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There were twenty six entries, and
twenty three starters. Accidents com
PEELED the stopping Of several of the
wheelmen, so that but nineteen finished.
H. e. Bartram Of the Wilmington
Wheel Club was sent away st twelve
minutes after o'clock The other
riders were started according to the
table. At q the scratch men, fifteen in
number, got away. Frank NJ Dampman
took the leadand kept ahead for two miles,
then Won Wagner went ahead and was
not passed by a scratch man thereafter.
Won Wagner gained on the riders who
had received handicaps, and in the first
half had passed Bartram. w. @. Seeds
- minutes handicap went ahead of }. H.
Draper and made the first. half No. 9.
Won Wagner was eighth, and on the
StENnu DtlA nt DtEdn ACAhoAAoutAE AAAt
distance between himself and the handi-
cap men. He found it comparatively
easy until he came TO Seeds, and then it
was an even race for several miles.
Lohand gave the champion little trou-
bic also but ne passed everybody and
won with ease Won Wagner took a
side-header on the home stretch. when he
turned TO see how far Dampman was be-
hind.
Dampman made plucky race. He
talked freely after the finish and his re-
marks carry weight. He says: II led
for a few miles, when Won Wagner went
ahead began TO hurry a little but saw
that he was going easily so / settled
down had an easy victory over Hall
| for l knew he was working hard and
could not make much of a spurt. / can
always squirt when | am tired and at the
railroad track l passed Hall and finished
second Dampman ran into a wagon at
the finish and had the wind bumped out
Of him but soon recovered.
Fred h. Elliott finished fourth after a
tough pull that displayed his pluck. He
is one Of the lightest riders of the Viii
mington Wheel Club and since his bro
theirs falling off on account of a@ injury,
has kept up his reputation. On the sec
ond lap Elliott and Jefferis were close.
The former, took a drink of ginger pop
and in throwing the bottle away veered
his wheel. Jefferis collided and both fell.
A spoke OF Elliott's wheel was broken
and everytime the wheel revoled the
spoke struck Elliott under tn g knee,
gashing it badly. He rode thus for
Cwelve miles.
George NJ. Gregg came in a good fifth.
Merrihew, who was expected to make Q
good race. finished eighth. Mcdaniel,
the father of bicycling in Wilmington,
took several bad headers and retired with
the cramp. Pearson stopped at the end
of twelve and.a-half miles. thinner
man, the rider of Star machine, broke
his wheel three miles out and finished in
a wagon. Bartram s fate was saddest of all.
He is young rider, and having fifteen
minutes start put some distance between
his wheel and the starting point, He
made the first half, No. 8, and when he
left for the finish disappeared from the
stage of action until 10 o'clock on Satur-
day night, then he arrived at the ban
quet. When about eighteen miles out he
had tainted, and fallen off his wheel. By
ISLANDERS took him to a farm house and a
relative arrived with a carriage to take
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between buffalo robes, and hungry as 8
bear.
C. A. Elliott ]. B. Pearson, w. H.
Ash, c. @. Wedellxind and f. b. Eisen.
brandt took a combination header eight
miles out. Elliott was still in bad con
dition from a former accident, so was
unable to do good work.
The course of the race was almost i'm
passable and it is wonderful that so few
accidents happened. The marshals were
kept busy making way for the
racers. The curves in the
road were guarded by police,
and Sergeant Blackburn had squad oi
officers at the finish Ropes were stretch
ed to keep the crowd back and then il
was hard work A few minutes before Vor
Wagner finished score OF teams went
down the causeway and interfered with
the coming wheelmen. A few horses
were frightened during the afternoon,
but there were no serious accidents.
Dampman stated after the race that nc
matter what condition the track was in,
or how good rider man was, Won
Wagner could not be beaten. This
statement from Dampman is the opinion
of every man in the race and Of every
suectator who saw the manner Of Von
Wagoner's work. Dampman was but 0
few seconds behind him but the winner
was able to forge ahead if necessary and
the local rider knew it.
Won Wagone rode an Eagle bicycle, 9
machine little known here. He says the
road is the worst be ever saw for a 25
mile road race He is much elated over
the victory, aud although he is the
5O-mile and % mile champion of the
world he enjoys the winning of the race
from the Wilmington riders
Won Wagner won the race and made
fastest time, and had first choice of the
prizes. He selected the Columbia Light
Roadster offered by the Pope Manufact
uring Company. Dsmpman took tht
Victor Light Roadster offered by the
Overman Wheel Company.
The wheelmen had lantern parade OF
Saturday night. The First Regiment
Band accompanied them in carriage
There were sixty two vheelmen in line
: and Market street was jam as they
passed. The parade was over a.
$50 o'clock and the visitors and
local wheelmen went to the supper room
on the first floor of the Red Mems Hall
where supper was served Great en-
thusiasm prevailed The band playes
selections during the honr. Mayor Hsr