The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-08-03

It develops that tho failure OF tho
Newark whoclmen 10 pull of" the ma
tlonsl circuit race meet last week will
add another star to tho galaxy that will
mark tho close OF the circuit. Chair
man Raymond, OF tho L. A. ". racing
board has given tho Newark people
another date, aud II is Thursday, Sop
tember q, the day preceding the Pitts
burgh national circuit meet, which lat
ter Immediately prOcOdea tho W. A. W.
circuit races on tho state fair grounds
track. Then comes the SteubenVillo
circuit raceu on the following Monday
making quartettc OF circuit moets that
will not have been oauuled in the his
tory Of cyclic racing in America. Just
think OF Il, racing men, 5000 In prizes
for four days' racing. VIII oil the
cracks DO on handH WE'LL
Tho Wheeling boys secured tho en-.
tries Of nearly oil tho riders who con;
tested OF steubenvillo Tuesday, ana
Wednesday, including all OF the class =
mon-E, q. johnson and R. y. Goetz, OF
Inc Triangle team; Eddy, Of Columbus,
and Talley, Of Zauesvillo. OF tho A men,
the three cracks, UpdegraG, Of Cleve'
land: Banker, Of Pittsburgh, and Baker,
al Columbus, entered, together with
Ramsey and Maya. OF Eric, Pa., Pattor::
son, Of Wilmcfding, Pa, Jackson. OF
Pittsburgh, and ten or twelve minor
iiphtE Of tho cycle race track. The pros
meets arc that there will be about thirty
or forty 3 men at the Wheeling meet
and possibly over hundred Of class A
riders. Morning heats Will surely have
to DO RIM.
The Pittsburgh Pres, Buffalo. Pitts.
burph road race comes oil on August
23d and tho number Of entries will prob
ABLY reach over a hundred. Ills pro.
posod that several cities put In teams OF
Ave men and tho race be run for points.
Wheeling has been asked TO furnish q
team and Ia probable tho attempt will
be made 10 secure tho necessary nyo
long distance mon. Cleveland VIII
enter team.
Ono Of the laughablo features Of the
steubenyiIie meet was tho class
D racing man from GAINESVILLE,
Frank Talloy. This young, man
knows how to extract speed from a
bicycle ns we'll as most OF en-, but no ID
about 90 graceful looking follow, mega
lively speaking, as can be found. This
quality got him into trouble with the
eate-keepcr ut tho track. TalloY told
the gate man no was o racing man and
wanted to got IN, but the young man
wouldn't have it that way, refused 10
believe his story and mado him putup q
quarter TO get in. This mndo tho man
from the Muskingum hot, but he bidcd
his time, won n racc with $3.50 priZo.
and then deducted twenty-five conts
when the S. A. C.'s secretary came
around to collect entry ices.
Tho State Fair Association has de.
cIded to open its track to wheelmen Tor
practice work this fall, and Tickets Tor
tho seaRon can now bc had from secre'
tary Hook at s.. Tho wheelmen with
racing aspirations will receive this news
with pleasure.
Thcre Is considerable kicking because
Krupp, Of Urichsville, was disqualified
Yesterday afternoon. No rider claimed
no looked back except Banker, OF Pitts
bureh, aud tho referee being Pitts
burgh man, the kick wont. butt was
not fair. Some shady things 30 on race
Understandable Gazette.
Tho above does Referee Wade Nc
GOWN an injustice. To the writer's
knowledge two judges In addition to
Mr.. McGowin saw Krupp take his feet
from tho pedals right in the stretch,
a distinct violation Of tho l. A. W. rae
ing rules. It was Mr.. McGowIn's
duty to declare Banker the winner.
ind that no did It is to his
credit. Too many rcforces wink at
violations Of tho rules. Tho insInuation
that McGowin mado the decision DO.
cause tho second man. Banker, was also
q Pittsburghcr, is unworthy OF tho
author Of the above. who doesn't know
what hc is talking about. AZ to shady
transactions on cycle race tracks there
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