The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-07-05
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Nearly two hundred Wheeling cyelers
wont up 70 shady steubenyille yester-
day TO witness the Cycle fading events
Of Pleasant View Track. q part arranged
by the Knights Of Pythias. Several
Wheeling ridera were entorod In the
races but none managed 10 cross the
tapo ahead Of all the others. The best
performance by local men was in the
18th race, one milo open when tho
young Hnsly racer, George Tinker, ran
into fourth place and Jason Stamp
scooped In the aith prise. Nearly
two thuSand people went out the dusty
road 70 the track, and by their enthusi-
asm attested 70 the popularity Of biey-
Gle racing In steubenyiile. The number
and quality Of racing men in attendance
was better than had been expected and
every race was a scrap" from start 70
finish. A good set Of ofticlals served,
including Charles q. Geiger and VIII
Dinger, Judges, Of this city.
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noyices and It was pretty contest
Beans, Of eteubenville, led at the start
and until the one-quarter was reached.
and then the men ran all punched and
continued 60 until the home stretch was
reached. Hero there was q great tight
between Freeman, Of steubenyille, and
Fred UP, tho plucty Maritime Ferry
boy. The pair fought Il out neck and
neck down the stretch and freeman
crossed the tape half q wheels length
ahead.
The mile open event was captured by
the speedy Cleveland rider, Updegratf,
In 2:44 flat, very good time considering
that the flrst half was done In slov
time. 1880. Morrison, tho Connellsville
crack made tho pace for the first hall.
In tho last half the field was punched,
Lowe, Of steubenville, in the lead, but
In the sprint he was lost In
hot finish, UpdegraG winning by his
superior squirting oualitios. In this
rsce Halo, OF WellHville, who was ex-
pected to mako good showing, fell at
the first quarter, and oberly. OF Canton,
| fell at the start into the home-stretch.
Neither was badly injured, however.
After the mile open race, Master
Rolph O. Ward, OF Conceivable, ten
years Of ago, gave an exhibition Of fancy
and trick riding on the safety which
greatly pleased tho crowd. Young
Ward is worlds champion In his class
for ago.
brought together q field OF fourteen
starters including the fastest men pros
ont aud was cracker Jack from start to
finish. Nobody hesitated to make the
pace. In fact all were madly anxious 70
get the lead at any stage OF the So do
seconds. The finish was very close,
Updesraf, Of Cleveland, crossing. tho
| tape wheel ahead OF Lowe, steuben-
yiile's pride. Halle, OF Wellsville, was
third, and Gardner, of Canton, fourth:
Aprotest was at once filed by Jack"
Andrews, Quimby's trainer, his claim
being that the latter foil right at the
start inside the limit; this was sub.
stantiated and the race ordered run over
again. In the final there were thirteen
starters, Updegraf dropping out
Gardner and Qulmby had great scrap
all the way down the stretch, and finally
tho Canton boy bumped himself over
the line o bare winner. 80
The fifth race was one milo open
with nine starters. UpdeEratf kept well
back at the start allowing Stamp TO
mako pace for the first quarter. and
then Dodd, OF Wellsburg, took the lead.
On the second turn into the back stretch
there was a bad spill caused by the
nweaying" Of tho wheels. Dodd fell and
Beans, Of steubenville, went over him.
The former escaped injury, but Beams
was rendered unconscious, and Tor q
time was thought TO have been serious
lily injured. He came to after fifteen
minutes, and was all right Updegraf
had no difficulty In winning this race,
with Bailey second, in good time,
a:Ss s.6.
The last event was che, two mile open,
and Il was surprise tothe talent Up.
degraff, who had been carrying every
thing before him, was booked TO win,
but George hale outspurted him and
won by foot. Stamp had all the dom
key work In this contest.
osRnAis NM No1cl-l. Alfred Freeman,
stnibcnyilie: 4 Fred UP, Martins Ferry g. Q,
| e Barr, !. N. @. A., wheeling =, Q. r. Beans
| 6tcubenyfIle; 5, Fred PowerL stoubenvtleio, u.
D. wilkins, steubcnvflto; y Irwin Woods wheel.
W Sr ME- oPSs-l g 8. Updesraff, Cleveland;
4 Paul Nelson. Pittsburgh; Bart Morrison,
Connollsyille; 4. =. B. Lowe, stcuocnyine; ., A.
| d Dodd, WcIlSburg. Time, "a.
oNE.FouRrH MnG 0PEH-- First heat declared
OF on account OF fail J. 6. UpdegIaiI y1eye-
iandi !, F.E Lowe. stcubenyllle; 3 G. Il Halo,
Wellyille; I, T. p. Bailey. Akron. Tine ~ 43
| The run Oh resulted rs follows !, Z. +. Gard
! ner, Canton:- 2, Clyde Quimhy, stenbenyiilei =
+. & Lowe, steubenyille;A 4, "; WALKER, Ston'
penyiilo; 8, George X. Tinker wheeling Time
'S oNE Mrs oPES-l, G. H. Hale. wcllEVillc; 2,
Wesley Barton, Cnnton; 3, =: II Bailey, Aktoni =,
| Bert Morrison, Connellsvlllei D W. y: WaIRef,
steubonyllo Time. liIk Hale ioaed MoF IdSa
on the bActSttetch. ana LOT TINS was alAquA''usu
ONE MrET ofES-i. s. S. UpdegrafI. Cleveland: 2,
p. ii Baiiay, Akron; 8, ". Il. Rock, Akroni I,
George <. Tinker, Wheeling 8, Jason G. Stamp.
| Wheeling. Time, GSS 80 =
Two ME- ofESccIL sv Fl so W. HI ReGE,
Akron: Z, K i. Gardner, Canton. Time, S's9;
BOYS RACE, oSEHAtP MILL, VIII Mat
theWs, WellSburg; 4. F. ]. Collins, steuoon'
viIlc. Time, l:2t 3D.
The track upon which the races were
contested Is now ono, one-half milo
long, well banked Of tho corners and
with a very smooth surface, making 1t
about tho best in this section for cycle
racing. The time made in tho several
races attests to Its speedy qualities.
Poormnn Road Racc.
oNcrsNAT1, July 4-The second day
of the festivities Of the annual meet Of
o. ur ,,hnnIrnnn woa innuunrntnd