Omaha daily bee., 1898-06-19

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Field in the Rond Race.

Field in the Road Race.
When the bicycle enthusiasts OF the city
aw akened yesterday morning and found
the streets and roads soaking wet their
hearts sank, II, was the day set FOR the
road race to be held under the auspices of
the Triangle wheelmen of the Young Mems
Christian association. For several weeks
wheelmen In this vicinity have been look
ing forward to II with much interest and a
postponement of the affair would have
been Il big disappointment. but by noon all
traces of the rain had disappeared and at
2:30, the time set for starting the race, the
course was as dry as IA bone and there
could hardly have been n more ideal day.
There was a slight wind blowing from the
faces on the way out, but 1t enabled them
to burn the road on the return trip and so
no one kicked. At 2:40 when starter
| OBrien sent the first bunch away, which
consisted of the three tive-minute or limit
men, there was an immense crowd around
the starting place at Nineteenth and Mich
olas streets, and 1T was with some diff
ficulty that the riders got through, but the
crowd was soon cleared from In front OF
the starting point and the balance of the
men were sent away in splendid shape,
there not being a single accident to mar
the start. Hardly had the scratch men
started when the crowd made n rush to
get to the finishing place, which had been
arranged at Twentieth and Ames avenue.
At the finishing point they had not long
to wait, as the boys were making good
time. and the cry soon went up, Here
they come" and "A rider clad In blue hove
tn be sas one " of the Sat cont ssISrf WI Who had given
up the race after riding about half way to
the turning point at Florence and was re-
turning to see the finish of the others. 1t
was not long until another rider shot
around the bend and down the hill and the
crowd knew that he was heading for the
tape in earnest, riding like Il streak, but
seeming fresh and leaving his nearest com
p%etitors, who were a hundred yards be-
hind. farther back at every turn of the
pedals. The lad proved to be l.. Sawyer
the messenger who won third prize in the
Decoration day road race in 1896. The
and thirty seconds Start. Which he did no,
need, as he easily won the first and tim,
prize, covering the nine miles in. 29:2O, anc
seemed to have still more up his sleeve
were SIS each.
The second man to finish was j. Bogue
who started from the three minute ant
thirty. second mark. He was closely fol
lowed by G. Stemm, who had "A handicap o
four and one-half minutes. After thi:
they came in singly, in pairs and punches
The first of the scratch men to show VI
was Fred Barnum, who finished in mint
place in 2s:5o, or just twenty seconds be
hind Sawyer for first time prize. Barnum
therefore, gets second time prize, while
Dan Brewer. another scratch man, get
w third ro 6ime a pI1ss in 2s't the rns ,im eond maa,
of the course, which was n poor one Il
best. There were few accidents and tn
officials performed their work In a credit
able manner. But one man was disauali
fled and the checkers announced that h
did not follow the course as laid out, blu
} went around another way. IL was an VII
fortunate mistake for him, as he went a
far as any and finished sixth. The Youni
Mems Christian association deserves con
siderable credit for the splendid manne
in which the affair was conducted and
is hoped that 1t will father more such race
during the season. Following Is the score
Place., L.. Sawyer. 29:2o; 2, J. Bogue
3l:45: 3, c. Stemm, 80: 46; 4, Ed Jepser
32:55: S, John Hall. 33:35: 6, Frank Ring
. quist. 3l:55;. 7, Charles Ruan, 3S:ls; {
| Charles Craig, 30 rs; 3. Fred Barnum, 29:5t
, 10. d. G. Brewer, $3.50.
Time-l, l.. Sawyer, 1920; 2, Fred Bar
mum, 1850; 3. q. j. Brewer, 1855.