Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-07
FAST ROAD RIDERS.
Good Time Made at the Keystone
Clab's Fifteen Mile Race.
GREAT CROWDS ON /. THE COURSE
Greet the Ten Competing Wheelmen ALI
Along the ioute.
SCENES AT THE START AND FINISH

One of the great wheel fixtures of the sea-
SOD, the 15-mile handicap road race of the
Keystone Bicycle Club, was finished yes
terday to the satisfaction OF everybody. It
had been postponed one week on sccount of
the rain that came on Unexpectedly on
July 30, but the weather yesterday was
perfect and all the conditions except that
of the road were favorable.
The course lay from. Haysville to Econ
ony and return, IN miles each way. When
1t was chosen the road was in good condi-
tion, that is, its surface was hard, having
been beaten down by the rains of the spring
and hardened by the summer sun. Since
that time, however, the roadmasters have
taken it into their heads to make repairs
to fill up the low places with sand
| and gravel and to clean out the cutters
| The consequence was that at two points
| they had spoiled the road for rapid riding
| on the wheel, and the result was slower
| time than was expected. 1t was fast enough,
though, when the hills and the sand and
| gravel are taken into consideration, and it
shows that those who enter in the open
| meeting of the club q month later will have
to ride hard to take the prizes away from
the Keystone.
The start was announced at 4 o'clock in
the afternoon, and so great was the interest
| taken in the outcome that both the o'clock
and the 2:15 trains from this city carried
| additional cars. Some of the onlookers
got off at Haysville to witness the start
| and the finish; others went on to Sewickley
where all the citizens of the borough turned
out along the road to see the racers pass,
both going and coming.
Several of the Keystones rode down to
| Sewickley to distribute programmes con-
tanning lists of the riders, and they were
given a hearty reception by Burgess Ander-
son, who extended an invitation to them to
| pass again through his charming suburb.
| 1t is not often that anything has happened
| in that vicinity that proved SO attractive to
| Sewickleyites as did this road race, and the
| riders were cheered to greater efforts by the
| bright and fair faces that beamed on them
as they flew by.
As at Sewickley, 50 it was all along the
| route. Everywhere the road was lined with
| spectators and at Hayesville there was q
very large crowd to cheer the starters and
| the runners.
Some of those noticed were Mrs W. 8.
Power, Mrs j. B. Kaercher, Mrs. j. W.
| McGowin, Miss Grace McCulloch, Miss
| Carrie Corwin, Mrs Seward Murray, Mrs.
| w. c. Duncan, Miss Belle Brisbin, Miss
Birdie Bryson, DR.. Lange, George A.
Banker, F. f. Sneathen, Mr.. Applegate,
w. II. Wilson, j. H. Diffold, A. S. Robin
son, Miss Nellie Shepard. Miss Nellie Nc
Lain, A. M. Irwin, M. A. Norris, Harry
Hagmaier, w. P. Armstrong and F. J. Pill
grim. There were also large number of
cyclers from the Keystones, the Allie
Gym wheelmen as we'll as all the residents
of the borough.
Started On On the Course.
At five minutes past o'clock VS.. Porter
started out at the crack of the pistol at
pace that would have won him the race if
he had maintained It throughout, but he
lost ground, or rather the others gained on
him and passed him, leaving him to finish
ninth. J. johnson started ~ minutes later
and sped over the course as far as the eye
could see him at a rattling gait. He finished
sixth. p. W. Myles a minute later in start
maintained good, steady ratio of speed to
the fiuish, coming in only three quarters OF
a minute later than the winner, and taking
second money. Half q minute later William
NJ McCulIoc6 started, but he never finished.
He reached the turn all right and was look
ing as fresh as if he had just ridden a mile
off and could not be fixed. SO that when the
last man finished he was five miles In the
rear pushing the wheel that might have car
ried him to victory.
d.
P. Barr was showed over the cord
and dashed down the grade like
an arrow. He got into the wrong road some
where on the course, and finished No. 5 in
consequence, After him came W. B. Cor
win, only 80 seconds difference in starting,
but he took d header and lost time, finishing
Paul Nelson. Tall and powerful, he looked
like a staver, and was picked out for win
ner before the race He finished in 6Ox min
utes, three-quarters of a minute ahead of any
tn
either. W. II. Wilson, prospective winner,
started half minute late and rode like
whirlwind: He He W, was last approaching
his tire catching in rutshe took a severe
header, losing time, wind and place, finish
ing fourth. The only two scratch MEN, S. r.
Carmack and W. L. Addy, did not stay long
together. Mr. Carmack LED at the start, but
when they got out of sight OF the string and
passed through Sewickley. Addy led by
about 200 leet. Mr.: Addy did not win tie
race, nor did he win the time prize, but he
made the best timo over the course. finish
ing in 59m minutes.
In at the Finish.
The time limit for the prize had been fixed
at IS minutes, based ON previous time
made over the same road, and there were
some mild objections on the part OF the
riders when they found the condition of the
road to the limit. However, they were
satisfied when it was decided not to change
tno tiHc lliIllt, lOT Lie yuuSeS tnu SUdTt0TS
were of the opinion that little better time
could have been made by hard pushing.
The first to rike over the |
cord at the finish, Paul Nelson. was |
given a rousing reception and all the
riders as they came up tho grade on |
the homestretch were literally received
with open arms. It was not an exciting
finish, for no two OF them came in together.
At the half distance turn the riders were
pretty we'll punched together. Four came |
up together. Messrs. Nelson. Barr, McCul- |
II
shot ahead and kept in the lead until the |
finish. Altogether It was most satisfac- |
tory race, except as to time. There was not |
q hitch anywhere nor a single unpleasant |
incident, and when the prizes were awarded |
last night everybody was in a pleasant state |
of mind over the result.
The officials were Judges, ]. b. Kaercher,
7. F. Myler j. a. Johnston; referee, Howard |
2. Bidwell; timers, w. NJ. Myler, W. H. |
Robinson, Joe Welker; starter, Isaac F. !
Bailey; clerk of course, ]. w. McGowin; |
checkers A. G. White, II. NJ. Corwin, A. L. |
Stewart, A. r. Darragh.
SUMMARY.