The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-19
Wing Of 0lympics Sprints Home a Fast Winner.

magnificent cup donated by Baker &
Hamilton In the first trial two years ago
the cup was won by the Acme Club Of
Oakland. Last year the Bay Citys cap
tured it. These two clubs were the only
ones in the race yesterday besides the
Olympics, the Bay Citys running into sec
ond place and the AGNES third
The Olympic team was the best organ
lied. and their men We're trained to the
hour. Their pacemakers were well dis
tributed, and every condition foretold
that they would be returned victorS. The
Bay Citys, who ordinarily carry off the
palm for perfection of details, did not
put up SO good showing as usual. Peck.
the champion of the coast, rode for them,
but he was out of condition and had
bad fall, which caused him to lose three
minutes to his Olympic opponent.
The best performance of the day was
made by J..E. Wing of the Olympic team.
81 minutes 81 seconds. While this time
does not equal last years record of 52:u.
1t Is very good, considering the condition
of the roads and the strong head wind
the riders had to buck against at certain
stages of the journey.
The race was started at Fitchburg at II
west Of San Leandro. Taking the county
road to San Leandro the riders then ira
versed the famous triangular course
ty miles, the finish being in San Leandro.
One man from each team, making a group
of three riders. with single, tandem and
libitum, started at the appointed time, an
other bunch five minutes later, and so
on until the five groups were on their
way.
There was bad spill shortly after the
first bunch started, in which the riders
GT aRd erTs 44ymPc Geek E nS
tandem that was riding too close and
fell, taking Ferris down with him. Krag-
ness ss,e escaped a and &c get lead Of fuzzy
borrow new wheels, remount and get
moving again: AS it was both were con-
siderably used up by the fall, and Krag-
ress beat them In over three minutes at
the tape.
Fuller. Noonan and Squires kept pretty
we'll together in the second bunch Full
Ter winning In the sprint at the finish by
three-fifths OF a second.
Wing made his fast time in the third.
beating Lind (Acme) by two minutes, and
though the latter was Ill and not at his
best
the fourth by the narrowest of leads over
Black (Bay City and Smith (Acme).
Russ rounded out the decisive Olympic
victory by a two-minute gain over the
Acme man and one and half over the
Bay Cityite.
Taken altogether 1t was very salts
factory contest, practically devoid of ac-
cident and the best team won. A pleas
ing feature of the days sport was evil
denced when the Bay Citys and Olympics.
who have long been sworn enemies.
cheered each otner after the finish and
the members of the two clubs hobnobbed
at lunch and on the road coming home.
Their cemented at the joint run Of the two
clubs to Mission San Jose next Sunday.
The following was the net riding time
of the men Of the three teams:
Olympic Club Wheelmen-E. o. KraS-
ness $500. G. p. Fuller 52:S5 2-5. J. e. Wing
52:37. E. A. Bozo $3.50. L. F. Russ 54:12.
Bay City Wheelmen-F. G. Peck 5s:15
r. J. Black 1871. D. g. Sylvester 55:H.
ACME Club S Mheelmenasie9rge Ferris iris
54:o3' A. T. Smith $3.50 A. heidy 56:4
The race was excellentiy conducted
throughout. and great vredit for this is
due President c. A. Adams and W. L.
Loos. the new chairman of the road rae
ing board. James NJ. Hamilton. who was
there to represent the donors Of the cup
had little to do az referee. save to look
pleasant and receive CONGRATULATIONS or
the success of his enterprise
The trophy was turned over to the win
ners last evening. when they held a Jol
iication at the Post street clubhouse.