The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-30
GARDEN CITY RACE MEETING
MCFARLAND LOWERS THE CALI
:. FORNIA MILE RECORD.
Olympic Wheelmen Garry Off the
Honors in Both of the
Open Amateur
Events.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

day to see the bicycle races run under
The auspices of the Garden City Wheel
pier. They witnessed ne downfall of
Downing, the pride of San Jose. who
Host his match race with Stevens of
Iowa in two { raight heats. and also
saw ridden the fastest mile ever made
in California on a bicycle track. by
Floyd Mcfarland, who reeled it off
in j ,4s 50.
a large delegation from San Fran
cisco came down on the early trains 10
see. the races. Near all the promi-
n&nt Eastern cyclers now on the coast
were here. Miller, the six-day cham
PUN. II de a haIf-mile exhibition. and
popular Ed Id, the short distance
champion, ofticiated as starter in a
manner that left nothing TO be de- d.
The Olympic who linen carried off
the honors in the two open amateur
events, winning first and third places
in each. BoZiO took first in the mile
and third in the twO-thirds, and Russ
won tn two-thirds and ran third in the
mile. c. NJ. C'BuntD Smith of the Bay
City Wheelmen rGn second in both
events The heats were well contested
and, taken altogether, 1t was one Of the
best days sport the Wheelmen have had
for a 10 time.
The principal event of the meet was
a match race at one mile best two in
three heats, between Hardy Downing.
the crack San Jose professional. and
Orlando /. Stevens Ottumwa, Iowa.
The heats We're paced by Bob" Ter
Till Of San Francisco and Frank Cotter
Of Tacoma on a tandem.
Ste ems won the toss for position and
took the pole. He was the quickest to
Get away. and was soon safely tucked
behind the lander with Downing
closely trailing him. The tandem car
riod them the lalf in one minute fat.
|.O-0ed out on the last la and left the
men TO fight it out together.
Stevens jumped his man on the back
stretch and showed him the way to the
tape by about four lengths. The time
was POI 1-5,
The positions were the same in the
second heat. CteVens being the first to
catch the tandem. He repeated his per-
Torrance of the first heat, though in
somewhat slower time. Downing gave
him a h p rub in the home stretch. but
could not shove his wheel into the lead.
Stevens won the match and purse of
$3.50 in 100 As.
The -thirds-mile handicap was
run III four heats. Those who qualified
for the final were George Doll, unat-
tached, 20 yards handicap; l. Letcher,
Garden City, 50 yards; A. T. Smith,
Acme. 40 yards; E. A. Bozio, Olympia,
80 yards: Walter J. Davidson, E. f.
Russ Olympic, scratch; D. e. Francis,
Garden City, 40 yards; c. NJ. Smith, Bay
City. scratch: Arthur Davidson, Bay
City, 40 yards.
The scratch men had the race won
after the first lap, when the crowd was
punched coming into the stretch. Russ
and Smith had it out coming home,
Russ winning by a length in 1:27, Bozio
getting third, Arthur Davidson fourth
Those who qualified for the final in
the four heats of the mile scratch were:
George Doll, unattached; w. B. Long
will, Bay City; Z. a. BOZio Olympic;
Walter J. Davidson, Bay City; A. T.
Smith, Acme; H. RObinsOl. Garden
City; c. NJ Smith, Bay City; Arthur
Davidson, Bay City. Besides these, z.
tached; D. E. Francis, Garden City, and
Charles Reuser, Bay City, qualified in
the four heats by acting as pace
makers.
A tandem was put in to pace and
make the race fast, and they hit it
up" at a rafting clip. Blunt Smith
had the favored place behind the tan
dem, but when the pacing machine
dropped out on the last lap, Russ
showed in front and until the turn into
the homestretch it looked like his race.
,Bozio and Smith were hot after him,
however, and in beautiful drive Bozlo
won by several lengths in 2:O9 20,
Smith taking second and Russ third.
Floyd A. Mcfarland, the champion
professional of California, rode an ex-
hibition mile against time, paced by
Two teams. The first team was a
triplet manned by Bob Terrill, George
Dixon and John Lawson, the Terrible
SWede." They were followed by tan
dem manned by Downing and Stevens.
1T-oV1a1H heat his ont a half
dozen lengths, finishing in the remark
able time of 1:49 3-5, the fastest mile
ever ridden in California. His perform
ance was greeted with deafening cheers
when the time was announced.
Charles Miller, the champion six-day
rider Of the world, rode an exhibition
hslf-mile, unpaced, in 100 1-5, estab-
fishing a new professional Coast record
for the distance.
The following is the summary:
Two-thirds mile handicap-First heat:
George Doll, unattached, 70 yards, first; J.
9. Hardenbrook. Garden City, so yards,
IS SECOND 'i heat ~ a. T. Smith, Acme, 40
yards, first; e; A; Bozio, Olympic, 80
yards third. Time, 1:29 rs.
Third heat: E. F. Russ, Olympic,
City, 30 yards, third Time, 1:25 2-5
Fourth heat: G. NJ Smith, Bay City,
scratch; first; Arthur Davidson, Bay City,
@ yards. second; e. Coffin. Garden City,
10 Yards, third; time, LIS So.
, Final heat: e. F. Russ, Olympic,
scratch, first; c.: NJ; Smith, Bay City
yards, third. Time, L27 1-5.
One mile scratch-First heat: George
Doll, unattached, first; w. B. Longwill
Bay City. second: e. F. Russ, Olympic
third. Time, 2:32 20.
Second heat: e. a. Bozio. Olympic. first;
w. J. Davidson. Bay, City, second; NJ.
Third heat: A. T. Smith. Acme, first;
Francis. Garden City, third. Time, 2:24 40
Fourth heat: c: NJ Smith, Bay City,
FIRST; Arthur Davidson, Bay City, second ;
Charles Reuser, Bay City, third. Time.
= Final heat: e. A Bozio, Olympic. first
G.. NJ. Smith. Bay City, se con E. f.
Professional mate race, one mile, best
two in three heats. paced, between Hardy
downing of San Jose, Cal and Orlando l..
Stevens Of Ottumwa. Ia:-First heat: Won
by Stevens; time, 2:01 10; Second heat
Won by Stevens; time 2:O6 As.