, 1885-09-29
RETURNING wHEELMEN.
Cheyenne bicycle Riders at the Dem
yer Tournament.

ing facts were gathered concerning the
bicycle tournament there:
The members of the Cheyenne Bicycle
club and their friends who were in attend
ance on the second annual tournament of
the Colorado Wheel club held at Denver
on Friday and Saturday of last week, re-
turned on Sunday evenings train report
ing a most enjoyable time aud a thor
oughly successful tournament.
The Cheyenne club was represented at
the tournament by the president, II. b.
Rice and Secretary Frank II. Clark and
members j.. d. Corey, Frank A. Spar
hawk and Messrs. Scott, Cowhick, X. W.
Armour and c. C. Peabody, the latter
gentlemen taking an active part in the
races.
Friday programme was introduced by
a street parade of local and visiting wheel
men on their wheels to the number of
about forty, headed by a band of music.
through the principal streets of the city
until ranks were broken at the Athletic
park, where the races were had. The
track here was a six lap circular track.
with n very fair bottom but too small for
good records and thorough tests of the
riding qualities of the contestants, the
curb having Il very perceptible advantage.
Fridays first race was a half mile dash
in which II. c. Kennedy won first place
and made the time | minute and 30 sec
onds, or one and th~ree-quarter seconds
more than Hebard's record in the Chey-
enne race meeting of the llth.
Fhis race was followed by a two mile,
race. seven minute class, in which Fred
Wurtzbach, of the Denver club, made
the time; 6:363. The best mile record of
the meeting was made on the first mile of
this race, 3:S, or 8 seconds less than the
best mile in Cheyenne.
Then followed the event of the day. be-
the one mile dash for the championship
of the Colorado Wheelman club, and in
which there were but three entries. Hop
kins, Donaldson and Kennedy, all of
whom were in attendance upon the Chey-
enne meeting and took a prominent part
in its races. This was a hotly contested
race from the start, simmering down to a
struggle between Kennedy and Hopkins
in the closing laps and was won by Hop
kins in good form in SO, after %outspurt-
ing Kennedy in several pretty plays for
the lead, and apparently much to the sat
isfaction Of a large number of the specta-
tors. This is the same Hopkins who won
the bicycle at the meeting in this city in
the race in which Kennedy then took
second place.
The fve-mile handicap was won By W.
L. Van Horn, Of the Denver club. in 1872,
or 10 seconds less than the Cheyenne rec
ord.
This event was followed by a 100 yard
slow race, which proved to be a farce. be-
ing easily won by b. NJ. Kennedy in fast
time after leaving all his competitors on
the ground
The day races were closed by Il boys
race won by b. NJ. Kennedy, aud a three
mile handicap in which II. G.. Kennedy,
NJ. N. Donaldson and W. J.. Van Horn
finished in the order named. Time los
On the second day the one mile $50
class was made just within the limit by j.
j. Alter in 3:27l, after two trial heats
which dropped out three of the seven en-
tries.
The two mile open race which followed
proved to be one of the most interesting
of the day, as in it were again pitted Ken
needy and Hopkins and Wartzenbach. the
winner of the preceding days two mile Of
the seven minute class. This race was
one for blood" from the start, and ii was
easy to be seen that both Kennedy and
Hopkins were riding with the determine
ton of winning, and as the riders. after
unexpected spurts of speed ON not only
stretches but on the curves, changed their
positions on the curb. the supporters of
each were as demonstrative as the t%rotting
track can show. Hopkins led the last lap
and had the race fairly won, almost. when
within a few feet of the tape Kennedy
made one Of his phenomenal spurts, tax
ing his competitor unawares, and crossed
the line less than a foot in the lead.
In the half mile handicap which fol
lowed c. c. Peabody, of this city. won
second place after f. j. Chamard. of Den
yer. Time. l:4l4, slow.
The day was closed with the five mile
run for the championship belt of the
state. All entrymen dropped out but
Donaldson and Van Horn, with chances
in favor OF the former. 1t was evident