Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-06-30
Out Of Door sports.
THE BICYCLE RACES.


The Capital Bicycle Club had four races
around Iowa circle lest evening. BY taking the
outside OF the curve it made a run OF exactly a
quarter OF mile around the circle. All the
WINDOWS and every point OF view available were
occupied. IL was estimated that between four
and five thousand people Were looking at the
races II. Nj. Schooley, +. 6. Collins and K. III.
nlture wagon and hadroom also for the reporters
The first race was quarter mile dash. VIM.
Chester, j. NICK. Borden and A. VI. Coyle
started Borden is stout-limbed and solid,
Chester slight, but quick. and Cook very light
They got of together. Coyle dropped back and
Chester, alter hot fight with Borden, took ths
lead and kept IL. They finished the dash In tina.
order. Time Al a seconds, Asa and 81 Y. A gol
medal went TO the winner and one or silver e.
the second man.
The second event was mile race. Hansinann,
Chester, Borden and Coyle entered. They ran
worked the mile first, making IL In S:2s and 3:S)
respectively. Hansmann was the largest and
heaviest OF any OF the days riders. There were
some very pretty dashes between the two as
they spun over the mile.
Coyle and Borden next started on their mile.
Coyle went ahead at first, but after dogging him
once around the circle Borden made the race
very hot and went ahead. Coyle drew out be-
fore finishing his mile. The time OF the three
others was: Borden, 3:25s,; Chester. 3:2S. and
HanSmanD. .S:30-Borden winning the gold medal
and Chester the silver.
The five mile race followed. Seely. (sim and
small OF frame) Hansmann, chester, Borden
and Coyle went In. The first two wheeled ten
miles, and then the last three went 10 work.
Seely was badly LEFT by 1Iansmann, being
nearly whole circuit behind him when the
,at..c. had finished his twenty laps There was
excellent spU,t hen Borden, Chester ana
Coyle were doing their five niileS The speed
was very fast from the start After hard
fight with Borden. who made the pace too mucn
for him TO keep up, Chester dropped out near
the finish. Borden then pulled down Coyle and
left him. Coyle stopped as he saw Borden so
over the line; If he had kept on his time would
have given him the secondprize. The time for
the f1ve miles was as follows: Borden. 1921;
Hansmann, 1885; Coyle, 19:4S; Seely. 20:S0A.
and Chester out Borden got another gold
medal, and Hansmann got silver medal.
for silver medal. Borden, Chester and Coyle
entered. soon after the start Chester and
Coyle went over from trying TO so too SLOW and
gave Borden the silver medal.
Mr.. SAMI- l. SCOTT.
OF the American rifle team, who defeated the
Irish team yesterday at Dollymount, is a dem
ttst at Sandy Spring. Md. where he was born in
le4s. He began rifle shooting with the Mary
land Rife Club about three years ago. He
Joined the Columbia Rifle Club OF this city. I'm
June, 1879. and has won several prizes. His
frSt noteworthy score was at match last
year. when he made 80 I'm a possible 100 ar
500 and COO yards. He won all the first prizes in
the mid and short range matches in the same
tournament. and in a match ar !, 900, |, 100 and
200 yards made ls9 in possible 225. Last fall
In the competition for the Wimbledon cup, he
won second prize.
BASE BALL
The Hop Bitters nine yesterday gave the Ma
uonalS another defeat. The Nationals did good
deal OF grumbling at the umpire-some OF IL we'll
founded. But the home nine was a little of on
fielding. The score was 9 to 4. Other games
yesterday: AT Chicago-Chicagos, .; Worces-
terS. 5. At Cleveland-BoStonS. ); ClevelandS
g. Rain prevented the game between the Gin
cinnatis and Troys. At Buffalo-Buffalos 2;
Proyidences, Z.
HANIAE SICK.
A dispatch from Toronto, says: Hanlan was
taken suddenly iii Monday night with bilious
fever. A Ubctor was sent over TO the island and
remained with him all night He was some
what better yesterday.