Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-06
THE wHEELMEy,s MEET.
Satisfactory Races ut Hagerstown-The |
Fourth Duly Celebrated.


Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
HAGEnsTowS, July 6.-This morning the town
looks deserted. but the amount Of debris on the
streets is evidence Of what occurred during the
past week Remnants of all sorts of fireworks,
newspapers and programs of the wheelmen's
meet were on the principal streets in cart loads.
The meet proved entirely successful in every
particular, and during the entire time no serious
accidents happened and very few wheels were
damaged. The parade Saturday morning was
a grand affair. Philadelphia was more largely
represented than any other city. Saturday
afternoon there was a large attendance at the
races, and, like the preceding day, W. W. Taxis
OF Philadelphia carried off most of the honors,
although the Washington boys made good time.
The Washingtonisns and Philadelphians went
arm in arm, and each cheered the riders from
the other city as well as their own representa-
tives, the Philadelphians receiving the cry:
.'Huray! huray! Phil-a-delph-i-a!' and the
Westinghouse: ''Wah, who! wah. Wah! who!
wah: Giddy! giddy! Wah. who! Wah who!
wahr'
In the races Messrs Sandoe Bowen and Rob-
ertsOn did credit to the Washingtonians and
each carried off an honor.
RESULTS OF THE RACES.
The races resulted as follows
First race, one mile, ordinary, Pennsylvania
division championship; first prize, gold medal;
second prize, silver medal-W. ". Taxis. A. C.
S. N, Philadelphia, won; J. r. Hazelton, A. G.
S. N, second. Time, sol, sos 1-5.
Second race-One mile. ordinary. District of
gold medal; second prize, silver medal-W. 7.
Robertson, G. A. c., won; E. c. Bowen, c. A.
c., second. Time, 3.15, 3.15 3-5.
Third-Half mile. ordinary: Pennsylvania di-
vision championship; first prize gold medal;
second, silver medal-W. W. Taxis won; ]. r.
Hazleton second. Time, 1.20.
Fourth-Half mile. safety; Hagerstown Bicy-
Gle Club championship; prize gold medal
Charles I. johnson won. Time, 1.2s As.
Fifth-One mile, ordinary, championship Of
the meet; first prize, standard light Rambler
bicycle; second, silver cup-W. W. Taxis won;
+. c. Bowen, Washington, D. c., second. Time,
2.54 As, 2.55.
Sixth-One mile, safety; Maryland division
championship; prize, gold medal. William Hol-
land. baltimore, Chesapeake club, won. Time,
3.O91-5.
Seventh-One mile, tandem safety; OPEN;
prize, two gold medals. V. j. Kelley and J. H.
Draper, A.C.SN., of Philadelphia, won. Time,
800
Ninth--One mile, safety; $40 class; final heat
by first. second and third men out of heats run
yesterday. William Holland, Baltimore, won.
Time, 2.5S 3-5.
Tenth-Half mile ordinary, heat race; final
by first, second and third men out of heats run
yesterday. ]. R. Hazelton, Philadelphia, won.
Time 1.2O
acknowledgements team race, ordinary.
open; silver cup. W. C. Seeds, S. W. Merri-
hew and +. McDonopman of Warren Athletic
Club, Wilmington, won; p. s. Browe. E. c.
Bowen and W. I. Robertson Of Columbia Attn
letic Club. Washington, second, "a to IL points
Time, 3.004-5
1welfth-Two-mile handicap, safety: first
prize. silver cup; second, medal. s. II. Bilyur,
24O yards, won; W. c. Seeds, 800 yards, second
Time, 3.43.
Ihirteenth-One mile, ordinary; $40 class;
first prize, gold medal; second, silver. E. w.
Blair, Philadelphia, won; w. II. Mulliken, Bal
tlmore. second; H. Berrien, Washington, third.
Time, 1928
Fourteenth-One mile, ordinary; Delaware
division championship; gold medal W. c..
Flfteenth-One mile, safety; third district
riders; first, gold medal; second, silver. ]. H.
Draper won. Time. 1922.
In the evening an open air ''smoker" with a
pyrOtechnic display at Kee Mar Seminary was
special feature of the meet and the attend
ance was large. After that the boys went down
town. where they set off fireworks, made
speeches and amused themselves in q manner
that kept the people in the hotels awake nearly
all night. Yesterday morning the wheelmen
began leaving the town in different directions,
some going on the trains and others wheeling
it over the fine roads. special train left in
the afternoon for the accommodation of those
going to Washington, Baltimore and Philadel-
phia and every seat on the train was occupied.
As the train pulled out of the depot those who
remained gave the combination club veil,
which ended a pleasant meeting of wheelmen
from different cities.