The record-union., 1899-05-22
HlRSCH DEFEATS BARNES.
A FAIR TEN-MILE RACE AT
THE PARK.
An Accident Mars the Amateur
Handicap-The Management
Was Bad.

An Accident Mars the Amateur
Handicap-The Management.
Was Bad.
The Capital City Wheelmen, who
pride themselves upon a clean record
and always keeping faith, are by no
means in good humor They feel that
their preserve has been trespassed upon
by the authorities in San Francisco,
who, without consultation with them,
granted sanction to an outsider to
pull off a bicycle race meet here. The
club had no power to prevent its mem
bers as individuals entering in the meet,
though the club officials discouraged the
proposal. 1t is probable that from this
time forward the club will set up
rule that riders under it's colors shall
not ride except by warrant of the club
a reasonable and proper rule since any
criticism for mismanagement in an
event in which c. c. w. men take part
is visited upon the club, however much
it may disclaim.
The late relay race between Stockton
and Sacramento clubs, in which the c.
G. w. won the trophy finally, led Stock
ton people to say that had not a horse
got in Barnes way he would have
beaten Hirsch, the c. c. W. craoka-
jack, and that the trophy would have
remained in Stockton. This occasioned
good deal of banter and a friendly
proposition for the two men to try con-
clusions again. John Lawson, a nom
resident a professional racing man,
seized upon the feeling existing and Sc
cured sanction for a race meet and
induced Hirsch and Barnes to make a
ten mile match on the occasion as one
of the events. The local club disclaim-
ed responsibility for any such mixing
and published a card to that effect,
though saying that it did not challenge
the right of Lawson to go on with his
show. Several riders of the c. C. w.
entered in the Lawson events, and nat
urally other members, to uphold the
Sacramento credit assisted Hirsch and
some consented to aid Lawson in the
way of acting as track officials, the
feeling being that as long as Lawson
had sanction failure of the meet
would injure wheel athletic sport in this
city. He repaid their kindness by abuse.
The affair came off yesterday, and the
amateur events We're as pretty and well
contested as any one might wish to- see.
When it came to the Hirsch- Barnes
match, however, Lawson failed to put
up with the referee, as the rule requires,
the money necessary to pay for the
prizes permitted under the regulations
long wrangle followed, and the match
was only pulled off by generous friends
of the G. c. W., headed by Sheriff john
son, putting up the cash. In the mean
while. however, the people had become
very indignant at Lawson. His man
agement was bad, his temper out
rageous and he was evidently indiffer-.
ent whether the people We're disap.
pointed or not
Indignation ran high, and the c. c.
W. men present felt keenly that the
club would be hurt despite its dis
claimer of interest in or responsibility
for the affair They, therefore. rallied
and did their utmost to have the match
run, which was done after a long strug-
gle to get the Barnes people to agree
to terms and the situation was saved
but they swear that such a thing shall
not happen again, and that the authori-
ties in San Francisco shall not grant
sanctions for races here without their
consent, and if it is done the club mem
bership will to man remain away from
such events and warn the public
against them. Lawson yesterday acted
in foolish and indecent manner go
ing so far as to insult the referee, NJ
S. Lavenson, impugn his integrity, and
charge the club with having given his
show black eye by publishing a card
of disclaimer of responsibility, which it
very properly did
However, the Hirsch- Barnes match
was worked off and Hirsch won easily,
after everything had been conceded to
the Stockton man that he asked to the
extent of casting odds against Hirsch
The latter was allowed but two PAGERS.
While Barnes had three. yet Hirsch's
PAGER, Eldred, made the fastest mile
2:25 40. But for Lawson's miserable
mismanagement, his refusal to put up
the prizes on the ground that he would
settle after the race, his assault upon
the referee and his indifference to the
rights Of the public, the races would
have occasioned no feeling and have
been fairly successful.
The first event of the afternoon was
the amateur mile handicap, and the first
Two HedlS we're as nne as one could
wish to see. The third was slow, but
the finish was fast enough. The final
was beautiful race up to the last
eighth of the mile. The seven contest
ants We're coming down the stretch all
in a bunch and each struggling for
the lead, when suddenly a rider went
down Then four others were seen to
shoot off their wheels and all went
down i'm heap. Out of the cloud of
dust that obscured the fallen riders
came two, Patterson and Schnerr. Soon
another picked up a wheel and finish
ed. 1t was Turner who had not been
severely hurt. Following are the re-
suits:
One mile amateur handicap:
First heat-Turner, c. c. w. U5
yards), first; Welch, C. C. w. oj5
yards), second; Valentine, c. c. W. (45
yards), third. Time-2:16 1-1O. The
other starters We're McNess, S. F. o. c.
tscratch); Eldred, c. c. w. 60 yards):
Wilson, c. c. W. G5 yards); schu
maker, T. C. W. (S5 yards) and Hery.
c. C. W. Qf0 yards).
Second heat-Penry, C. C. w. 0lO
yards), first; Patterson, c. c. w. (55
yards), second; Noyes, C. c. W. $50
yards), third. Time-2:14. The other
starters were Anthony, S. F. o. c. GO
yards); Payen, c. c. w. (S5 yards);
Brown. unattached coo yards). and
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