Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-02-28
A SPRING RACE MEET.
The Bicycle Club Preparing for an
Exhibition In June.

The Half-mile State Championship and
Ien-Iniie Road Race win be Important
Events-Another Bicycle Parade Other
Club Matters.
The race committee of the Wilmington
Bicycle Club has decided to hold a gigantic
race meet on the Union street gfounds
early In June, if the enclosure can be
secured at that time, Thu event wilt Toxic
place on a Saturday afternoon.
The main feature of the tournament
will be l0-mile road race, the course for
which has not yet been definitely settled.
The boom that cycling has taken With the
advent of the new club will make the road
race the most interesting and, in all proba-
bility the best confess ed that has ever been
seen in Wilmington. There are more road
riders in the club than track riders, ana
the entry list will no doubt be very large
At this meet the half-tuila champion
ship of Delaware will also be run. The
short.distanCe men will have an excellent
chance to show their mettls and at the
same time contest for the championship
of the State and capture the trophy, OF
honor, which will be = valuable gold or
silver prize to be put up by the club
There will be two championship races
in each year under the auspices OF the new
club. The half mile will be run off in he
spring and the one mile in the fall. This
will give two classes of racers an oppor-
tunity to contest for State championship
which may be held for year.
Probably the race that will excite the
most speculation will be the novice race.
All who have not previously raced may
take part in this event, which will serve to
| bring out number OF riders who have
never been seen on the track before. The
| entry list for the novice race will be UNI
usually large for the spring tournament
| as the number of active wheelmen will
be considerably augmented by the time
| the meet takes place.
The other events will include one-mile
handicap, $50 class, open; and one-mile
| open.
The committee having the arrangements
| in charge will go to work at once ana US
soon as the date is finally settled and Sane
toned by the League OF American Wheel-
men all the important clubs in this section
| of the country will be communicated with
| and Inducements will be sent to the crack
| riders to enter the Wilmington races.
by making an early start the committee
| will be enabled to have matters i'll good
shape when the meet takes place. and by
allowing considerable time the event VIII
become widely known and will attract
riders from other cities who would other
wise enter other races.
ANOTHER BICYCLE PARADE.
i 1t is the intention of the Wilmington
DlEyCle 1iub W slNS VIZ nlrtts puiau'
some time in May that will eclipse the on,
last fall 1t is expected that many novel
decorations and displays will be in line
The work of arranging for the procession
will be commenced in the near future Sc
that ample time may be had TO make pre-
paration.
EUcHRE TOURNAMENT.
A progressive euchre Tournament viii
begin at the club rooms. No. 612 Shipley
street, next week. The entries must all b.
in by Monday night, at which time tn
prospective players will select partner
and the date for opening the Tournament
will be decided upon. The entrance fee
of the players will be used by the clul
with which to purchase handsome priz
to be known as the euchre championship
trophy of the club.
A pool tournament will follow the euchr
, match, and as quite a number of the mem
bers are experts at the game the indica
tons are that the contest will be spirited.
An invitation has been received from
, the Chester Bicycle Club to attend smoke
which will be held in that city next Tues
day night. A good delegation will repre-
sent the local club.