Evening journal., 1893-05-20
READY FOR THE RACE.
WARREN MEN IN GOOD TRIM FOR
THE SPEED TRIAL.

Fine weather for the Great Race Of the
Warren Athletic Club over the New
Castle Course This Afternoon.
The annual ten-mile road race OF the
Warren Athletic Club cyclers will take
place this afternoon at 4 30 o'clock 10
will be over the course between New
Castle and the Wilmington and Northern
railroad crossing on the causeway, and
will be 10 the former place and return
Twenty four entries have been made
but only eighteen racers are expected. to
answer their names when called at 30
For two weeks the several men entered
have been getting in condition. Some have
gone over the course several times while
others have gone 10 some surrounding
village aud practiced on the hard roads
when they would be safe from the gaze
Of the handicappers.
Through the generosity Of the mer-
chants .and citizens some handsome
prizes have been obtained. The time
prize will be a silver pitcher donated by
John NJ. Rogers. The hrst prize
consists of three silver table pieces,
donated by the Warren Club. All other
prizes will be given 10 the racers as they
come In, according to their selection.
Owing to there being more prize than
entries. four prizes have been offered as
two. They are a cap, by Mearns q MOI
rison, and hose supporters, by Ferris
Giles; neclxtie, by Mrs G. Rossiter. and
Robert h Francis order for ten shaves
The other prizes are as follows:
Millard r. Davis, silver cup; Frank
Turner and J Lee Hanley, diamond pin I;
John NJ. Ward, bicycle clock Clifford
| Greenman, set OF bicycle tights; Edward
Melchior, rife: J. A. Fuld, pair Of bicycle
shoes; w. II. Robinson, box Of cigars
f. =. Moody, pair Of shoes Selak a
/ Young. briar pipe; Samual Speayman,
rocking chair: Stanley Tuchton, dried
beef: Mcdaniel & Merrihew, fine
bicycle sweater Pyle Cycle Company, a
Tourist bicyelel lamp; Howard b
Springer, derby hat and Sherwin q
Son, silver cup.
number Of the prizes were on exhi-
bition at Sherwin a. Sons store No. 6l5
Market street, this morning
The handlcappers, w. II kurtz. James
Howensten and u H. Lohand met last
evening and finished the work Of handi.
Gaping which resulted as follows:
Scratch-W. S. Seeds, S Willis
Merrihew, Clarence Elliott, G. b. Jack
One minute--J Lse Hanley.
Two minutes-Frank Mayne, J. f.
Booth Robert Wier and r. Frank Nc
Daniel.
Two and a half minutes--Leonard Pyle
and Sylvester Courtney.
Three and one-half minutes-Frank
lO'Callahan.
Five minutes Clifford Greenman
Six Enthusiastically, Tutchton J. s.
Bertolette, Lewis Hance Charles Speak
man and Clarence Brewer.
Seven minutes-Frank Turner and
Walter Watson
Eight minutes-Willi Robinson
Fred Roemer and f. Regan.
Romer, Mcdaniel and Bertolette will
not enter the race this afternoon, as well
as the injured men, Murphy and Weir
Speculation on the probable winner was
placed on Weir before he was injured
Now it Is said that Frank Turner VIII,
has handicap OF seven minutes, will b'
the likely winner, as he has gone ovei
the course In thlrty-siX minutes
Should he Ego over in that time TO-DAY
the scratch now would have to run sth'
distance I'm less than twenty nine min
utes. fTuchton Is looked upol
1 as a dark horse He has a gool
handicap and was never In road rae
before, although an old member Of tn
club Courtney and Mayne are expecte
, to make great efforts for second place.