The San Francisco call., 1899-10-30
Nosk.
CYCLER WING
SECURES ALL
THE HONORS
From the Start He Outstrips
All Riders in the Ten
Mile Handicap.

John E Wing the speedy racer Of the
Garden City Wheelmen. San Jose, Won
first time and first place in the sixth an
nual autumn handicap of the California
Associated Cycling Clubs yesterday. over
the ten-mile course from FruitVaIe TO
HaywardS.
Wing started from the scratch mark
and passed forty-five men, some of whom
The Handicapped had started two and
half minutes ahead of him. He managed
10 overtake the last man about hundred
yards from the finish. For a moment
Wing led, then fell back little into the
surrounding bunch and the spectators
thought he was too exhausted TO hnlsh'
But the doughty San Josean had still an
other sprint left and in the last few revo-
lutions of his pedals again assumed the
lead and was not headed to the tape. The
second man. +. A. Rusac of the Bay CITY
Club, was but a iifth OF second oehlnd
him. ,-. ....
The riders came in in buuches OF from SIX
10 a dozen, generally TWO or three @
abreast, and ii was exceedingly dlIncult
for the Judges to catch their numbers ac-
curately 50 rapidly did they flash by The
first six men were but NTH OF sec
ond apart and seldom did one rlder come
OF accidents there were the usual num-
Der incident TO q road-race but no more.
Walter Davidson fell four times and Yet
would have been factor at the HIllsiI HIlI
had he not broken his wheel en- route
and lost time getting another from d
gtander Frank Carroll broke his chain.
Warren and Reuser both tasted OF mother
earth. Berg. Adams and Rlce coIIlued
lust as they crossed the tape and caused
considerable confusion. They escaped
with few scratches.
OF the hfty-tvo original entrants in the
race. forty-SiX started and thirty-tour I'M
ished. II IS interesting TO note the way
1-.vs- n ms
The Bay CItys starteu fourteen men and
finished ten-more than any other club in
the race. Olympics started twelve ana
finished eight. Garden CltyS started elsht'
Wing, the winner, is no novice at the
game. having been riding for I'VE seasons.
lie has always been a factor in the an
nual ten-mile event. in 1925 he finished In
nineteenth place but made best time,
g5:5g - In 1896 he finished in seventy
fourth place out Of 1l5; time 1855. This
was the year Howard SQuires made his
great record of 24:20 which has never
been equaled. In 1888, he finished forty
fourth in 2S:25. His time yesterday was
:. SO fat San Jose was destined TO take
all the time hOnOrs, for the second and
third best times We're made respectively
10y NJ +. Francis ana l.. B. Wastie Of the
Garden City Club, 26:49 and $3.50.
Considering the fact that over half the
entrants We're men new to the race, the
official handicapper's allOtments We're eN-
CellenL as the punches at the nnlsh at
Test Many Of the men who had agreed
L. serve as officials. however. attended
the olympic Club outing at Escalles in
steaC and but TOR the efforts and hard
work OF a few the finish might not have
been properly scored. Special credit in
this respect is therefore due Chairman ".
J.. LoOs of the racing board, Charles Al
bert Adams, Archie Reid, r. q. Monte
aicgre, 5. q. Scovern, J. J. b. Argent, ].
4. Desimone, II. V. Ready and II. w.
Spaldng.
Besides the Individual prizes to the rid
ers, the Garden City CLUB takes final pos
session Of the beautiful Olympic cup, hav-
ing won it three times in an association
event by Miins victory YESTERDAY. wing
suits of clothes. and the other first fifteen
ll.eu Will all get something for their speed
The CIiicial table tells the tale in full: