The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-10-11
.RENO'S RAPID RELAY RIDERS.
BEATEN BY THE CAPITAL CITY
wHEELMEN's TEAM.
Two Thousand Remedies Witness
One of the Best of Long
Distance Races.

The Capital City Wheelmen are re-
lay racers from away back.
On Saturday night they sent a team
of ten of their road flyers over to Reno
to compete in a fifty-mile relay race
with the wheelmen of that mountain
city, and with the full expectation or
being beaten out of sight. But they
turned UP winners.
Reno is some 5000 feet higher than
Sacramento, and the air of that alti-
tude being SO light the Capital City
men did not hope to show their heels
to the sturdy young mountaineers who
are acclimated 1t usually takes one
several weeks to so accustom himself
to the rarified atmosphere of an alti-
tude like that of Reno that he can
maintain a high degree of physical ex-
ertion for more than a few minutes,
but the Sacramentans do not appear to
have suffered any special inconvenl-
ence.
At any rate, they won the fifty-mile
race, and won it in the excellent time
of = hours, 10 minutes, 81 10 seconds.
However the fifth of a second doesn't
cut much of a figure in fifty-mlle
race, but the victors are entitled to all
the glory they achieved, and fifths of
second always look we'll in bicycle
scores.
The route over which the wheelmeh
flew yesterday was just 5312 miles long,
which makes the performance all the
more creditable About 20O0 brave
sons and fair daughters of Reno turned
out to see the sagebrush riders run
away from the valley men, but they
were generous and literally applauded
the winners.
A special dispatch to the Record
Union" states that the day was per-
feet one, and that some Of the riding
was as brilliant as any ever witnessed
on the coast.
Following are the names of the two
teams
Reno-R B. bancroft (captain) H.
Snare, E. Shaver, F. L. White, Manuel
Simas, r. w. O'Neal, G. N. Nash, S.
Francovich, A. L. Eaton, Martin Simas,
]. Johnson; notwithstanding j.
Thompson, c. Hamp.
Sacramento-Shaw (captain), j,
Hirsch, P. Halleuer, L. Payen, X.
Smith, L. Young, E. Tenbosch. w. Rid
die, c. Shearer, G. Walsh, A E. Patter-
son; substitutes-G. Eldred, C. Holl.
SOME OF THE DETAILS.
RENO, Oct. Hoover 1000 people
witnessed the fifty mile bicycle race to-
day between the Sacramento and Reno
teams The race was started by WEIGH
for Sacramento and Snare for Reno. on
the first mile, and before quarter had
been ridden, Snare wrenched his ham
dlebars and bent toe-clip. He rode
the mile out on his Wheel but on the
second changed. On the third he again
changed to his first wheel. This acct
dent gave Sacramento lead Of 0:20A
in the first relay
In the next relay Reno's rider,
Shaver. against Riddle, closed consid-
cradle of the gap, and Thompson, who
followed against Shearer, caught his
man. but could not pass him.
Johnson of Reno and Tenbosch start
ed together and kept that position until
the fourth mile when Johnson, who
was trailing, struck Tenbosch's wheel
and was thrown heavily to the ground.
soon as possible he remounted and
grittily continued his relay, but had lost
nearly a half mile. From this on Reno
gradually gained, Sacramento finish
ing about one-quarter of a mile ahead.
Had it not been for accidents, it is
believed that Reno would have won the
race. AS it is, the coast record is low
cred by both teams, Sacramento MAX
ing the fifty miles in 2 hours, 10 min
utes, 81 1-5 seconds, while Reno's time
was hours, 20 minutes, 22112 seconds.
Stanley of Reno made the best five
miles, his time being 13:0214, and
Thompson of Reno made the best in
dividual time, 2:231a. When it is con-
sidered that the track here is 125 yards
over mile, making three and half
miles and 270 feet extra riding in the
fifty miles, the time made is excep-
tionally good.
ALL WENT TO CHURCH.
RENO, Oct. 10-An invitation was
extended by Rev Mr.. Lee to the BIZ
cyclists to attend church this evening,
and all accepted. The church was
packed from door to pulpit. The pas
tor delivered a very interesting dis
course ON wheels"