Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-10-24

In consequence will be as free as the
air We breathe. But the projectors
will take special care to keep the spec
tators from encroaching on the rights
OF the racers and enough guards will be
stationed at several points as well as
at the ends to keep enough Of the high
way clear so as not to interfere with
the sport, and there is little possibility
OF anybody having any ground to com
plain after the race ia over. A cumpe-
tent set of officials will be on hand and
every detail will be looked after that
will make the race a success.
The start and finish will be a few
feet above the entrance to Wawaset
( Driving Park, where ample room is
afforded and the men can file out on a
clear road. The course followed will
be out the turnpike past the brick
church and up Centreville hill, at the
top of which and within a stones
throw Of the town, tho turn will be
made. Checkers will designate the
starting point, and nobody can GO
astray. The return journey will DO
over the same route back TO Wawaset
Park entrance. The entire distance
will be 20 miles, and two round trips
will be necessary. The start will be
made at 8. 30 O'Clock, which will give
an opportunity for everything to be
finished up and all the men back into
the city before dark, which will allow
them to go out without lanterns.
One Of the novel features OF the race
will be climbing the long Centrevile
hill, which has heretofore been avoided.
The turn is usually made at the brick
church, AMI by going no farther two
big hills were avoided, but the fact
that they will have to be surmounted
this time will lend interest to the race.
1t will be a pretty sight indeed to
watch the men navigating over the
hills, particularly the second time.
Many Of those who are entered are not
accustomed to hills, rough ones espe.
cially, but then the hills will be no
disadvantage for all alike will have to
go over them. They will try the mettle
of the men.
On this course there is but one rail
road to cross at grade, the Wilmington
81 Northern at Greenville, and the race
will be held at such time as not to be
interfered with by trains. The rail-
road company will be requested to hold
freighte il any should happen to pass
that way when any of the racers are in
sight, and it is believed that Superin-
tendent McCausland, who is always &C.
commodating, will grant tho request.
There have been cases with other
races, where the course crossed rail
road tracks where the men have been
interfered with very materially by
trains. but this matter has been care
fully looked into in this case, and it is
believed there will be no interference
from that source.
With good weather, the success of
the race is assured, for the projectors
have cxerted themselves to make it as
attractive as possible, in order to secure
the attendance of some Of the best men
in the country. The prize list, which
has made the race attractive, is as fol-
lows: First prize, Fowler bicycle, do
mated by the Fowler Bicycle Manufac-
turing Co., Of Chicago; second prize,
Waverly Scorcher, by Indiana Bicycle
Co. of indianapolis; first time prize,
$50 diamond, and second time $50 dia-
mond, by thsPyle Cycle Co. Wheeler
saddle, by William j. Haines a Co. OF
Philadelphia; golf suit, by the Mont
gomery Manufacturing Co. of Norris
town, Pa. pair Of shoes, by NJ. A..
Smith of Philadelphia; Bell Rock
lamp, by A. M. Scheffer & Co. of New
York; pair Of Dunlop tires, by the
American Dunlop Tire Co. OF New
York; Standard cyclometer, by the
Standard Watch Go. of New York
bicycle suit, by the Arnold & Mechanic
Co. of Philadelphia; Twentieth Cen,
fury lamp, by tho Betz Headlight Co.
OF New York Fayorite lamp, by George
w. Mock of Philadelphia; pair Of
Strausse single tube tires, by the
Newton Rubber Works, Newton Upper
Falls, Mass. pair League gray bicycle
trousers, by the Holmes Co. Of Boston
Climax bicycle watch, by r. II. Inger
soil g. Bro. of New York; set o.
Majestic single tube tires, by the East
ern Rubber Co., Trenton Bridgeport
cyclometer, by the Bridgedort Gun I'm
plement Co., Bridgeport, Mass.
Trenton cyclometer, by the Trenton
Watch Co., Trenton; Searchlight Ian
tern, Bridgeport Brass Co., bridgeport
Conn. ! pair golf hose, N. Z. Kahn 4
Co., of Philadelphia; Butler & Wards
saddle, Butler & Ward, Newark, N. j.
Persons, Mueller saddle, by the Per
sons, Mueller Saddle Co. of New York
foot brake, Bevin Bros. Co. OF Eas
Hampton, Conn. automatic mut
guard, by Hall, Schoen a. Co., o
Rochester, N. Y; ladies' Gillian sad
die and gentleman's Gillian saddle, b,
the Gillian Manufacturing Co. O
Canton, O.; Morgan & Wright tires
by the Morgan & Wright Co. of Chi
cago Owl saddle, by Thomas V. John
son of New York; gold plated New De
parture bell, by the New Departur
Bell Co. of Bristol, Conn. Griswol,
e1iItnx ...,,l r.,,aw1 H., NJ IL nr.au,nlJ
I Washington Heights, Chicago; pair O
Marion, Ind. floor pump, by Davis
by Henry Disston & Sons, New York
set of adjustable pedal rubbers, by tn
Reed & Curtis Machine Screw Co.
Worcester, Mass.
The prize list has attracted grea
field, many of the entries being recoe
enized flyers, and in addition to th
knoted cyclers who are entered there wi
Valso be number of prominent wheel
linen who will come here to see the race
The entry list, which closed to-da
lis as follows: d. +. Mayne, Warwic
tUlub. Wilmington; Robert Wiet, Y
I'M. G. A., Wilmington; +. O. Brad
tford, unattached, Wilmington; job
lii. Minnick, unattached, Wilmington
Ill., S. Coombs, West End, Whining
Iton; Oscar Gouert, W. B. O., Wi
Imington; Miller Mcconnell, W. +
lC., Wilmington; Frank M. Boyle
unattached, Wilmington; Joseph Ritz
Imam, Warwick B. O., Wilmington; "
la. Hague, unattached, Wilmington
Y. bert Nbltn9niel, unattached, Wi
purchased arence II. Poole, III
(lmington; Luther {
Hannah Aattached, Wilmington
ham rrranfnk. W u q ANiInai n.