The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-10-01

Mile Run.
Nobody could complain yesterday
OF the weather nor the condition OF
tracks for the wheelers at Hazel Dell
Park and from $500 to 5000 people sat
and stood in the sun and applauded
the wheelers to their hearts content.
The Warren Athletic Club. accustom-
ed to bad weather for their spring aud
winter out door demonstrations. felt
themselves highly honorcd yesterday
with one OF tile best of days, n big ar
ray OF wheelmen and the largest audi
enco they ever had. A large number
OF tho crack riders OF tho country
were Present..
The excitement OF the day centred
in the twenty-five mile race, in which
no less than 25 wheelers started.
Owing to the anxiety to get through
with the 25-mile race in time for the
participants to take part in the other
races, 1t started ut 2 o'clock, when
there were very few on the ground to
see them of. The course was three
times around the track, then out of
the gate on Christiana avenue, thence
to New Castle avenue, thence to New
Castle twice and return finishing with
three laps around the track.
The first to start were II. c. Beebe,
w. W. c.; S. Courtney, w. W. C., and
j. NJ. Lingo. W. w. c., with ~ minutes
handicap. 1t was l.57 o'clock when
they started, and two minutes after.
wards ii. g. Douglass, =. A. W., and
NJ. X. Lancaster. w. W. G., left. The
last one to start off was f. Is. Marriott,
South End Wheelmcn, PhiludelphiD.
and ii. G. Wheeler, Manhat an Athletic
Club New York. They started ut
scratch, while those who had IL min
utes start OF them were already scud-
ding out on the road to New Castle
1t was l.59 o'clock when the scratch
men got OIL.
While the 25-mila racers were out
other races were run. In the one mile
novice race only four riders started
out of nino announced, and two of
these G. Ii. Huxley and Middleton had
not been announced. Huxley won by
a sudden squirt on the home stretch.
Zimmerman won in the half lille
open race, and In the mile ordinary
handicap in which eight wheelers were
announced only two materl allied, G.
A. Lagen, w. w. c., and j. Ii. Draper
A. q. 5. n. The race was won by
| Lagen.
About this time the first rider In the
25.mile race to New Castle put in an
appearance. 1t was Lancaster, and G..
y. Jack followed about minute later.
Each rider as he passed the grand stand
was loudly applauded. j. Il. Booth
came in as third man, but lost third
place by an accident As he was going
around the track for tho last time d
boy ran out In his path, and before he
could AVOID 1t, he struck the boy, and
both rolled over In the dust.
Both got up as quickly as possible
but it WAS too late for him to hold
third place, 1 S four had already PASSED
him. Neither Booth nor the Doy were
injured. 1t was an inspiring sight &c
see the wheelers come one after the
other and sometimes in punches oil
three and four. The last to arrive was
j. A; Gebhart l5.47 minutes behind
Lancaster.
After tine excitement of the twenty
live mile race was over, the other
races commenced. In the half mile
race for boys under 10 years OF agu
there were four starter: Harry Sedg.
wick. A. Mcdaniel A. Raglan and lInr
ry Martin. When the first quarter
pole was reached Mcdaniel fell from
his machine and lay motionless for
a minute or two, creating some alarm
but finally got up and walked away
with the machine. Sedgwick won the
race, Martin coming in second.
In the haf-milo handicap number
Va NitiNho htlt Jul lIIbN ut
not compete. Mcdaniel won hts henI
in the race and finished second in The
final.
In the one mile . so class Diver wor
easily. King, OF the Warren Club, lin.
ished second but did not secure a
place IN the final
In the ono mile open Zimmerman
won but was hard pushed by Iaxis;
In the mile tandem ruce Zimmerman
and laAls had everything their owl
way.
The following were the winners II
the - mile rnco with their prizes; NJ
y. Lancaster, EaGle safety bicycle: g.
b Jack, gold watch; +. Is. Mari oft
SHOT gum A. A. CiraGey, pnoam ltIt
saddle; G. A. Elliott silver molnteI
sweet briar pipe; C. Krlck clock; J. u
Booth. travelling set; j. W. Davidson
box toilet extract; Robert Weir. case
Of wine; l.. 4. Jeffcris, sweater unt
bree hes; II, G. Rrehr, brush. cont
ana mirror j. NJ. Ward, pair blnyrlI
shoes; j. NJ, Lingo. sponge cake; Il i
Mckay, bath brush and sponge; w ID
, Nenu, sweater; Miner llpTce. sweater
, II. {. Douglas. silk snspcnders; }. A
Gebhari. picture.
In the one mile novice II. F. Middle
= ton got first prize, gold badge. and
/" Huxley, second. silver badge.
OHe-hhli lnilc, blltllt y. a. LllAlnhi
man first prize, diamond ring; " "
! IaXis second, PAR iine shoes.
, one mile, ordinary handicap, first,
, L, Lagcn, clock; seeonl. J, H. Drap.l
c picture frame
= One mile handicap first. O.S Brandt
c rolay pneumatic safety; second &. NJ
Guatos set Of pneumatic tires; Lhrl
> 5. II. Hlycu, tuermOiaotcr.
y Half mile, for boys, first, Hurr
J Sedgwicli gold medal; second, llurr
4 Martin. silver medal
Hall mile handicap, first, }. ]. Divei
e gold watch second. L. Mcdaniel, owe
, coat third, j. NJ, WiiUour, plan
} lamp.
\ One mile . 50 class list, j. j. Dlyer
set OF pncunatie tiros; End, y. /
z Brandt. pug dog.
One milo open, LIST, A. A. Zlmme
II man, gold watch; 2nl. w w. Taxi
( plEsh rocker 3rd, Carl Hess pair ,
y iin3 shoes.
one mile. Tandem Handicap. list
A. Zimmerman, silver cup: 2nl, 4
S W. Taxis, two iili umbrellas; 3td,
ii. Bllyeu, lnkstand.