Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-01

wHEELAEN SWINGING AROUND TaR CIRCLE.
The races OF the Arlington Bicycle club took
place yesterday afternoon around Iowa circle.
The attendance was large, bur not as great as
on similar occasions heretofore. The bulletin
board was not manipulated With skill and con-
sideration. The man who wrote the announce
ments on the board was too fine a writer
nobody 90 feet away could read what he wrore
The first race was quarter mile heats best
two IN thTee-eniries. Cougec, Davis AMI
Stewart steward 10 ade pad star; he cams
Iear colliding With horse Davis took the
lead for short distance. He was soon cap.
ger went rapidly TO the rear Ga the home
Stretch stewart was still ahead with Davis
driving up a. his best pace Conger vas pric-
tIcally out Of the race. Stewart went over the
ltLe Ia IL scc1nds. Davis making gold second
IN IL. The second heat was pu5lei arou1i In
about the same way, Stewart leading, Davis
second and Copger away behind. Stewart won
tie second heat and the race IN Al seconds.
The slow race. one hundred yards had Con
ger, Rawlings, Lewis and Davis as en- 'ries. When
they started out Lewis took a tumble; C0ager
soon dropped. Rawlings and Davis now hal
IT, With the chances ten TO one In Davis favor
When about twenty feet from The nue Raw
nngs topped and left the race to Davis. The
race is LOT always TO the swift.
Tnere showed up three entries for the halt
mile race for boys under fourteen. They were
stewart, KeyWorth and DlnwIdde. 1t was no
even race stewart had wheel at least eight
inches larger than the other two. He looked
IKE sixteen hand horse with coupe OF Shes-
land poles by his side. He took the lead.
keyRoTth went behind so that he could not re-
cover. D1nwid1le pushed Stewart fairly and
passed him amid great applause, and the Sec
ond quarter was entered upon. But It was no
use lot him to work against that Dig wheel.
Stewart passed him without much trouble, but
Dill widdie still kept IL up. Stewart went over
the line in 1:5312, followed by Dilwiddie Ia 1854.
The tWO-nilIe race was seized and carried
away by Borden, OF the Capital City club. The
other entries were Conger and Stewart. Boz
den took the lead, followed by Stewart pretty
closely. Conger went behind and was SON out
BoIie kept the lead until the commencement
OF the secosd mile, when Stewart showed up
AID took 1t fiom him. Stewart threw his legs
over the handles as he crosse d the line, and
vent skimmiI along as II the race was over.
BorCen kept ON working and was Scoa away
ahead. Stewart evidently thought the race
was over. When he saw his mistake Ne went
at 1t gain, but could not knock any yards of
the lead that Borden had taken. the latter
won, with Stewart about 100 yards to the rear.
The time was 6:52L.
The one mile race closed the days sport.
Davis AID Stewart entered and fought for It.
They dashed off we'll together and kept c,ose
for quite Write. Stewart would pass D avis
and inen Davis would gather In Stewart. They
were wheel AID wheel mOsr OF the time. I5 was
hot work. Davis was in the lead when the
fourth quarter was entered on. Stewart made a
heavy Dash and went anead. cross NJ the line
IL S:33I with avis following him In BAL.