The record-union., 1897-09-27
CAPITAL CITY WHEEL MEET.
EXCITING RACES AT OAK Park
YESTERDAY.
MANY Sharp Finishes and Good
lime, in Spite of Rather
Stiff Breeze.

ne attendance was not as great as at
the last races, owing chiefly to the pre-
Valence Of brisk breeze, which it was
known would render record breaking
almost an impossibility, and people
want to see record riding.
AS it was, there We're upward Of a
thousand people present and they wit
messed some of the best racing they
had ever seen.
Despite the strong wind, there was
some swift riding done, and above all
there were exciting finishes in nearly
every heat. In the one-third mile pro-
fessionaI (scratch) race Vaughn of San
Diego made new coast record in the
first heat, ~ 3-5 seconds, but this was
lowered by Downing of San Jose in the
next heat, who made it in 42 seconds.
In the California Associated Cycling
Clubs professional handicap race Geo.
Sharick Of Tacoma, Wash, one of the
scratch men, made It in 2:07 3-5 in the
face Of a breeze that raised a cloud Of
dust which at times almost obscured
the riders.
1t is worthy of note that in the final
heat Of the one-third mile professional
race those qualified to start represent
ed Tacoma, San Jose, San Francisco
and San Diego, showing from what geo.
graphical extremes riders had been at
tracted to the meet.
The pace-mazing in the various heats
(where pacing was required) was by
Mott, Wing, Russ Sharick, Jones, Ell
ford and Deacon. For this work the
pacemakers were allowed to qualify for
the finals in various events, regardless
Of their positions at the finish
There We're but two falls during the
afternoon. In the final Of the half-miIe
amateur scratch event Russ and
Leitch collided on the back stretch and
the former fell. He received some
bruises and the front wheel of his ma
chine was badly broken. In the final
of the two-mile amateur handicap Bird
sails handlebars turned when within
thirty yards Of the finish and he re-
ceived hard fall, but was not injured
Robert NJ. Welch Of San Francisco
was Referee. The Judges were A. P
Swain, Charles Albert Adams and Scott
F. Ennis. Timers-H. D. Hadenfeldt
Geo. II. Stratton and Ed c. Christ
Starter-Robert c. Lennie. Scorers
George II. Lavenson, Otto Salback and
H. A. Crocker. Clerk, L. s. Upson; as
sistant, c. D. Shearer; announcer, J. E.
Little; umpires-W. A Hubert. A. D.
Patterson, o. Morris and E A Can
field. The committee in charge Of
the affair was composed of NJ. S. Law
enson, c. E. Wright, L. S. Upson, S F.
Ennis J. E. Little, J. F. Mcdonald and
J. A Woodson-
There were a large number of San
TIa4aa1
eral rode over from Stockton, return
Ing after the races. Everything passed
off without the slightest friction, and
except for the two spills" mentioned
not an unpleasant incident occurred.
The audience was composed of some of
the best people of the city, a large pro-
portion being ladies.
Following is a summary of the va
rious events and the order in which
they occurred:
HALF-MILE. AMATEUR. SCRATCH.
First heat-Percy Deacon CReHance),
P. R. Mott (Reliance), George P. Fuller
(Olympic). A. Theisen Olympic.
George A. Wyman (Acme), Walter
Leitch Capital City,. Won by Fuller,
Leitch second. Time-1:04
Second heat-P. Halauer Capital
City,, H. w. Squires (Acme) A. H. Ag-
new (Acme), G. L. Bush Unattached,
J. f. Wing (Olympic) J. E. Wallace
(Olympic). NJ. NJ. Cook (Olympic), P.
H. Rosenheim lReliance). Won by
Squires, Rosenheim second. Time
LOS.
Third heath. Ten Bosch Capital
City,, J. Hirsch Capital City,, f.
z. Leitch Capital City,. L. A.
Payen Capital City,, c. J. Birdsall
(Olympic), E. F. Russ (Olympic). F, G.
Peck (Bay City. Won by Hirsch,
Birdsal second. Time-1:0S 3-5.
Final heat-Mott, Fuller, w Leftch,
Wing, Squires. Hirsch and Russ quail
flied and started Won by Wing, Fuller
second, Hirsch third. TimA1:13 40.
ONE-THIRD NILE, PROFESSIONAL.
First heat-D. E. Whitman Ios An
geles), George Sharick CTacoma). B. H.
Elford Oakland, NJ. Bleuler (France),
w. B. Vaughn (San Diego Won by
Vaughn, Whitman second. Time
O:42 3-5.
Second heat - Hardy Downing (San
JOSEF. Allen n. Jones (San Francisco),
w. H. Palmer (San Diego. Won by
Downing. Palmer second. Time-O:42
Final heat-Starters: Vaughn, Jones,
Downing and Sharick. Won by Jones,
Vaughn second, Sharick third. Time
O:45 So
TWO MILE AMATEUR HANDICAP.
First heat-J. E Wing, scratch; F.
C. Peck, 80 yards; G. A. Wyman. 30
yards; L. A. Young. 100 yards; T. f.
Welch, 80 yards; A. H. Agnew 15O
yards; A. Theisen, 40 yards; G. L.
Bush, $50 yards. Won by Theisen.
Wing second. Wyman third, Peck
fourth Time-5:25 40.
Second heat-J Hirsch, scratch; H
W. Squires, scratch; P. r. Mott, p
yards: W. Leitch. 40 yards: P. Rosen-
helm, 50 yards: c. J. Birdsall. 10 yards;
L. a. Payen, 100 yards: H. Ten Bosch,
120 yards; J. e. Wallace. $50 yards;
E. Hallauer, $50 yards. Won by Bird
sail. Wallace second, Hallauer third,
Payen fourth. Tfme-4:54 3-5.
Final heat-Starters: Theisen, Wing,
Wyman, Peck, Birdsall, Wallace E.
Hallauer and Payen Won by Wing,
Wyman second, Theisen third. Time
456 40
ONE MILE, PROFESSIONAL HAND
ICAP
Starters-H. Downing. 81 yards; D.
Whitman, 60 yards: ]. s. Brereton, 120
yards, ". B. Vaughn. scratch; Allen N
Jones, scratch: George Sharick,
scratch: B. H. Elford. So yards; Max
Bleuler, $50 yards: W. H Palmer, 100
yards. Won by Sharick, Jones second,
Palmer third, Whitman fourth. Time