The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-09-10
A SUCCESS AS USUAL
"A GOOD PROGRAM CONTESTED IN
spoRTSMANLIKE MANNER
BILL FuRMAN's VICTORIES
Tha Team Race Lost Once More by Los
Angeles, but the Messenger Boys
Made Hot Race

Made Hot Race
with the orange and black flying from
avery steeple, twined over doorway Ana
window, Riverside welcomed the visiting
wheelmen from all over Southern Caiiror-
MA Yesterday, and celebrated her seventh
annual bicycle race meet. The day was per-
feet. not a ripple to mar the days sport
and the city was crowded with enthusiastic
wheelmen from early morn until late at
night. The visiting wheelmen began to pour
into the city by sunrise in twos and threes
and by noon the streets, hotels and cycierles
were fairly alive with uniformed Wneel-
men. coming from almost every nook and
city of the southland. They were genial
and orderly crowd, however, and discussed
the coming events of the afternoon with
ioyiality and enthusiasm.
All the wheelmen were there from the
"Hon." Will kippenberk. the boss
starter of many meets. to "Humped-back
judy" the rapid tire repairer of Redlands,
and all were bent on having rousing good
time and incidentally smashing FEW rec
ords that had grown musty with age. Car
son Shoemaker of the orange belt and Long
Bill Furman of Los Angeles were the center
of all attraction. Who was the best man
and would they ever try heats again were
all-absorbing questions. Honors were d.
yided evenly between them, however, as
they were sized up by the gazing hundreos.
Furman was in excellent trim and ready to
squirt at the crack Of the pistol and break
the coast record. He had no lack OF sup
porters during the forenoon. and at times
wagers were taken freely that the fast ma
from the Angel City would lower the envied
record, His was to be the exciting event
Of the afternoon.
Shoemaker had no special place upon the
program the first time this has occurred
In many years, and consequently but little
interest centered around his possible feats.
He was to be the PAGER of all races, but
aside from this would not be called upon for
exhibition riding.
The Postal Telegraph team OF Los An
geles arrived in the city early in the day,
and were quartered at the Rowell, where
they greeted their friends and discussed the
contest with the Western Union team Of
this city, who were to form such an i'm
portant part of the afternoons excitement.
The Los Angeles boys were in the pink Of
condition, and fully confident that If they
they would at least give them the contest
Of their lives Ray Rothrock of the West
ern Union team met the boys at the Bord-
we'll and talked over the details of the con-
test The result of the race of last year
had no perceptible effect upon the Los An
geles boys, and at every turn they showed
confidence in their ability to carry off the
honors. great deal of rivalry has existed
hot tba i1ro for nd
neither team has let an opportunity slip
when it was possible to try conclusions.
Probably more wagers were made on the
outcome of the Postal-Western Union race
than any other event of the day.
The personnel of the two teams was
nearly the same as that of last year, and
Individual rivalry among members of both
teams was plainly evident.
The thirteen-mle road race, which has
proved such drawing card and exciting
feature of Riverside wheel meets during
years past, had no place upon the program
this year, and this fact was greatly to be re-
GREETED. After much discussion it had been
decided, however, to abandon the road race
as it in past years had been fraught with
danger. Another reason for abandoning
this feature of the days sport was that
those who took part in the thirteen mile
race down Magnolia avenue in the forenoon
were unable to acquit themselves credtably
when they were called upon at the track in
the afternoon.
The candidates race was to be pleasing
feature of the afternoon, and during the
entire morning speculation ran high as to
the probable winner. The three Republic
can candidates for sheriff, City Marshal
Wilson, P. NJ. Coburn and Sheriff Johnson.
were to be the participants, and they had
all been training hard for the event. John
son is heavy man, but his friends argued
that he was of blooded stock, and would
surely win the dash easily. Coburn Is
liveryman of Corona and of him 1t was said
that he sprinted nightly in the streets of
that city, and would be hard man to down.
Wilson is the l!ghtest man of the trio, and,
having unquestionable sprinting qualities,
was the general favorite among River
siders.
At 80 the crowd began to move in the di-
rection of Wheelman's park, where the
races were to be held. The street cars
were loaded to their utmost capacity, and
every bus and coach was utilized in hauling
the riders and spectators to the grounds.
At 1:So one Of the largest crowds that ever
assembled al neelmenS park thrOnged
the grand stand and bleachers. 1t was
crush such as Riverside had not seen for
many years. The races, through he efforts
Of that rustling wheelman, l. S. Logan,
were begun promptly at Q p. m, as follows:
One Mile Novice
For the one-mile novice the entries in the
first heat were A c. Muff, Bert Leslie,
Harry A. Dice, w. r. Alexander, Grant
Robinson and Will Chandler The heat
was won by Bert Leslie A. c. Muff second;
time, 2:17. Carson Shoemaker made the
pace. Muff crowded the pace during the
squirt by Leslie.
In the second heat the entries were H, E.
Granger, c. #. Bell, f. C. Stamps, Carl
Judson and Charles OFT. The heat was
won by H. e. Granger, Stamps second; time.
2:26.
In the third heat the entries were Perry
Norris, Jim Badilla, Roy Pipher Neal w.
Brock, Elmer Bone. The heat was won by
Perry Norris, Roy Pipher second; time.
1928 AS. This heat was the finest of the three
rails, 1t being nip and tuck with Norris
and Pipher from the crack of the pistol.
Those who qualified for the final were
Leslie. Stamps, Muff. Pipher. Norris and