The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-07


was 10 shake up n the middle OK me
back stretch zzszaer jumped the crowd.
and before they could bit Up 10 MS pass
he was pas them and rad the pole Hs
showed beautiful leg work. and tie croSd
forgot all about everything else oa1 LIS
beautiful riding and rose en- maSse % ses
the finish Crawford. Snarsck and ES4Ioro
came into the home streten woEAins Use
demons, bu; the king had them beaten
and was greeted with loud cheers as re
shot over the tape IL WAS hoE- very
hot. finish between Crawford. Elford and
Sharsck. their wheels overlapping as they
sped down the stretch 10 the nnlsn AT
the last turn OF the pedals Crawford goe
the best OF & and shot his wheel over 4
hair 70 the good With Zeisler out OF tne
race Il would have been most exciting
finish. The time. lbs was nothing 10
brag OF. and could have oeen lowered cas-
ily II The -rst quarter had been worked
down. II was announced that the nIsN
two in every heat and the third man IN the
fastest heat would qualify for the finals
George Sharick's Great Finish
The second heat in the half was Of the
sensation kind. with Jimmy Jones. or Ia
coma; George Sharick. OF Tacoma, ana
Danny Whitman of Los Angeles. playing
the leading parts. In addition % those
riders the call brought out A A Johnson.
popular in Seattle as the Terrible Swece.
and E. w Davis. of Everett. From the
start 10 the finish the riders were buncheo,
and how Sharick and Whitman beat oul
Jimmy Jones after hts phenomenal squirt
was hard proposition 70 figure out They
did il. however. In the last few yards. and
IL Shariek had net made wonderful nm
ish he would have been second 20 the
speedy boy from the city where people are
fined for expecsorating on the streets
Over on the back stretch OF the last lap
Jones put on a burst of speed thar sent
him away ahead OF the crowd and ne was
apparently booked for place. but on tie
turn into the home stretch Shariek and
Whitman, riding in simply magnificent
form, collared MIN and at the tape waved
their colors in his face. SO close 10 him, how
ever. that they touched him. The race was
won by inches, and mighty few Of them al
that. The time 10 3-5. was the fastest
OF the trial heats. and gave JONES place
in the finals.
Two Heats Combined.
". B. Vaughan. of San Diego. haviag
been injured ar Victoria. and Carl Absn-
droth, of Portland. not being present, Ref
cree Dorr allowed the third and fourth
heats 10 be consolidated. The starters
were Allen Jones, San Francisco; Ben Be-
mer. Tacoma; Jack Saver, Portland. w.
E. Bartholomew. Tacoma, and Hardy
Downing. San Francisco. When the pistol
was fired Bemer was not ready. but as he
started after the other riders and caught
them before they had made the first turn,
il did not make much difference. Bener's
feelings were evidently not injured. as he
made no protest. although there was no
doubt that he said mot ready when the
starter made the call. The feature OF the
heat, generally speaking, was the riding
| CT Staver, who took the lead in the second
lap and held 1t TO within-well. II seemed
| few inches of the finish. when Downing.
| coming like a whirlwind, showed his wheel
| trifle ahead and was declared the WIN
ner. Allen Jones rode a beautiful race.
| fighting the home stretch from beginning
| to end with Whirlwind Downing. Owing
to the rain the finals viii no; be run until
| this evening.
| ZeiHIer Defeats Sharick Easily.
A cold wave swept over the park just
| before the great event of the day was
! announced. Then 1t commenced to sprin-
| kle, and the bicycle enthusiasts who had
/ been watching and waiting for days 10
| see the big match mile race between
/ Otto Ziegler, the Pacific coast champion
and George Sharick, the premier racer of
the Pacific Northwest felt the cold chills
| running down their back. Inwardly
| every one was praying for the elements
| to be good for little while at least. and
| allow the question of supremacy between
| these great rivals to be settled. Luck
| was with the crowd for a brief time
| however, and In that time the star of
| Otto zeigler made its way TO the tip-top
| point, eclipsing for the time being, at
| least. the ambition of George Sharick TO
the championship OF the Pacific coast. It
! Is disappointing not TO be able to say
| that II was a grand. soul-inspiring, excit-
| ing race. The truth is the truth, how
| over, and il must be said that Zeigler
| won easily. IN fact. after he gave Shar-
| lex the grand shake-up on the back
| stretch in the last lap, the race was a
| foregone conclusion. Zeigler ran away
| from sharick and beat him by at least
| fifteen feet, in the not overgood time Of
| go 20. In the opinion OF tho writer.
| Zetgler was not extended, and had II in
| him to cut of, without unusual effort
several seconds. The time does not even
| approximate that made by Harry Free
| man ST the last big race meet here when
| he turned the mile, paced BY Leland and
| Baxter. in 2:1I.
| 1t is probable that Zeigler would have
| ridden much faster If the pace had been
hotter. Ben Bemer. of Tacoma, did the
| pacing alone. and 1t was evident in the
third lap that neither Zeigler nor Sharick
were exertiug themselves TO keep with
| him. From the start Sharick caught
| Beraer and clung 20 him until he dropped
ont on the back stretch. Zeisler follow
ing close behind After Bemer dropped.
then sharick cut loose. but Zeigler walked
UP 10 him quickly, gave him a hot shake
down and that settled the race. Sharick
made game finish, but had 10 show
OF reaching the tape on anything like
even terms with the boy from San Jose,
The quarter was made in 81 rs: half in
! II IS. three-Guarters in as and mile in
2:20 Is
+. >. Cotter's Great Ride.
The fIve-mlle amateur handicap race
| proved to be the most remarkable event oi
the afternoon, and little Frank j. Cotter. OF
Tacoma. was the hero. After being thrown
| heavily 10 the ground in the eleventh lap
through an unintentional foul on the par
| Of Watt Ship % Salem, he got up
| rcmcunted. and with a bent pedal and ne
toe clips. fought the race TO a finish. win
ming second in as close and hot finish a:
| ever seen on the track.
| The race started with J. E. Wing OF Sar
Jose. scratch: Percy Mott OF Oakland. III
yards; +. J. Cotter, OF Tacoma. Us yards
| Frank Coombs, OF Seattle. rs yards. Wins
! was at A disadvantage from The start. a.
| he did not have any OF the handicap me'
near him. He was fortunate. however. II
/ beating the pistol fully zen feet. For eigh
| laps there was no important change IN tn
relative positions Of the riders. but In tn
| ninth COMBS and Mott commenced Il
show signs Of falling of in their work
Mott allowed Wing 10 catch him and thi
| gave Wing Just what he needed. At n
beginning Of the tenth lap Shipp and Cot
ter were together. We'll ia the lead. Will
Wing and Mott had caught up 20 COMBS
Ship and Cotter DISAPPEARED around IN
/ corner nf the baseball grand stand and