The San Francisco call., 1897-02-27
SANTA ROSA OYULB RACES.
Entries and Heats for the Big Meet t
Be Held To-Day.

Entries and Heats for the Big Meet to
Be Held To-Day.
The greatest field OF professional starters
ever seen on a California cycle racing
track will line up at Santa Rosa to-
day at the big meet which will be pro-
IN oted there by the Santa Rosa Wheel
men. There will be champions without
mum mber-Loughead, champion of Canada,
and who ranks fifth with the American
professionals; Ziegler of California, who
ranks sixth; Stevens of Iowa. Morris and
Bovee o; Texas, Whitman of Los Angeles,
Coulter of Ohio, Becker of Minnea polls,
the five-mile worlds record-holder; Dow
OF Seat tie, Davis and Mcfarland OF San
Jose. Chapman of Napa, Jones, Wells and
the Terrills and Byrne to represent San
Francisco. and even Poke Easy Free
man OF Haywards. Such a gathering of
professional cracks should furnish racing
the like OF which We have never seen here,
and Santa Rosa is to be congratulated in
securing the opening date on the big State
circuit.
The amateur races, too, will be COM
peted in only by the best riders in that
class on the coast. There will be two
amateur events and four professional.
The entries and heats are as follows:
one-third mile, scratch, professional-Fred
Loughead, Canada; e. S. Weiis, San Francisco;
Max Morris, Fort Worth, Tex; d. L. Whitman,
Los Angeles; Ed Chapman, Napa; F. NJ.
Byrne, San Francisco
Second heat-Otto Ziegler, San Jose; Or
lando Stevens, Ottumwa, iowa; w. L. Becker,
Minneapolis; H. f. Perrill, San Francisco; c.
r. Coulter, Mansfield, Ohio; IL. b. Freeman,
San Francisco
Third heat-Floyd Mcfarland, San Jose:
Allan Jones, San Francisco; w. A. Terrill, San
Francisco; George Bovee, FL Paso, Tex; C. L.
Davis, San Jose; c. E. Dow, Seattle.
one mile, open, protessional-First heat:
Otto Ziegier Jr., San Jose; c. s. Wells, San
Francisco; Max Morris, Texas; C. L. Davis,
San Jose; F. NJ. Byrne, San Francisco; Ed
Chapman. Napa.
Second heat-Fred Loughead, Canada; Allan
Jones, San francisco; George Boyee, Texas;
w. T.. Becker, Minneapolis; c. r. Coulter.
Mansfield, Ohio; w. A. Terril, San Francisco.
Harry Terrill, San Francisco; Orlando Stevens,
Iowa; d. f. Whitman, Los Angeles; @. E. Dow,
Seattle; H. B. freeman, San francisco.
Fred Loughead, Canada; C. S. Wells, San Fran
cisco: Max Morris, Texas; II. B. Freeman, San
Francisco; H. +. Terrill. San Francisco; Ed
Chapman, Napa-
Second heat-Floyd Mcfarland. San Jose;
Orlando Stevens, Iowa; w. E. Becker, Mime
apois; C. R. Coulter, Mansfield. Ohio; w. A.
Terriil, San Francisco; d. E. Whitman, Los
Angeles.
Third heat-otto ZIegler Jr, San Jose; Allan
Jones. san francisco; +. NJ. Bvrne, San Fran
cisco; George Boyee. Texas; G. E. Dow, Seattle;
=, One mile, open (amateur)-First heat: ]. E.
wing, san Jose; Ben NooDan. Santa Rosa;
Bert Elford, Oakland; C. ID. Gooch, Oakland;
II. w. Squires, Oakland.
Second heat-Percy Mott, Oakland; Henry
n N9onan, santa Rosa; Percy Deacon, Oaki land
". {. Bacon, San francisco; G. A. Crafts, Oak
land; George Wyman, Oakland.
FIVE miles, open (amateur)-First heat: P.
X Mott, Oakland; II. w. SQuires, Oakland; J.
G. Wing san Jose; B. Noonan, Santa Rosa;
Bert Elford, Oakland.
Second heRt-W. c. Bacon San Francisco. H
Noonan, santa Rosa; p. A. Deacon, Oakland;
George Wyman, Oakland; G.. A. Crafts, Oak
land
0ficials-Referee, L. w. Burris, Santa Rosa;
starter, X. c. Lennie B. C. w; announcer,
Wilbur r Knapp, b. G. W; judges: A. p.
swan, Acme; L. Z. Byce, Petaluma; timers:
d. D. Hadenieidt, o. G. W.: Fred Wickersham,
Petal una; Henry Kirsch, Santa Rosa; r. E.
Revaik. Acme; scorers: ]. w. Ramage, Santa
Rosa waiter Groshong, Santa Rosa; assistant
starter, Y. 5. Myrick, Reliance Cub; clerk of
course. Walter II. l. Geldert, o. T.. W.; as
slstants; Lloyd Conkling, o. c.; Oscar
Mathews, Santa Rosa.
A great many wheelmen from this City
and Oakland will attend this meet as it
promises 10 furnish rare days sport.
The round-trip fare is 50 25 and the boat
leaves Ilburon slip at 7:30 o'clock this
morning.
There is no train returning from Santa
Rosa to-day later than :55, but most OF the
visitors will spend the night in Santa Rosa