The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-02-01
Series Of Exciting Events at
CyCl0nGTB Park.
MAEOA HURT IN A SPILL
Amateurs and Professionals Make
the Pace Warm-Giles and
johnson Doing Well.

What was undoubtedly the most sue
cessful series of bicycle events at Cy-
clomere park since the place was first
thrown open to the public, was that
of Saturday night when, although the
crowd, about 1,5OO in ALL was smaller
than upon several previous occasions,
the enthusiasm and interest in the
separate races was at a high pitch.
From all over the grandstand could be
heard words of encouragement to the
various riders by their respective
sympathizers as they whizzed past the
judges stand. 1t was, Go it Martin, -
Hit her up Sylvia, Catch em Dam
on" Push her lively Giles" You're
all sound Cornwell," or other remarks
of a similar nature. Miss Kanoho's
solos were excellently sung.
The setting of time limit on the
races, was a good stroke of the pro-
moter. There was no such loafng as
in previous events at Cyclomere and
this, necessitating good lively racing,
produced most favorable effect upon
the spectators.
Then there was the band, Professor
Berger and his boys never did bet
ter Lively airs between the races
and quick music at the finish, served
to add the finishing touch to the pleas
ure and excitement of the evening.
As the boys came down the home
stretch and the music struck up, ladies
leaned out of their boxes and waved
their hands in perfect delight.
In vain were heard the shouts, Down
in front" No one needed them and,
in fact, the very people who gave vent
to these expressions, were themselves
forced to stand.
The riders themselves seemed to be
filed with the same spirit shown by
the audience and rode at the greatest
speed they possibly could.
The evenings races began with the
first heat of the two-thirds miles open,
amateur In this, H. Giles took first
place, Cornwell second and Eakin
third Time, 1:47 fiat. In the second
heat, Damon came in first with A
Giles second and Treadway third
Time, 1:42 2-5. Henry Giles took the
final heat with his brother Arthur
second and Cornwell, a coming rider,
third. Time, 1:41 2-5.
The first heat of the mile, open,
professional, was perhaps the pretti-
est race of the evening. Martin and
Terrill were close together all the
way. Coming down the home stretch,
Martin made phenomenal squirt and
Terrill was unable to catch him. Mar
tin won in 2:34 2-5 and Terrill came in
about a second behind Sylvester was
third. Jones, Whitman, Johnson and
Sylvia were in the second heat. The
finish was very close one, Jones TAX
ing first, Sylvia second and Johnson
third Time, 2:3O As. Johson is doing
very spendidly. On the last lap of this
wheel very badly.
a time limit of 2:30 was set for the
final heat. Sylvia came in first by a
nose. Terrill took second and Martin
third. Time, 2:47. No race.
The announcement was made that
the final of this race would be run
over again as the time limit had not
been made. Terrill and Johnson re-
mained out. The race was good one,
a dead heat between Jones and Mar
Tin resulting. Time, 2:36 fiat. The
referee stated that as each man had
done fair share of pacing the starter
and had made it a good event he
would call it a race.
In the mile handicap, amateur, the
first heat was won by Eakin in 2:35.
Cowes came in second and Cornwell
third. In the second heat, Treadway
finished first in 2:26 AS. Young Hig-
gins was second and A. Giles third.
In the final heat Cowes won first
honors, Giles second and Treadway
third. Time, 2:45 As.
A great deal of interest was shown
in the half mile handicap, profession
al The entries were: Jones, Is yards;
Sylvia, 25 yards; Martin, As; Whitman,
35; Sylvester, 65. Terrill and Johnson
did not enter. On the second lap,
Sylvia fell and cut himself in several
places on his body DR.. King attend
ed to his injuries. Jones fell over
Sylvia but did not hurt himself any.
This left but three men in the race.
Martin won first place by fine squirt.
Whitman was a close second and Syl-
vester third.
Jones pedal cut SylYa's back quite
seriously and the Sylva-Martin match
set for Wednesday night is necessarily
postponed.
Terrill withdrew from the repeat
final of the mile professional on the
ground of not being in condition. He
then wanted to protest the declaration
of a race, but was oHerruled and de-
clared he would not ride again on the
track AS matter of fact Terrill has
been a sick man ever since he landed
and is not in anything like his racing
form.
Young Business Men.