The Portland daily press., 1899-05-31
The BICYCLE RACES.
Large Audience See
Wheelmen 90.
Allen, Gsgne. Senior, Lahcate, Day
Sturdivant.
They Carried Off the
Honors Of the Day.
Smashups Mar the Mile Handi-
cap.

The races of the state meet of wheelmen
took place at the base ball grounds yes
terday afternoon Immediately after the
ball game. A large part Of the great au-
dience that saw the ball game remained
to the races.
Although the track is very poor, and
there was some trouble from the crowds
especially during the accidents OF the last
race, the events went on the whole very
smoothly. In all the races there were
more entries than the track could accom-
MEDIATE, SO preliminary trials were nee
essary to pick the fastest for the finals
ONE MILE NOVICE.
In the ons-mile novice race. the first
set were Delphise Dubus Of Biddeford,
George Il. Pike Of Auburn, Adolard
Jolain of Biddeford and Ernest Gagne Of
Lewiston. They got of with Gagne lead
ing and Jolain last. They finished In this
order: Pike, Gagne. Jolain, Dubus The
first two qualified for the final. Time,
247,
In the second set were Jimmie Cogger
Of Portland, Harry d. Allen Of West.
brook, Simpson Of Portland and Roy Il.
Sturtivant of Fryeburg. They ioafed
around the track until the crowd remind
ed them that money had been paid to see
race. They finally closed with Allen.
first; Sturtevant. second; Simpson, third
and Cogger, fourth. So Allen and Sturte-
want were qualified for the final The
time was at the leisurely rate of 3.24.
| In the final of the one-mile novice,
Pike, Allen, Gagns and Sturtevant start
ed in the order named. They began at
once to loaf most provokingly, going
around leisurely in bunch, Sturtevant
leading most of the time. with Pike keep
| ing close to him. But at the finish there
was a very lively scrap, in which Allen
by q splendid squirt went from third to
first place, and Sturtevant from fourth
to second place. Pike finished third and
Gagne fourth. The time of this race
was three minutes; but towing to the
good finish. the judges decided to allow
1t.
ONE MILE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.
4 The experiences Of the mile novice led
| the judges to put time limit of q 30
on the preliminaries for the one-mile
state championship race. The result was
very satisfactory, for there was the hot
test kind of brush in the first set, be-
tween Austin Fitzgerald of Portland.
John G. Senior of Sanford. G. h. Dick
son of Portland. and John W. Thompson
of Sanford, who got away In the order
named. The race developed fight very
soon, in which Dickson by great squirt,
passed Fitzgerald and Senior. Senior,
however. by great squirt in the last lap,
passed Dickson, and the latter, seeming to
lose heart, was forced also to give up
second place to Fitzgerald, who came up
/ from third place So Senior and Fitzgerald
qualified. Time, 2.44 +N
In the next heat, Edgar P. Ramsdell
of Portland. G. II. Day of Lewiston, and
Fred Labonte of Saco. started. Day fn-
ished first. and Labonte second, these two
qualifying. Time, 2.44.
To break up the persistent loating in
the first laps, SturtevAnt WAS put on as
q pacemakez In the final. Senior, Day
Fitzgerald and Labonte got away in the
order named. Labonte at once jumped
to second plaoe. but otherwise the order
was not broken throughout the course.
Labonte made great squirt at the close,
but could not route Senior from first
place. The time was 2.S9 1-2.
HALF MILE OPEN.
The first preliminary of the one-half
mile open, was an interesting contest
with an exceedingly hot finish. Gustave
l nRD L.
John G. Senior of sanford and Austin
Fitzgerald OF Portland started. Kent
finished first, CLOSELY pressed by Senior
and Peterson In the order named. Time,
lit.
The second preliminary insthis race
was loaf. q. H. Day of Lewiston, Ed
gar p. Ramsdell of Portland, Fred La
bonte of Saoo, and John W. Thompson
of Sanford, got away in the order named.
Day finished first, taking his time, with
Labonte second. Time, LAT.
In the final, Kent, Day and Senior
alone started. Senior at.once tooK first
place and kept 1t for one or two leisurely
laps. Then Day sprinted and closed first,
with Senior second. lime, LOG l-2
| ONE MILE HANDICAP OPEN.
The one-mile handicap open was the
most interesting and also the most Ca
lamitous race of the day. The final was
marked by two accidents, one of which
seemed for q time very serious. and de
moralized both the audience and the rid
lers. 1t is a story by itself al Il will tie
found in another column.