The morning news., 1897-07-06
cYcLERS SETTLED SCORES.
BERG OUTRODE MORGAN EIGHT
YARDS IN A MILE.

sprint In the quarter mIle-Inrec
Spills Through Collisions Del
BarriO Badly Hurt.
The cycle races at Whee.mens park yes
terday afternoon were characterized by
close and exciting finishes and fast time.
The programme was an excellent one and
beyond three spills it was most success
fully carried through.
Considering the difficulty in reaching the
track, there was a good crowd. Nearly
everybody who went rode out on a wheel,
and there were stacks of wheels banked
up all around The crowd was an enthusi-
astiJ one and the winners were all ap-
plauded
There was strong wind from the east
in the early part of the afternoon, but
it died out after a while. Neariy all of
the finishes were close and all of them
were exciting. The fact that the open
events were paced made them more ex-
citing and the time faster than they would
have been had loafing been allowed.
Sigmund Berg clearly demonstrated that
he is a faster man than Theodore Nor
gan and also showed that he is one of
beat Morgan in both the match race and
the mile open, and also won the quarter
mile dash. He handled himself we'll and
rode strong.
There were eight starters in the novice,
which was won by Descombe Wells in
2:29 3-5. d. B. Hull, Jr., was second and
Marion Lucas third. The race was paced
by p. G. Leist. The other starters were:
Harry Raskin, o. l.. Thompson G. A
Farra, w. C. Green and James f. Bannon.
Bannon fell on the first lap, but, beyond
few scratches, was not injured
There was probably more interest CEN
tered in the match race between Berg and
Morgan than in any other event, and when
the two speedy riders appeared they were
both loudly applauded The match was
paced by the amateur triplet team,
. Neill, Brunner and Pacetu, and the
boys took the riders fast mile
The triplet was little slow In getting
away. Berg had the pole and he Jumped
behind the big machine and Rugged it's
rear wheel all the way. The half was
made in l:O5. The triplet left the riders an
eighth from the finish. Berg jumped out
ana started to sprint, with Morgan fully
two wheels behind him. Berg's sprint was
beautiful, and, though Morgan made des-
perate effort to catch him in the stretch.
the distance between them continued to
grow. Berg won easily by about eight
yards. Time 2:12 4-5.
Ihere We're so many entries In the 2:4O
CLASS that it was run in heats The riders
IN the nrst heat were: d. b. Hull Jr
George Turner, Z. X. Farra, Raiford Fal-
lgant, James e. Bannon and w. C. Green.
Descombe Wells paced. Banuon won with
Hull, second. Time 2:29.
In the second heat were: J. ]. McDon-
ough, Jr, w. T. Dixon, Nj. Ed Wilson
George Turner and A. L. Myerson. Frank
Del Barrio paced. In the first lap. McDon-
oughs front wheel struck Turner's. caus-
ing McDonough to be thrown heavily. He
was bruised slightly. Dixon won this heat
with Turner second. Time 2:27 I-5
The first two in each heat and the pace
makers were qualified for the final This
lett Dixon, Turner, Del Barrio, Wells
hun and Bannon to fight il out. Bannon
did not ride.
In the final the most serious spin of the
afternoon occurred. Just after the start
at the 2O-yard line, Del Barrio and Dixon's
wheels collided and they both fell. Del
Barrio was on the outside and his wheel
Wobbed, striking Dixon's, which caused
the spill Dixon was unhurt, but Del Bar
RIO was badly bruised on the body and his
eye was cut. He was too badly hurt to
SuHerln2
greatly. When the spill occurred the
starter fired his pistol to recall the other
riders, but they kept on. According to
the racing rules, IL a spill occurs between
the tape and the 30-yard line the riders
are TO be recalled and the race started
over, but this was not done. With Dixon
and Del BarriO out of it, left only Turner
Hull and Wells. The latter won handily
in 2:S4 S-5 Turner was second and HUI
third.
Kinsey, paced by Gross, Williams and
Edwards on the triplet, rode an exhibition
mile in :55 2-5. Kinsey rode beautifully
and the triplet carried him to perfection
The quarter was made in 2S, the half in
SO 80 and the three-quarters in % Kin
sey's time makes a new record for the
track, and also for the south. The south
ern amateur record is held by Powers of
Jacksonville and is 2:O4 3-5. Kinsey's time
is professional record, but 1t clips several
seconds from the best time ever made in
the south.
The half-mile handicap for boys was
won by Clifford E. Stults. so yards, with
Harry Y. Righton, 80 yards, second, and
Willie A. Broom, so yards, third. Time
los. Edwin Wolfe and Joe Dillon, scratch.
Henry Lubs. % yards, and Tracy Epstein,
30 yards, also rode. The 50-yard men ran
away from the rest OF the riders, and
Stuts won In pretty sprint.
The one-mile match between Coburn and
Connery was one Of the most exciting and
the finish one of the closest. Coburn won
by foot in 2:3l As.
Berg won the mile open. half a wheel
In front of Morgan, who was second with
Nj. Ed. Wilson, trailing behind fun fifty
yards, third. Leist acted as pacemaker.
There were seven entries In this race. and
they got away well. McDonough worked
clever trick to gain the pole on the first
lap. He cut around the bunch and got I'm
front Of Leist. who. OF course. had to cut
out to get the pace, thereby giving Nc
Donough the pole. Some OF the riders
seemed to think the third lap the last, and
sprinted, with the result of general disor-
der. Berg and Morgan continued to
sprint, however. and ran away from the
rest Of the field. Berg had the pace ali
the way around, and az the turn before
tho stretch he looked like he was dead
but he came in a winner by two feet The
time was 1923 3-5.
The quarter mile dash was one OF the
prettiest races on the programme and the
hnish between McDonough and Berg was
most exciting. The entries were q. A.
Farra, McDonough, Berg Wilson. Turner
and Myerson. Farra shot ahead at the
start. with Berg lapping hts roar xvhooi