The record-union., 1897-09-05
BICYCLE RACING
NATIONAL CIRCUIT MEET AT
MANHATTAN BEACH,
Fifteen Riders Qualify in the Two
Mile Handicap for Pro-
fessionaIs.

NEW YORK, Sept. 4.-The second
national circuit meeting of the Quill
Club began to-day at Manhattan
Beach. and win be completed Monday
The principal attraction this year is
the two-mile handicap for profession
ais, in which the prizes amount to 81
600, and the winner will derive a lit
tie over $1,000. Thirty of the
best professional riders in the country
entered for this event, the trial heats
Of which were run off this afternoon.
The first five men in each of the
trial heats qualified for the final, which
will be decided on Monday The men
who qualified for the final are: Bald,
Callahan, Kimble, Mcfarland, Aker,
Titus, Gardiner, Coleman, Stinson,
Jefferson. Mosher, Lee, White Becker,
and Miller. These fifteen will race in
one heat Monday afternoon.
Bald and Titus won their respective
heats u splendid style by small mar
gins, but in the third heat Mosher, Lee
and White, to whom Sanger was con-
ceding 100, 200 and $50 yards, respect
lively, made a runaway race of it.
Sanger was pocketed on the last lap,
while Becker and Miller qualified at the
head of the second division. which
smothered Sanger in the stretch. Sum-
maries:
One-third mile, for professionals
Final heat Won by o. S. Kimble of
Louisville, E. c. Bald second, L. B.
Jefferson of Ashbury Park third, Tom
Cooper fourth. Time-0:43.
Quill Club handicap. professional, two
4.,s..
qualify for the final-First heat won by
Bald tscratch). Callahan (5O) second. o.
S. Kimble 400 third, F. A Mcfarland
of San Jose C25) fourth. S. Aker of Phil
ade!phia 900 fifth. Time4:51 80
Second heat-Won by F. J. Titus of
New York (40). Arthur Gardiner Of
Chicago (scratch) second, Watson Cole
man of Boston 900 third. H. r. Steen-
son OF Dayton 600 fourth, L. b. Lef-
ferson G60) fifth. Time-4:57 40.
Third heat-Won by H. P Mosher of
Storm King, New. York, O60). Arthur
Lee of Cohoes, n. Y. (200), second; s.
White of Lynnbrook QS0) third, w. E.
Becker of Minneapolis 900 fourth, r.
y. Miller of New York Q20) fifth. Time
-4:3l
RACE MEET AT VICTORIA.
VICTORIA B. c., Sept. 4.-The first
race meet since the recognition of the
California Associated Cycling Clubs by
the Canadian Wheelman's Association
took place here to-day, the Canadian
Wheel,nan's Association thus severing
its affiliation with the League of Amer
lean Wheelmen. The races brought to-
gether the best cycle men of the Pa
Oft 4.
fine, and the track was in prime con-
dition. In the one-third mile profess
siOnal Allan Jones of San Francisco
lowered the Canadian record by 3-5 Of
a second, covering the distance in
A % seconds Several British CO.
lumb!a records were broken. Summar-
les:
Two thirds of a mile. amateur paced
j. Z. Wing of San Francisco won.
Watt Shipp of Salem. Or. second. Percy
Mott of Oakland third. Time-1:36 %.
One mile, open. amateur-Frank Cot
ter Of Tacoma won, W. o. Shipp of
Salem, Or, second, Percy Mott third.
Tim-2:29 3-5.
One-rhird mile, professional-Allan
Jones Of San Francisco won, Otto Zeig-
Ter second, w. B. Vaughan of San
Diego third. Time-0:44 %.
Five miles. amateur. z. Wing of
Wing of San Francisco won. Percy
Mott second, Frank Cotter of Tacoma
third. Time-13:00
One mile. Professionalism Zeigier
won, Harry Downing of San Jose sec
ond, George Sharick of Tacoma third.
Time-2:06 1-J.
Exhibition. half mile. anateur-Percy
Mott Of Oakland won. Time-O:59
beating previous record held by MetcaIf
Of San Francisco.
Two mile, professional, handicap
George Sharick of Tacoma won, Harry
Downing of San Jose second, D. E.
Whitman of Los Angeles third. Time
-4:36- Zeigler, the only scratch man,
caught all the others, but dropped out
when spill occurred.