The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-11-11
A TEN MILE RECORD.
AN INTERESTING BICYCLE RACE ON
THE BOULEVARD YESTERDAY.
s,x,sen Richmond Riders Entered snd
Fifteen Of Them Wsre In Mt the
FInish-1rigg Temple First.

Flnish-1rigg Temple hhst.
Tho fe1-u1JJe road race yesterday after
noon under the auspices OF the owl ,Cy-
Gle Club was the most inteI ,.i.,s t p,cy
ynond and the large number OF wheel
men who were attracted TO the course
was a strong evidence OF the rapid IN
crease in the use OF the bicycle IN RICH
Clu,nps OF wheelmen stationed them
| calves al points OF advantage along the
route. and showed their enthusiasm py
encouraging the sprinters do '"e' spun
~ All who could returned to the finish
| I'm time TO see the GREATNESS toners vi
| the wheel come down the nome sirs en-,
] There were sixteen starters ard hl'eeh
came I'm at the finish
SIX CLASSES.
The conditions were good. except IL
was handicap race, and the sixteen
wheemen were divided In SIX classes' a.,
| cording TO their record there being an
i and last % staTi ,,'.,, .,-,,nr
! mile the slowest riders. TO the uninitiated:
| see ned to have the best of the race. They
| we're classed as follows:
Class /. starting at o'clock-Sherman
q class 2, 4O2 o'clock-Cooper, l.. s. Jones
Class 3, 402 1-2-Coyner. Pond and r.
class 1, 4:Oa-Lauer. Johnston and al
class 8, 4:O3 ia. l.. Jones, Peatross
and w j. TignOr.
Class 6, 10Th. f. Williams and ]. T.
| Temple.
MIR. Williams IS the champion boy rider
| Of Richmond. He was offered a handi-
| scratch with Temple
| The following gentlemen acted as handl-
| cappers ana judges: +. NJ. Woon, II. r.
| Vaughan, }. Alex Jones and j. ". Han
| kins
FTRsT pHLzE ZION
Temple who won the first prize. was
one Of the last two, under the handicap
| rules. TO start. lie was dressed in a full
racing costume OF many colors, and pre-
| scented remarkable Mephistopheian ap-
! pearance. this effect being heightened by
| Klu-KlCX looking eye protectors. He wore
| canlry-tinted tights and d Jacket quar-
! tered in colorS that would have made Jo-
| seph's coat look like last years circus
| bill.
His course could be followed by the
streak of rainbow hues that seemed to
| ty from him IKE the tail of a comet.
one by one he PASSED the fellows who
were digging ahead OF him, and. with
| pace mt seemed ~ AcceIe/ate H1th every
tuin OF me wheel, he spun of the ten
| miles ana came TO the scratch an easy
winner. calculating the four minutes
| handicap, in ~ minutes and is seconds.
The start was made from the New
Reservoir, at the end of the boulevard.
The course was Straight out the boule-
ward to Mr. joseph Bryans. Then across
to Brook road and straight out Brook
ROAD TO MAJOR Glhter's, thence across to
Hermitage road, thence cross at Belle
vue to Brook road again, thence back
| over same course 10 the finish which was
located on the boulevard at Beverly
street.
GOOD ROADS
| to-.
and the roads through the properties
of Mr. Joseph Bryan ana Maj Ginter
were simply superb. but The connecting
link between the boulevard and these
handicap on the wheelmen. IS narrow
tracks had to be followed and many
mud holes circleQ
The time recorded however, shows that
the racers maze good speed. They came
m. in the order given below. The time
Of arrival by each is also given. To get
the time Of each rider the handicap
l. j. Twonig Temple, 1885, 2, NJ. /.
! PeaiToss. 33.O2; a, John 6. Lauer. S5.O3
(, r. VI. figLor,, 55:23; .. +. II. Coyner'
go:SG o. O. ae1 w. Wallace $o;%; S;. -; a.
II. -. Vim, 55:2o; TO- W. c. Pond, $3.50;
II, W. j. Tignor 37:22; i, +. \. Sherman,
3s:23; -. WnIan Yost, 59:1s IA, l.. ).
| Jones, 39:3S IL; 10, H. r.. Williams, 1888 IL;
| 10, r.. ". Cooper, not recorded.
] | The conditions for the race were 6oou
except that strong wind was blowing
| from the Northeast, and the temperature
! | was uncOmfOrtably low.
r The record mage in his race establishes
the first ten-mile record ever made In
@ | Virginia.
y The worlds ten-mle record is about
six minutes faster.
| The owl cycle Club gave an enter
tainment, with refreshments. at their
club-rooms last evening. Among those
| present were number OF members OF
the Richmond Cycle club
THE PRIzbs.
2 The Time prize was a stop-watch, 40
mated by LumsQen ~ Son, which, win
the first prize below, was won by ISniPi,T =,
The following prizes were a"ardeu IL
/ the order in which the riders came III
: First prize, pistol and lamp donates
, by 7. W. Tign4r's Sons 49,, 40
a Second prize, sweater ana lamp w
/ mated by ". q, Long. -
! ghIrd prize, cycle, saddle ana lamp
I donated by {. 81 wallace. ,..a
Fourth prize, meerschaum pipe donated
| By Ware a co, -. croe
Firth prize, sweater, donated py C'ee
| cont Company ,..o, 10
Capltol Manufacturing Company, l.,
Seventh prize, carving set. doEated Dl
p Cottrell. Watkins & Co. , !,
: Eighth prize, cycle bell, donated d!
W g. Mercer n co. J.,
Ninth prize, years insurance OH u
cvcle' donated by j. q. Lauer. ~,
Tenth prize, lamp, donated by Indiana
\ TJcycie Company. =.
, Eleventh prize, lamp, donated by IN
p 3Irua Bicycle Company. ,.
| Twelfth prize lamp, donated by IN
diana Bicycle Company. 1870, -. =
fourteenth prize, pig. donated Dy
W. Cooper