The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-07-05
THE SACRAMENTO MEN WON.
BEAT THE RENO WHEEfMEN A
FULL HALF-MILE.
The Tifty-Mile Relay Race Was
Full Of Exciting Features
Shorter Events.

A special dispatch to the Record
Union" from Reno, New, last evening
gives the following account Of the re-
Z lay bicycle race there, which was won
by the Sacramento team:
RENO, July 1.-The ng-looked-fOr
race between the Reno and Capital
City Wheelmen here to-day for a
( trophy resulted in a victory for the
Sacramento club. This is the second
time it has beaten Reno. There was
very large attendance, and the great
est interest was manifested by the
people.
The race was for fifty miles, in ten
relays, and was contested in the teeth
of a strong Washoe gale that did not
moderate until the ninth relay. This
gale greatly disconnected all the
riders.
First five-mile relay-Everett of
1925 each.
Second relay-M. Simas of Reno and
Hubert of Sacramento. On account of
a bad pickup by Hubert, Simas open
ed a gap that by the second mile was
near quarter-mile. There was great
excitement among the Reno people,
but on the last mile Hubert recovered
the distance and won out by over an
eighth of mile; time 14:3O; Simas'
time 14:47.
c. NOyes of Sacramento, with Peck
ham of Reno, next opened the gap
wider and finished over third of a
mile ahead; time, Moves 1924, Peck
ham 14:141A.
Fourth relay-Payen of Sacramento
and Seagraves of Reno; Payen opened
up gap and then lost somewhat, but
reopened the gap to a half-mile at the
end in 13::341a; Seagrave's time, 13:421a.
Fifth relay-Valentine of Sacramento
and Keddie of Reno. The latter was
the great Reno card, but he failed to
close the gap, and at the end Valen-
tine opened up s seconds. The features
of this relay were the intense disgust
and establishment expressed by the
Reno club at Keddie's inability to keep
his speed for five miles, splendid short
distance rider that he is Valentines
even, graceful, steady riding was the
subject of much favorable comment.
Time, Valentine 1920, Keddie 1928.
Sixth relay-Moeller of Sacramento
and Stanley, the Reno erackajack, who
made the star ride of the day, riding
the relay in 1881, breaking the track
record Moeller's time was 14:O4, and
the gap was reduced to one-eighth of a
mile
Seventh relay-H. Noyes of Sacra-
mento and Massey of Reno. The gap
was opened up to one-third of a mile.
Time, Noyes 1922, Massey 1927.
+ Eighth relay-Backrath of Sacra-
mento and Shaver of Reno. The first
named made the best time for Sac
ramento, riding in 13ae4115, and Shaver
in 1882 The gap was now open to a
half mile, and Reno's chances were
gone.
i Ninth relay-Leith Turner of Sacra-
mento and Martin Simas. Time, Turner
13:2211a, Simas 14:05.
The last relay gave Eldred of Sac
ramento nearly three-quarters of
mile, and he did not do his best. as it
was not necessary. Time. Eldred
13:4511a, Eaton of Reno 13:131A
So the race was won by Sacramento
in hours, II minutes and 50 seconds,
on a one-mile earth track.
There followed a Quarter-mile race,
which was won by Keddie from a
bunch of Sacramento men; a half-mile,
won by Eaton of Reno and protested
by Eldred on foul, and mile race,
won by Keddie against several Sacra-
mento riders. These victories restored
the spirits of the Renoites, and the
meeting closed with general feeling
that it was one complete and great
success.
Thirty Sacramento club men paraded
in the forenoon in the Fourth of July
procession.