Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-09-03
THE STATE MEET
Of Disciples of the Wheel, at
Gardner, Today.
Large Attendance Of WheeIsmen Ex-
pected from All Over State.
Largest List Of Entries Eve. known-Pru-
sramme for the Day.

ISP@s AbpCNkoi/
thing is now ready for the big event in the
bicycle meet, tomorrow, and nothing but
pouring rain will prevent grand success.
The committees have their work well in
hand and report most promising outlook
and that great interest is manifested by
wheelmen in all sections of the State.
The following clubs will send delega-
tions Bangor, Calais, Portland, Hallowell,
Augusta, Lewiston, Auburn, Sanford, Nor
way, Biddeford, Bath, Rockland, York
County, and various others whose location
we are unable to state but which are in the
hands of the Committee.
Saturday morning the visiting wheelmen
began to arrive, and every train since has
brought more or less. Among the promi-
nent cyclists here, today, are: DR.. G. E.
Dow, Portland, chairman of racing boSrd !;
L. P. SWEET, Norway; E. l.. Pitcher, Ban
gor; o. f. Towle, Auburn; s. B. Philips,
Portland; II. c. Kilborn, Portland, vice
consul Maine division; Geo. B. Slower,
Sanford; E. G. Sculley, Portland; f G
Haggett, Portland; j. II. w. Warren
and Charles K. Rogers, Boston, members
Vt the Cambridge, Mass, clubs Hon. +.
VI. Goodall, president of the Sanford mills:
c. A. Bodwell, superintendent Mousam
River Railroad; e. +. Hussey, superin-
tendent Sanford mills, and a great many
others. Ten members from Calais arrived
in body about noon. By nigh. it is ex-
pected that about 100 wheelmen will be in
the city.
The headquarters of the meet will be at
tha Tho ,fEo,a1a of tba
Maine Division say that the largest number
of entries for events have been made for
Monday the Maine Division has ever known.
In fact some of the entries in certain events
are so large that it will be necessary to make
preliminary trial heats, and then final
The management has decided not to use
the Opera house for the banquet, but to use
the club room for that purpose.
Sherman G.. Swift, chief consul of Maine
Division, and four others of Belfast, arrived
on their wheels about 5 30. All the officials
Of Maine Division are expected, tomorrow,
and Perley M. Andrews of Bangor, member
of the Maine racing board.
The following entries were received up
to 2. M, Saturday, by the Gardiner Cycle
Club for the Maine Division L. A. w.
meet Monday.
No. /, Mile Novice--John r. Mason,
Auburn; Alfred r. Brenel, Lisbon Falls;
Wallace l. Percival, Augusta; Albert j
Moore, Kennebupk; Henry c. Chatto,
Rockland; Charles f. Loud, Randolph.
No. 2, Half Mile, Open-Henry J. Hunt,
Bangor; T. J. Southard, I'd, Richmond;
William Harthorn, Calais; f. G. Scully,
Portland; Dennis H. Buckley, Bucksport;
Jas. +. Buckley. Bucksport; c. B. Pike,
Norway; Fred b. Groves, Auburn; L. 2.
SWEET, Norway w. J. Hascall, NORWAY
Guy b. Slower Sanford; Henry c. Chatto,
Rockland; Fred Spinney, Calais; Aubrey
J. Dyer, Lewiston; Ora L. Leighton, W
Falmouth; Henry L. McPhail. Calais.
No. 8, Mile, 2 so Class-G. f. Avore,
Skowhegan; w. M. Hsggett, Portland;
J. X. Mason, Auburn; A. r. Brendell.
Lisbon Falls; r. J. Anderson, Hallowell;
d. II. Buckley, Bucksport; j. E. Buckley,
Bucksport; c. B. Pike, Norway; j. Z
Hamlen, Augusta; w. F. Percival, Au-
gusta; G. B. Slower, Sanford; A. J. Moore,
Kennebunk w. j. Hascall, Norway; o.
+. Towle, Auburn; W.L.Boynton, Brewer;
VI. A. Ames, Auburn; Ii. c. Chatto. Rock
land; f. L. Pitcher, Fred Spinney.
No. 4, one-half Mile Maine Division
Chnmpionship-T J. Southland, I'd, Will
lism Hathorn, L. G. ScuIley, d. II. Buck
ley, L. p. Sweet, w. j. Hsscall, o. 4.
rowle, Fred Spinney, H, M. McPhail.
Nos, Mile Handicap-L. ?. SWEET, +. G.
Sculley, C. B. Pike, +. l.. Pitcher. j. 4.
Puckley, Il. J. Southard, r. j. Anderson,
T.B. Graves, A. j. Moore, w. L. Boyn-
con, G.. f. Avore, G. L. Mason, o. c.
Towle, w. ]. Hascall. II c. Chstto, G. B
Storer, D. N. Buckley, w. Hathorn, o. e
Moulton, NJ. A. Ames, H. j. Hunt, II. }.
Hunt. Z. G.. Haggett, A. r. Brendel, G.
w. Gott.
No, 6, Mile Open-T. J. Southland. I'd,
William Harthorn, E. G. Scully, j. +.
Buckley, l.. p. SWEET, w. J. Hascsll, O.E.
Towle.
No. I. Mile Open-T. j. Southland, I'd,
i r. Buckley, C. B. Pike, G. B. Stover,
F. b. Groves, L.. p. SWEET. w. J. Hascall,
O. T.. Towle, II. C. Chatto, L. l.. Pitcher.
+. w. Day, Aubrey j. Dyer, II. L. Nc
Fhial, d. H. Buckley.
No 8. Two.mile Club Team Race
Bucksport Cycle Club, Bangor Wheel
Club, L. & A. Wheel Club, Norway Wheel
Club, Calais Wheel Club.
No. 9, Mile Lap Rsce-William Har-
thorn, O. Z. Towle. A. j. Dyer.
No. 10, Trials to Beat State Record.
p. Groves, L. p. SWEET, W. j. Hascall, ..
f. Towle. A. j. Dyer.
Following is the programme:
Forenoon-6.S0. run to National Home at To-
gus 10 miles g. road race. Augusta and return.
fJ miles 10, parade. II. hili climbing contest.
70 NJ dinner: free lunch served to l. A w mem
bers at club rooms.
Afternoon-l 30, races at Pine Tree Stock Farm
,.If mile track s, banquet music, reports,
speeches, etc, presentation of prizes.
HoieI Burned at Gfeenville.