The San Francisco call., 1897-02-28

and the excitement was intense. Never
has race aroused so much enthusiasm,
and while the defeat of Becker was a sur
prise It is generally believed that he
would have won had he not wasted so
much energy fighting for the pacing ma
chimes and been satisfied with second or
third place behind them.
The days sport opened with a profes-
slonal race at one-third of a mile, run in
three heats ana final, first and second
and fastest third to qualify. In the first
neat Loughead OF Canada won easily from
Wells, Morris, Whitman and Byrne in
:49 l-5. the finish being in that order.
The second heat was prettily contested
between Ziegler, Stevens, Becker. Coulter,
Freeman and Harry Terrill. Ziegler was
crowded at the start and fell back from
first place to last He came with rush
at the finish and got third. Coulter looked
q winner turning into the straight, but
nnlshed fourth. Becker won ny inches
Time, AT 1-5.
Allan Jones took the third heat as he
pleased. Mcfarland was entered, but did
not start. Bovee of Texas got second.
Davis third. Time, 80 20.
The final was beautiful ride with such
cracks as Loughead, Becker, Stevens,
Alegler, Wells, Bovee and Jones starting.
From the Jump fight for position ensued
between Ziegler, Becker, Jones and Loug-
head. Bovee came up from the back and
passed the bunch, Ziegler, Jones and
Loughead tacking on. Becker caught up
with them on the last turn, but Wells and
Stevens were left. It was 8 hot battle
down the straight resulting in victory
for Ziegier by narrow margin over Jones
and Loughead. Becker was u good fourth.
The time was "A AS.
This was Ziegler's first appearance in
competition in California in three years,
and he signalized it and his commence
ment OF his racing career for 1897 by a
clean victory, for which he received a lib
eral amount of applause.
Inc mile open. professional, proved
one OF the best races OF the day. The first
heat was very slow, owing to misunder-
standing as 10 who should pace. Wells
jun ped out on the back turn, and was
never headed. Morris of Texas got Sec
ond, and Davis of San Jose third, The
time was 3:04.
The second heat was both fast and
funny. Jones, Loughead, "Bob' TerrilI
Whitman and Bovee started. Some one
bumped into Bovee on the last turn, and
he was forced off the track ard fell into a
mud-puddle. He was unhurt, but his new
blue racing suit was sight TO behold
when he arose. Jones showed great speed,
and won from Loughead and TerrilI in
close finish. The time was 2:27 2-5.
The starters in the third heat were
Mcfarland, Becker, Stevens. Harry Ter
rill and Freeman. Mcfarland led the en-
tire last lap, winning in 2:40 1-5. The team
work of Mcfarland and Stevens in this
heat was very pretty and assisted ma
teriallY in giving them the victory.
This brought Wells, Morris, Jones,
Loughead, bob" Terrill, Mcfarland and
Stevens into final. The final was paced
by triplet, manned by Davis, Bovee and
Harry Terrill. The triplet took flying
start and there was pretty fight for posi-
tlons behind it. Jones got the favored
place, with the Others strung out behind.
bob" Terrill would not have it that way
and rode ahead of the triplet, dropping
back on the inside. Jones was forced back
TO third place, Loughead being second,
Mcfarland fourth, Stevens, Morris and
Wells following in the order named. Nc
Farland moved up to the front on the last
lap, closely followed by all but Wells and
Morris, who were lef;. When they turned
into the stretch Loughead forged ahead
and it was all over, for he gained at every
stride and landed winner by a clean six
lengths in one OF the finest races ever seen
in California. Mcfarland took second,
Jones third and Terrill fourth, ell punched
together. The time was 2:18 1.5, remark
ably fast for the track.
Loughead has not been we'll for the past
week and his performance was therefore
ali the more creditable. He is every inch
a champion and is withal the most popular
Eastern racing man who has yet visited
this State, his politeness and modesty
gaining him scores of friends among the
spectators and racing men.
There were two amateur events on the