Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-10-30

Darkness third. -. Elmo fourth. Time,
2:3lt-ihe same NJ In the FIRST heat
There was great dificulty in starting the
horses FOR the ffth and last hest because Oi
the trouble in bringing the trotters 10 the
scratch. Yorktown Belle took the lead. iol.
lowed by Orange Bud. The latter attempted
TO take the pole on the hOmc-streich, but
fell hack again, and Yorktown Belle won the
heat; st. Elmo second, Orange Bud third,
Lindsay fourth, Darkness distanced. Time,
1884.
Orange Bud second, St. Elmo Third, Lindsay
fourth.
BICYCLE RACES.
The bicycle races followed the horse races.
and were managed by Mr. A. II. Meyer, Of
this city, who deserves much credit for the
/ prompiness with which the contests suc-
cccded each other.
The track, while good for the horses
hoois, was not considered smooth enough
Tor the wheels. However, 1t was much bet
ter than it might have been.
The first race was cIlled a one half mile
/ boUce. The entries we're John ". Dicken-
sOn, Ports mouth; Isaac Hiods, Baltimore
{. Ii. Lucy, Richmond; Willard Z. Buell.,
/ Washington; Waller G. Mercer, Richmond
q. W. ONeill. Eoriolk.
! DcknsoD failed 20 start.
| O'Ncill came IN first, Buell. second, Kinds
/ third, Lucy fourth. Time, 1:40!.
The second race was q two-inile amateur
| lap, Rover type wheels. Entries. Benjamin
/ Wall, Washington; VIII W. Windle, Massa.
/ chu.ctis; William +. Crist, Washington; H.
/ J.. Kngsland, Baltimore; Phllip 5. Brown,
| Washington.
Windie and Brown failed to start.
! kingslind lead in and was followed by
/ Crist Time Uour laps: 1;49, 3:3S, J:27
| 7:1s}.
/ Third race-one mile-for championship
/ of Virginia Division, League American
/ Wheelmcn. Entries: a. a. VNell. Nor
/ folk; !. 4. Morris, Portsmouth; Walter g.
/ Mercer, Richmond, and &. ". O'Neil. Nor
! fox. Mercer and &. ". O'Neill failed tC
/ start. A. A. O'Neill wOn easily. Two lap-
/ Time, 1888, 3:l1.
/ Fomh race-one mie-proiessiopsl
/ Starters: W. VI. BOyst. Grcenyilie. 5. {.
| II. $. Crocker, Boston; w. }. Morgan, Bos
! tor.
Crocker took the lead, hut Morgan forged
/ ahead a. the end oi the first bali and pas, ed
/ HIM, but Cr0cker soon Tegaincd the loaC
| and won with ease, Morgan second. Time
/ 1919. $40.
/ 1he huh race was n handicap tandem tri
| cycic--Onc mile. EntrieS-Phl. B. Brown
and y. x. Crenshaw, both Of Washington
/ scratch; w. G.. Mercer and A. X. Sctaap
/ twenty seconds; William j.. Crist. Washing
/ ton. and II. l.. kingsland, Baltimore, scratch;
} Frank Il. Steel ana A. \. O'Nelh. Norfolk
fifteen seconds. steel and O'Neill starting
! five seconds behind Mercer aud Schaap soor
vent ahead and at the cod Of the first hat
ihcicams stood steel and O'Neill, Crist and
/ kmg-land, Brown and Crenshaw, Mercer
and Schaap.
Cri.t ard Kincslaul, however, proved
theirsupcrior travelling capacities and wo'
the race, steel and O'Noill coming IN closely
second, and Bs0Wn and Crenshaw third
Time, 1912.
sixth ace-one-hali mile handicap fol
BOYS under eighteen years. Entries :. j.
| Young. Manchester, scratch; j.. {. Nalen
tine. richmond, twenty seconds; {. +. Me-
! Cucr, Richmond, scratch.
Valentine made good use Of his twenty
seconds, and it looked for some tine as II he
would win the race. McCluer, however
came i'm first with a dead heat between
Valentine aud Young for sccond place
Time; 2:l0.
seventh race-one milc-for the champion
| ship Of the Old Dominion wheelmen. Ou
| of six entries only two startcd-N. G. Ions
and W. II. Bolckcr. both oi Richmond
Just AZ the start BOdekCr's foot slipped on
/ TIE troadlc and he pitched forward on The
/ ground. but was up again and on his wbec
/ l,e q flash. Another start was made ans
/ Bokckcr wheeled ahead FOR more than
! half mlc, but Long, who seemed 10 hay'
/ held himself I'm reserve, made squirt neal
! the finish and came In ahead. Time, 4:l2.
/ Eighth race one half mile, without hands
/ - -e.. fr..V Ia "a
! Washington; Frank Il. Steel, Richin0nd'
/ pbilip $. Brown, Washington, started. The
/ last named came In first and CrenshaW
second. Time, $50.
Ninth racc-oue half mile
! Wall. Lucy. Creushaw, iinds, Schaap
! IInls won. Lucy coming IN second, Cren
! shaw third, and Wall fourth.
! Referee samuel +. Clark, OF Baltimore.
ud.es-I. Wilson, Richmond; r. '.
Williams, Richmond; c. Il. Elscnbrendt, o.
! Baltimore.
Tmers-Daniel Lyons, Jr., and d. W.
EAST; both of Richmond.
Startcr-J. &. ' Smith, Washington.
! The dead beat between Valentine anC
! Young Will be- decided before the regulal
races for to-day begin.
The first event to-day begins at O'Clock.
The resident and visiting wbeelmcn vii
| meet at ~Chaap's this morning Tor narauc a
! II O'Clock.
TO-DAY's PEOCH,NN
The programme for to-day is as follows
Heat Letwcocn Valentine and Young foI
second place ~ the boys handicap race oI
! yesterday.
Half mile. Virginia Division League
! American Whcelmcu, Noyicc-mcdals.
one mile, handicap Racer.
| Half mle, ride and run-mcdqls.
Three mGc, professional, lap 500
! Half miie. stceplcclasc- medals.
! Malt mile. amateur gold watch.
/ Three mile. Virginia Division League
/ American WlethnoH-champi0n medal.