The San Francisco call., 1897-04-03
WELLS LOWERS
/, FOSTERS COLORS
The Big Bay City Rider
Won Three Straight
Heats.
At One, Two and Five Niles
He Defeated His Old.
Time Rival. !.
Mcfarland c1everiy Wen the opsn
Professional Event From joins
-. -, and Eaton.


Thelargest crowd that has yet attended
the bicycle races .assem m bled at the Pavilion
lastnight. The racing was good, the heats
and finals in every instance being fought
out right TO the tape. =
The match races between Charles s.
Wells and Walter F. Foster, at one. three
and five miles, were the principal features
of the evenings programme.
The first, at one mile, was paced for six
laps by Morris of Texas, at q lively clip.
Wells was first. behind the PAGER all the
way, but after the PAGER dropped out
Foster got the lead and held it for a lap,
when. Wells. started his sprint and rode
clear around his opponent, taking the lead
and maintaining 1t to the tape. Foster
tried hard to win, and was only beaten
few inches. The time was 2:10 2-5
When the men came out for the two
mile event, after a short rest. the excite
ment was intense. each man seemingly
having an equal. number of partisens.
Morris paced .the first mile in 2:29 As
and was relieved by Sullivan for the first
six laps of the second mile. when he
dropped out and left the men 10 them
selves. Wells had the lead and started
the sprint early with Foster trailing right
behind him. Foster tried 10 get 10 the
front on the last lap, but the big Bay City
rider had the race well in hand and won
all the way in 4:45 2:5. He was given a
greatreception as he dism ounted.
Having won two out of the three heats
Wells was given the purse and the match,
but it was decided 10 also run the FIVE
mile event to decide which was the better
man at that distance.
Morris and Sullivan on e tandem were
put In to pace the men, and Foster was
oh first v1o
. Wells closely following. The tandem
took them along at -2:15 clip, the first
mile being ridden in that time, two miles
in 4:30 2-5, three in 6:46 As, and four in
9:05 fat.
The tandem then began to grad ually in.
crease its pace on the last mile, up to the
( NTH lap, when it dropped out. Wells in,-
mediately jumped out and soon had. the
lead, and then commenced a great sprint
for the tape. Fry as he would, Foster.
could not overtake him, and Wells crossed
the line first by n lead of full wheels
length. The time was IL: :16.
The professional open event of the even
ing was at one mile, in five heats, two
Sc mil finals and final. Allen, Stevens,
Jones and Bob Terrlll qualified for the
first semi-fnal. Allen took the lead early
and tried 10 make a runaway race of it,
but was soon oVerhauled by Jones, who
won out, Allen running second.
Becker, Eaton and Mcfarland rode the
1second semi-tinRi. Eaton jumped TO the
Itront on the sixth lap and started his fa-
: 1mous long sprint, which landed him a
winner, close pressed by Mcfarland. =
TINS Tn brought Jones, Allen. Eaton and
Mcfarland into the final. Jones set the
pace for the first lap Mcfarland for the
second and Eaton for the third. The
sprint commenced early, Allen starting
it. but Mcfarland soon passed him, and
then Jones and Eaton. These three
fought II out to the wire, finishing in that
order. inches apart.
high wheels created considerable amuse-
meEt.
- Tonight Is the last night of the meet.
/ The principal features are the match races
between Eaton and Loughead and a mile
open, professional.
Following Is the summary:
One mile, open, professional-First heat, won
ond, W. A. TerTil, Bav City.
Second heat-Won by Ed Allen, Spokane:
time, 2;2S 40. Second, o. L. stevens. Iowa.
Third heat-Woa by H. F. Terrill, Bay CITY:
hpoIis
Fourth heat-won by Jay Eaton, Chicago;
time, :33 4-5. Second, F. a. Mcfarland San
Jose.
First semi mi-fnal-won by Allan Jones, olym-
pic; time, 21S As. Second, Ed Allen, Spo-
kane.
Second semi-fnal-won by jaw Eaton. Chi.
cago; time, 1892 3-5. Second: f. A. McFar-
land, San Jose.
Finai heat1won by +. A. Mcfarland. San
Jose; time, 2:2O 35. Second, Allan Jones.
olympic; third. Jay Eaton, Chicago.
Match races between Walter F. Foster and
Charles S. Wells.
First race, one mile-Won by Wells. time
2:l0 2-5.-
4:45 4-5.
Third race. five miles-won by Wells; time,