The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-06-06

" sSBb3 + to look over tho
a. Hhn returns OF the
M Wy lSrELLIGENcEn 8
~ Gp@ road raco which
was run yesterday afternoon aud revise
their op!nions. Infactthese people get
another think" Not alone did the win
ner tako down the valuable Grss prize,
but no also won the time prize, making
tho distaucein $3.50, breaking last years
record by over four minutes. Thirtocn
will hereafter rank among tho lucky
numbers
The wheelmen began to gather ut the
1STELrIGEScER Office early in the after.
noon, and soon after tho spectators be.
gan to congregate, and by the time the
race wds scheduled 10 start there were
ut least $500 people on Fourteenth. be.
tween Main and Eof streets. Fur
ther out there were also big crowds, and
at no place along the line were interest
ed spectators scarce, Fulton, Alten-
helm, Wheeling Park and Elm Grove,
oil mustered large crowds, who cheered
tho contestants as they sped BY. Alto
Sethcr probably ten thousand witnessed
the contest OF speed and endurance.
EIGHTEEN STARTED.
OF the twenty.three riders entered in
the race eighteen faced the starter, Jake
Loos, at 1859 o'clock when tho
limi. man, Arbenz, was sent
oil. Those who did not start were
Dodd, OF Wellsburc; Harrison, OF 81.
Clairsvi!lc: Murphy. OF Pittsburgh;
Helms. OF Steubeaville. and Stevenson,
OF Wheeling. ffTiSc5 start took place In
front OF the 1SrELLIGEScEE Office on
Fourteenth street. and it was with diff.
Guilty that the squad OF police officers
kept q sufficient space open Tor the
wheelmcn.
II was exactly 3:59 p. m. when Starter
Jake Loos motioned Arbenz OF. The
latter started of with sprint up the
hill on Fourteenth street that showed
he was going to make the most OF the
start he hhd received n. tho hands of
the handicappers. As hc reached the
top of the hill he struck q spectator,
bu: escaped injury. and went on. 4
minute later tho three seven-mnu,e
men, Hores, Gribbon and UP, were
started, and scorch out Fourteenth
street cnsued. but they were all punched
when they went out ofview. All four Of
the six.minute entrants faced the starter,
McGinnis, Kennedy. Kinghorn and
Miller, and with eome difficulty got
through the crowd At the starting point.
Ofthe three llvc.mlnute riders, Tinker
and Strobei started. tho former getting
little tho better OF it on the start.
There were four four-minute riders but
L. R. Dillon, OF Wheeling, was the only
starter. lie went out at clip that was
GOOD FOR SORE EYES"
Tho two three minute men, Rihel-
daffer and Alexander, both started, as
did tho puir OF two minute starters,
Henry Mahlke md Jason Stamp. The
latter two arc we'll known rivals and
hot brush ut tho start was expected,
but they stuck together like brothersun.
I'll out OF sight alcNear, OF Wellsbure,
was the solo rider in the ono minute
class to toe the mark. Both scratch
men. Goble, OF Pittsburgh, and N. NJ.
Mahlke, OF Wheeling, started. Then
the crowd, which had formed in two
lines on both sides OF tho cur tracks,
broke and the greater part congregated
about the 1ETRLLIdEScER office 10 watch
the bulletins received from various
places out the pike.
ArbenZ maintained his lead over tho
balance OF the field until Fulton was
reached, and there he relinquished it to
Fred UP, the Martins Porry boy, who
rctt 10 ha tno, n.
At the park they were in this ordor:
UP, Arbenz, Tinker, Miller, Gribben,
Dillon, Strobel, Riheldatler, Alexander,
llores, Stamp, Gobls, NJ. AlahIke.
Charley Strobel was knocked out of tho
raco at tho park. As he was crossing
the railway tracks bevy o. pretty girls
ealuted him, and the gallant Strobel
was polite enough to wave his hand.
That action was fatal to his chances to
win tho race, as his wheel gave lurch
and he was thrown violently to the
ground and received q bad Spain at
the right shoulder, and oil course was
compelled to give up then.
PUNCHED AT EIM GROVE.
At Elm Grove UP still maintained
his lead, closely followed by Arbonz
Tinker. Dillon, Gribben, Miller aud
McGinnis. The others passed ns fol-
lows; KinGhorn, Hores, Stamp, Rihel-
dailer, Kennedy, Alexander, Gohle,
Mahllie.
Tho checkers at the turning point
caught the men as follows: Ulp, 4:20:04;
Tinker, +:30:3o; Arbenz. 4:2O:35; Dill
Ion. 4:2l; Miller, .:2l:40; McGinuis,
+:22:l0; Gribben, 4:22:20; Kinghorn,
f:2S; Hores. 1890; Stamp, 4:oo4:l5;
Alexander, 4:24:l8: II. Riheldatfer,
4:24:20; Goble. +:20; Mahlke, 4:25:l0;
Kennedy, 4:26:20. Henry Mahlke took
nasty iall at Elm Grove. breaking bis
wheel, and vas compelled to retire from
the contest.
Some OF the fastest work done In tho
race was between the turning point and
Elm Grove, whore the road was In bet
ter condition than elsewhere. Coming
in, ut Elm Grove UP still maintained
his lead followed closely by Tinker and
Dillon. Next came Arbenz, who was
riding In much better form than his
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