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=== BICYCLE TOURNAMENT. === 
==== Result of the Trials of Speed at San Jose Yesterday. ====
[[SAN JOSE]], May 16. - The Bicycle Tournament, under the auspices of the [[Bay City Wheelmen]] of San Francisco and the [[Garden City Bicycle Club]], opened at the [[Agricultural Park, San Jose|Agricultural Park]], in this city, this afternoon. There were forty wheelmen in the [[parade]], representing San Francisco, Alameda county and Santa Clara county. At the park there were assembled about 500 spectators, a large proportion of them being of the fair sex. The races began at 2:30 P. M. The judges were [[J. Little]] of San Francisco, C. W. Wood of San Felipe and Emorey of San Jose. Referee, B. S. Benfamin of San Francisco; Timers, Lloyd Moultrie, George Reed and A. Lobe of San Jose.

The half-mile [[maiden]] race was entered by [[Walter Rideout]] of San Francisco, [[Al Hayman]] of San Jose, [[F. E. Shore]] of Hollister and [[Robert Tittle]] and [[George Payne]] of San Francisco. The race was decided in favor of Shore, but Tittle was close behind him and claimed the race on a foul. Time, 1:39.

A half-mile [[scratch]] race between [[F. R. Cook]] and [[S. F. Booth]] was won by Cook in 1:30-1/4, the victory being very easy.

The slow race was entered by [[Ernest Rideout]] of San Francisco, [[Martin Gibson]] of San Francisco, [[F. F. Woodford]] of San Jose, [[M. Berolzhime]] and [[T. L. Hill]] of San Francisco. The ride had to be made a second time on account of a misunderstanding. Woodford won in 2:36-3/4.

In the five-mile race the contestants were [[F. E. Johnston]] of San Francisco, [[H. S. Blood]] of Haywards, [[E. Davis]] and [[E. Thomas]] of San Jose. Johnston led from the start. The first mile was made in 3:13, and he won by two-fifths of a mile, in 17:42 3-5. The others came in in the order named.

Ernest Rideout gave a fancy exhibition to compete against [[C. J. Shuyster]] of San Francisco, who rides to-morrow. Rideout made seventeen points out of a possible 19.

The one-mile [[handicap]] was entered as follows: [[W. Meeker]], scratch: T. L. Hill, 10 yards start; [[W. H. Woods]], 25 yards; F. F. Woodford, 50 yards. Cook took the handicap medal, in 3:13 3-5; Hill second; Meeker third.

[[Fred R. Cook]], the present long distance champion of the Coast, then rode to beat the best quarter-mile record, and succeeded in lowering the world's best amateur record in 37 3-5 seconds. The best previous record was made by [[George Handee]] of Springfield, Mass., who made the distance in 38 1-5 seconds, Cook had the wind in his favor. 

The one-mile race without hurdles was easily won by [[Ed Mohrig]]. President of the Bay City Wheelmen, against M. Berolzhime of San Francisco, in 4:39.

The tournament races will be resumed this afternoon, when [[J. E. Gibson]] of San Jose will compete in a race against A. Mahon's trotting horse, and a number of long-distance races will take place.

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