Morning journal and courier., 1891-05-14
THE BICYCLE TOURNAMENT.

List of Races and Pr1zes to be Awarded June S-How the Day wnl be Spent-BIany Visitors Ex. pected-The New Haven Club to Make a Run to Morris Cove Next Sunday.
 The grand spring meet and tournament of the New Haven Bicycle club, which is to occur Monday, June 8, will be one of the largest cycling events ever attempted in this city. In the morning there will be a parade of the wheelmen, in which over five hundred men will participate. At the close of the parade the whselmen will be photographed in group. The procession will be led by Arthur Allen Dean, the chief consul of the L. A. w. in New Haven. Visiting clubs will be here from all over Connecticut and the other New England states and delegations of wheslmen will attend frsm the New York, Brooklyn and New Jersey clubs. Many of the clubs will put up at the Fremont house, which is the headquarters for the L. A.W. The rest of the visiting organizations will put up at other hotels. The Second regiment band will head the parade and will also be atthe
 
 during the races. From 1: 80 to 2:30 o'clock the band will give concert and at | the latter hour the tournament will con- l mence.
 A sail on the Sound, probably around l Faulkner's light, will be taken, and while on the boat the annual meeting of the Connecticut division L. A. w. will be held. The complete program of races and prizes, which have just been announced, is l as follows:
 1. One mile novice safety-First prize, gold medal; second, silver medal g. One mile novice ordinary-First prize gold l medal; second, silver. | B. One mile safety handicap-First prize, Vic tor skin travelling bag, $s5; third, banquet lamp
 One mile open-First prize, gold Sas watch val l field glasses $15
 5 One mile safety, state championship-First l prize, gold medal; second, silver medal
 G. One mile, 2:5O class First prize, diamond scarf pin valued at $50; second' pearl opera
 z One mile safety, New Haven club-Firs prize, gold medal; second, silver medal | g. One mile, team race-Prize, silk flag, valued
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 10. One,haif mile, ordinary, state champion ship-First prize, gold medal, second silver
 il. One mile, handicap-First prize, Eagle bi | pearlhandled revolver, $15.
 travelling bass,.valued at $40; second two silver rod, valued at ss5; second, silver cup, s15; third silver shaving cup. at sa6O, is offered for the fastest time made, ex l elusive of tandems
 The executive committee of the New Havel l Bicycle club, which has entire management O ! the tournament, is composed of the wheelmen F. N. Kinney, chairman; J. Perkins, secretary A. G. Fisher, treasurer; W. F. Perkins and E.
 Charles D Davol of warren,R L, ex-chairma1 of the L. A. w. racing board, will perform tn thority on bicycle racing. The judges Will be Major Charles L. Burdett of Hartford, vice presi Gf of ahe 1son ReaP editor of The Wheel; David J. Post of Hartfor and George Hendee of New York. The track officers are members of tn New Haven club and are as follows:
 Starter-W F. Perkins.
 Clerk of the eourse-F. N. Kinney; assistant ! R. K. Jones.
 Scorer-Frank Thompson; assistants, D. A Saunders, H. s: Bodie.
 Track committee J. Perkins, Frank Weave l and W. c. Booth.
 Umpires- William Bishop, J. G. Beck, c. $ Johnson, Eugene Reichert.
 Reception committee-W. C. Booth R: I l lsbell, George Parklngton, J. W. Iabb, Palme ! Field, c. E. Ripley and Frank E. Soule.
 On prizes and badges-F. N. Kinney and Nol l man Muzzy
 On transportation-E. B. Beers and Pame l Field.
 | On track improvements-E. C.. Bennett, l E. Larom, Norman MuzZy and Eugene P. Mo l Kenna.
 Park committee-A c. Fisher. J. F. Newman T. R. Bright, F. A. Waldron, c. V. Le Heup, [ M. Bacon.
 Saturday night and Sunday the Colun bia and Colt clubs of Hartford will Ter dezvous at the Sea View house, Savi Rock. The Hartford club will take dime at the Pequot house at Morris Cove, wher they will be joined by the New Have club. On Sunday, May 24, the Brookly club, to the number of about thirty, wi pay visit to the New Haven club, an ) both 15, clubs participate in run .,, to Nam