Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-07-11
m SPORTING CIRCLES
The Coming Road Racs Of the Wheeling
Wheelmen.
AN EXCITING BASE BALL GAME
Fine Scores Made by the Gun Club and
Seheuzenvsrsin-

The coming hill climb and road race OF
the Wheeling Wheelmen Is now the enlei
topic of interest among our 'cyclers- so Tar
tventy-two entries have been made, and
more are expected before Tuesday. The
nr;zes which have been on exhibition IN
sonpeborn's window for the past two days
have attracted a great amount of attention
from all classes ofour citizens. A complete
list of these prizes, with the names OF their
donors, is as follows:
Thirty Mile Race-GOld Medal, Wheel
ing wheelmen; Columbia Ball Pedals,
Thos. Hughes < Co.; Five Dollar l.. A, W.
Badge, Mcclure House; Water Color Paint
ing. Joe L. Rhees, CyclOmeter, Glen c.
Smith.
Fifteen Mile Race-Full Nickeled King
ofthe Road Lamp, StOddard, Lowering &
Co.; Eight Dollar Silk Umbrella, Henry
sonneborn; Boston Bicycle Shoes, F. Cru
ber:Bicycle Bell, Hoge & Co; Bicycle Watch
Charm, Henry SOnneDOIH-
Hill climbing-Overman Ball Pedals,
Overman Wheel Co.; Columbia Lantern,
Pope Manufacturing Co.; L. A. ". Badge,
Wheeling House. West Alexander; Boston
Bicvcle Shoes, Harry Robertson; Bicycle
Helmet, Dinger Bros.
The manager of the affair is Mr.. W. L.
Wright, whose name Is guarantee that
the events named will be series OF grand
success.
sPOHEs.
I They do say HOrkheimer took header
| Mr.. ]. Elwood Hughes has ordered 81
inch Victor.
! Familiar sights grey figures struggling
up Fulton Hill.
The wheel display in SOMEBODY'S win
dow is dandy.
/ W. A. Rowe says he can make two miles
on bicycle in five minutes.
! Charley Hughes, the flying wheelman,
has gone on a trip to Mackinaw.
DR.. r. H. Billiard has been appointed l..
/ A. w. Consul for Wheeling W. Va.
w. A. Rowe, on Monday, July 9Th, low
cred the worlds record for ten miles.
Greatest tournament on earth, Spring
field, Mass, September IA to IL, inclusive
About one hundred wheelmen from out
side points are booked for the races this
week.
JB. Kaercher, on his Pony Star, with
the curved handle BAR says he will be near
the front in the Wheeling road race.
Eight entries were received for the road
races and hill-climb on Friday by letter
from Pittsburg, Allegheny and Reading
Pa.
&C. Dewey, ir., is spending the summer
in Wheeling, and will take part in the COM
ing races. He joined the l.. A. W. last
week.
The fastest mile in the cycling world has
been made by Geo. NJ Hendee, 2:34; halt
mile l:13;. We are getting it down grad
ually.
Ho, hill climbers Fulton hill, Wheel
ing, is q dandy-it is long and pretty steep,
but the surface is excellent and can be
ridden.
Harry Gruber has received new 56-inch
ROYAL Mail, one of the finest English ma
chimes put up, which he will use III the
thirty mile road race.
Pittsburg will send her quota Of flyers
IN TO the races, among whom may be noted
Banker and Shoup, OF the ''Cyclers, and
Siedell, of the KeystOnes.
At the road races on the 18th the time
will likely be very fast, rs the road bed Is
the finest in this part of the country, and
has not hill but what can be ridden IN
good time.
Chas. Liedell and J. w. Leck, of Pitts
burg, were down last week taking run
route of the road races. They went home
well pleased with the roadbed and say that
Fulton hill is a darling
R.C. Greer, of the "Kenton Wheel
Club" COvington, KY, passed through
the city, yesterday, en- route to Philadel-
phia. He has come awheel from COying-
! ton, via Columbus, and reports the roads
very fair.
/ Mr.. F. J. Norton, proprietor of the
! League Hotel Mcclure, and Mr.. |. q. Dill
Ion, will hold the thermometers for the
races and will render the official time, while
noisy, Jolly Sam Harrison Everybody
knows Sam will act in the capacity OF
starter for the 30-mile ace.-Sam can start
anything -Pittsbug Referee,
NIP. s. Anshutz, of the REGISTER staff,
has received a 54-inch Victor, through
VIM. D. Mccoy, the local agent. 1t will
remain in Henry SOMEBODY'S window for
a few days. The Victor tricycle. received
a few days since by Mr.. Mccoy will be on
the Island the coming week, and any Lady
or gentleman interested may have IN OPP
pOrtunity of trying it,