Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-10-06
CITY AND DISTRICT.
THE CAPITAL RICvCIr PAGES
a series or Interesting Contests ut the
Athletic Park.

The large number of ladies and gentlemen
who gathered at Athletic park yesterday after.
noon TO witness the races of the Capitol Bicy-
Gle CLUB were not disappointed. The races were
In most Instances holly contested. aud were we'll
conducted. The audience showed consider.
able enthusiasm, and when Crist would double
over his machine and make q lively squirt,
raploiy ieaving MS competitors, men and
women would rise to their feet and cheer
The hrst race was a three-mile lap race, open.
Inc I, starters were G v. Smith, Cycle club: w.
Grst IA. snd L. j. Barber, Capital club, and CE.
soon evd de ahaf fd is from Jersey City
and Kluge. The latter won the first two laps
with Crist close behind On the third lap Crist
rider after that, and won every lap. Barber
dropped out on the fourth lap, and smith on
the 1 sixth Crisis time for the three miles was
9:2!ss, hluge being sixteen seconds behind.
Inc second race OF one mile, for club men,
beIs, vas contested by P. 8. Brown, L: P. seuf-
was well contested throughout. seufierle set
the pace: At the finish OF the third lap Barber
spurted from the rear to first place, amidst
was after him though, and beautiful squirt
around the backstretch was the result. Brown
bT IN MS Wheel to the front
The one-mile race, open for novices started
with J. Antrum, g: E. Stratton, S. E. Cole, F.
kins and H. K. Lamb as participants Tie
riders kept well punched, and at the turn into
the nome stretch, on the third lap, one of the
Star riders was unable to turn the corner short
enough. The consequence was a collision in
which three riders bit the dust. Fortunately
none were seriously injured. Odds and Lamb
made good fight for first place on the last lap,
the latter proving the winner in 3:OS; Olds two
seconds behind.
w. E. Crist. B. w. Hanna and Howell Stewart
entered In the hve-mile race for the Flint chal-
lenge cup. This was a waiting race, with Hanna
leading and the time was not fast. In the mid
die OF the eighteenth lap Crist made one of his
beautiful spurts, which left the others we'll in
the rear, and he came in winner in 16:353s;
Hanna second in 16:43ss.
The one-m1le race, open to all, was a beauty
P. S. Brown, II. l.. SnOdderly, p. l.. Seufferle
L. J. Barber and c. E. Kluge started. Brown
took the lead at once, and kept first place until
entering the last lap, when Kluge sho: ahead
B. w. Hanna, w. f. Crist, Howell Stewart
and L. j. Barber entered for the two-mile club
race for the Woodward Lothrop cup. Stewart
and Barber dropped out after a few laps, and
Crist won easily in 6:22as; Hanna. 6:46as.
contest between Hanna, Brown, Seuffere, Snod-
derby and Kluge. The latter won in 1:27s.,
Brown second in 1928. 1t was some time before
the big Star rider got his machine we'll under
way, but towards the finish his powerful strokes
lifted his wheel from the ground, and as he
crossed the line he was heartily cheered.
me tWO-m1le lap open to all, was won by
Crist in GIT; Barber, 6:31 y, and Kluge third.
The haf-mile tandem tricycle. race was very
interesting. w. q. COburn and NJ. NJ. Cren-
shaw were matched against II. Y. Davis and f.
+. Church. The former team kept the start for
one lap. and then Davis and Church went ahead
and won the race in LAT; Brown and Crenshaw,
1:5OA.
The one-mile race, for Safety bicycles, was
won by CriSt in 3:O7 with Smith second.