The Washington times., 1894-09-02

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On October 6, will take place the first local
road race held here for years, which will be
opened to all corners. 1t will be a twenty
mile race, to be run over the Conduit road.
The promoter OF the scheme is H. W...High-
am, cycle dealer on Pennsylvania avenue,
and it is to be known as the Higham Road
Race, TO be run annually. Several valuable
prizes have been already donated, and a
large list of entries is expected. Some crack
road riders who have had no chance as yet to
enter local race of this kind have signiled
their intention TO enter the event. and should
the handicapping prove satisfactory, so that
the scratch men will not withdraw, some fast
time is looked for.
In addition to an Eclipse Racer and a
Union Q. t, there will be any number of sun
dry prizes
Promoter Higham is confident this race will
| bring out fine list of starters, and expects
| entries from the Washington Road :Club,
Georgetown Cycle Club, Arlington Wheel
men, Potomac Wheelmen, and some OF the
cracks riders from Baltimore, Philadelphia,
and neighboring cities
At the regular meeting of the Georgetown
| Cycle Club, TO be held tomorrow evening,
| the,principal matter to be considered will be
the admission of the Victor Cycle Club into
the ranks of the Georgetown. This amalga-
nation OF the Victor Club with the George
town Club has been under discussion for the
past two months. Conference committees
have been appointed, and it is understood
will Tho prLy nf hand he
full and concise report at the Monday meet
ing.
Two attempts will be made within the next
two weeks TO make a new Neutrality-suspicious.
record. The first attempt will be made by
Bayard Wrenn. OF the Georgetown Club,
starting at o'clock Saturday evening, Sep
tember s, 1894. J. J. Fister will make his
second attempt this season, starting 6c'clock
Saturday evening, September Is.
Fister on his last attempt was handled by
Drode, under the Washington Road Club He
rode 217 miles in little over fifteen hours,
and had he continued on for the balance Of
the time az the same mileage would have run
the record up 10 $50 miles.
Both Wrenn and Fister will be handled by
Capt. G. W. Cook, of the Georgetown Club.
The course will be seven miles long or four
teen miles 10 the lap, and will start at the
foot OF Brooks Hill, making the turn at the
Fisherman's Club House. Timers and check
ers will be stationed at both ends OF the
course. Mr.. J. Hart Britain will time and
check at the starting point, and Mr.. James
Murray will check at the turn.
WITH RESPECT TO ROAD RECORDS.
With respect TO the 24-hour road record
attempts, it may be mentioned the road riders
do not come under the supervision Of the
League OF American Wheelmen, the only ma
tional organization OF the kind now in exist
ence, and which controls and regulates all
track performances.
For the protection of road riders, however.
several Eastern and Western localities have
regular standing record committees. ap-
pointed by local clubs, to sanction road per
formances, and these committees have drawn
up complete set of rules and regulations
governing such events. which make 1t an
easy matter TO protect established claims and
at the same time compel new claimants 10
furnish the proper proofs to present with
their claims before they can be sanctioned
The only local committee is at present located
in Baltimore, and the object of this committee
and the resolutions under which il was APP
pointed were published in The TIMES some
months since. Probably the oldest established
and most prominent committee now in exist
ence, however, is the roads records commit
tee of the Century Club OF America. located
at Chicago. The principal object of this com
mittee has been to conflne road performances
to runs made over a stretch Of ordinary coun-
try road, open to all classes of traffic thus
rendering it out of the question to have rides
recorded which were made over park roads
or city boulevards. many of which are equal
in surface TO the best race tracks in the coun-
try.
1t will be of interest 10 local riders to pub
lish list OF American records, for given dis
tances, as they stand approved up TO date: