The herald., 1897-09-10

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son third. Time, 2:35 1-5
MILE OPEN
The mile open, first heat, had Fur
man, Shoemaker, Wilkerson and
Crossley up. Furman set hot pace for
lap and was relieved by Shoemaker,
Crossley dropping out on account of an
accident to his, wheel on the third lap.
Wilkerson took the pace, Shoemaker TAX
ing the lead on the turn. Furman made
a grand sprint down the straight, win
ming from Shoemaker by two laps with
Wilkerson third. in 2:2S. The second
heat was hot finish and was won by
Scott, Russell second and Tabor third,
the wheels all tapping. Time, 2:31.
MORE FINALS
Final 2:30 class had five starters,
Graham wining, Boughn second and
Mills third, in 2:30 AS. The proverbial
blanket would have covered the entire
bunch on the tape.
The 15o-yard foot race between w. ].
Cutter of aSn Jacinto and George K.
holland of Riverside was won by the
former In Is 3-5 After the first twenty
yards there was no doubt as to the WIN
ner.
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blood. Cox was put in to pace and set
lively gait. Each man showed to the
front during the race. 1t was any
body's race when they turned into the
straight. Furman Of Los Angeles won
out by a small margin and Shoemaker
second, Scott third, in 1928
The county five-mile team race went to
Elsinore; Perris won second and San
Jacinto third. The Elsnore team was
easy winners, with % points out of pos
sble 81
THE MATCH RACE
The next race was the first heat of the
Shoemaker Furman one-mile match
race. Packard and Russell furnished
the pace. The PAGERS seemed to think
they were riding against time and the
| riders were unable to catch them for
nearly a lap, when Shoemaker succeed
ed in tacking on. On the second lap the
| tandem made another sneak and got
away from the riders, Shoemaker
| catching it on the turn. Coming around
linto the straight Shoemaker was hooked
on, with Furman two lengths in the
rear. On coming into the straight
against the wind, Furman saw the hope
lessness Of trying to catch the tandem
and quit, giving Shoemaker the heat
In the second heat both sprinted for
| the tandem, Shoemaker overrunning
and Furman cutting in and securing the
pace, Shoemaker having to take Sec
ond place. On the second lap Furman
laid out and allowed Shoemaker to hook
on to the tandem. The tandem dropped
out on the backstretch, Shoemaker set
two 6n (p
straight, both riders were on even
terms Down the stretch they came,
neck and neck. Within fifty yards of the
turn Furman sprinted into the lead, but
looked to have made his final effort.
Shoemaker, with a dogged look on his
face, made desperate effort and
crossed the tape with good lead, Fur
man having given UP the struggle. Tina,
2:10 3-5.
The audience has been enthusiastic
throughout the meet, but when Shoe
maker, their idol, won the match race,
pandemonium seemed to be let loose.
and for a short time the track, grand
stand and infield was bowling mass oI
humanity. The dead-head audience on
the hills must have thought that there
was a smafl-sized riot in progress.
l After the track was cleared the colored
population had an innings The two
mile handicap for colored people was an
easy win for Thomas Nelson Of Los
Angeles, Will Glenn second. Will Blan-
ton third, in Sis 35.
The fifty-yard foot race was won by
Will Mills, Riverside, in As seconds.
The five-mile team race between the
Western Union, Riverside, Postal and
California District Messengers, Los An
geles, was one of the prettiest races of
the day.
The California District gave up the
struggle early in the fight, and the race
was fought out by the Postals and West
ern Unions to the bitter end.
At the end Of the fourth mile the score
stood 8 to 10 in favor of the Western
Unions. Had the Postals followed up
their win on that mile and not slack
ened their pace and allowed the Western
Unions to catch them they would have
won, but by slow riding they allowed the
stragglers to bunch, and in the sprint of
the last mile they were beaten out, the
Western Unions winning with IS points
Postals Is.
The last race Of the day was the two
, mile handicap, with twenty one starters
Shoemaker, Scott, Furman, Tabor and
Cox were on scratch. 1t was a lively
race with a continual change of posi-
ton until the seventh lap, when all were
punched In the final sprint the entire
: bunch came down the home stretch in a
solid body. When near the tape Tabor
made last desperate sprint, winning
out, with Furman second and, Scott
third, in 4:5S 2-5.
The sports closed at about $50, having
run fourteen races, two fve-mile team
races and two handicaps
Riverside was more than jubilant at
the results Of the races, and incidentally
at the cheering reports from the box
office. Taken all in all the sixth annual
meet of the Riverside Wheelmen was a
success from start to finish, and the
members of the club deserve great credit
for the successful management of the
meet.