The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-30
- r,,v,ep 81 the po.,-Inte,.sgerc.r.

Durean 81 the poss-frtes.igencsr.
T1coafA. May 2s.-The ATst bicycle
xst rodsr the auspices OF the Tacoma
2sss11tc club for lses is thing OF the
80 ald several young athletes who were
efefore pnksown as fast men In The
! z...st-v wogad are now looked npor IS
y 7e-i1 = small army Of admirers
{ =. sreords we're broken. bat IN their
| 80 there was considerable cusieis
8 zs-s.a ~ n headers. and IN one case a
rIsing young rider. Van Eoeeklin, re-
49, vefy severe injuries. which may
& 1nfnate fatally, This accident occurred
4 - "a. Art race. q haif-nafle open. and for
a 3 - rtputes caused a Eogr of gloom 20
$3.50 occasion of the crowd of ladies
8 sss sso1ten,en who had witnessed the
1 - ~ n the excitement attending the
4 -. fo,Iorins this gloom was dlspe1sed.
D ~ - fhs balance ~ the afternoon TIE
- - vss as Intense ~ IL nothing had
& 5000.
q 5$s,s srns one other split during the
B 1900. and that was when n. 8. Bur
x...hs fpek A header on the back stretch
] pc ~ ~ iax, Of the one-miis open. There
zasssss a damage done To this rider beyond
~ - ~ 4 yard or two OF fesss. Such
g ss.J, matter as this was not sufficient
- reune ttr young man IN retire from
-. e1hef faces IN which he had entered.
~ y tept bfayely on.
- crowd wAs fairly iarge for the FIRST
- n the season. . notably large num-
#ts, 4 lsd3as being present Some went
g steeir wheels. some on tandemst while
{sk1er thought the street cars the best
SeSse q conveyance. The weather was
- - ninsssnt az II might have been. 4
2snuy wind causing uncomfortable
S.ris AZ dust occasionally 10 awe<p across
- rick into tfs grand stand. The man
nfnf Of the meet was good. with the
Esreofton Of the long wits between the
Saais IN the repeat events.
Hanaicapper nt FAINT.
~ saees themselves were intensely In
ns.s4ins from a critical standpoint. ths
1870 being exciting and the pacing
Es.rA The finishes in the handicap races.
xansh. mirhs have been better had the
ESsdcapoer. Henry Goodman. Of Port
VA known his business. In the two~miie
- fye-mife handicap events he gave
"a mel, ~ Lorenzo Dow and John BIC.
IN tremendous handlcaps over schone.
81 enffie. and Cotfer of Olympia. SO
"a IA. In fact, that they did not have
~ CHANGE In q hundred OF ever making
= fh4 distance II Is quite true that
SASna sad cotter were out last year and
m ana Mccoy are uovices. but at the
- Zine he should have listened To a
IA rluh member who offered to assist
- Il the handicapping instead OF ex-
tssas him with mere thanks. AZ an In
Ssnnoe AZ his handIcapping. Dow and Nc
~ heat echons and Coster In the quar-
A.nage flying start. and Mccoy beat
aAbae IN the half mile. yet in the two
uss handicap Howe was given lis yards
slk aass Of both Schone and Cotter. and
ii III Ave.mile Dow had 40 yards and
I9uV - yards start Of the same two
IN The only way the scratch men
- have won would have been for the
~ men 70 fall dead or take headers.
Crack Riders Warm ZIP.
n 0as to b. expected, the two mile lap
~ hstwesn professionals was the even,
+ witch the greatest interest cerstefed.
il - fastsst men In the Northwest were
NHssd. An preliminary the riders came
II warming up heats ard created
uneIsefabae interest as they few around
- snfk These spins gave the srowd a
- oppertunity OF sizing up the flyers
- Mdsing 81 their relative merits. First
u Bartholomew and George Shofiek. the
3Suna boy who has lately cleaned up
NB5Alne IN British Columbia. aFpcarcf.
NJ were followed shortly by n. r. Ben
~ ~ biz South Tacoma phenom. The
~ ppuFtNd for A couple Of laps. ~George
Msick's easy style catching the crowd.
+ sew seconds after they left the track
husky chap with pink racing toys on
aaie h!s way down from the dressing
NJ to the track In an instant cry
~ up. here comes the Horrible
nete" In every day life the Swede IL
E1gn - Victor Smith and he halls from
41Am He no sooner vanAed into his
IN than he was off Ike y shot. 4
me told the critical observer that The
berthe Swsde'' was high In flesh and
Mlfw he was indeed ''phenosn" he
Md sand no show agains. the cracks
unA when he was 20 compete As ne
~ pan she grand stand, his nose al
~ teaching the forward tire. the small
~ Uuld not refrain from crying out.
80 \. Ole"
nFis Dow. the Seattle fyer. who has
~ neeH tn active training FOR two weeks.
~ care To parade his shape. pre-
*ssmt - remain in a comfortable post
"a q Neither Earth.
ne track was rot Ia az good condition
might have been. the rocks and
F1ase causinx the riders 10 he wary and
Inns riding unsteady. This was 40
tx 81 the management though.
eeW Wins. Van no~rkiin Fails.
Mn race on the card was a half
op<n FOR amateurs. 10 a goe~i start
af o. Seattle. Dow and cester rush.
- a frcn. ke.p,ns weIl together fer
Aps They cans down tho stretch
sae nnskh llke a blanket team. and as
nss<c the line Dow. ny an almost
haasaa Effort lifted bis wheel over
Tot ahead 81 Schone. cot.sr
Time is IS
vas IN this race that August Won
*cklsn. IRE young fellow. met with
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