The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-28
THE wHEELmENs MEET.
The Entries Coming in for Next AIon-
days Races.

0Hg 3 Races.
The Savannah Whcelmen's opening fan
meet next Monday. September 4, prom
Uses 70 be a brilliant one. The entries are
coming in now, and for the next few days
Chairman Denhardt Of the racing com
mittee viii be busy.
The entries win close Friday night.
Isaac and John Baird Of Charleston have
entered for all handicap and other races
for which they are eligible. This assures
a lively competition, a both the Bairds
are fast riders. Isaac Baird was one Of
the riders in the recent international
races, and is in the best of training.
All the local riders viii enter between
now aud Friday. The race committee
has completed all the details for the meet.
A special schedule of cars will be run by
the Electric railway direct TO the park,
and every facility will be provided to
handle the people promptly.
The programme Of races, including ten
events and the prizes, have already been
announced in the MORNING NEWS.
John S. Prince will shortly sail for
Europe, where he will have built for his
future racing two machines after specih-
cations of his OWE. In three weeks time
he will be back in America in shape to
show his critics that he is the man his
friends claim him to be.
Ernest Osmond made two miles in 4 "a
2-5 on the Herne Hill track last Thursday,
and broke the worlds record for that dis
lance. The British record for that dis
tance was 40 IS, and was made on the
same track by NJ. 3. Fowler last year.
An English policeman has been forced
to pay s45 damages for the pleasure he
experienced in smashing the wheel of
rider he was endeavoring to stop because
his lamp was not lighted.
A dispatch regarding the Telegram
clubs races at Milwaukee says: San
ger gave his solemn promise to his friends
that he would appear, and they adver-
tised the fact. About 1900 people gath
cred. Sanger would not come at the last
moment saying he. didn't care if 10000
people were present. He settled his pop
ularity in Milwaukee, as the Telegram
club members were his only friends"
An American wheelman from Indiana
while touring in France was asked at dim
ner by the polite garcon if he preferred a
la carte or table d'hote and taking no
chances answered: Gimme a little of
both, with plenty Of gravy"
A wheelwoman' S costume recently seen
on the Partisan boulevards IS made of
brown Scotch tweed, with baggy knicker-
bockers and loose jacket. A white shirt
waist with pink stripes and cravat to
match, and tan stockings and, low tan
shoes complete the outfit. The rider
wore light-colored hat. The other cos
tune was of light-gray corduroy. The
trousers were brought together tightly at
the knee by long black CATERS that button
at the sides of the leg. There was
plain short skirt, gathered at the waist
by broad belt. The young woman wore
q loose shirt of surah, tied at the neck
with a black tie. She also had a top
coat, which could be buttoned straight
down in front.
The latest development of French cy-
cling enthusiasm is a wedding party Of
fifteen persons, who rode on satellites from
Paris to a church in MOntmartre After
the ceremony the party remounted their
wheels and rode off to Enghiep. where
the wedding breakfast was spread.
In point of decoration some very pretty
effects are shown by exhibitors in Chica-
go. In one wheel the spokes chain and
sprocket wheel are of shining brass; the
frame, saddle and tire are white. In a
glass case is a wheel with all the metal
parts gold-plated, the handles, saddle and
tool bag covered with white enamel
There are some very attractive color eff
fects, too Wheels decorated in two coll
ors, such combinations as sage green and
old rose, cream color and gray, cream and
yellow, red and black. yellow and black,
in each case the saddle being covered
with silk damask or silk brocade. There
are several wheels with oxidized copper
frames and oxidized enamel frames.
There are two bicycle railways exhibited.
Zimmerman rode fast competitive
mile at Indianapolis the other day, max
ing it in 3:l2%. BY winning his race he
captured $500 gold diamoud-studded
cup. The other starters were Bliss,
Rhodes, Taylor, Minor, Marmon, Munger,
Bobe, Crooks, Stevenson, Warren, Windle,
Tyler, Meintjes, johnson and Barrett.
When the pistol was fired they were sent
away with Bliss as pacemaker. He
went to the eighth in 1917 ana to the
quarter in 33 80, with A, w. Warren of
Northford, Conn, slightly ahead of him.
They went to the half well punched. At
the half Crooks was in the lead, and kept
it until the turn was reached, where
Barrett set after him Meinttes and
Zimmerman had not so far figured in the
race, and Meintjes was behind thinner
man, who was slightly ahead of johnson
stretch Zimmerman pushed past the
Bliss and Taylor set after him, but could
not hold him, and he won, with Taylor
second, Bliss third, and Windle fourth.