The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1894-10-06
THE BICYCLE RACE MEET.
Exciting and Interesting Races. and Good
Time.


Considering the threatening weather and
occasional mists, the first race meet of the
Cycling Ramblers, at Pleasure Park, near
this city. last Saturday afternoon, was sue
cess and an event of much interest to the FIVE
or six hundred persons present. The meet
was well managed, and the promptness with
which the races were called was matter OF
great satisfaction to the spectators.
The officials of the meet were-James B.
Reed, referee; Albert Mott, DR.. II. B. Guynne,
George A. Pryor, judges; Charles T.. Siran,
Lewis NJ. Reinhard, S. A. Van Trump, timers;
E. D. Loane, Jr., Charles B. Roberts, Jr.,
scorers; Johu j. Baumgartner, clerk of the
course; Samuel T. CLARK, starter; John A.
Graham, announcer.
There were nine events, aud handsome
prizes in each The track records for half
mile, classes A and B, were reduced to 1.16-
2 3 and l.l2 by Harvey R. Arnold, local
man, and Charles <. Ganse Of Washington.
The first event was novice race in which
II men started. Like all novice races this
was hot one. 1t was won by Baltimore
boy, Thomas E. Jacobs of the Centaur Cycle
Club in 23S 3. Carl z. 0tte, Patapsco
Club, was second and Ed. S. Mobley, Cycling
Ramblers, third.
Five men started for the lonr prizes in the
quar,er-mle dash, Glass B, w. Ii. Mullikin
Of the Rambler team won the diamon-emerald
scarf pin in 3G+ seconds. De was closely
followed by his team mate, Chas. h. Ganse,
j. NJ. White and NJ. +. Carter.
The 40-yard men had matters all their own
way in the half-mie, Glass A, handicap.
They raced so hard against one another that
they captured the first three prizes. Claude
Leatherbury of the Frizellburg Ramblers was
first in LOS, closely followed by Walter Ia.
Eckherdt and T. Wells Cole. Eighteen men
started. l.. Z. Sterner and Harvey E. Weant
collded and fell, but were not much hurt.
Ganse had his revenge on Mulhkin for his
beat in the quarter-mile by giving him so
yards in the Glass b. mile handicap, and
beating him out for second place. Elmer c.
Davis was handicapped into first place. From
his l25-yard mark he won easily in 2.22.
Harry e. Park did not appear for his ad-
vertised trick riding. Instead Walter l.. Eek
herdt, of Baltimore, who already had done
some good riding, tried 10 break his record of
Ill 2.5, for n half mile ''hands off. 1t was
raining when he made his trial, and he made
but l.lG
1t was in the half,mie open for Carroll
county riders that the track record of .l6 20
was made by Harvey r. Arnold ofthe Cycling
Rambers. This was the best Class time
of the day, and cOnsoled Westminster for the
undue share of prizes that Baltimore carried
away. l.. +. Sterner was second and Ed. 5.
Mobley third.
On the next race, hali-mile, Glass B,
time limit of l20 was put. Ganse broke the
Just made track record, finishing in liz , 5.
". II. Mullikin was second, and j. NJ. White
third Howard A. French was given first
prize to do the donkey work, and the fast
time was largely due to his clever pacemaking.
W. W. Carr proved himself the fastest Class
A man at a mile. A time limit of 2.46 was
first put on the race, but when he made
2.49 2 3, the race was allowed by the referee.
T. Wells Cole was moderately near the leader,
and he was little way in front Of Claude
Leatherbury.
Only 10 of the "a entries started in the two
mile handicap, Class A. Carr was scratch
man, but seemed to be tired by hisprevions win.
He fell ont after mile and half. Charles
Spencer, $50 yards, was first; Cole, $50, sec
ond, and Walter l.. Eckherdt, $50, third.