The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-07
THE TOURNAMENT FINISHED
And the Wheel m en- Ali Leaving With Nice
Words For Wichita.

The wbeelmen's tournament ended at
o'clock last evening, and they are all salts
fed with the result. The crowd yesterday
was not large, but taking the result of
the three days as whole the tournament
was grand success financially. In TACT,
il is understood that the local organiZa-
ton will have nice sum left to put in the
treasury when all expenses are paid. All
the boys went home very much pleased
with the treatment accorded them while
in the city.
Yesterdays entertainment consisted of
races exclusively, the balloon people hay
ing gone home to Canada.
THE RACES.
The following is the result of the races
yesterday in brief:
First race-One mile ordinary, open.
Entries, Garfield of St. Louis and Henley
of Wichita. Won by Garfield in 3:13.
Second race-One mile safety, open.
Rule and Milford of st. Louis entered
Won by Milford in 800
Third race-Five mile safety, open.
Entries, Kendervetter and Milford. Won
by Milford. Time, 1855.
This was pretty race. The men stayed
right together for the twenty laps and
WAS won only by two feet.
Fourth race-One-hal mile safety, open.
Entries, Underwater and Henley. Kin
dervetter won by five feet in lbs.
Fifth race-One mile safety, dismount
every quarter. Entries Millison of this
city and Lipman of Fort Scott. Won by
Mr.. Millison in $3.50. Mr.. Llpman is quite
a trick rider and got on and off his wheel
in a manner that astonished the Wichita
boy and furnished a good deal of amuse-
ment to the spectators. Millison. however,
had sprinting powers that more than
equalled Lipman's tricks and be won the
race by fifty yards.
Sixth race-One-hai mile safety handi-
cap Entries, Garfield fifty yards, Mill
son twenty-five yards, Underwater ten
yards, Rule scratch man. This was very
hot race and provoked good deal of ex
element among the spectators as well as
the wheemen. Rule the scratch man
made great efforts to overtake the field but
was unsuccessful Millison crossed the
oape first, Garfield second time 1:2O.
Seventh race-One- mile Toys race.
Entries. Ross Miller and Tom CaYanaugh.
Miller won in 1875 2-5. This is considered
by the wheelmen to be very creditable
time for boy of his size and age
Eighth race-One mile ordinary, state
championship. Entries. Henley of Wichita
and Glenn of Tribune, Kansas. Glen set
the pace for half mile and was passed by
Henley with magnificent squirt Henley
won the race in 3:22 Hurrah for Henley.
The ninth race of yesterday was the
eighth race OF the day before, one mile
safety. Campbell land kendervetter were
the entries. Campbell won by three feet
in 81
A consolation bicycle race was run with
three entries; distance one-half mile. f.
Balling Of Newton, Willie Lovsiand and
Dave Campbell of this city were the par
Elephants. Balling came in first, Love
land second and Campbell third, each one
getting a prize. Time, 1:42.
Messrs. Underwater and Henley rode
a mile against p H. Chaplin, Shelly's
racer. The wheelmen relieved each other
at the end of the half mile. The horse
won in 2:3SI; the wheelmens time being
241.
The last race was the most exciting and
interesting one of the day. 1t was a mile
race between wheelmen and a horse. The |
wheelmen were Millison and Rule, the |
one receiving the other at the end of the |
half mile. When the race ended, Rule |
and the horse, Shelly's p. H. Chaplin, came |
home almost together, Rule leading by |
few feet. Millison made the first half |
mile i'll 1:1G14; Rule made the other half |
mile in 1:15$4, while the horse made the |
mile in 2:33. 1t was great race.
NOTES
The cigars given as prizes in Tuesdays |
races were donated by the Cigarmakers |
IniOn of this city.
The prizes were awarded last night at |
Thomas Shaws.
Many of the visiting wheelmen left for |
nome last night and the remainder will |
cave this morning.
The ladies band of Humboldt made many |
friends individually while here
The bicycle track at the fair grounds !
will be kept up by the association and will |
De used hereafter for pony races and etc.
LEWIS ACADEMY.
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