The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-09-28

WILMINGTON Loses the Twenty-Five
Mile Race by an Acoident--35O0 PEG.
pie View the Sports and Applaud the
yictors.
Fortune smiled upon the Whining
ton Wheel Clubs autumnal event on
Saturday so far as to give o splendid
day for the event and n large audience
to witness the tests OF speed but with
held her smiles when trophies were
awarded TO the yictors. Not less than
$500 persons attended the event on
Saturday afternoon, one-thlrd Of whom
were ladies'. The grand stand pre-
scented as animated scene as any that
graced 1t during the late Wilmington
fair.
Wllmington's wheelman madea bold
dash for the IS mile prize but through
an accident unavoidable Wilmington
lost it, and the trophy decorates the
headquarters OF a Connecticut Wheel
Club room instead of headquarters
of Wilmington Club.
The leading event of the day OF
course was the 25-mile race which in
cluded trip to New Castle and re-
turn. It is needless to say that nearly
everybody expected to sec w. c. Seeds
win the race and he would most I'M
doubleday have done SO had he not
heeu run into by another wheelman
and his machine was broken in two.
There were 26 entered for the race,
out Of which 20 started. II was $50
o'clock, when j. I. Lodge was doomed
off IS minutes ahead of any body else,
and others started after him at various
regulated times. 1t was 3.43 when
Seeds and McDuffe started on the
stratch. They both started at a pow
erful gait, McDuffe trying to shake
Seeds but failing. For three iapsaround
the course Seeds kept his cycle within
six inches or foot of McDuffes hind
wheel. They made the three laps
or mile in 2,36. Then the wheels left
the track and scud out to the New Cas-
tie road on TO that city and return.
| 1t was an hour and fifteen minutes
when Seeds appeared in sight and the
crowd vigorously cheered him, think
ing he had won, but they were disap-
pointed. He met with an accident and
had to drop out Of the race. The acct
dent occurred in this way. Seeds, Me-
Duffee and Hanley were together.
They had completed the first lap to
New Castle and were .on their second
lap. They had reached what is known
as Hannah Moore's Hill just at the end
OF the causeway. Seeds was on the
left hand side of the road and about
two lengths ahead of McDuifee, who
was on the right hand side closely
| followed by Hanley. Just at this point
the riders were compelled to take the
path Of the side of the road. the road
itself being iuniit TO ride on. Seeds
had the advantage, as he could take
this path ahead of McDullee
and could not he passed, the
path only being wide enough for
one. Just as Seeds was ready to turn
into this path Hickman Jackson of the
Wilmington Wheel Club, who was
coming back on the lap from New
Castle, ran into Seeds, breathing his
machine in half. Hanley, who was de-
sirous of seeing Seeds win, dropped
out OF the race himself and gave Seeds
his wheel. 1t did not suit however,
and Seeds also dropped out. The ac-
cident was caused by jackson pulling
to the left instead OF to the right as
he should have done. Had Hanley
continued in the race he could at least
have Won the fourth place and possibly
second. McDufiee won easily.
The following were participants in
the race, and the time they made: