The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-17
THE CFCLERS' GALA WEEK.
The Inauguration Of the Wheelmen'S
Fall Meet To-day.


and Murphy of New York to Contest
for the Championship-A Big List of
Entries for All the EventsLThe Sa-
vannah Men Who Will Ride.
To-day and tomorrow will witness, be-
yond doubt, the greatest bicycle racing
ever seen in the south. The crack riders
of the country will be here. Banker, of
the Pittsburg Athletic Club, one of the
fastest riders in the League, and w. L.
Murphy, of the New York Athletic Club
a sharp competitor for championship hon
ors, arrived yesterday. The other north
ern riders are expected this morning.
Ross of Hot Springs, HUM of Macon, and
Welsh of Charleston. The jacksonville
delegation, Adams, Gerow and Jackson
arrived yesterday morning and took a
spin on the track in the afternoon.
The Wheelmen's club house was a busy
place last night. The entries for the
open races closed at 8 o'clock, and after
that the drawing for positions took place
Chairman OFT and the members of the
race committee superintendent the draw
ing. The visiting wheelmen were ex-
tended the-courtesies of the club rooms,
which will be open to all out-of-town
wheelmen during the meet
A BUSY SCENE AT THE PARK
The park was filled with racing men
yesterday, and the track almost re
sembled its appearance on race days.
The visiting riders spent the after
noon there. The races on both
days will start at $3.50 o'clock. Cobbs
new brass band will play each afternoon
before the commencement of the races
and during their progress. The grand
stand has been decorated and the entire
park presents a pretty sight. The en-
tries for the races assure two days of
fine sport. The programme for to-day is as
follows
ONE MILE NOVICE.
E. M. Connor, Jr, w T Dixon, Geo. H.
Groth, w. w. Fretwell, Savannah.
ONE MILE HANDICAP
Milton H Clark, L u Kinsey, Jr., Sa-
vannah; Hans r. Steensen, Riverside
Athletic Club, New York; William Ander-
son jackson, Jacksonville, Fla. George
A. Banker, Pittsburg Athletic Club,
Pittsburg, Pa; Albert M. Ross, Hot
Springs, N. c.; d. G. Farmer, Savannah
William F. Murphy, New York Athletic
Club; George N. Adams, jacksonville,
Fla. Herman HUM, Macon, Ga; II. V.
Connerat, Savannah; Hoyland Smith.
New York Athletic Club. New York
ONE MILE HANDICAP.
Henry Oblein, Savannah; George H.
Groth Savannah; Julian H. Dart, Jack
sonville.
HALF-MILE, BOYS UNDER 16 YEARS.
George L. Turner, Savannah; Charles
H. Leopold, Savannah; Willie Gerow,
Jacksonville, Fla; j. H. Osborn, Sa-
vannah; G. G. Connor, Savannah.
ONE MILE OPEN.
Hans r. Steensen, Riverside Athletic
Club, New York; George A. Banker,
Pittsburg Athletic Club, Pittsburg, Pa /;
William f. Murphy, New York Athletic
Jacksonville, Fla; r. V. Connerat, Sa-
Vannah.
ONE NILE OPEN.
Hoyland Smith, New York Athletic
Club, N. Y; Henry Oblein, M. H. Clary
Savannah.
HALF MILE HANDICAP.
Milton H. Clark, I. U. Kinsey, Jr, Sa-
vannah; Hans r. iSteensen, Riverside
Athletic Club, N. Y; William Anderson
Jackson, Jacksonville, Fla; George A
Banker, Pittsburg Athletic Club, Pitts
burg, Pa; Albert NJ. Ross, Hot Springs,
N. C.; D. G.. Farmer, Savannah; William
f. Murphy, New York Athletic Club. n.
Y; Charles H. Leopold, Savannah;
George N. Adams, William E. Gerow,
jacksonville, Fla Herman Huhn, Macon
Hoyland Smith, New York Athletic
Club, N. Y.
HALF MILE HANDICAP.
j. B. Connolly, Henry Oblein, George
H. Groth, E. NJ. Conner, Jr, Ed. Wilson,
Savannah; Julian H. Dart, Jacksonville,
Fla. f. w. Williams, Savannah.
HALF MILE-BOYs UNDER IA YEARS.
William Anderson Jackson, Jackson
vile, Fla; j. II. Osborn, Daniel Hogan,
Willie Lindsay, Savannah.
HALF-MILE OPEN.
Hans r. Steensen, Riverside Athletic
Club, New York; George A Banker,
Pittsburg Athletic Club, Pittsburg, Pa.
Albert NJ. Ross, Hot Springs, n. CD. @.
Farmer, Savannah; William E. Murphy,
New York Athletic Club, New York;
Hoyland Smith, New York Athletic
Club, New York Ed. Wilson, Saw
annah; George N. Adams, jacksonville;
w. T. Dixon, Savannah; w. e. Gerow,
Jacksonville.
TwO-NnLE HANDICAP.
Milton H Clark, Savannah; I. U.
Kinsey, Jr., Savannah; Hans r. Steen-
son, Riverside Athletic Club, New
York William Anderson Jackson,
Jacksonville, Fla; George A Banker
Pittsburg Athletic Club, Pittsburg, Pa.
TWO MILE HANDICAP.
Albert NJ. Ross, Hot Springs n. c.:
Geo..L. Turner, Savannah; D. @. Farmer,
Savannah; VIM. F. Murphy, New York.
Athletic Club, New York; Geo. n.
Adams, jacksonville, Fla; r. V. Con-
nerat, Savannah Hoyland Smith, New
York Athletic CLUB, New York Geo. H
Groth, Savannah; Julian II. Dart, Jack
sonville, Fla. F. w. Williams, Savannah.
The entries for to-morrow's races are
as follows:
ONE MILE OPEN.
Hans r. Steensen, Riverside Athletic
Club, n. Y; Geo. A. Banker. Pittsburg
Athletic Club, Pittsburg Pa. VIM. +.
Murphy, New York, Athletic Club, n. Y.
Steve Welsh, Charleston, s. c.. Geo. n.
Adams, Jacksonville, Fla. K. V. Come
rat, Savannah; Hoyland Smith. New
York Athletic Club, n Y. Henry Oblein.
w. Il. Dixon, Savannah.
HALF MILE HANDICAP
I. Z. Kinsey, Jr., Savannah: Hans r.
Steensen, Riverside Athletic Club, n. Y.
VIM. Anderson jackson, jacksonville,
Fla. Geo. a Banker. Pittsburg Athletic
Club, PittsburR Pa. Albert NJ. Ross.
Hot Springs, N. C. Geo. l.. Turner, Sa-
vannah.
HALF MILE HANDICAP.
ID. G.. Farmer Savannah: William r
Murphy, New York Athletic Club, n.