The San Francisco call., 1897-04-02
WING GETS THE
F|VE-M|LE RECORD
A Remarkable Exhibition
of Speed at the Indoor
Cycle Meet.
King" Eaton Also Clipped. a
Second From the Quarter.
Mile Mark.
Mcfarland and Stevens Won the
Professional Events and Tantau
the Amat. ur Mile Race.

The cycle races at the Pavilion last night
were rather spiritless, the racing lacking
the vim that has characterized some of
record rides of Wing and Eaton, however,
were we'll worth seeing.
The fastest mile of the evening was 2:19,
in the final of the mile open, professional,
the heats being run in from '2:25 to 2:3O.
and even slower.
]. E. Wing of the Olympic Club Wheel
men rode five miles against time, tandem
paced. The first mile was paced by Bird.
sail and Hammonds in 2:03. Dixon and
Luce carried him the second mile, the
tim being 4:l0 for two miles. Three
miles were ridden in GIG 2-5. the pacing
team being Kroetz and Elford. Four
miles rolled by in S:27, Dixon and Loos
again pacing. Birdsail and Hammonds
swung. in to pace the last mile and took
lin over the tape at rafting gait, the
time Tor the five miles being 1929, beat
ing the former worlds amateur record
81 3-5 seconds.
Wings time. was within 4 seconds of
that made by Michael, the Welsh wonder,
on an eight-lap indo track few mont hs
ago, 1925, which was considered by the
cycling world at the time phenom en- al
performance. Wings pacing last night
was perfect.
Jay Eaton, the indoor king, rode an ex-
hiDition quarter mile, unpaced, against
the worlds record OF % 2-5 Sec, and sue
ceeGed in bringing it down to 81 3-5 sec.
1t was one of the pretiiest exhibitions of
the tournament.
When the field in the mile open, profes s.
sional, had been reduced by the prelimi-
nary and semi-final heats, the starters
who qualified for the final were Jones,
Mcfarland, Morris and Davis. 1t looked
like Jones race al most TO the tape, when
Mcfarland snatched victory from him by
a clever sprint. Morris ran into third
position.
There were two preliminary heats to the
hali-mile open professional, and those
who qualified for the final were: DAVIS,
Stevens, Allen and Terrill. After one
false start the men got away, and it was a
sprint from start to finish. Stevens took
the lead on the second lap ana led all the
way, Terrill running close second, Allen
third. The time was LOS 2-5.
The one amateur race on the pro-
gramme, at one mile, was won by George
Tantau OF the Olympic Wheelmen in
2:34 5, Hammonds and Francis of San
Jose running second and third, respsc-
lively.
An exhibition of fancy riding by little
six-year-old spot" Spooner, fancy
skating by Professor JACK Kenna, and q
handicap Japanese bicycle race that
proved very humorous, furnished part of
the evenings amusement.
Following is the summary:
One mile open, professional-First heat, won
by Allan Jones, Olympic; time, 80 Is. Sec
ond-T. Sullivan. salem.
Second heat-Won by w. A. Terrill, Bay
City; time. 2:26. Secondary Eaton, Chi
cago.
Third heat-won by F. A. Mcfarland, San
Jose; time, 2:31. Seeond-Max Morris,
Fourth heat-won by H. F. Terrill, Bay
City; time. 2:25 rs. Second-C. L. Davis,
San Jose.
FIRST semi-fnal-won by Allan Jones' olym.
pic: time, 2 :25 Is. Second-Max Morris, Texas.
Secand emi-fnal-Won by F. "A. Mcfarland,
San Jose; time, 2:29 2-5. Second-C. l.. Davie,
San Jose.
Final heat-won by F. A. Mcfarland, San
Jose; time, 2:19. Second-Allau Jones, Olym-
pies. Third-Max Morris, Texas.
One mile, open, amateur-First heat, won by
Z. c. Barley, Imperial; Time, 2:35. Second
A Theisen, California.
Second heat-Wol by George Tantau, Olym.
pic; time, 2:34 as. Second-D. Z. Francis;
San Jose.
Third heat-won by R. H. Hammonds, San
Jose time. 2 80. No second.
Final heat-Won by George Tantau, Olym-
pic. Time. 2:34 %. Second R. H. Ham
Jose.
Halfmile, open, professional-First heat.
won by W. A. 1errill, Bay City; time, 1 :06 3-5
Second-Ed:Ailen, Spokane.
Second heat-Won by o. L. Stevens, Iowa;
time, Ill %. Second-C. L. Davis, San Jose
Final heat-Won by o. L. Stevens, Iowa
time, LOB 2-5. Seconc-w. A. Terrill, Bay
City. Third-Ed Allen, Spokane.
The feature of to-night's program me
will be the match races between Foster and
Wells, and a match has been arranged for
Tomorrow night between Eaton and
LOughead.