Delaware gazette and state journal., 1895-10-03
THE WARWICK BICYCLE RACES
Big Events at the Hazel Dell
Meet Next Saturday.
THE TRACK IN FINE, CONDITION
Diamonds and Other Valuable
Prizes viii Be Offered.
Two Attempts TO he Made at Records
Considerable Speculation Concerning the
Result of the Ten-miie Road Isace--The
Only Cycling Event of the season.

Bicycle Club will be held at Hazel Dell
Park next Saturday afternoon, be-
ginning at 2.30 o'clock The track
is the best one in or about the city,
and as ii is now in excellent condition,
and the indications are that it will be
30 on Saturday, there is nothing to pre-
vent the success of the meet The
grand stand will give the spectators an
admirable opportunity to see the start
and finish and also the progress of the
contestants. The distance around is
lhalf a mile, and it is considered a very
fast track. Everything is being put in
Ishape and by Saturday everything will
be in readiness for the sport, which
gives promise of being of unusual in
\ terest. Many local wheelmen have
been out to the track in the last few
Z Hays, and all are pleased with the con
/ hition Of things.
The patrons Of the meet will be taken
out from the p. W. & B. railroad sta
tion by special train leaving at 2
O'Clock, and if occasion requires ii will
be run in two sections. As soon as tho
events are run off the trains will re-
turn to this city. The railroad accom-
modations will be ample.
The two great events of the day will
be attempt to lower the State mile
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mile Glass b record for the State.
Frank Turner, who has been doing SO
well recently, will go for the mile
record, which is now in dispute. 1t
is claimed by both G. A. Elliott and
@. B. Jack, but Elliott seems to have
the odds in his favor. He has 2. % to
his credit, he having made the mile in
that time ON the Kirkwood track.
Turner will be paced by Coombs and
Churchman on tandem, and he is
hopeful of knocking the wind out of
the sails of other local riders who have
ambitions in the same direction.
Luther G. johnson, the new Whining
ton man who recently came from West
Chester, will exert himself TO establish
Glass b two mile record. His abili-
ties are such as to encourage him and
his friends, and he will undoubtedly
make good showing. He will be paced
by tandem teams, the names of which
have not yet been announced. Pacing
by tandems is new in public events in
this city. 1t has proved quite success
ful in other places, and the novelty
will no doubt interest many spectators
at the Warwick races. Great interest
is centred in both johnson and Turner
in their flight against time.
There il also considerable specula-
tion concerning the 10-mie road race,
which, however, will be confined to
members of the club. Good prizes will
be offered, and the efforts to win will
be the best that the contestants can
command. On the start the men will
20 around the track once, making half
a mile, after which they will file out
of the grounds, and from thence they
will go to the causeway, and by the
river road to the New Castle bridge,
when the turn will be made. The re-
turn trip will be over the same route.
At each turn in the road there will be
checkers, who will see that the riders
do not get off the course.
The remaining events, which will be
run on the track, will include a
novice, one.mile and two-mile handi-
caps apd mile open, which will be
run oifAn succession and without de-
lay. Diamonds will be offered as first
prizes. Professional races were
thought of, but there will be none run
off, owing TO the fact that considerable
time and extra expense would have
been entailed.
Following is a full list of the entries
for the various events; One-mile open
Frank Turner, George Donaldson, p.
S. Davis of Bryn Mawr, ]. A. Mead
of Philadelphia, L. G. Churchman,
Joshua Lindley of Trenton, N j., G.
L. Croll of THAN, Pa, @. +. Pierce,
Robert Wier W. e. Dickerson of
Palmyra, N Y, Bert Nutter, j. L.
Pagan of Germantown, W. r. Goodley,
w. M. prott of Philadelphia, L. S.
Rothwell of Camden, N. j.
Noviue--H. h. Donaldson, George
Donaldson, Herman Gabriel, J. F..
Ritzman, q. S. Combs, Gale Anson,
William Weiss, f. M. Boyle, Charles
f. Pierce, u, j. McMulen Of Phila-
James L. Smith.
One-mile handicap George Donald
son, John II. Minnick, Frank Turner,
Herman Gabriel Joseph Ritzman,
Phillip S. Davis of Bryn Mawr, John
A. Mead of Philadelphia, William
Weiss, H. M. Boyle,YE. G. Churchman,
w. A. Schulemeister, Morris Thomp.
son, j. Ii. Van Hest of Gloucester, N.
j., Joshua Lindley of Trenton, Charles
F. carp of Riyerton, N. j., George l..
Croll, of THAN Pa, Robert Wier,
Walter Carter, G. A. Elliott, W. A.
Dickerson of Palmyra, Bert Nutter, W.
j. Palmer, w. II. Cole, j. L. Pagan o.
Germantown, W. r. Goodley, e.. M.
Hook, ID. r.. Mayne, Walter NJ. Troti
of Philadelphia, Louis S. Rothwell ol
Camden, II. Is. Donaldson.
Road race--H. b. Donaldson, Ellis E.
Perry, w. G. Robelen, Daniel Pipino
II. NJ. Sharp, W. M. Buck, Fred Mar
tin, Henry Crozier, Herman Gabriel
J. W. Crossgrove, G. G. Kirk, j. IT,
Ritzman, Harry Denn, James Perry
Elwood II. Brown, w. H. Dear, W. A
Sehulemeister, Frank Z. Rumford, A.
Il. Pyle, D. +. Mayne W. r.. Cole, G
M. Hardin, II. T. Buckalew, Elmer Il
Smith, Z. H. Buckalew, G. S. Wood
Two mile handicap--George Donald
son, Frank Turner, y. S. Combs
Gale Anson, Phillip S. Davis OF Bryl
Mawr, j. A. Mead of Philadelphia
William Weiss, f. M. Boyle, E. G
Churchman. Morris Thompson, j. ii
Van Hest of Gloucester, Joshua Linde
of Treton, @. +. carp of Riverton, N
j., G. L. Croll of THAN, Pa, @. f
Pierce, Robert Wier, G. A. Elliott, W
Z. Dickerson of Palyrma, Bert Nutter
w. j. Palmer, J. L. Pagan of German
town. W. r. Goodley, D. F. Mayne
W. M. Trott of Philadelphia, l.. $
Rothwell of Camden.
The following officers will conduc
the meet: Referee, S. Wallis Merri
hew; Judges Police Captain Thoma
A. Kane, O. G. Guyer and DR., j, W