The San Francisco call., 1897-03-28
BAY CITYS
WON THE CUP
Kenna Carried Their C0lorS
to Victory in a Speedy
Ride.
Jay Eaton and Floyd McFar.
land Took the Professional
Class Honors.
Wells and Beck,r Were Not in Win
mig Form-W lng's Record. Break.
ing Half Mile.

The rain did not tend to keep people
awav from the bicycle races last night,
the meet drawing the largest crowd of the
! week Since the management dropped
the amateur short-distance races from it's
nightly programme the attendance has
been better. The professionals furnish
the best sport and the pubic likes their
riding better.
An accident in the final of the five-mile
club cup race spoiled what might have
been a highly interesting finish. The
| contestants were Kenna, Gooch, Russ and
Wing. Wing fell and Russ ran into him,
leaving only the other two TO fight 1t out,
Kenna winning as he pleased.
Neither Wells, Becker nor the Terrill
| brothers showed to advantage during the
| night. 1t was an of night with them,
surely, but with some light training and
good rest tomorrow they will be in
snendid shape for next weeks racing.
1t took three preliminary heats to bring
| the field in the five-mile open professional
race down to Stevens of Iowa, Jones,
olympic Jay Eaton of Chicago and Floyd
McFarl and of San Jose. The final was
ris and Sullivan. The order behind the
tandem was Stevens, Jones, Eaton, Nc
Far.and. The latter soon went to the
front, however. and Stevens let him !all
IN in front Of him. The time for the first
mile was I'll 3-5. Two miles were rdten
IN :25 1-5, three in 6:394-5, tourin $50 As.
Then the pace began to increase. and at
| the end of the fourth lap the tanaem
dropped cut. Eaton then jumped TO The
/ front, Mcfarland closely following. Nc
FarIand soon passed him, with Jones
tackled on, and Stevens cut on the inside,
and this was the oruer in which they fin
| shed. 1t was one OF the best races of tn
meet, the time for the five miles being
! 10:57 1-5
After the preliminaries and semi-finals
| of the hali-mile open race mad been run
the field was narrowed down to Jaw Eaton
OF Chicago, Morris of Texas, Mcfarland
of San Jose and Allen OF Oregon. Al the
start the order was Morris, Mcfarland,
Eaton, Allen. Mcfarland moved up
front on the second lap ana Eaton on the
| third. Eaton's sprint for nome lasted the
longest aud he won out, though with lit
tie to spare, Mcfarland getting second
place, Morris third.
The Seml-tinals of the fve-mile club
cup race were run off last night. The
semi-hnals were mile heats, the first bee
ing contested by E. f. Russ, Olymp pib
Wheelmen; q. D. Gooch. Reliance Guy
Wheeimen, and f. G.. Lacey, Bay Ctr.
Wheemen. Russ was an easy winneE
Gooch second. In the other were J. R.
Wing, Olympic Club Wheelmen; J. A.
kenna Bay City Wheelmen, and r, A.
Coulter. California Cycling Club. Kenna
won as easily as Russ had, Wing running
second.
This brought Russ, Gooch, Kenna and
Wing into the final. They were paceo by
Gritfiths (Bay CITY, anu Eitord (Reliance)
on tandent: At me start Russ was the
first to fall in behind the tandem. kenna
and Wing immediately ran ahead and fell
| back, KennA catching on TO tie tandem
on tue inside as it passed. Wing tried the
same trick ana was successful, but Kenna
went ont again after the tandem and got
it, and for time the others were content
! to remain where thev were. the order be
ing Kenna, Russ, Gooch, Wing. Then
| Wing went up again and caugat the in-
| side, forcing kenna out. This last change
came near causing bad upset and the
| tandem team quit for lap, yelling to the
referee to MAKE Wing ana Ksnna quit
| their fooling or they would not pace.
The referee warned the men TO be care
| full, and then the tandem went at it again,
the men catching on behind in the follow
ing order: Kenna, Russ, Gooch, Wing.
On the fourth mile Russ and Wing fell,
from whose fault it was hard to tell and
before they could remount the others had
gained two laps on them. After that it
was practically all over. for when the
sprint came Kenna had things all his own
way
1t seemed too bad that the accident hap
pened, as II spoiled what might have been
a magnificent finishing ride between four
of the best amateurs on the coast. The
time by miles was 2:16 As, 4:29 i-5
700 2-5, 9:4 1-5. :49 1-5.
kenna was presented with the cup for
which the race was contested after he dis
mounted, and received an ovation.
After the evenings racing was over j.
E. Wing of the olympic Club Wheelmen
rode half-mile exhibition. covering the
distance in 81 AS seconds, world record
The following is the summary:
Five-mile club cup race (semi-fnals run in
mile heats, first semi-fnal-Won by E F. Russ,
Olympic; second, c. D. Gooch, Reliance
Second scm-fnal-w0n by J. R. Kenna, Bay
City: second, J. E. Wing, Olympic. Time.
Flnai-Won by ]. R. Kenna, Bay City. Time,
40 1-5.
Half mile open, professionals, r.t heat
Won by T. A Mcfarland, San Jose; ". F. Fos-
ter, California, second. Time, 1 IL As
Second heat-Won by c. E. Dow, Seattle;
T. Sullivan, Salem. second. Time, 81
Third hest-Won by c. S. Wells, Bay City;
J. F. Starbuck, Philadelphia, second. Time,
Fourth heat-won by o. L. Stevens, Iowa.
Time, IL 3-5 second-Jay Eaton, Chicago.
Fifth heat-Won by W. A. Terril Bay City
Time, lilo. Second-H. Downing, Garden
City.
Sixth heat-won by Ed Allen, Spokane.
Time, 1 :09 2-5. Second-Max Morris Texas.
First semifnal-Won by f. 4. McFar and.
San jose. Time, l:07. Second-T. Sullivan,
Salem.
Second semi-fnal-Won by Jay Eaton, Chi
cago. Time. Los. Second-C. S. Wells, Bay
City.
Third Sc mi-inal-won by Max Morris, Texas.
Time, /: :04 40. Seconded Allen, Spokane
Final heat-Won by j. Eaton. Chicago; +. A.
Mcfarland, San Jose, second Max Morris,
Texas third. Time, i :07 As.
Five-mile open, professional, first heat-Won
by o. L. stevens. Iowa; second, w. A. Terrill,
Bay City. Time 2:18 As.
Second heat-Won by Allen Jones, Olympic;
second, w. E. Becker, Minneapolis. Time,
2:23.
Third heat-Won by Jay Eaton. Chicago; F.
A. Mcfarland, San Jose. Time. 2:12 2-5.
Final heat-Won by F. A. Mcfarland San
Jose; Allan Jones, Olympic. second; o. l..
Stevens, Iowa, third. Time, :57 Is
NOTES OF THE MEET.
]. Eaton, the ''indoor king" reigned for the
first time last right.
There may be faster mateur on the coast
than KenQa bur Judge KerriQAn maintains ha