Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-28
Wheelmen Have an Exciting Race
on the Conduit Road.
WITNESSED. BY HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE
Young Rhodes Crosses the Tape
in the Lead.
P ESTS ARE FILED

The Sterling twenty-mile road race, held
| today on the Conduit road course, drew
| about the largest crowd of spectators ever
| assembled in this vicinity for such an
| event. There were fully 1,OO0 people around
the finishing point, while along the course
| there were any number of other people.
The largeness of the crowd was most prob
ably due to the fact that today was a ma
| tional holiday. and the bicycle enthusiasts
turned out in large numbers. One thing
noticeable was the unusually large number
of ladies among the spectators.
The weather was all that could be de-
sirable. 1t was an ideal day for racing.
clear and crisp. The only drawback, If It
could be called such, was the slight wind,
which came from the northwest. 1t was
not perceptible around the finishing point.
but on the road the racers felt las strength,
especially as the route upward was directly
in the face of it.
The road was in splendid condition nearly
all the way. There were some places where
it was in bad order but these stretches
were few and far between.
The course was far from being heavy,
and there was just sufficient moisture in
the ground to make good riding.
A Delay of nm Hour.
The start was to have been made at II
O'Clock, but there was delay Of an hour
awaiting the arrival of the programs. The
racers were all ready, but owing to the
failure of the numbers to arrive the men
could not be sent off.
In the preliminary arrangement little
time was lost and few changes made in
the riding form, SO far as the handicaps
were concerned. G. W. Reinhardt of the
Arlington Wheelmen who was scheduled at
four minutes handicap was transferred in
the five and one-half minute handicap
bunch. r. n. Mudd, jr.. of the Arlington
WheeImen, who had half-mnute handicap.
was placed on the scratch with George
Ball of the Washington Road Club. Hugh
Taggart was admitted to the race at the
last minute, and he rode from the scratch,
making. in all three men who left from
the point.
The Start.
There were fourteen men in the first
bunch of starters, and they each had nine
minutes start. On account of the number
the men were started in two lines of seven
men EACH but on account Of the starters
being in the way the first attempt was a
fizzle, and all were called back. A second
start was given with the men in three lines,
and this proved to be all right. The other
men Were started off without any mishap.
One popularity of the race was that every
man entered started. This is something
which seldom happens in race of this
sort.
The first man to come in was E B. Bell,
and his machine was broken, the pedal
coming of. This was due to the fact that
about two miles out the entire crowd of
nine-minute men had fallen. Bell was the
only man injured but he would have kept
on had his wheel been in any condition.
Crossing the Line.
No other men returned until a few min
utes before the hour, when the cry went up
that the men were coming. The crowd was
kept behind rope and a way cleared. The
slender form of Rhodes, jr., made it's ap-
pearance just at the edge, and second
later he shot across the tape. Thompson
came soon after him.
There was a hush for several minutes
and then bunch came over the tape in
quick succession. Most of the men came in
after the hour had passed.
/ Casualties Reported.
A few casualties were reported.
r. H. Stone fell from his wheel and III
jured himself, but he kept pluckily on and
finished ahead of a good many.
1t was reported that Rhoades' wheel
=, II down on him near the Dalecarlia hill
ahG that he grabbed a forty-pound wheel
and rode up to the end of the course and
back to Cabin John bridge, when he took
a light wheel from Claude Manning and
rode to tie end j. L. Wrenn was run
into after he had crossed the tape by two
drunken rowdies in a sulky. His wheel
was smashed and he himself injured. c.
j. Butler and ]. w. Garrison crossed the
tape after the time of the last man had
been taken, and owing to the crowd col
lided, without injury to themselves, though
their wheels We're damaged.
George T. Smith hurt his leg in the fail.
B. C. Gates collided with man and hurt
himself severely. He was fast rider of the
Potomacs. and much was expected of him.
Hugh TagSart, a scratch man, was out of
the race, owing to his machine breaking.
Protests.
The prizes were to have been awarded to-
morrow afternoon, but a number of pro-
tests have been raised over the event, and
it is likely that there will be plenty of
work for the judges Galley claimed to be
the first man, the winner of the race, be-
cause the two men ahead of him did lot
ride over the route There were others
who made the same statement and the
matter will be investigated. There was
~ pacing. fortunately.
The time of the mt 1. according to the
crossing Of the tape, is as follows:
l. J. II. Rhodes. jr, unattached, actual
time. 54:13: corrected time, 1:03:13.
.. F. G. Thompson. w. r. c., actual time,
54:35: corrected time, 57:65.
3. c. G. Galley. L. D. z. W., actual time,
STA; corrected time, 1:O6:14
4. F. W. Hart, unattached, actual time,
57:15: corrected time, 1:06:15.
5. w. N. Kennedy, A. W., actual time,
57:33; CORE ted time, 1:06:33
6. s. B. Martin. unattached, actual time
81 SO; corrected time. LOSES.
Z. P. S. Welch, L. D. p. W., actual time,
$500; corrected time, 10000.
8. H. A. Ball, unat., $500. l:O7:O2
.. F. w. Moore. w. +. c., 5s:35. 1:05:O5.
10. A. P. Tall.nadge. GAG, $3.50. l. OT 80
H. T. n. Mudd. A. W.. $3.50. $3.50.
u. George S. Ball, w. R. c., 59:31, 59:31
l3. George e. Smith, W.R.C., $685. 90 30
Il. H. q. Greer, w. r. c., 1881, 1:O2:OT.
rs. Z. E. Wakefield, unattached, 59:4O;
1sl5:4O. :, 800 ~ ":;,'" no.
10. w, J. Curtis, unattached, l:ooO5;
04:05. - ~. .',..
/ 17.,J. E. Hanger: jr., A. C. c., 10o1O;
03 40. 49,
IS. Hardy Prichard, unattached, 10000;
| 04:30. -''' fi..'
10 e L. Wilson, D. c. c., 1:o2:U2; 1 :O7 80.
20. w. o. E. Woodward, E.C.C., 1O2U5,
104:35.
81. H. c. Snyder, unat.. 1:O2:O7. 1:11:07.
%. J. B. Rowland, Inat.. Loo: 10, :11:i0.
| %. Chas. Mclaughlin, 1:O2:41, 1:10:41.
| "a. c. S. Brush, d. C. c., 1:02:5S, 1:09:2S.
%. J. J. Fister, A W.. 1:03:OI, 1:0431.
! 26 G. w. Reinhart, A. W., 1:O3 :O3, / :OS 80
81. 3. T. Wrenn, "A. W., 103:0S, 1:O4:OS.
%. J. E. Braitmayer. A. C. c., LOS 30,
1892.
20. VIM. O'Connor, unattached, 1.O4O1,