Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1901-09-28
THE BIG RELAY.
| CARSON WINS BY A SMALL
MARGIN.
lrs0n WheeImen Getting
Reputation.
Carson

ed on the express train and the Indian
School band met them at the train.
The team proved to be fine set of
young men as has ever visited this city
ard were confident OF victory.
The day was simply perfect, not a
breath of wind and cloudless sky
The fine day and the attraction
brought out nearly the whole town.
Many of the stores closed and business
was suspended. The people began to
arrive at noon and by the time the race
was called the grandstand was packed.
Among the many visitors were a num-
Der of Reno people and they seemed
to take as mich interest in the race
as the Carson boys. Several the
boys composing the Sacramento team
raced against Reno in the relay race
which took place during the Carnival.
THE RACE.
It was two o'clock when time was
clio. for the first two men to line up
Tor the first relay. Medcr of Carson
and Byron OF Sacramento were off
The first mile was close the two men
coming together. They changed pace
at each half mile and carried the FIVE
miles without any gain on either side
Neder beat his man out in the sprin,
for home leading by. several wheel
lengths. The time for the five miles
was 1906 Moore OF Carson and
Suhcr for the visitors took up the race
| The first mile was even but as the Sac
! rarnento man passed the wire he got
! TOO Jar out and was thrown and before
| he could regain his wind Moore was a
quarter OF a mile to the good. There
was general feeling regret over
| the accident and for time it locke.
| like 4 Cakewalk for the Carson team
The visitors were in no way disheart
cntd and their men went after the la'
in front with a determination tina.
nearly won the race.
The third relay brought out Neilsei
OF this city and Brown Of Californi>
Nielsen had big gap in the lead ana
managed to KEEP it. while the Oak PARK
man hustled off FIVE miles They botf
ran a game race as they were unpaced
and had to calculate their time The
time was 1902 for Nielsen and I2:5f
for his opponent.
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Ter and c. Koegel. Jake was out in the
lead and had to make an unpaced race
The Sacramento boy was a fast on
and went after the man in front of him
AS each mile was reeled off the visito
gained little and at the end of the Re
, lay Carson was only an eighth OF
mile ahead. Time, Muller, 1906
Koegel, I2:4o.
Carter OF Carson and Venter of Sac
ramento took up the race. In this Re
lay the Sacramento team gathered i
-. a little more slack. Carter rode fas
FIVE but the visitor was not slow ant
he managed to clip off a hundred var
Of the dividing distance. This left Blu
a short distance between the two team
and both fighting to keep in from
9 This relay was fast, Carter riding i
1898 and Nenter in 1921.
I Mash and Warner took up the pick
I up Mash in the lead hundred yard
The Sacramento man was right ate
> him and set pace that overhauled tn
Carsonite before he had finished tn
second mile. Coming down the HON
o stretch Warner passed the home ma
and opened a gap that looked danger
Q Gus to the spectators. During the fiv
o miles he gained about hundred yard
:, The relay was fast for both men, Mais
f covering the five miles in 1857 an
. Warner in 1927.
The next five miles was red no
Mckenzie of the Carson Wheelme
and Chapman of Sacramento being tt
men for the race. Mckenzie took ii
. relay with his man well in the lead an
set out after him. Before the quartz
y post was passed Mckenzie had h
F. man in tow and they made a pacin
race of the rest of the relay. Cllapma
beat him out in the home sprint, but II
distance of any consequence was los
:" The time was Mckenzie, 1917; Chal
man, 1913.
Il The rest of the race was a pacin
. affair with the men taking spri'
! for home on the last quarter Nh
| cahy OF Carson and A. E. Brown
=, Sacramento took up Their ace The
changed pace and it was waiting ra,
The visitor proved the fastest when Il
sprint came down the stretch, he bea
ing the home man several whel lengt
Time, Mulcahy, 1924; Brown, 1872
The next relay was between Peters,
n of this city and Franklin of Sacrame
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