Show I THE WHEEL Intcrcnt In the Great Tournament at San Francisco Increasing SAN FRANCISCO March 9 Interest Inter-est in the great Indoor cycle racing tournament is unabated the building being crowded every night and standIng > stand-ing room is at a premium The first event on the programme tonight was an exhibition quarter mile by J E > S i J > Edwards who rode to bet Oscar Osens record made last week Edwards I Ed-wards succeeded in lowering the record to 29 15 The first quarter was ridden in 14 45 I Charles S Wells of the Bay City wheelmen lowered the indoor record for one mine in the first heat of the mile handicap to 212 25 His fractional frac-tional times were Quarter 33 half 114 15 threequarters 138 35 and mile212 25 The big record breaker was enthusiastically applauded by the spectators with whom the champion California rider is a great favorite Julius Jaegling and John Egan on a tandem rode a quarter on a tandem in 29 seconds flat fat The one mile handicap had four starters Tantau Ackerman Lange tin and Metcalf On the seventh lap Metcalf fouled Languetln both fall Ing and Tantau who was riding behind be-hind them also came down The race was a walkover for Ackerman who escaped the collision and won from the 65yard mark in 217 Metcalf remounted re-mounted his wheel and rode the race I out Languetin did not protest him |