The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-05
MUSIC, SPEED AND FIRE
NEWLY OVAL PATRONS HAD VARIED
ENTERTAINMENT LAST NIGHT.
Event-One Race for Col
Ored Riders.

The management of Newly Oval offered
and cycle speed last night, and several thou
sand people accepted the invitation The
first part OF the programme was a band
concert Of twelve numbers. directed by II.
w. Klausmann. The racing came next and
the fireworks last. Because of the other
features Of the programme, the racing
events were not SO many at the previous
meets. Our own" Jimmy Davis did his
regular stunt of winning the Marion county
championship, and besides carried of the
honors In five-mile pursuit race with
Edwin Steinmetz, in the whirlwind time of
1875. Davis was cheered in the ardent way
that denotes a man has made his mark
and the crowd expects and will have MOTH
ing but pretty work from him The air
was rent with revolver shots and Fourth of
July enthusiasm burned strong.
The Marion county championship event
was run in three heats and final. A time
limit of 2:l5 was put Oh the final, and the
time was 2:03 As. This Is the fastest time
made in a race on the oval this summer.
The fact that Davis had been the winner
In this event at the two previous meets
drew all eyes and voices to him. In the
final he jumped to the front at the begin
ming of the last lap. 1t was feared for a
moment that he had jumped too soon and
that he had not the steam to pull through.
But he did have the steam, and he jerked
the bunch around the last lap at a track
burning pace. The finish was very close,
for Jacob Steinmetz did not accept second
place without hard fight. The summary:
First Heat-James Davis, first; Harry
Deputy, second. Time, 2:41.
Second w frat
George Fosdick, second; Oscar Andrews,
third. Time, 2:1S.
JACOB Steinmetz, second. Time, 2:H 10
Final-James Davis, first; Jacob Stein
metz. second; Edwin Steinmetz. third. Time.
The colored riders of the city had an OPP
portunity to show what their muscles Were
made of. Woody Hedspeth won the mile
event. open to colored riders exclusively, In
2:ll As. The whole crowd coached the race
on, ink" and Ride like the police were
after you." sounded all over the place. and
the riders obeyed. The summary:
First Heat-James Vincent, first William
Lee. second; Woody Hedspeth, third. Time.
Second Heat-Jack Robinson, first; George
Granger second. Time, 2:3S 40
q FinalEWoody HeaSdspeth first ;;, George
2:17 As.
1t was expected that the tlyo-mile tan
but. because some of the track officiais be.
came mixed UP in counting the laps. one
more lap was run than necessary and the
event was called no race. The time was
4:03. Jimmy Davis and Harry Moorehead
rode the tandem that crossed the tape first.
Harry Deputy and j. Rebel were second,
and Schoield and Fitch were third. The
race will be run over at the next meet.
The half-mile professional handicap was
done in 1:O2, Nth Dina Slayback twenty
five yards) fEst. Tommy David thirty-
five yards) was second, and John Steele
(ifty YARDS was third.
The five-mle pursuit race between Jimmy
Davis and Edwin Steinmetz was enjoyed
more than any other event, for, though
Davis had away and all the best of it. Stein
metz made a game tussle Steinmetz had
three tandem pacing teams and Davis had
four. Steinmetz was clumsy in picking up
his pace, and at the end of the second mile
Davis caught him. The race continued to
be hot and the crowd went wild as 1t
watched Davis cutting the air with never
Stacking speed.
At the end of the racing the lights were
turned out and lavish display of fireworks
was given. The management of the oval
had not spared money in buying powder
done up in wondrous packages and the sky
was kept alight with varicolored fire. The
spectators left the grounds greatly pleased,
and the rain began just in time to kill any
sparks that might have been lying about
waiting their chance to set fire to the track