The San Francisco call., 1897-03-27
pressed him hard for the honor OF first

pressed him hard for the honor OF first
position.
George w. Tantau of the Olympic Club
Wheelmen rode splendid exhibition
mile, paced by two tandem teams, cover
ing the distance in 200 l-5. This is the
fastest mile ridden at the tournament.
There was curious mix-up in the Sec
ond heat of the mile professional consola-
ton, a race for non-winners at the tour
nament. Harry Terrill, Morris, Chap
man and Byrne were the riders. They
were just rounding the last turn when
TerrilI's tire exploded and he was thrown.
bringing down the entire bunch with him.
They all jumped to their feet, and drag
ging their demolished wheels after them
started to run for the tape. Terrill
reached it first, Chapman close after him.
One OF the most interesting rides OF the
evening was five-mile exhibition against
time by F. G. Lacey of Los Angeles. He
was paced the first half of the distance by
Griffiths and Davidson and the second
half by Kraft and Tom Hall, two crack
Bay City tandem teams.
Gritfiths and Davidson carried him the
first half in 1:03 1-5, and the first mile in
2:05 2-5. Two miles were ridden in
Ala 35. Hall and Kraft made beauti-
ful pickup when the change was made.
The third mile was ridden in 2:03 l. 5,
making three miles in 6:17 3-5. Four miles
were ridden in 8:2845. Then Grifishs
and Davidson swung in 10 pace Lacey
again, and drew him out at his top speed
to the finish. The time for the five miles
was 1850 3-5, worlds indoor record.
The race of the evening was the mile in
vitalion, professional, only the cracks of
the meet being invited to compete. In
the first heat were Downing and Davis OF
San Jose, Stevens of Iowa and Wells of
San Francisco. Davis set most of the pace.
and Wells lay back in last place until the
sixth lap. when he sprinted for the front
place and got it. and stayed there to the
tape. Stevens ran into second place. and
Downing got third.
There were three cracks in the second
heat-Becker OF Minneapolis, Starbnck of
Philadelphia and Eaton of Chicago.
Eaton for the first time since the begin
ming of the tournament ran true to his
Eastern form, winning after long sprint
with Becker
Three popular Californians contested in
the third heat Mcfarland, Jones and
Bob" Terril. They exchanged tho
pacing nicely and were on equal terms
whom the sprint began, with Jones in the
lead. Mcfarland jumped him, however,
and Terrill. following closely behind, fel,
into second place.
This gave Eaton, Bob Terrlll. Wells and
Mcfarland place in the final, which was
paced by Morris. At the pistol-shot all four
jumped to catch the PAGER. Eaton being
the first 10 reach him, Mcfarland second,
then Wells ami Terrlll. 1t was speedy
ride and Eaton still had the lead when
the PAGER swung out at the end of the
fifth lap. Wells started his sprint on the
sixth lap. with quarter of a mile yet to
go, and Terril1 tackled on behind him and
was pulled past the other two. When
Wells once got the lead it was all over
but the shouting, he winning in clever
style, Terrill running second, Mcfarland
third. The tins was 2:08 1-5.
After the pre- iminaries had been run
the field IN the mile consolation race was
narrowed down to Walter Foster, Harry
Terrill, Arthur Boyden and Tom Sullivan,
who rode in the final. Morris of Texas
was put in 10 pace and made it hot for
six laps, when he dropped out and left the
men to fight it out among themselves.
They rode the first half in 1:08 Terrill
started an early sprint for home. but
could not hold it. Foster came on strong