The San Francisco call., 1897-05-10
JONES AND DAVIS
WERE THE STARS
They Took the Honors in
the Professional Cycle
Races.
Russ, the Olympic Clubs Crack
Amateur, Outciassed His
Fie,ds.
Speedy Racing at the Velodrome
Track-Zisgler Was Not Up to
Bruising Race

Another cycle meet was held st the Velo-
| drome track yesterday afternoon under
the sanction OF the California Associated
| Cycling Clubs. Coulter, the noted profess
! sional, did not ride, owing to illness.
| ZjegIer was not up TO form, but Allan
Jones was in the pink OF condition, and
Clarence Davis also made q fine showing.
| E. F. Russ outclassed his fields in the am
ateur events and won as he pleased.
The days racing opened with two
| thirds mile open, professional, run in two
/ heats and final. In the first heat the
starters were Allan Jones, H. E. McCrea.
Ed Chapman and NJ. Bleuler. McCrea
| Jumped out in the third lap, and once in
| the lead he was never headed. Jones was
back in the last position, but by a hard
race captured the second place. Chapman
was third.
Otto Ziegler Jr., C. L. Davis, A. III. Boy
den ana Bert Elford came out for the Sec
ond heat. Ziegler set the pace for
the first lap rather slow. Davis
and Boyden exchanged the pace on the
second and third. Ziegler was last at the
bell lap, and had TO ride around the
bunch high up on the bank. He made
splendid sprint and won the heat by
margin of few inches over Elford. Davis
was third. 1t was a close decision. the
entire bunch finishing together.
This allow ed Zle gler, McCrea, Eford,
Jones and Davis into the final. Chapman
paced the race on a single. Zegler was
first to catch the PAGER, but Davis and
Elford tried the old game of riding ahead
and dropping back and forced Ziegler into
third place.
From last position Jones started an
early sprint, which gave him the lead, and
then a battle royal ensued between the
entire bunch. It is said that Jones once
in the front is practically unbeatable, and
it proved So for none of the others could
pass him. Ziegler fought him hard and
in close finish with Davis was placed
third. The time was 1:26, close 10 the
record.
Chapman, Jones, Elford, McCrea, Zieg-
Ter and Davis qualified for the two-mile
which were IS prize to the man first
cross the tape on each lap. The prelimi-
| nary heats were at one half mile.
! The start was good one. ZlegleT and
McCrea were first off and Ziegler won the
first lap. Jones took the second from Nc
| Crea, the latter won the third, and then
! Ziegler assumed the lead again and won
big Jump on the next lap and secured
| such lead that he placed six straight to
his credit, the others being unable to over
take him. ZiegIer was the only man who
tried to, catch him, and he could not do
it. Davis won the last mile OF the race
after a splendid ride, the time being
4:4l 35. Elford was thrown on the tenth,
but escaped injury.
| The heats of the mile amateur handicap
| furnished some good sport. Russ, Olym-
pic, won the first from Bozio, Imperial,
| and Kraft, Bay City, after a hard ride
| from scratch, his time being 2:10, remark
| ably fast.
Five started in the second heat and
made pretty race of it. D. e. Francis of
the Road Club, from 30 yards crossed the
line first, trlfe ahead OF Mott, Reliance,
who rode from scratch and would have
won if he could have got through the
| bunch earlier.
Kraft and Robinson claimed they were
interiered with in the first heat, so Referee
Welch permitted them to start again in
the third. The other starters were Y. Veril
hac of Paris and Norton, Bay City. Rob-
inson set most of the pace, but Norton
proved the speediest at the finish. ROBIN
son was second, Kraft third.
Mott and Russ on scratch, and BoZio,
Norton, Robinson and Smith at various
handcaps, started in the final. Robinson
so slow that the scratch men soon caught
the field. Russ went to the front when he
thought it about time, and stayed there.
Morton was good second, and Mott from
Door position in the rear, saw an opening
on the pole and rode into third place, just
beating Robinson.
The following is the summary:
Two-thirds of mile, open, professional:
First heat-Won by II. E. McCrea, Los Angeles;
second, Allan Jones, Olympic; third, Ed Chap
man, Napa Time, l 40 3-5.
Second heat-Won BY Otto, Ziegler Jr., San
Jose; second, B. H. Elford, Reliance; third. c.
L. Davis, San Jose. Time, l 80 1-5.
Final heat-Wcn by Allan Jones, Olym pic;
second, c. L. Davis San Jose; third, Otto Zieg-
Ter Jr., San Jose. Time, :26.
Two-mile post race, professional, half-mfle
heats; First heat - Won by Ed Chapman,
B. II. Elford, Reliance. Time, IL 2-5.
Second heat-Won by II. E. McCrea, Los An
gees; second, Otto Ziegler Jr., San Jose third,
c. L. Davis, San Jose. Time, :16 2-5.
ond lap, Jones; third lap, MeCrea; fourth lap,
Ziegler; fifth lap, Ziegler; sixth lap, Zeigler;
seventh lap, Davis; eighth lap, Davis; ninth
lap, Davis; tenth lap, Davis; eleventh lap.
Davis; twelfth lap, Davis; second, Otto Zieg-
Ter Jr. Time, 4:4l 80.
One mile handicap, amateur, first heat
E. T. Russ, Olympic, scratch, first; E A. Bozio;
Imperial, 80 yards, second; {, A. Kraft Bay
Second heat-D. Z. Francis, Road Club, 60
yards, first; P 4. Mott, Reliance, scratch, sec
ond A. T. Smith. East Oakland, 80 yards.
Third heat-F. L. Norton, Bay City. 80 yards,
first; R. Robinson, Road Club, 100 var ds, Sec
ond; c. A. Kraft. Bay City, 80 yards. third.
Final heatNwon by E. F. Russ, Olympic,
scratch; F. L. Norton, Bay City, 80 yards, sec
Time. 2:22 3-5.