The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-04
THE wHEELMEN,s MEET.
The Entries Coming in Rapidly-The
Events and Prizes.


The programme of events for the
wheelmen's Nav week meet has been is
sued. There are eighteen events for the
two days. The entries are coming in rap
idly For the one mile novice race on the
first day there are already ten entries,
and for the half-mile handicap twenty so
far and Others TO enter still The races
and prizes are as follows for the first day,
Tuesday, May 9:
81 One Mile NOvtce-FirSt prize, gOld medal;
second prize. silver medal.
Quarter-mile L. A. W-GeOrsia State Cham
pIonshlp-Prizc, gold medal
one Mile Open-Flrst prize diamond ring
second prize calendar watch.
Half-mile (bOyS under l. years Of age rid
ing 4-inch wheelel-First prize, gold medal;
second prize silver medal
one Mile, L. A. W.-Georgla state champion
ship-Prize, gold medal
Hulf-mile Handicap - First prize. gold
watch second prize. fine silvermounted cane
Quarter-mile Open-Ftrst prize, diamond
pin; second prize pearl opera glasses.
One Mile. Pas ClaSs-Filst prize, fine clock:
second prize. silver embossed nut bowl.
One Mile Handicap-Flrst prize, line suit
clother: second prize, set half dozen solid
silver tea spoons
The second days races, on Thursday,
May IL, are as follows:
Two Mile. L. W.-Georgia State Champ
iOnship--Prize. gold medal.
Halfmile (bOyS under 10 years. any
wheel)-First prize gold medal; second prize,
silver medal.
Two Mile Handicap-First prize, fitting
water set; second prize. fine berry dish.
Halfmile. /. A. W.-Georgia State Cham
piOnship gold medal.
Halfmile OpCn-FirSt prize, fine onyx
clock; second prize. plush rocker
Half mile thoys under ID years riding 26-
inch wheelS)-First prize, silver watch and
chain; second prize. gold shirt studs.
Quarter-mile Open-First prize, diamond
pCl ts4v Ergf tr,7a. riyn ii lnf
in case.
Halfmile Obstruction Race-First prize.
silver cake basket; second prize. fine mirror.
In this race distractions are placed on the
track. and when reached the contestants
must diSmOunt and 90 over them with their
wheels, mount and continue the race The
details of the race will be announced on the
track.
One Mile Handicap-First prize gold stop
watch; second prize aluminium opera
glasses.
All of the races will be run under
sanction of the l.. A. w. racing board and
L. A. w. rules. Chief Consul 5. NJ.
Whitesides of the Georgia division has
been designated official Handicapped. The
entries for the handicaps have practically
closed. The other entries will close the
day before the meet, The championship
races will declare the championships for
the year in Georgia and the winners will
be eligible for the international races to
DC run curing Inc summer.
In connection with the races on each
day Mr.. William Hoefer of Utica, n. Y,
viii give exhibitions of trick riding.
A good many people who have attended
the wheelmens races do not know the
meaning of many of the terms used in
connection with them. A novice race,
for instance, which is always the first
race in any meet, is open only to those
who up to the date of the event, have
never won prize on track race, no
matter if they have ridden in fifty races.
There is never but one novice race at a
meet.
A class race is only open to those who
up to the date of the closing of the entries
have not won the first position in a track
race.
The object of handicap race to place
the riders at the start so that Judging by
their previous records they win be as
near as possible together at the finish.
The speediest man is started at the
scratch, the next speediest a little in adj
vance and so on until all the entries in the
race have been started. The distances
are determined by the Handicapped