The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-06
NEWS FROM TACOMA.
BICYCLE MEET AT THE PIERCE
COUNTY FAIR GROUNDS.
The New Track AuspieiousIy Opened
-Ior~nzo Dow Makes N star Rec
ord. Entering I'm Four Events ard
WHINING Every One Of Them-sof
n spiii to Mar the Afterreon-Sr-
HEek~r as u kieier-A 1rettinx
Rnre-The Other Contests of the
Day.
Special Dispatch 10 the Post-Inteiligsacer-
TACOMA Trtr ornrxn TfrX TIE

Special Dispatch 10 the Post-lntsiligsEcer
TACOMA July 5-Lorenzo Dow. the
big 7. a. g. aaaStegs hicyclist, made the
star record FOR the season this afternoon
A. the meet 81 the rev track IN the
Pierce county fair grounds. lie entered n
four events AMI won every one az eFn
inpresssvesy He took 70 the ne~ track
Ike a duck does 20 water. simply racing
over hiz fields and adding four more
medals ~ the bunch re has already Won
this. hEa frat season
Frank J. Cater the authenticated
flyer Who has been besflaE everything IL
lhe amateur ranks lately was second 70
Dow tu the three races he started In 0a-
ing beaten OF, twice b. not more than
hair wheel. which Dow could have made
one or more had he tried.
There was not single spill 10 mar The
pleasure Of the afternoon and not a kick.
except u course. from The professionals.
and Ruekey In particular Since his resi-
dance hi Tacoma Rucker has earned for
himself ne name % tire champion kicker
among bicycle racers. he would ordinarily
have trouble in beating a hsarse. yet he
never falls 20 hand down A4ck when
given a chance. BE started in the mile
open tor professionals. y time limit was
put on the race. 50 So TO make the men
pedal faster. but Instead they loared along
for 4 h4f before letting themselves out
They finished ii ~. with RUeker ia the
last position. some one said something
about making them run il ever. which
wss tbs cue for Rucker 10 Kick. He
wanted TO ran me race over with the
falnt hope. perhaps that he might finish
FIRST
The met demonstrated the taci that the
new track Is well built AMI VIII before
very long he a. fast IS any IN the North
west Dow ~eni the quarter. hylnE start.
in 81 seconds fat. which shows that the
track is al right A. ~ss 10 De expected.
IL was ehgntly rough today. but with a
lltgla labor this can be done away with
and the course made one that Will be a
credit TO the ely. II Il tEree-lap track.
with the finish Irectly in fr0at OF the
big grand stand from which Q hne view
can be had OF the surrounding country
About 30 people and an army OF small
boys looked on and cheered their respect
I've faV8rites.
Following the bicycle meet there was a
hslf-fuiie trotfing race between three
skates gho have been burdeneg with the
names az John e.. Gladstone and Wheeler.
the latter halIing from Seattle and having
FOR pilot a dumpy Tat man who must
have been pounds over the weight limit.
Gladstone got all the money.
The lirst bicycle race on the card was a
quartertmile. flying start against time.
Lorenzo Dow. Fred Sehone. Fred He'd
DERBY. w. II. Moore. Of Waila Waila. G.
r Campbell, of WAiia Nale and John
r Fink we're named as starters. but He'd
Derry and Schone were excused on ac-
count If sickness and Campbell failed 10
show np. Dow wen, the quarter In 81 sec
ends fist. Moore OF Waila Walla. steady
rider Ia 81 2-5. and Fink In -. This first
race gave the wise ones an idea OF how
fast Dow was riding. with the result that
they wen considerable money from cnthu-
aiasuc Cotter men. who were betting
; 20 /.
The next race was a haif-mile open
scratch race for amateurs. Dow. Cotter.
Fink. i.aumelster. Moore and Wingsid
faced Starter Curtis IN this. Dow winning
ny half wheel after an exciting sPurt
down tAe stretch with Cotter. IN this as
iu ali fhe other races Dow showed fine
Judgment, never allowing Moore or Cottcr
50 steat = march orr him ny squirting away
on the back stretch. The time for this
race WAS / II 80.
The professionals were next called out
10 contest IN the one-mile, for whiCt the
winner was 10 get ssp and the place man
STA Jimmy Jones'. r. f, Bemer ". T..
Bartholomew Victor Smith tthe Horrible
swedels Jack Sharick aud w. u. Rucker
came UP for the word. ShaTick had the
cali or the crowd. but Bartholomew was
TOO strong 4 fluishsr for him and won after
great run down the stretch by wheel
In ?.f5. which is very slow for profession
ala. Jack Sharick was second and Smith
third.
The ono.mlle open scratch race was
next, Iaumclstev. naw. Cotter ana Win
gard We're the contestants. Cotter and
Dow allowed Vineyard and Laumeisfer 20
set The pace FOR the FIRST two laps and then
raced away IN tho lead as Il there was
nothing else lu the race Dow took the
lead ~ the back stretch. which he held 20
the finish. crossing the tape length to
The Sood. The ttpc was as CO. which was
fNo-dfths OF a second faster than the pro
fes@jonAls
The twomilc lap race for professionals
followed, Victor Saith the Horrible
~Ncoe from NoQuiam winning with sever
a' poiuts 90 spare THIS was iust she kind
81 race that suits the husky swcde he
Nrep'nF we'll up with Ecmer md Par
tAo}oms "a for the frSt mile and then ok
tnS th4 Head. which SIC kept for the sec.
onI mile He was second past the Judges
tNiee toi first three times. which gave
him IS points SIS against R~mers - and
bartholomew u In this race Jimmy
Jones And Jack Sharick drappeti out after
Goirs threN beats ana Rucker quit lna-
mrfiatsly after the starr The finish IN
PRS laSt lap between Smith and Rarthslo-
ntrN NtS very exciting thc former wiz
tinF - 'So wheels after a great rtdo
Ia0n the stretch Bartholomew and ne
'oer decided - race "a thivd 81 ntl. for
.he Sn.ori money. Vhtch they ttd after
tHo a9ef fear hsrdIe3a rare. - thaa~ f~xt
Ntuft fHey leafeh IKE frdsanS vrttt
reached fa@ "a-e .:rs.-1 when Re
t ioosa sn3 ourr-i his gap - =
'nrv k1ew wha was se>g On.
AFTER sr' saH after tA> diving pe-
~er an, var ori a ftortt hesge4 AZ he
THi.t Referee p. e.. Door co.IH .,.
st.Hd eft-1 coarse work a% thte Was and
adc the tue. rtte 1rcfne- aeat ta;7-r
seem trey west Ae7t enn ui.-te .u or5er