Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-10-23
SEEDS, BIG YTcToRY.
He Comes in First in the Philadelphia
Road Race--The Local Event Next Sat
urduv

He Comes in First in the Philadelphia
Road Race--The Local Event Next Sat
urday.
Washington c. Seeds of the Warren Ath-
\ letic Club won the 25-mile handicap road
race given under the joint auspices of the
Park Avenue and Quaker City Whcelmen,
in Philadelphia, on Saturday. Seeds had
three minutes start over Won Wagner,
who was scratch, and who finished second.
Seeds actual time was l.S0.0o8-5 and Won
T Wagoner's 1.27.54 3-5, Frank NJ Damp
man finished third and Fred b. Elliott
fourth. Seeds, Won Wagner and Damp
man each received II Sl35 wheel and Elliott
was awarded watch. There were Is
starters, II Of whom finished. The result
is big local victory MS the first four men
are essentially Wilmington wheelmen.
The race was started from Paoli at 10 p.
m. and the finish was at the Philadelphia
ball park, The handicap limit was 10
minutes.
SATURDAYS LOCAL ROAD RACE.
The Wilmington Wheel Clubs second
annual 25-mile road race, which will he
given next Saturday the start and finish
being ut the Wilmington fair grounds
promises to excel the successful venture of
last year, The handicap limit will be 10
minutes. The course has already been
published.
The road race will be started at . p. m,
and during the interim nine track events
will be decided. The entries will close To-
morrow or Wednesday and among the
starters in the road race will be
here last year; w +. West, who won
the race at Orange \. j.; w. &. Seeds
of this city, who won the Philadelphia
road race on Saturday; w. +. Murphey
and T. j. Hall, the Brooklyn cracks; Il. 4.
Mcdaniel, y W. Merrihew l. NJ. Damp
man Clarence Az and +. y. Elliott; Merrill
of Boston, Draper and Hazleton Of Phila-
delpha, and others. Thus far five bicy-
cles have been Offered as prizes, and a
dozen other prizes will be offered. The
prizes already assured include Columbia
safety valued 1T $3.50, 4 Victoria, a ladies
safety valued At Sl35 II Rambler safety
valued at sl35, an Eagle wheel valued at
$50 a racing wheel valued at SO donated
by Mcdaniel 4 Co.; $50 lamp by Clifford
Grcenmah; two Gartorl saddles three pairs
Of rat-trap pedals, fill Jersey suit from
Holmes x Company; $50 prize from Gov
entry Macllnists' Company and other
prizes.
The track events will comprise the fol
lowing: Dne mile novice, (safety) one
mile, safety, for boys under l6 Years Of
age; half mile, ordinary, 1.45 class; one
mile, safety l-minnte class; 100 yards slow
race; one mile novice, ordinary; half-mile
ride and run; one mile handicap, safety.
The side paths along the road will he
scraped and put in good order, as will also
the track. The officials selected are as fol
lows Referee, i, +. Prial of the Wheel;
Judges, W. +. Kurtz of this city, Il. +. Lee
Cato Of Baltimore and Frank Melons Of
Philadelphia; time-keepers, Charles NJ.
Baird, w NJ. X. Williamson, Willard f.
Davis; clerk of course, H. l.. Pyle and five
assistants scorer, H. Growther and three
assistants announcer, VI + kurtz; starter,
]. A. Green; umpire, William Frederick
and twenty-five assistants; marshal, Chas.
g. Guyer and five assistants.