The times., 1898-10-02

can I.dciilS CycllStS Union. Inc races were
under the sanction of the A. C. c. of
California, and were participated in by
the premier riders of the country. who
have braved the power of the League of
American Wheelmen, and alienated them
selves from it by establishing a union of
their own. This move upon the part of
those who participated in the races and
also those who ofticiated at the meet,
permanently bars them from ever being
associated with the league again This,
however, did not seem To dampen the
spirits of interested parties or the more
unconcerned spectators. who were there
to enjoy themselves. and enjoy themselves
they did. If excellent racing. with fast
pacing and close finishes by the chanl-
pions of the country are the only es en-
tial features of success, and enthusiastic
applause an indication of its worth, the
American Racing Cyclists Union is now
on its way to prosperity. The fact that
the riders were outlaws" did not retard
their speed. and. while but one record
was lowered. all the races were ridden In
excellent style.
Bald Lowers n Record.
The biggest treat given the patrons of
the park was the last event on the pro-
gram. Eddie Bald. who now stands at
the head of the list for the nation Il cham
pionship. endeavored to lower the mile
record for the track He was paced by a
trtplet and tandem and made the circuit
three times in 1:43 2-5. This lowers the
record previously made by himself in
1897 four seconds. and IS by far the best
time ever made over this track. The
trial was the prettiest exhibition of the
day. The rider had not gone more than a
third of a mile before the people saw
that something was going TO happen and
on the last two laps of the trip ne was
cheered and applauded. to enthuse him TO
hang to the terrific pace. He needed no
encouragement, however. for, in coming
up the home stretch he overlook and
beat out his pacemakers. The triplet was
ridden by Arthur Gardiner, W. r. Beck
er. and III. X. SteenSon who carried the
pace over the first two laps of the mile
Bald did a beautiful piece OF work in
changing his pace. dropping from the trip
let 10 the tandem without losing a frac-
ton OF a second. Orlando Stevens and
+. A. Mcfarland then carried him down
the back stretch. going like the wind and
Bald hanging on like poor relation.
Spirited Two-Thirds of Nile.
The first event on the program was the
two-thirds of a mile race. 1t was rid
den in four heats, the first two men in
each heat qualifying for the final This
event brought out most of the good men,
and all of the finishes were close and
exciting. Eddie Bald, Henry Terrill, Tom
Cooper. Owen Kimble. H. r. Freeman,
Arthur Gardiner, Major Taylor. Orlando
Stevens and II. r. Steenson were on the
line when the starter fired his pistol for
the final, and they began racing from the
jump Major Taylor, much to the de-
light OF the colored element broke away
from the bunch and started to ride the
race by himself. He was overtaken at the
head of the back stretch and never again
got his wheel in front. As the racers, all
in bunch, were letting themselves out
for the home stretch. Freeman and Ter
rill lost control of their wheels and both
fell, Freeman went crashing through the
fence which incioses the track and landed
on his head upon the ground below. He
was quite seriously hurt and was con-
veyed to the city upon the electric cars,
where he was sent to the Emergency
Hospital. Terrill was more fortunate and
got off with a few ugly scratches upon
the body Those who were left in the
| race rode neck and neck up the stretch,
| and crossed the line so close together that
| they could have been covered by 4
| blanket. It could not be determined by
| the spectators who had won, and the
| result was not known until II was an
| nounced by the judges, after a lengthy
| deliberation. The race was finally given
| to Bald, with Stevens and Taylor, re-
| spectively. second and third.
In the first heat of the two mile class
| race Otto Maya jumped out from the
| bunch on the fourth lap. and was over
| fifty yards ahead of il before the riders
| saw and went after him. He was never
| oyertaken, and finished first by thirty
| yards, with Sims and Terrill riding like
fends for second place AS they neared
| the tape. Sims seemed to lift his wheel
| across the hne, and won by a nose.
! In the final of the two-mile race, the
| first three men of the last heat and DR..
| A. /. Brown, II. r. Steenson and a. c.
| Moran started Moran led the way for
| short distance, when Sims went IN the
| lead Each man held the pace at differ
| ent times through the race. On the
| fourth lap Maya endeavored to play the
| same trick which won for him before,
! Int the riders were not to be fooled
| again, and hung to him like leeches Ter
| riIl won the race with Sims second and
| Dr. Brown third.
| Exciting Finish of Vile Handicap.
The most exciting race of the day was
the mile handicap, run in one heat, with
fifteen starters Eddie Bald, Taylor and
| Arthur Gardiner were on the scratch,
and did some fierce riding in order to
| catch up. The hopes of the local enthIl-
~aI iFfNc
| handicap king but after making grand
| snrint 70 the head of the procession, he
| could do no better than finish fourth. The
| vivid colors of the fifteen riders con-
tinually changing positions, made a
beautiful picture as they swerved arounc
| the corners and Strengthened out Tor the
| struggle for home. Kimble, Mcfarland
| Bald and Sims managed to get through
| the mess at the head of the stretch ano
| finished close together in the ordei
named Altogether the meet was great
J success and the union IS to be cohgratu
lated upon its first attempt.
The summary.
Two-thirds of mile open-Professionai
First heat-Won by Eddie Bald. H. Il
Freeman second. Time 1:34 80. Seconc
beat-Won by Henry Terrill, Arthur
| Gardiner second. Time. 1:54. Third heat
Won by Tom Cooper. Major Taylor anc
Orlando Stevens tied for second place
(both qualifed. Time. las 1-5. Fourth
heat-Won by Owen Kimble. H r. Steen
son second Time, lao 2-5. Final heat
Won by Eddie Bald. Orlando Stevens sec
ond. Major Taylor third. Time, 1:2o.
Two-mile class race-Open to riders wht
had not scored more than thirty points II
the national championship table. Firs
| heat-Won by Otto Maya. Fred Sims sec
| ond Henry Terrill third. Time, 4:47 %