The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-08-25
VOL. 33
TIE RACE MEET.

Wheelmen, attracted quite a large
crowd of people to the Columbia
County Fair Ground, Saturday after
noon. No better races were ever wit
messed on the ground. The day was
a perfect ore, the track in tip top con-
dition, and every event, with the ex-
ceptlon of the match race, which did
not start, passed off to the entire salts
faction of everyone.
1t is said, and we believe 1t, that fully
two-thirds OF the people who paid
admission to the ground, went more
to see the match race than anything
else, and any one who was not present
can easily imagine the disappoint-
ment when it was announced that the
race would not take place. 1t had
been advertised and doomed as the
special feature of the meet, and the
question now is, who is to blame1 1t
is said that there was a misunder-
standing between the contestants as
to what pace was to be used. Krick
claimed that he had been notified to
bring a tandem as his pace, and Nc
Michael held out that the pace was to
be unlimited, and that each man was
to furnish whatever pace he wished.
If this is the case, why as a matter OF
course, the Wheelmen are to blame,
for the race not coming off. But, ad-
mitting, that there was misunder-
standing about the pace, that the
blame should all be placed to the
credit of the committee who had the
race in charge, was there any earthly
reason for the Berwick delegation
kissing Krick the way they did ? Let
us see. The race, if we are not mis-
taken, was down on the program for
the sixth event when the time came
for 1t to take place the up-river crack
claimed that he was unable to
start, owing to sprained shoulder,
which he had received by reason of d
fall. There was little scratch on his
arm and the people believed he told
the truth, but when the time came for
the handicap race, in which he was
given forty yard start on Krick, the
sprained shoulder didn't bother him
any more. Krick then offered to race
him without any pace at all, or let the
quad pace both of them to the three
quarter pole, and fight it out from
there, but he showed the white feather
and rejected both propositions. After
one considers all the facts there is only
one conclusion to be reached, and
that is that McMichael is afraid of
the Dutchman, and the majority of
people in Bloomsburg know it.
The other races were all close and
hotly contested. With the exceptions
of a few broken pedals and chains,
there were no accidents.
Following are the summaries:
Half-mile Open-First neat, H. C..
Jewell, Bloomsburg, first Charles w.
Krick, Sinking Springs, second; Geo.
B. Hart, Wilkesbarre, third; J. Oscar
Barto, Reading, fourth. Time 1871.
Second heat-F. P. Gistalder, Will
Transport, first; Charles Coleman,
Scranton, second ; ]. H. Swartz, Read
ing, third; w. F. McMichael, Ber-
wick, fourth. Time, Zoo.
Final heat-W. F. McMichael, first;
G. B. Hart, second; c. w. Krick,
third. Time, 1:I21.
2:45 Class-Charles Harry, Berwick,
won; ]. H. Michael, Bloomsburg, sec
ond; Harry Shaffer, Bloomsburg, third.
Time, 2:36.
Two-mile Lap Race. w. Krick,
Sinking Springs, won; J. H. Swartz,
Reading, second; Charles Coleman,
Scranton, third; G. B. Hart, Wilkes
barre, fourth. Time, 5:oI1.
Mile Open-First heat, C. w.
Knck, Sinking Springs, first; F. P.
Gistalder, Williamsport, second; G. B.
Hart, Wilkesbarre, third George
Harry, Mahanoy City, fourth. Time,
3:a4t.
Second heat-W. F. McMichael,
Berwick, first; 7. H. Swartz, Reading,
second; Charles Harry, Berwick, third
w. L. Richards, Stockton, fourth
Time, 2:24
Final heat-C. w. Krick, first; w.
F. McMichael, second; Charles Harry
third. Time, 2:3ot.
Threemile Handicap-W. F. Nc.
Michael, Berwick, 40 yards, won; H
c. Jewell, Bloomsburg, 100 yards
second. w. L. Richards, Stockton
no yards, third; c. w. Krick, Sink
ing Springs, scratch, fourth. Time
7:I64.
One-mile Local Race-J. H.
Michael, trst; Harry Shaffer, second;
George Ahleman, third. Time, asst
Observation-Disclosures, paced by
a quad, reduced the track record, hele
by Charles Coleman, of Scranton
from 2:o6 to 2:o4.'