Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-05-18
The Race.

The great road race is over, and the wiz
ner is Paul L. Cronenwetti
The thousands who took lively interest
in the race at Butler, and along the route
to and from Harmony; who lined the road
OF the plucky riders almost every foot OF
their long ride, who cheered and yelled
and crowded into their path to get closer
look, and were almost solid wall OF en-
couraging humanity, these thousands and
tens of thousands unite in pronoucing the
race a grand success and the riders, to
man, possessed of the pluck and stamina
that the true American is always so ready
to admire. The road was very sandy in
many places, especially from Prospect to
Portersyille and Harmony, yet observe
the time Of the winner. Portersville, 10
miles on the road, long hilly ones too and
on much of which the farmers were max
ing roads, was reached in the astonishing
time of Ill. Harmonys 8 miles took
46 minutes, making the run from Butler 10
Harmony, by way of Portersville, % miles,
in 1.56. Is this not astonishing time for
such roadsf
At Harmony time was spent in register
ing, eating and drinking, yet Petersvllle,
miles further, with its Anderson Hill
and other grades which had to be made
afooot, was reached 391 minutes after
reaching Harmony The balance OF the
run. which was thought to be over easy
roads, was really quite sandy and took 39t
minutes, making the complete run IN 3:l4
The men were started at the Hotel Ar
lington as follows: At lao, Bob. Wick.
No. 16; Geo. Cronenwett, No. 3. At LOO,
G. A. Hawk. Ne. l; Ed. G Mardorf, No. II;
G. H. Walter, No 81. At 1:55, Mark Nc
Bride, No. 4; Chas. McElvain, No. 8; Sam.
Redd, No. 10; Z. Cronenwett, No. 13- AT
200, Geo. Msrdorf, No. D; David Ensming-
er, No. IL; Calvin Sanders. No 10; Paul u
Cronenwett, No. Is; E. G. Helmbold, NO.
20; Geo. Kavanaugh, No. z; Chas. Wise,
No. II; v. Cunningham, No. IA; l.. l..
Thompson, No. 2
A large crowd was on the street and the
start was made with some difficulty, but
all went off all right. II. a. Stauffer was
in charge, with Dave Dale and Will Helm
eman, timers, ]. E. Forsythe, Handicapped,
and D. d. Buck in charge OF registering
and numbering. Norbert I. Weser was a
valuable aid.
The time bulletined from the different
checking points is as follows:
PoRTBRsvILLE.
/. Paul Cronenwett, Bill; ., Ernest Cron-
enwett, 3:114 3, David Ensminger, 3:l4t;
4, Ed G. Mardorf, 3:l5; s. G. Il. Walter,
3:I9; 6, C. A. Hawk, 3:194; Z, Bob. Wick,
3:22a; s, Geo. Cronenwett, 3:234; y, Geo.
Mardorf, 1925; 10, Chas. McElyain, 3:25t.-
HARMONY.
l, Paul Cronenwett, 1857; 2, Earnest
Cronenwett, 1854; 3, David Ensminger,
4:04; 4, E. Mardorf, 4:12; 5, G. II. Walter,
Ais; 6, e. G. Helmbold, 4:21; Z, Geo Mar
dorf, 4:23; s, Chas Wise, 4:26; 8, Geo Ka-
vanaugh, 4:26; 10, Bob Wick. 4:2S;11, =
Hawk, 4:29; u, Calvin Sanders; 4:3l; l3,
Chas McElvain, 4:35; IA, V. Cunningham,
5:O7; Is, Geo Cronenwett, $50.
PETERsvILLE.
l, Paul Cronenwett, 4:3si; 2, Ernest
Cronenwett, AL; 3, David Ensminger,
1921; Mardorf, All; e G Helmbold,
Sis; 6, II Walter, 5:164; z, CALVIN San
ders, 500; 8 e II Kavanaugh, 5:26t; 8,
Chas Wise, 5:26i; 10. Geo Aardorf, 5:304;
IL, C A Hawk, $500; II, Bob Wick, 5:33t.