The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-08-12
THE |. A. W. MEET.
The International Races Com
menoed Yesterday,
ZIMMERMAN WAS in GREAT FORM
And Rode a Quarter in Twenty.seven
seconds-Local Bicycle Ncws of In
terest-A Long Distance Tourist
Items About the Coming L. A. W.
State Meet in Wheeling.

State Meet IN Wheeling.
CHICAGO, August 1.-THE L. A. w.
race track was badly soitened by rains
last night. When tho rollers reduced
the course to something like decent
condition Zimmerman came out for his
customary five mile spin, but pune
tured tire sent him back to his tent In
disgust
The trial heat in the hall mile handi'
cap, the one mile $3.50 class and three
mile handicap were run. Each was
more or less OF a loaf and developed
little OF interest.
Summary OF the days races;
One mile novice, won by P. Won
Boecklnann, Chicago, Time, 1854 20.
Half mile handicap, won by ]. Il, Ell
thorpe, Chicago, So yards, TIme'
One milo, $50 class. won by W, A,
Rhodes, Chicago, Time, 2:43 40.
Six miles, 1880 feet, international
championship, A, A, Zimmerman, New
York, won. Time, 1906 10. Last
quarter, q seconds.
Hall mile open-A, A. Zimmerman,
New York, won. Time, l;24 SO, Sec
ond heat, w. A. Rhodes, Chicago, won.
Time, l;lB 2.5. Final heat, A. A. Zim'
norman, New York, won, Time,
1908 4.5,
Three mile handicap, A. D. Kennedy,
jr.. Chicago, won. Time, 7:O4 SO:
0ne-third Of mile open, won in the
final heat by Il. .. Tyler Springfield
Time, 0;45,
Two milo team invitation. won by
Zimmerman and Smith, OF New York,
without riding
The performance OF John Johnson,
the speedy Minneapolis rider at Chicago
Wednesday, stamps him as one OF the
greatest cycle racers in the country,
and as Chief Consul Jason Stamp is on
deaVoring to secure him, with Zimmer-
man and Sanger to raco at the coming
Wheeling meet, the people eau look for
some "top notcher" contests then.
Tho bicycle lantern parade tobe given
on tho principal streets next Monday
evening promises to be the finest ever
seen hero. 1t will be under the auspices
OF the Wheeling Athletic Wheelmen,
and already the other new club, tho
Mountain State CyGlers have accepted
an invitation to take part, and promise
TO turn out large representation. All
|, wheelmen nj the citv and neirhborinp
\ towns oro nlso requested to turn out
md make Il tho Iarrost Gathering OF
wbeelmen Wheeling has yot seen. Sew.
eral Of the boys arc ut work ut novel
and elaborate devices to carry on their
wheels.
The prize committee for the coming
probably arrrepate in value more than
IVES al tirst expected, and now place
their value at 81 800, which will com.
pare fayorably with the amounts offer.
I'd Mt most ans Of the two day meets of
the yhoelmen. Already some of tho
local tast riders are hard Mt work train
inpfor the races. and among them are
several dark horses. whom their admir-.
ers saw will surprise some OF tho older
and more Experienced racers.
In the racing programme, which in
cludes tSenty.ono events. arc four
West Virginia state championship
races. the prizes for which are very
fino. including diamonds, high grade
BICYCLES and CUBS.
coming state meet will assemble this
evening at the rooms of the W. A. W.,
In the HIbberd block, and outline the
entertainment programme. Several
novel and original scLemes are to be
considered. There is sure to DO a
something Wheeling hasn't seen.
Tho q. A. w. meet race committee
has issued the entry blanks for the
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