The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-07-17
4 BIG RACE MAJ.
sseubonvilie.s Races WIN Draw
Como of tho Best Riders.
JOHNSON AND "RlNSEY" BLISS,
Have Promised 70 Come. and win
Meet There for tbe First Time This
season-Bilss VIII Go tho Milo
Against Timo-Fho Prize List Is q
Good one-Loosl bIcn win Enter.

Tho steubenyIlle Athletic Club is o
new organization, but II has undoubt'
edly ressurrec.ed the interest In ath-
Lotto matters that formerly character.
lied the town. Under It's auspices one
Of tho best haIf.mile bicycle racing
tracks in tho country has boon built 1t
was formally opened on tho Fourth.
and the multitude that attended the
Glass A events attested 10 the revival Of
interest in things blcyeular.
Encouraged by tho success oil the last
tournament the club has arranged Tor
ono on more prententious lines for July
81 and August l, at which number OF
the Class D. cracks will appear. Two
experienced race promoters, W. u
Anderson, Of the Hartford Wheel Com
pany, and X. 9. Lennie. Of tho Pope
Company, have been engaged by the
club and they have succeeded in socur'
ing tho entries Of two Of tho trio that
are looked upon as the most probable
successors OF the great Zimmerman
these arc Bliss, Of the Rambler team
and johnson, tho speedy swede. who
races under the colors Of tho Stearns
people, The two have not mot this
year up TO date, and this battle OF the
giants at Stoubenyllle will DO tho great
drawing card. Other Clasa 3. lights,
who will attend arc Citizens aud
Lumsden, Of tho Rambler team, and
several othors.
Tho prize list Is o good one, arranged
as follows:
FIRST DAY.
Glass A-one mile novice. First
prize, diamond pin, $40; second prize,
racing saddle. s. so; third prize, bicycle
shoes, IS; fourth prize. saddle, s..
GLASS B-0ne-half mile open. First
prize, Hartford bicycle, SIS; second,
painting, $35; third, rug. $40.
Glass A-Two milo handicap. First
prize, diamond, $50; second, racing
tires, s25i third. gold pen aud holder,
$40.
Glass Bone mile handicap. First
prize, solid gold watch set with dia'
diamonds, $3.50; second, diamond stud,
sos; third, silver fruit dish, SIS.
Glass A-one-half mile open. First
prize. diamond ring. $95; second. silver
combination set, so; third, racing sad
oIsss B-one,halt milo handicap.
First prize, diamond cluster, 500;
second, diamond, $50; third. pair pants,
Sl2.
One.halt mile, boys under l8-Plrst
prize, diamond ring. $685. second, bicY-
Gle shoes, $ 30; third. gold CUT but
tons, s..
Class A-Ono mile open. First prize,
gold watch, $40; second, elegant fruit
basket $25; third, bicycle shoes and
saddle, $40.
Glass B-Two milo handicap. First
prize, Fowler racer, $50; second, did
mond cluster, 500; third, suit case, Sl5.
SECOND DAY.
Glass A-0no mile, first prize, dia.
mond, $50; second prize, silver set, $50;
third, stop watch, SIC so.
Glass Bono mile handicap, first
prize, diamond stud. Sl25; second, terra
Gotta Lenox vases, $50; third, pair Of
pants, $40.
Glass A-one milo handicap, first
prize, diamond, $50; second, silver berry
dish, $26; third. silver handle umbrella,
Glass B-Two mile open, fret prizc,
diamond, $I95; second, suit, $40; third,
toilet cabinet and hat rack, Sl6.
Glass A-Two milo handicap. First
prize, diamond, $50; second, silver soup
tureeu, $50; third, bicycle shoes s. 90.
Glass Bono milo invitation, First
prizc, diamond trophy, 5000, Turf Ex.
change; second, diamond cluster, 500;
third, silver set, S25.
Glass A-one.haIf milo handicap.
First prizc, diamond ring; second, um.
brolla, $40; third, bicycle shoes, $ 80.
Class B-One.hali mile open. First
prize. diamond, $50; second, watch, $40;
third, pin, $50.