Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-07-28

witnessed bicycle race between the
| Sacramento wheelmen and the Carson
Wheelmen is now q matter of his
tory. The Sacramento boys were the
| visitors and wrested the Championship
of the Coast from the Carson team by
! the length of wheel. While victory
seemed in sight an error in judgement
turned the tide and the visitors 20
back to their native land with the
knowledge and satisfaction that they
are the swiftest and gamest riders
the Coast boasts of. The Sacramento
Wheelmen are the champions as no
one will doubt who saw the race
The Sacramento boys arrived in
this city Saturday evening by spec
ial train, which was sent to Reno to
meet them. They were comfortably
housed and entertained by the Car
son wheelmen who saw that their
comfort was the first item in mind
Early the following day the boys gath
cred at the track and pronounced it
in good shape for the contest
AS the race had been the talk of
the town for many weeks, and the
fact that something of a controversy
Reno wheelmen and the home team,
made the race one OF unusual inter
est. When the time arrived for the
race the grand stand was filled, while
many crowded the track. There was
considerable wind enough to give
the. boys a hard ride up the back
stretch, but the zephyr cooled the
day and made it exceedingly pleasant
for the many people who enjoyed the
two hours sport that followed
The Race.
The fifty mile relay was race from
mined to make it a race and not a
loafing affair. The first to try the
game was Hilton. of Carson and
Sickafoose of Sacramento. The boys
started even and as Hilton is regard
ed as one of the best men in the Car
son team the home people felt con-
fident that he would hold his own.
This he did The visitor endeavOred
to shake him on number of occasions
but found the boy at his heels and the
race was a pretty one. On the finish
Hilton finished a second in the lead.
! The second relay was lively one
Luhrs, the Carson man made bad
pickup and lost about fifty feet. The
Sacramento man saw his advantage
and lit out, but the home boy put on
him in camp Several times the Wis
/ itor gained lead but the home boy
hauled him down. When it came for
the sprint for home theSacramentan
/ landed in the lead few feet.
The third relay was between Meder
of Carson and Moves of Sacramento.
The pair were about evenly matched.
Both attempted to gain advantage but
! in turn were overtaken. The race fin
ished with Meder leading a small dis
lance. Moves had fall on the home
stretch, but was on his wheel in a
second and Meder had little advan-
tage from the accident
The fourth relay called out Brulin
of Carson and Colclough of Sacram-
ento. This was a race by spurts.
Each man endeavored to leave the
other but was prevented by good rid
ing and careful work. The pair finish
ed even and the next relay started.
The Carson man was much the fresher
at the close of the relay.
The fifth relay was between Huss-
man of the home team and Flint, one
of the best that Sacramento brought
up. The race was game one from
, the opening. both men tried each
other out but by the time the third
mile had been ridden they were salts
fed to settle down to a steady space
and wait for the finish. In the last
mile the last mile the visitor Jumps
the home man and was soon loo
feet to the good. The home lad was
after him and in q hurricane finish
lands his wheel in front of the fast
man from over the hills. 1t was a
splendid relay.
In the sixth relay Carson lost hel
first ground. 1t was Gardner of this
outset both rode comfortable race
city and Wing of California AT the
but the visitor soon tested the strength
of the home boy After repeater
trials Wing shakes Gardner and a
the finish the Sacramento team ha.
the best of the race by an eigth Of .
mile.
In the seventh was where Carsol
shone. It was Peterson to make al
the lost ground. Ed put on extra steam
and tho frcah man IN the lead 3aa tlia