been behind
the act, il is certain the tack was driven
into the tire.
When ali the men were in line and on
Their wheels Starter Hanna said: Are
YOU ready" There was no answer. The
pushers held the wheels steady and waited
for the pistol Suddenly there was a
crack. and the six men commenced their
tourney. Baxter and Leland had gotten
the tandem under fair Roadway when
Freeman was with them and Ina track
pariance had hacked on" TIE other
riders were close up Dow. seattle'x favor-
ite> rider. VAS wen hack bat on the hack
stretch opened oUt and from the outside
passed the field and went ahead az the
tandem A. the tandem GOT uo sn~ed ana
"a
Dow dropped back and In this Way got the
Gayori-e position away from Freeman In
order % execute this move. however ne
had been called upon 20 exert himself %
an unusual extent. Freeman Sharlck and
Bartholomew We're moving along IN the
order named behind bow. and had not
oveTtsXed themselves in the least The
quarter WAS made iu fraction over Is
ard ere half in la& Dow was dead and
dropped out 0u the back stretch, much 10
the surprise If The crowd A. the three
quarter pole Freeman was s1lil IN front
riding in good FORM. with George Sh *
o close >eeond ard Wayne Bartholomew
ar easy ;hird. After the tandem dropu43
out and LEFT the leaders 20 sght 81 out
Freeman simply ran away from Shsrfck
who appeared 70 hack vim The finish was
noe exciting Freeman being ia arst pls~a
~'ta q good margin Nat}e Sharfck VAS IN
second pisce uGdispute1 and Bsrtholo-
naew ';ncha3Isngee tn trfrd
Wteu Is was SrnoUn ed tha+ Freeman
had made ths mile ~ All the old.,irr.ers
as weu ss III crowd Immediately ra-ss-
rt3aa mat the performance wex notable
even q the finish had nos been close IRE
fastest nile ever ri33en ia sor7r,e,ffion
ir the pac}ac $orthwest wzs al Snoks-e
waeG k54s sos e reeo-a = - THIS how
ever was done on mile tyA-k. wnev4az
F'r,s man made BIS record ca q ,uar-.r
trsrA which wHS heavy ana th@~4sor.
siow. Ere fastest En3.e ever made on fne
SeAtg.a ,rsek txtore yesterday was l-l.
81 far a. ccula - ascer,alue.l last night
Freeman ess Great "a 81 rex Pacific North
west record Tor nile ever Z auayter
Ersck
One Vile Tandem. ProfessionaI.
FIRST prlxs s. second So
Won ~ r@u Begn@r AID Jack Saag,ck q
Csat.aas-. or Psx. Eight