Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-26

at Philadelphia, with an S-yard handicap,
but in the 220-vard dash at Columbia, June
6, he easily defeated Bauer. He has been a
winner in many long and short runs, and
has shown a steady Improvement in time.
A. M. Wilson, late of the Geneva College,
is also entered in a number of the events,
and is very liable to carry off the first in
the jumps and other competitions of that
nature. He is an excellent all-around man,
and it would not be surprising to have him
equal some of the national records.
E. E Arensberg, novice, shows more
than an ordinary amount of speed on the
track He will press the winners closely.
T. S. Duncan, who holds the Western
Pennsylvania championship for putting the
shot, is entered for several events.
J. R. Wade, who has the make of good
runner, will be in the long runs He is
training hard and will make good time.
The bicycle race will be very Interesting
and there will be big field of starters
The st3 A. s" have entered Lee Highly, W.
H. Wilson, A L. Banker and G. II. Petit
cord, and there are entries of at least
dozen more from the other associations.
Most of the Pittsburg wheelmen who
made the pilgrimage to the State meet at
Scranton have returned Secretary j. w.
McGowin, of the keystone Cyclers, was
among the number, and he reports that the
meet was the most successful, in every way,
of those ever held in the State. The Scran-
ton wheelmen carried out all their promises
and the visitors were treated in q royal
fashion. 1t was a continual round of pleas
ure from beginning to end, and the races
were not the least of the features. One
of them was more than ordinarily good
both as to time and as to the number of
starters. 1t was the open mile race for the
grand piano. There were Is starters, and
the winner made the fastest time ever made
in the State in a like event-2:23 4-5 The
worlds record is 2:21 2-5, and the Scranton
record came pretty close to it. Fully 1000
wheelmen from districts distant to Scranton
were present, but Pittsburg was only repre-
sented by about a dozen. No place has yet
been selected for next years meet, but
Pittsburg seems to be out of the question,
for the reason that the hotel accommoda-
tions are considered inadequate. Leaving
this out of the question, there is no reason
why the 'cvclers here could not entertain
{, 1000 wheelmen in a creditable style. It is
a matter for the wheelmen to take into con-
and the sooner some action is
taken the better it will be for the cycling
interests here.
Charles II. Petticord, one of Pittsburg's
most prominent wheelmen, begun to ride so
long ago as 1887, and sincs then he has
turned his attention chiefly to road riding.
Every year he has taken a long distance
journe Y, and for the last two or three years
in com pany with Lenz Their first trip was
to Chic ago, when they were gone a month.
In 1890 Mr.. Petticord rode from Pittsburg
to st. Louis, 621 miles, in 121z days. Then
he returned by the way of Chicago and De-
troit where he took the steamer to Cleveland.
From there he rode to Buffalo in two days;
took in the National League meet at
Niagara Falls and rode home. His next trip
was ten days run to Cincinnati, and in
August of that year he rode 1, 180 miles,
never crossing the same road twice. Last
year in company of Mr.. LEM he rode to
New Orleans and took in all the
interesting places on the route. In a few
days he will ride from Pittsburg to Buffalo
in two days, and is now making up party
of young ladies and gentlemen to ride to
the national meet at Washington. 1t is
probable that the return trip will be made
on wheels, since there will be a greater op-
portunity of spending more time on the
route. He has entered for the ''Three AS"
race next Saturday, but his forte is more in
road work than the race track.
In about three weeks the national meet
,f the 'cyclers will take place at Washing
;on, d. c., and it begins to look as if about
100 of Pittsburg's wheelmen will attend
They expect to have more than the usual
.mount of enjoyment, and the indications
ire that their anticipations will be realized
rhe programme as announced will be as fol-
lows:
Monday, July Is, "a. department run
ind inspection OF public buildings All runs
tart from the Ebbitt House. ii A. Mum
o Soldiers Home and lunoh In the country