The San Francisco call., 1897-06-28
Ziegler Wins the Mile
Professional Event
CleVerly.
Jones Twice Leads Downing
in SprintS to the
Wire.
Mile Dash for the Championship
Of Vallejo Is Captured
by Mckay.


Bicycle Club held the second meet on its
new sixlap bicycle track TODAY. and it
was more of a success, if possible, than
the first one on Decoration day. The
weather was perfect, and large and en-
thusiastic crowd was present 10 cheer the
favorites on to victory. 1t was a holiday
crowd, in which the ladies predominated,
and they were as pleased with their sec
ond meeting with TIE racers as they had
been with the first.
Most OF the riders have been here for
the past week training on the track. The
officials, clubmen and visitors from San
francisco arrived about noon on the
steamer Monticello, which had been char
tered especially for the trip. The trim
craft was laden to the gunwAles with q
jolly party of cyclists, all of whom had
thoroughly enjoyed the novelty of the
trip by water, ana were just in the spirit
for good lunch and then some nerve
thrilling cycle races, and thev got what
they wanted in both of these respects
The races were scheduled for o'clock,
ana long before that hour the grand
stands were crowded and the overflow
took up places Of vantage along the sides
of the track and in the center area. A big
party had come over from Benicia to
cheer on Mckay in the four-cornered
match race, and delegation of the Capt.
tai city w heelm en- from Sacramento was
present to enjoy the sport, and incident
ally to boom their big meet, scheduled for
July 5.
The first event was the mile open, pro-
fessional, in two heats and a final In the
first heat-with Otto Ziegler Jr., g. l..
Davis and D. e. Whitman as starters
ZiegIer got nearly shut out, owing to a
little caTelessness. Davis won and Ziegler
barely ran into second place and quail
fed. II. E. McCrea Allan Jones' and
Hardy Downing rode in the second.
Downing tried to win by an early sprint,
but was not up TO the effort and both
passed him. McCrea winning.
With Davis, .eSIer, Jones and McCrea
qualified for the final a good race was
promised. Senator George e. Dixon was
Tut IN TO pace and he drew the II along at
lively clip for three laps, when McCrea
jumped the bunch, which soon caught
him again and "tacked on" Ziegler was
last on the fifth lap and securely boxed -
but managed TO get through on the last
turn and came on with a splendid sprint,
winning by big margin over Jones, who
just beat McCrea for second honors. The
time was very fast for a six-Isp track
2:0S So
z egler was taken i'll after the brulsing
finish of the mile race and did not appea
on the track again during the day, much
to the appointment of his many ad-
mirers.
Jones, Davis. Downing and Within an
we're the only starters in the one thi I'd
mile open. Davis assumed the lead at the
start. Whitman soon pulled up even
with him and then spurted by, closely fol-
lowed by Downing. This left Jones last,
but he would not have in that way long,
for he got his feet working IN unison and
went by the bunch slowly but surely.
landing himself the winner in 43 2-5 sec
onds, which is new coast record for the
distance the former mark being 45 sec
Onds. held by F. K. Schefski of Salt Lake.
Jones victory over Downing, against
whom he Is matched to ride special ra ce
ut San Jose next Wednesday evening,
was marked.
The heats of the half-mile professional
event were not prod uctive of much inter
est, but when the field had narrowed
down 10 Downing, Whitman, Nc Crea and
Jones, who qualified for the final, the
Ieople awakened 10 the fact that it might
be worth seeing, particularly as Jones and
Downing came together again.
Colonel Dixon again did tie pacing, and
he IS certainly without peer IN this line
OF work. Turning into the last Jap it
locked Ike DOwning's race. He had the
lead, with Whitman second. As both
swung wide on the last turn Jones, who
was Third, was naturally forced up the
bank, but, nothing daunted, he dug the
harder into his pedals and passed them
both IN the hOmestretch, placing a most
decisive victory 10 his credit over the
other two, who finished in the order
named. The time 1:06, was very fast,
within few seconds OF the coast and
worlds s records.
There was but one amateur event on the
programme, and great interest was man
Tested in it, as 1t was match event BE-
tween four local meI, aspirants TO the
cham pionship of Solaao County. They
were J. a. Bruce, c. T. McCauley, Charles
Winchell and g. A. Mckay.
oDa mil ha
being that il was to be ridden until one
man had won two heats. McCauIey
placed the first to his credit in 2: 2:39, Nc
Kay second. The latter won the second
heat in 2:40, WincheII pressing him closely
at the finish. Mckay won the third and
the match, in PAS 45 McCauley riding
second To him. Great excitement attended
the running of the event, and considerable
money changed hands
The circuit riders all left for. San Fran
cisco tonight, and viii go at once to San
Jose to train for the Gard en- City Cycl ers'
electric light meet on Wednesday even
ing. From there they o to Sacramento
for the Capital City Wheelmen's 8 meet on
July 5.
Following is the summary:
One mile, open, professionalism heat
Won by c. L. Davis, San Jose; Otto Ziegler Jr..
San Jose. second: Time, 2:30.
Second heat-Won by H. Z. McCres. Los An
s:s5 sse5ss; Allan JONES' Olympic second Time
Final heat-Won by Otto Ziegler Jr, San
Jose; Allan Jones, Olympic, second; H. E.
McCrea, Los Angeles, third. Time, 2:0S 3-5.
One-thIrd mile, open, Drofessional-Won by
Allan Jones, Olympic; c. L. Davis, San Jose,
second; Hardy Downing, San Jose, third.
Time. 43 % seconds, coast record.
Half d mile, open professional, first heat
Won by Hardy Downing, San jose; D. L. Whit
man, Los Angeles, second. Time, 1:12 2-5.
Second heat-Won by Allan JONES' olympic;
H. (. McCrea, Los Angeles, second. Time,
1:2I.
Final heat-Won by Allan Jones' Olympic:
Hardy Downing, San Jose, second; D. E. Whit
man Los Angeles, third. Time, :0G.
One mile match race, championship of
Vallejo, first heat-Won by c. f. McCauley,
Time 2 80.
Second heat-Won by G. A. Mckay Time,
2:40
THIRD heat-won by G. A. Mckay. Time,
2:4S As.