The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-10-12
To-DAY'> GREAT BICYCLE MEET.
All Preparations for Fast Racing Pro-
and Err,sfaa


gramme and Entries
The last preparations for the great Y. VI.
= n. nlcyele meet al the new park near
tne James street power house we're com
pleted last evening. with the Official nam
Ing Of the hardscaps for the fve-mile class
- race. II was decided that the races
should be started promptly al O'Clock. in
order that the last heat might BE- run in
ufile 70 give the spectators plenty OF oppor-
tunlty TO reach home n time for dinner
me management. in view OF past d fl
cu4ty from the crowdinE in al the south
entrance OF the grand stand. announced
last night that the middle entrance was
the more convenient for ingress and near
er the best seats from which to view the
races.
The programme VIII consist OF eleven
events, and Il Is probable that the one
mile novice and one mile 2.40 class A
races VIII be run In heats. owing TO the
number OF entries. II Is hoped that class
u men viii do some exhibition riding be-
tween some OF the events in which the
same riders are entered
In bicycle circles last evening great in
terest was taken in the probable outcome
or the one-Ynile omen race. where Dow.
the champion Seattle racer, and James a.
Jones, or Tacoma, viii meet. While Dow
is the idol OF many, yet Jones has his
friends. and speculation on the outcome
IL is possible that Gaffney or Case may
come 10 the front, as the 'ifs" of a BIZ
cycle race are numerous. Esary is also
entered in this race, which gives still
further chances for the unexpected 10
happen.
In the fiye-mile handicap. class A. Jones
and Dow are on scratch while J. r.
Wheeler has a handicap Of 500 yards. F..
w Davies and u. Z. Griffith $50 yards
each. If the scratch men win In this event,
they VIII be compelled 10 do some Of the
fastest peddling they know how. Follow
Ing Is the complete programme with Of
fetal haudicaps;
One Mile Novice.
No II, n Bruce. Seattle. No 4. Frank
WALLER. Everett; No. s. y. +. Griffith.
Everett: No g. George Sharick, Tasoma,
No. Is, Nels l.. Moe, Stanwood.
One-Fourth Mile, open Glass \.
No. /. c. r. Dow; No. .. T. 2. Gaffney;
No 8 Sam Muliigan; No. = -. James =.
10. James a. Jones, Tacoma.
One Mile. 2;fO Glass Glass \.
No. .. + p. Gaffney; No. 3. j.. F.
Wheeler; No. ;. T. W Case No. s. Sam
Mulligan; No. =. James =. Esary: No. H.
lior: No. 7. +. ". Davis. jr.; No. s, p. r.
Griffith. all Everett. No. 10 James y.
Jones. No. u. W. y. Demorest, both Ia
coma.
nan MIG ~tidS> ~.
No IS. FL .Winesett: No. rs. II. p. Hew-
1T. No. II, H. u. Rucker. ali Portland.
One Mile Handicap Class \.
No. J. c. r. Dow, Seattle. scratch: No. .,
y. +. Gaffney, Seattle. 100 yards: No. 2. j
=. Wheeler. Seattle, 400 yards. No. .. r.
N W. Case sseattIe l59 Yards No sam
. Fsary. Seattle 100 yards: No. 4. Frank
Waller. Everett. coo yards; No. Z. +. w
Davies. jr.. $50 yards: No 8, r. f. Grit
"a TRp1rs
Tacoma, 100 yards: No. u W n. Demo-
rest Tacoma. l0o yards; No. 10, James A.
Jones, Tacoma, scratch.
One Mile-Class II.
No. i. ELI Winesett: No. TO- II Y. Hew-
tit; No. H. II. u Fucker. all Portland.
one Mile Open Glass y.
No 1. 9. r. Dow: No. .. f. T. GaHney;
NO. y. James -. Esary. No. :. =. ".
Case. all Seattle; No. 10. James \. Jones.
Tacoma.
Two Miles Open Class \.
No. I. G. r. Dow; No. ., +. r. CaHnev;
No. 13. James y EssTy. all Seattle; No
~. James A. Jones, No. II. John b. Ora
per, both Of Tacoma.
Five Mile bankruptcies \.
No. J. g T. Dow. Seattle. scratch: No.
.. +. !. Gaffney. Seattle - yards; No g.
= Wheeler, Seattle. l25 yards; No. g.
y. ". Case. Seattle, 81 yards: No. 6. sam
Mull.gan, Seattle. 15 yards. No. u. James
-. Esary Seattle, ~ Yards, No. 4. Frank
WALTER. Everett. 100 yards: No. :. +. w
Davies ir Everett rs yards: No. 8 u
r. Griffith. Everett, LIS yards: No g.
George Sharick. Tacoma. 100 yards. No
y. John Is Draper Tacoma, - yards:
No. i. ". -. Dem0rest. Tacoma. % yards
One-Fourth Mile. Flying start, Against
Time.
Northwest record ~ IS. held by c. F.
Dow. Seattle.
No. ]. g 4, Dow: No . T.. p. Gafney:
No. ,I3. James Il. Esary. all Seattle: No. H.
John y. Draper. No. l., W. ID. Demorest
both Tacomh.