Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-11
RELAY BICNCLE RACE.
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The first relay bicycle race In the history Of
Maryland or the District Of Columbia was rid
den Yesterday by members of the Columbia
Cycle Club of this city and the Chesapeake
Wheelmon Of Baltimore. For several wears the
members OF these clubs have been on intimate
social terms aud the members OF each club have
often been guests Ct the other club. The rrlay
race was proposed by the members Of the
Columbia Club, who thought that a good wav
to extend their Baltimore friends an invitation
to visit their new club house at Mount Pleasant
and also to be their guests during the national
meet. The Baltimore riders were heartily in
favor Of the race and Yesterday was the iay
selected for the event.
There was large attendance Mt the club
house yesterday morning Of members Who
wanted to witness the start A few minutes
before q clock President Over uf the Column
BIAS read the invitation 60 those present The
invitation was then placed i'm n leather case,
upon which printed in gilt letters,
"Columhia Chesapeake Relay Race July 10
1892, Washington 10 Baltimora'
Promptly Mt @ clock presilen. Over handed
the message 10 Capt. II. Y Souihwich. and Fred.
L. Over and Vice Counsel Churchill gave the
word ''go.''
The first bearers of the message had three
miles to ride TO Brightwood and they made the
distance in nine minutes. Here no time Was
lost in delivering the message to A. D. Morgan
and j. Il. Howenstein. who rode the second
relay, which was 70 Sligo. making the distance
IN about the same time the riders Of the first
relay. j. h. Morgan and W. VI. Wiggin rode
from Sligo 20 Burnt Mills; W. NJ. snyder 60
Solesvilie. four miles; L. y. Thompson and J.
ID. Cobb TO Ashton. xix miles: John W. McMahon
and j. III. Davis to Highlands. four miles. II. J.
Young and Louis Thompson TO Clarksyille,
three miles; Z. Penniman and A. Humphrey 20
Columbia. six miles. W. q. Howenstein and J.
NJ. :. Bowie TO Ellicott City. four miles; III.
hing and George Brown TO Catonsville, four
miles, and X. II. Anderson and Leonard Il
Dyer TO Baltimore. five miles.
THE LAST STAGE
The close Of the race from Catonsville to
Baltimore interesting rs well a. exciting,
and it took some hard riding TO pull over the
steep hills. Lieut. Anderson and Secretary
Dyer rode from Ellicott City to Baltimore, the
last relay. Dyer received bad fall on the
road, but it did not delay him any time, for ss
quick a fash he mounted his sil, n steed and
made the close of the ride over the rough cob
blestones The time made was three hours,
tWenty-elght and three-quarter minutes.
THE START FROM BALTIMORE
NJ HOUSE Anderson tossed
the packet into the crowd and il was caught by
Guy Z. Wilson. who handed il 10 President
Nelson. The latter wrote President Dyer Of
the Columbus:
Dear Sir: have tho honor ~ acknowledging the
receipt OF Your invitation to the Chesapeake Wheel
men 20 b. the GUESTS Of club during the thirteenth
the 18th 18Th and s6 Of this monIh Il a ord:
ne very great pleasure 10 accelt courtesy the
part OF our club.
''fours.yery truly. W. A. NELSON
The whiting Of the answer took less than
three minutes. and at 1921 il on its way.
The fastest riders in the club had been selected
and they made good runs. On the road there
were two accidents. caused by pneumatic tires
coming In contact with sharp stones. but the
ride was not at all DELAYED. Guy Wilson, who
caught the packet in baltimore. had come over
by train. and at the Columbia house he again
caught il and handed it 10 President Dyer
The Chesspeakes made faster time than the
Columbus. beating them by six and three
quarter minutes.
EXCHANGE or CoURTEsIEs.
In Baltimore a number Of the Columbia MEM
beers were entertained bV the Chesapeakes. and
here the same was done by tine Columbus.
The road selected for the relay wac a much
longer route than the Washington road through
Laurel, the distance ridden being about forty
seven miles. BY going through Ellicott city
the distance was heightened about seven miles
The route selected il a much better one for
wheeling than the other road. The actual dis
lance covered by the round "trip was ninetg-four
miles, and the time in which il was made was
six hours, forty-line and three-quarter minutes.