The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-07-06

est in giving the wheelmen the very
best that could be offered, the track
was in excellent shape for riding; in
fact, in was in better shape than ever
before. The mud holes of the 23d inst.
gave place to smooth, hard surface
in perfect accord with the remainder
of the track. Although the afternoon
was bit windy, what the wheelmen
lost on the first quarter, they gained
coming down the stretch. In one or
two of the races they came down
the last quarter at running-horse
speed. The audience was not very
large, but those who were present were
enthusiasts on the subject of bicycle
races, and perhaps it was better as it
was.
THE RACES.
Shortly after p. m. Tom Wright
jingled the judges bell, and soon after
the contestants in the first race were
on the scene.
l. One-mile bicycle (novice). First
prize, medal; second, medal
There were II entries in this race,
but Gorham, Ludloff and Macfarlane
we're the only ones who showed up.
Ludloff led off and kept ahead to the
three-quarters. Gorham and Macfar-
lane followed in a string from the
first quarter, when the pace was slack
ened. At the three-quarters Macfar+
lane took a shoot and passed his slow
going opponents. Ludloff tried to
squirt, but just as he did this he lost
his toe clips, and the race was Macfar-
lanes by quite lead.
Time: Macfarlane first, 2:511a.
Note: The first three-quarters were
each made in 45 seconds and the last
in 351k.
2. Half mile bicycle (handicap).
Sylvester, 30 yards; Stratemeyer, 65;
Johnson, 10; Sylvia, scratch; Damon,
Is; Martin, Is; King, 20; Walker, %;
Giles, 25.
This was, perhaps, the prettiest race
of the day, and reflected great credit on
the winner, from the fact that he was
working all by himself and in the face
of many obstacles, not the smallest of
which were two combinations against
him. 1t was said, after the race, that
the failure of the plans of the COM
binations was sore disappointment to
the members.
The head man was Stratemeyer, and
then the others were in the positions
as given in the handicaps above. Syl-
va was scratch man.. Sylvia had quite
distance to make Johnson was push
ing hard. Sylvia crawled up; the quar-
ter found Johnson and Martin together,
| tot x1yid data he
part oft Sylvia, who otherwise might
have gone in between. Like a flash of
lightning, and in less than a distance
/ of 100 yards, the "Manoa Wonder"
passed the bunch and came down the
stretch for beautiful. finish, fully six
lengths ahead of Martin, the second
man. Johnson came in third.
Time: Sylvia first, LOS, the fastest
i record made on the Islands and bet
terment of his own record of 1:O71b pre-
viously the best on the Islands; Martin,
second In the speed tests the night
before, this time was beaten.
8. Half mile bicycle (2:50 class.
First prize, medal; second, medal.
In this race, King, Giles, Sylvester
and Macfarlane started out in the or
der named, and kept it to the first
quarter, when there was apparently a
. punching. The pace slackened. and on
the stretch King came down with the
intention of reaching the wire first
Sylvester got on one of his old-time
} spurts, and passed. King at the wire
; coming in first, less than two feet
ahead.
Time: Sylvester first, 1:19 fiat;
King, second.
4. One-mile bicycle (handicap). First
prize, medal; second, medal.