The herald., 1898-11-06
SPEEDY BICYCLE RACES
SPLENDID RECORDS MADE BY
FURMAN AND LACY
VERY DESPERATE STRUGGLE
Pomona and the High School Elevens
Battle on the Gridiron But
Neither Could Score

| The bicycle race meet given by the Thistle
| Bicycle club at Athletic park yesterday after
noon was the best seen here in years. The
finishes were for the most part very close,
and some exceptionally good time was made
Furman rode an unpaced mile in fraction
of second over 2: II ", and Lacy rode mile
unpaced in 2:l5%. The three cracks, Fur
man, Lacy and 1aber, did not display good
Judgment in several of their events, for had
they taken advantage of positions which
they held, or could have secured, they would
have won, and in the case of Taber, finished
place better. In addition to the races,
there was game of football between the
Los Angeles high school and Pomona col.
| lege elevens, which was hotly contested,
neither side scoring.
The pursuit race between Ralph Hamlin
of the Thistle club and Bert Leslie of Pasa-
dena, was exciting for the first few miles,
but did not end satisfactorily, as it was
not won on its merits, although the fault
did not lie with Hamlin. One of the
eranks on Leslie's wheel came loose and he
was forced to change mounts at the time
when he was gaining on Hamlin and ap-
peared to be in fair way to win the race
The second wheel did not fit him, SO Leslie
had to change to the old wheel. Hamlin
won the event in four and one-hah miles:
time, 1858.
The mile novice was run in good time and
NaS Nou ny OduleS II. i Ouu. Eugene De-
mems was second and Milton Miller third
Time. 2: 70. The ''also rodes" We're Ed Alex
ander, w. r. Alexander and H. W. Robin
son.
In the first heat of the one mile, 2:30
class, +. Y. Pearne acted as pacemaker, as
he had done in the novice event, to the half
mile and then A. c. Muff shot ahead with
Fred Dee and w. r. Alexander hanging
close on They maintained these positions
n tha Strptoh and ha III fpr tho pa
spurt Alexander beat Dee out for the sec
ond place. Dee was forced off the track.
and on this account was allowed to ride in
the final heat. Time, 2:l9. Pearne was the
pacemaker in the second heat and dropped
out at the half, when Eugene Z. Demens
took the lead, which he maintained till the
final sprint when Todd beat him out by
inson finished third and Milton Miller, who
had been practically left at the tape, fourth.
Time, 2:l9A. The starters in the final of his
race were Dee, Demens, Mutf, Alexander
and Todd. The riders loafed during the last
portion of the race, but the finish was beau
tful, all crossing the tape in bunch. Mutf
won, Dee second, Todd third and nemens
crossing the tape and bruised himself badly
L. G. Lacy, w. NJ. Aldridge, Ralph Mus
,ev, X. Austin and A. T. Bell were the start
RS in the mile open professional. Bell as
,umed the lead to the half, and then Austin
moved up and took the pole. The racers
were all punched when they started on the
last quarter, and they were watching for
,omebody to try to jump ahead Lacy had
been in third place, and he at once started
forward, but Austin was ready and offered
,attle, Aldrldge in the meanwhile riding
around the outside to try to take the lead or
let better position. Fritz took the lead,
though, on the last turn and won by a
legnth from Austin, Aldridge being third.
fine, 2:22. The last quarter was ridden III
):30A
A. c. Muff, W. G.. Furman, Fred Dee and
Arthur Tabor faced the starter in the mile
,pen, amateur, Pearne acting as pacemaker
l'urman caught the pacemaker, with Tabor
second, Dee third. They maintained these
positions for thrce-quarters of a mile, and
hen Pearne dropped. Tabor failed to I'M
,rove the advantage OF his position, and, IN
stead of being contender with Furman,
was able to finish only third to Dee, who was
second to Furman, the time being 2:22.
Roy Highlands captured the race for boys
under l6, Nofer Nalla being second, Willie
Dohs third, Max Podlech fourth; time,
2.3lA..
In the mile handicap, professional, the
starters were F. G. Lacy, scratch; X. Austin,
Mussey, lbs yards; 4. T. Bell, l25 yards.
Lacy caught the bunch before the first halt
mile had been ridden, in the fast time OF
l:O6A, and laid in third position for the
balance of the distance, with the exceptions
of the last turn, when he tried to go ahead
of the bunch, but he had lost his chance and
failed to either do this or slip through and
take the pole as the crowd swung into the
stretch. As it was, Bell won, Aldfidge
second, Mussey third, Lacy fourth; time,
2:l5 Lacy rode this mile unpaced in 2:l5A
The best time was made in the mile handi-
cap amateur. Furman rode from scratch,
C. F. Husser, A. G. Muff and Fred Dee IS
yards; Ralph Hamlin and Arthur Taber so
yard Hilton Miller, 100 yards; Eugene De-
l25 yards; w. R. Alexander, and E. Alex,
ander, $50 yards. Furman started at a
furious rate after his field and caught the
first bunch before the half was ridden, and