The San Francisco call., 1904-06-06
WHEELS WHIRL
ON THE TRACK
Five Thousand Spectators
Witness Exciting Cycling
Contests at Ingleside.
SAN JOSE RIDERS WIN
Capture Five of the Seven
Events, Including Pursuit
Race for the Cordes Cup

The fieur de lis Of the Garden City
Wheelmen of San Jose, which has been
a symbol of victory on the cycle path
these many years, was strongly in evil
dence yesterday at Ingleside race
course.
The members of the Garden City
team won five of the seven events on
the card. Their most brilliant victory
was in the Australian pursuit race at
ten miles, In which they defeated
eight teams, including riders from
Reno, Los Angeles and this city. The
prize was a valuable and an artistic
trophy presented by the Cordes Furni-
ture Company.
The teams, made up of three men
each, were started an eighth Of a mile
apart and each one, upon being over
taken, dropped out. The Bay City
wheelmen were the first to catch a
team, overtaking the California Cyc-
ling Clubs trio at the end of the third
mile The Los Angeles team overlook
the Golden Gate Wheelmen and the
Garden City Wheelmen caught the
Sacramento representatives about the
same time. Reno caught the New Cen
tury Wheelmen in the seventh mile,
leaving the four big teams to fight It
Los Angeles riders in the last mile. The
Garden Cities made the fastest time
and won, Los Angeles being second,
Reno third and Bay City Wheelmen
fourth.
There were a number of falls during
the day, but no serious injuries result
ed Trout, of the New Century Wheel
men, fell in the two-mile race and
brought others down with him. He
fell again near the finish of the five
mile race, when he was leading the
field
The fastest mile of the day was
made in 1 minute % seconds by Young,
on a motor cycle. w. c. Waibel, of
San Jose, won the mile handicap in
2:19 3-5.
The day was cold and unpleasant for
both riders and spectators. More than
5000 people witnessed the sport.
The meeting was the first held in
five years under the rules of the Cali
fornia Associated Cyclists. that organ
ization having recently reassumed
jurisdiction over track racing. The re-
suits in detail follow:
One mile novice: First heat-Won by H.
Venter, Capital City Wheelmen; Z. E. Berg
man, New Century Wheelmen. second; Irving
Pearne, Angel city Wheemen. third Time,
2:45. Second heat-Won by Charles Harden,
City Wheelmen, second: II. M. Strohlein, New
Century Wheelmen. third. Time 2:31. Final
heat-Won by 3. Murphy, Garden City Wheel
men; H. NJ. Strohlein, New Century Wheel
men. second. Time, 2;51 2-5. Charles Harden
finished first, but was disqualified for fouling.
One mile handicap-Won by w. c. Waibel,
Garden City Wheelmen. scratch; F. H. Nc
Laughlin. Bay City WheeImen. second; Charles
Long, Bay City Wheelmen, third. Time,
Two-mie handicap-won by F. H. Nc
Laughlin. Bay city Wheelmen; Merle Gray,
Garden City Wheelmen, second; Charles Long,
Bay City Wheelmen third. Time. $50 2-5.
Garden City Wheelmen; L. Randall. Golden
Gate Wheelmen, second w. Steinman, Golden
Gate wheelmen. third; F. Rego, Golden Gate
Cycling Club fifth; II. Venter. Capital City
Wheelmen. sixth Time. u 40 20
Australian pursuit race, ten miles, for the
Garden City Wheelmen CIV. c. Waibel. r.
Dieffenbacher. j.; r. Berryessa), time.
% ;4e %: Angel City Mheelmen Of Los An
Pearne). second. time 26:17 2-5: Reno Wheel
men, third, time 26 :26; Bay City Wheelmen,
fourth time. 26:3s
Young. New Century Wheelmen. Time,
Five-rnile Fl motorcycle race-won by c. L.
Reachey finished first in sos As, but was
disqualified on the ground Of professionalism.
The officials in charge of the meet
were:
Referee-C. L. McEnerney Clerks of course
C. c. wuth (chef cleriO. J. NJ. Salazar.
George Waite. Announeer-George Dixon
J. C. Travls Scorers-W. Townley, Mace
Madison J. f. Hancock. c. c. Hopkins, A. b.
Mofftt. Judges-H. Bran, A. Roncovieri. Ed
Mohrig, J. S. Lewis. Honorary judges-Hon.
Mayor T. Z. Schmitz. Superior Judge Frank
H Kerrigan, Superior Judge Frank Dunno,
Alfred Roncovieri, Board of Education, w.