Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-07
HOURS AHEAD OF TIME.
Washington Bicyclists DO Themselves
Proud i'm the Great Relay Race.

Washington bicycle riders covered them
selves with glory yesterday by beating old
Father Time pretty nearly black ard blue
1t was neon when Chief Consul French and
Capt. Rcnsaville left the White House on
the beginning of the great relay race to
Denver, Col, as stated in The Star.
Twenty minutes later Ronsaville, to whom
the little mail bag had been transferred by
French at 14th and r streets, was at Silver
Spring, where Fister and Bingham were
waiting to take their turn at carrying the
precious package. Up hill and down for
seven speedy miles went these two ex-
cellent riders, and minutes were already be-
ginning to have the seconds shaved on
when they handed the bag to Fitzhugh and
Lee. So 1t went relay by relay. Espey.
Ok monet. Woodbridge and Claggett, Robert
son and Moran and Wood and Cabrera, all
of whom, as well as the riders named be-
fore them, are members of the Washington
Road Club. rushed away In turns with the
letters, and 1t was two miles the other side
CT Newmarket when Cabrera threw the
shoulder bag TO G. s. Ball of the George
town Cycle Club, the members of which or
"a niZatfor were to ride the rest of the way
to Hagerstown.
After flying along for four miles Ball
transferred his burden to III. S. Stock, who
gave 1t further on to Byard Wrenn, and this
was mountainous and bad for bicycling
from Frederick City to Hagerstown, but
Messrs. Keister. Moore. Maher, Greer and
Horton accomplished the journey in fine
time, although Mr. Moore, who was de-
tailed to make the run from the summit of
the Catoctin mountains to Middletown, met
With pretty severe accident. When Mr..
keister handed Moore the message the lat
ter dashed OF at top speed down the slopng
mountain side. and when going like the
wind half way down the steep descent the
strap by which the message pouch was
hung around hts shoulder became caught
in the bicycle wheel, checking 1t very sud
denly. Mr.. Moore took a header, striking
the pike with much force. In spite Of his
injuries, however, he managed to tell a
gentleman who was nearby and who had
Witnessed his mishap to run back and tell
kefster Of the accident. Mr.. Keister was
resting on the mountain, end instantly
responded to his wounded friends cali, and
carried the message on to Mr.. Maher.
Mr.. Moore was cut in several places on
the face, ard was bruised and scraped gen.
orally about the body, while his bicycle
needs a number of repairs. Mess-s. Hunt
and Boyd were also unable to- ride the re-
formers tire having become punctured.
while Mr.. sBoyd's saddle was broken. These
accidents caused delay of considerably
over half an hour in the race, but in spite
of this the Washington riders delivered the
message in Hagerstown, when Mr.. Horton
entered the thriving burg, at 5:11 O'Clock
yesterday afternoon. two hours and twenty
minutes ahead of scht dule time.
At Hagerstown the Washington men fin
ished their participation in the race. and
Maryland sprinters took IL up. From
Hagerstown to Wil!amsport. where the
towpath of the Chesapeake and Ohio canal,
which was taken as the road to Cumber-
land. was reached, Mr.. W. Irving Calver
did TIE riding. and following him the pack
age was carried by Ernest b. Emmert, Ed
ward +. Evans. Benjamin Diehl. Harvey
Hcckman David Watts Mervin Byers and
Kent Miller. The schedule time for the
'..cs=aSc to reach Cumbe rland was i:I5
O'Clock this morning. Mr.. Miller. however
lode INTO the city at 1:21 o'clock. no less
than three hours ard twenty-one minutes
ahead CT schedule time.