The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-23
Defeats Harry Elkes
by Many Laps.
LOWERS THE INDOOR RECORD
DOWNING AND COTTER THE
CHAMPION TANDEM TEAM.
Eddie Leonardo Of Buffalo Wins the
Professional Handicap and
Ralph Robinson the
Amateur Event.


a standstill in the twelfth mile of their
proposed 15-mile bicycle race at Mechan-
les Pavilion last night. The winner de-
serves all possible credit for his victory,
as he showed speed of a high class and
great gameness.
He was magnificently served by his
pacemakers. 1t was the East against
the West in both principals and PAGERS.
OF the latter the greatest praise is due
Downing and Cotter, the most perfectly
matched tandem team ever seen here.
They took the big Californian the third
mile in las, in which he gained the half
lap which separated him from his wiry
antagonist, as they were started from OPP
posite sides of the track.
In the seventh mile the chain broke on
one of Fixes pacing machines and he rode
a lap unaided without losing any ground.
Shortly after this Mcfarland gained an
other full lap on him and went on Elkes
saw his tandem was not equal to the fast
clip that was being set, so he jumped out
and caught Mcfarland, taking pace from
him.
The most sensational riding was done in
the tenth mile. Fixes had his fastest
team, Eaton and Goodman, in service,
and they pulled him past Mcfarland,
They gained the length of the stretch on
the latter when he changed to the light
ming strikers, Downing and Cotter. They
went out after the New Workers and cut
them on a corner and presented sensa-
tional picture as the tandem swept
around at the rate of over thirty miles
an hour. Those in attendance cheered
until the big exposition building fairly
rang with the volume of sound.
Elkes saw it was futile to match his
| pacing, which was poor, against that OF
his opponent, and retired. r. P. Awkward
handled McFarlands teams in mastery
manner.
Mcfarland continued on for the record
! He secured the worlds indoor record fol-
/ each mile from three to fifteen. His time
By miles fhnr vas 9ne FL t two t 5 three
eleven, 21O6; twelve, 1914; thirteen, 25:14
fourteen, 27;ls' and fifteen. 2s;22; foss,ona1
brought out a good field of starters, in
Guiding many of the men who were In
the recent sixday race oa ana nv VINO ARE
an ana addition nal p purse or two II possible
The winners of the three heats were Tom
Angeles and G. A. Wgman of oakland.
T. Lawson of Chicago, E. Leonart of Buff
falo and Teddy Goodman of New York
finished seconds, and these with Chap
man of Georgia. who finished third in the
fastest heat, qualified for the final. In
two laps the men were all lined up In
Indian file, with Chapman in the lead
Goodman soon replaced him, and then
Leonart, The latter had lots of speed.
and fought it out with. Goodman on the
man taking second. Furman was riding
strong, and rode into third position from
last place. The time of the race was zoo.
Downing and Cotter, the crack Califor-
MIA tandem team, won their match race
with Eaton and Goodman of New York,
in two straight heats The first neat was
won it in 2:01. The second was run side
by side. Downing and Cotter had the In
side. and nd the others we're Se1 unable TO pass
E. F. Russ, Ralph Robinson and arthur
Davidson won the three heats of the anna
teur mile handicap. The others WI Who G+ guaII-
Davidson, H. D. Bean, Clay Holmes and
A. 7. Smith Smith and Russ fell on the
third lap on the east bank, but escaped
unhurt. Robinson was in front and won
the race, Walter Davidson second. After
the finish Russ and Smith protested tne
race. and held an animated GonVerssatl l1
held that the accident did not materially
affect the result, and the decision stood.
NOTES OF THE MEET.
Before the races started Henri Fourier
he Of internal machine" fame, brought
out his new motor tandem and gave 1t
its first trial on track. Tom Barnaby
sat on the front seat and did the. steer
| it was evident he did not consider his
Job sinecure. Nevertheless they finally
got the thing going at a slow pace, grad
ually increasing it until a twominute CLIP
was attained. Fournier was anxious tc
make it faster, but Barnaby cried quits
After they have become more accustomed
/
to the running of the internal machine,
the tandem is also aided by the work OF
the pedals, which tends to increase Its
speed over the single wheel
The six-day riders are all so fully re-
covered from their ride that many OF
them entered the professional open event
last night Among the starters were
Nawns, Lawson. Ashinger, Turyille
Aaronson (who finished second) and Stew
ems This seems to refute the argument
that the men were dead to the world
after. the race.
Fournier's exhibition mile on the motor
cycle was ridden in 1:51 2-5, showing thai
the Frenchman is getting it down every
night.
ship of the world will start Saturday
| evening. All the contestants In the recent
six-day race will start, and several 9th
/ er long-distance men who are good at q
days continuous riding but not at SIX
! days. Charles Kraft of the Bay City
| Wheelmen will be among them. There
! will also be short-distance professional
and amateur racing. Saturday evening
| Sunday afternoon and evening kid Nc
! Coy, the famous athlete, will give exhibit
lions of bag punching and boxing, in the
latter having Jack steiner as an OPP
ponent.
All business men congregate for lunch at the