The times., 1898-09-25
MORAN DEFEATS WILSON.
The Former an Easy Winner In Two
Straight Heats.


The nineteenth race meet of the season
was held at the Park Bicycle Clubs track
yesterday afternoon. The attendance was
remarkably slim and quite in contrast to
the poor showing of the spectators the
riding was excellent. The finishes to all
the races were of the quality that breeds
heart disease. and in some cases the
judges were compelled to consult for a
long time before they could reach an
agreement The time made was also very
good, considering that the riders were
compelled 10 go at least half the distance
in each race with a cold north wind blow
ing full in their faces. At times the wind
was so fierce that it would all but stop
the bicyclists as they came into the home
stretch, and 1t entirely prevented any
spurts being made. In other respects the
day was ideal for bicycle racing, and ex-
cept for the gale 1t is probable that the
racing yesterday was the best seen at
the track this season.
The event in which the most interest
centered was the match race between A
c. Moran and +. l.. Wilson, which was
won by the former in two straight heats.
The race was twice around the track or
two-thirds of a mile. With the exception
of Schade and the Sims boys Wilson is
probably the best man Moran could have
secured to run against He has all the
qualities that go to make a good bicycle
rider both in short and middle-distance
racing. He holds the track record of the
District for one mile-l:E 1-5-and the mile
competition record having won a race at
the park track in 200 fat
The few people who occupied the grand
stand were intensely partisan and were
not at all backward in encouraging their
,e.,-ftC ,far fax- n,-fta
notable things in the race was the ex-
celience of the pacemakers. who acquit-
ted themselves with glory. Moran's pac-
ing team consisted of Steenson and
Greer, while Mueller and BILLY" Sims
were Wilson's pacemakers. Wilson got
off first both times and was well on the
turn when Moran's pace caught him.
They trailed around the track on the
first lap with Wilson still in the lead
When the back stretch was reached Will
son was leading steadily and every man
was working hard. The wind caugh; the
| riders here and the pace became per-
ceptibly slower. Moran's pace began to
| climb up here and took their man stead
| lily on till he finished one-half length
| ahead of his opponent Time, 1:27 As.
In the second heat much the same pro-
| gram was gone through with. Wilson
| leading to the stretch and then being
| beaten at the tape. This time. however.
| Moran finished two clear lengths ahead.
1 Time, 1.31 80.
| Another match race was run which.
| while 1t lacked the intense interest that
| match between two we'll known and
| popular riders brings forth, lost none of
| its attractiveness thereby. This was a
match pursuit race between J. E.Hanger.
| jr., and C. L. Miller, in which the latter
| completely outclassed his opponent, who
/ at the ending Of the fourth mile, gave
| up the race and retired.
/ The first event on the program brought
! out all the professional riders in the city
| in a two-thirds of a mile heat race. The
race was excellent all the way through
| all the men getting off in bunch and
keeping close together till they reached
| home Steenson, Mueller and BILLY
| Sims finishing in the order named and
so close together that 1t was difficult tc
| determine just how they came in. Time
| 1:57 2-5.
/ The second event was the only open
! event for amateurs on the program, being
a one-mile handicap in one heat. Soon
! after starting the men became punched
| with the exception of P. ]. Miller. the linn
! it man, who led the field by big margin
| clear to the stretch and then finished
| third I'm one of the best finishes made by
| amateurs at the track this season. The
rest of the crowd stayed together till the
end, finishing with w. II. harrington
first, c. L. Miller second and P. ]. Miller
third. Time, 2:14
The second heat of the two-third mills
professional heat race was run as The
third event. The finish of this event wa:
the closest ever seen at the Park track
and the announcement of the winner
caused a great deal of comment among
| the spectators. The judges were the onl,
persons who were opposite the finishing
point, and they are the only ones VIII
saw the finish as it was. 1t was an
nounced that Steenson came in first
BILLY" Sims second, Mueller third
Time, 2:01 As.
AS Sims and Mueller had each wol
two seconds and two thirds IL became nee
essary to run off a two-third mile rae
to decide who was entitled to the seeon'
prize, and this was run as the sixth even
between the heats of the Wilson-Moral
match race. The finish of this race wa
also very close. many of the spectator
insisting that 1t was dead heat, despit
the decision of the judges that the rae
belonged to Mueller. Time. 2:0o.