The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-06-25

The second day of the Virginia Wheel
Club meet was an even greater success
than the first. warm sun ana not a
breath of wind were conditions con.
ducive to fast time, and fast time was
made. The Washington boys all say
that the track is fast and tina. with a
few Improvements the cracks could do
2:2o on it. The grand stand was again
crowded and the treasury of the Wheel
Club is fatter than ever before, for the
aggregate attendance for the two days
wss close to 1000 people.
The events were as follows:
Quarter mile, club-First prize, um-
brella, j. M. Snyder. SIS; second prize,
set of studs, M. Harrison, SO; third
prize, luggage carrier, Roanoke Cycle
Company, 81.
Entries-J. S Hoffman, C. r. Evans,
r. Frank Taylor, ]. 7. Flippo, j. R..
Plumley, j. w. Hancock, Will NJ. Shaar.
Flippo took the lead at once with Tay.
lor close up, and at the Is pole Hoffman
made fine rush. The rest OF the field
did not seem TO discover that quarter
mile race should be squirt ell the way.
race with Flippo in the lead Taylor
caught up within ten feet Of the tape
and won by half length, Flippo. second:
Hoffman, third. Time, 80 as
Quarter mile, boys First prize,
bicycle lamp. II. II. Markley, $3.50;
second prize, luggage carrier, Roam
oke Cycle Company, 81.
But two entries showed up in this,
- Body and Crabill, Body
was Handicapped seventy We yards on
account of having q pneumatic tired
wheel against solid tire. but the
handicap proved to much and Crabill
won by twenty yards.
One mile. open First prize, pair of
pants. Foster & Hensel, So; second
prize, bicycle lamp, Van Zandt e Hume,
sc; third prize, rug, w. L. Baker.
Entries-J. Il. Hunter, w. Il. Robert
son, Z. l. Palmer.
This was hot race from the start,
Robertson setting the pace with Palmer
and Hunter at his heels. When the
straight back stretch was reached Bob.
ertscn let loose and shot away with
Hunter close behind. Robertson led
over the tape the first lap, and without
any letaup the fight for place was con-
tinued through the second half. Hunter
began to push his heels ct the three.
quarter pole and swung in even with
Robertson at the seven-eighths pole.
He made the pace so lively that he got
an advantage Of a length 100 yards up
the track and kept it over the tape.
Time, half, 1:151d; mile, 2:as1s.
Five mile club championsnip-First
prize. club medal. Virginia Wheel
Sommers. SIS; third prize. fancy work
box. with fruit, j. j. Catogni; fourth
prize, last man in one ham, Huff g.
Flaherty.
Entries-J. S. Hoffman, J. T. Flippo
j. R. Plumley, j. w. Hancock, G. L.
Hart. VIM. Shaar
This race was the one which excited
the keenest local interest. and any one
OF four men might have been picked for
winners. Evans withdrew and TAYLOR
also, the latter to participate in the
team race. Hancock acted as pace
maker to his own disadvantage through.
out the race. He crossed the tape first
in eight laps, followed with almost
equal regularity by Plumley and Shaar.
Shaar took second place in the fourth
lap, and Hoffman and Flippo were Sec
ond and third in the fifth. In the sixth
lap Hart took turn at second place.
and in the eighth both Shaar and Flippo
got enough and quit p umley and, Hart
holding the gao. In the ninth Plumley
warmed the pace up to red heat, drop
ping Hancock into second place and
Hoffman pulling into third. The next
lap was the last and was ridden with
the last ounce of wind in their bodies.
Plumley got the lead and held it
throughout the last mile. with Hoffman
safe second, Hancock third. Time by
laps: l:45, 3:35, 5:1s. 6:5S, $40, 1929,
1906, 1916, 1923, l6:49
One mile. team-Three hats to win
ming team, Gilkeson & Child. JOS. Cohn
and Meals & BIZ rke.
Entries--W. II. Robertson. C. L. Pal.
mer. Airing ton Wbeelmen, Washington:
+. Taylor, j. w. Hancock. Virginia
Wheel Club First man in each lap
points; second 3, third 2, fourth /.
Robertson jumped into the lead at
once and set terrific pace for q record,
Palmer and Taylor making hot race
for second place. Robertson took the
first half, Taylor second, Palmer third
The first half was done in 1918. Robert.
son again scored first at the mile in
2:45H, Palmer pulling Taylor down and
taxing second place. Score: Robertson
s. Palmer 5, Arlingtons 10. Taylor S.
Hancock 2, Virginia Wheel Club !
Robertson would have made much
faster time If he had en- push d.
Half.mile, youths under l7-First
prize, bicycle lam o, Roanoke Cycle Com.
pany, SO; second prize, pair bicycle
shoes, l. Bachrach. 81 so; third priz ;,
luggage carrier, Roanoke Cycle Com.
any.
Entries--C. j. Kiusey, R. Booth. Lee
Nj. Ephraim.
Ephraim and Kinsey had it their own
way, but kinsey won wittou; seeming
to be pushed at all, Eobraim second,
l:aS9. This time is fast for youngst-rs
and the two leaders have good riding