Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-29
wRENN WON THE RACE.
Cause Started From Scratch and
Couldn't Overcome the Handicap.

The twenty-mile road race of the Wash
ington Road Club was run yesterday over
a course consisting of a stretch Of the Con-
duit road, the largest number of entries
ever made for this race being recorded.
This race is a handicap affair, and has be-
come an annual institution in Washington's
circle of wheelmen and wheelwomen. 1t
was won last year by c. E. Cause, and it
was predicted that his record Of last year
would be broken in yesterdays race, but
the expectations of the spectators were not
fulfilled in this respect.
The course was from point little be-
low the eastern turn of the reservoir to the
terrace in front of Superintendent Harring-
tons house, the road at this place having
been surveyed by the Washington Road
Club in order to establish a perfect twenty
mile course.
The first shot sounded at 1856, and those
given minutes handicap T. S. Wood,
Walcott Moulden and Brush, sped over the
line and away the course. Cause, the
scratch man, and he went by like bird,
but his efforts were unavailing to over
come the big handicaps which had been
given.
A large number was present to see the
race, including representatives of all the
bicycle clubs in the city and not few
visitors. They were principally lined up at
the finish, and when the leading man came
in the number of spectators completely
filled and overfiowed every point of vantage.
Wrenn the Winner.
Just as the spectators We're beginning to
get little wearied by the wait, shout
from some one told the crowd that the
winner was coming. He was coming, too,
and more than that he had on the red
sweater Of the Washington Road Club. 1t
was b. T. Wrenn, and close behind him,
putting forth every bit Of energy and
strength which they possessed, came Rhine,
Ball and Clagett. Wrenn's actual time was
l hour l minute and 10 seconds. u. S. Ball
had the best time record of 1 hour and Al
seconds, but he could not overcome in the
few seconds difference the start which the
others had of him. Seventy minutes were
given for the rest of the riders to show up,
and those who came in after that time
were not recorded.
Starter William Jose called out the names
of the contestants as they rode over the
line, and the judges recorded them in the
books.
The handicapping was done by George B.
French, and it is the opinion that it was
an extraordinarily well-performed duty It
was difficult, of course, with such a large
field, to satisfy everybody, but Mr. French
succeeded so well that 1t may be said there
was hardly murmur against his decisions.
The timers were John T. Crossley, ]. w.
Sims and John Woener They sat by the
judges stand, and also recorded the riders
as they flashed by. Some of the entries did
not show up, and among these were W. L.
Eckhardt, the Baltimore crack c. E. Yeat-
man, the well-known Wash ngton rider,
and A. H. Wall. Yeatman was to have oc-
cupied the scratch line with Cause
The Starters.
Those who started with their clubs and
handicaps were as follows:
Nine minutes-Clifford S. Brush D. c. c.;
John Moulden, Un.; William Walcott, D.
c. c.; T. S. Wood, D. c. c.
Eight minutes-W. H. Hardester. I'm.
S. F. Styles. Un.; F. G. Thompson, I'm.
Seven and half minutes-J r. Bischoff,
w. r. c.; John Thole I'm.
Seven minutes-L. G. Hamilton Un.:
Daniel w. Beach, Un.; John Quinson, In;
Andrew Taylor. Un.; Z. L. Wilson, d. c. c.
Five and a half minutes-E. E. Warfield.
Tn.
Five minutes-W. H Beck, w. re
Four minutes-C. NJ. Mcclure, W. r. C.:
r. ". Mackrill, Un.; F. W. Moore, I'm:
L. .. Slack O. w; R. H. Stone. A. w;
Three minutes-H. A. Rhine, A R. c.;
b. I. Wrenn, Un.; c. F. Clagett. Tn. e. e
Hannah, Tn.
Two and half minutes-George S. Ball,
W ,f X, C.; W: t. Robertson, W. R. G.
6 6: " u R0"saSi'e' W. R. C.; W. j. EsDey'
One and half minutes-T. N. Mudd, A.
W: c. E. Wood, w. R. c.; George e.
Smith, w. r. c.
One minute-E A. Pitkin q w. ~
Fiater, In.
Seratch-C. E. Cause, W. R. O.
The mes ming of the club abbrevia tons
are as follows: A. r. C., Active Road club.
A W., Arlington Wheelmen; B. and o. r.
r. G., Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Cluh.
D: c. c.. Dupont Cycle Club; @. W. Queer
Mheelmen; w. r. c., Washington Road
Club; Un, unattached.