The evening times., 1895-10-21
TVENTY-MILE SPIN TO-DAY
It Is Predicted That II viii Be a
Clinking Racs.
Speculation as tO-tiIe Chances OF the
Lending Riders and why They
May or May Not Win.


| on Saturday has whetted the appetite of
the cyclists for the treat they believe is
| In store for them in the twent mile
road race OF the Dupont Cycle Club, which
| takes place over the Conduit road this
afternoon. The start will be made promptly
at 3 o'clock from the lower reservoir.
| The course will be ten miles out and re-
turn.
| The list of entries, which was given In
full, with the handicaps, by The Times
on Saturday, iustifics all of the expecta-
tiOns Of the cyclists that the race will be
the best one IN in these parts. No such
array of cycling talent has been brought
together here in a long time.
As TO the outcome Of the race, there are
numerous opinions. A glance at the names
OF those who will start is sure to re-
suit in the conclusion that Fred sims
should take the race without much trouble,
| and many believe that he will. but there
are Others who argue that the cx-Wasi.-
ingtonian has no sure thing by Il long
shot. These prophets hold that in Il track
race there would be scarcely a doubt that
Sims would have the contest ut his mercy
rs against the opponents hc will have to-
day, but they do not regard him as for
midabe in Il bruising road contest. In to-
Some think that Ba yard wrcnn, who Won
the Washington Read Cubs twcnty-mile
spin. should make :, strong bid Tor to-
days event. Wrenn carries the hopes OF
the Arlington Whccimcn. He took the
Washington Road Club event handiIy in
l:01:1O. He is said To be in much better
condition now than he was at the time OF
that race, but If he is lie did not show il
in the races at Van Ness Park ON Saturday.
In the one-mlle open he wilted wofully
after short struggle, but he may do bet
ter in long race, where Il more moderate
gait evenly held Will count, and where he
is not pumped out all in a heap. wrcnn
gets three minutes start of Sims.
But the rider who is looked upon as be-
ing most likely To take Sims measure is
John j.. Fister. He is credited with going
Il twenty mule iaunt In less than fifty four
minutes. III he has and can do as well to-
day he should not be far away when the
first man ,o;nes home. Fister, like Wrenn,
gets three minutes start of Sims. He
has, il is said, twice broken the American
twenty-folr hour record, which indicates
that he is a slayer. IL Is whispered, how
ever, that Fister Is not in good shape.
Ganse, who won the llgham twenty mile
road race in 53:3s, gets two minutes the
best OF Sims lie may do winning work to-
day, but there seems To be serious doubts
about IT. George Ball, who started from
the llo-yard line in the two-mile handi
cap at Van Ness Park on Saturday. and
finished first after n hard race, gets two
minutes start. He is good. game rider
and took the time prize in the Washington
Road Club event, but as in the "a se OF Ganse.
there seems TO be little notion that he win
makemuch OF a showing today.
A rider that il looked upon as dangerous
il Claude Leatherbury, OF the Tribune Club,
or Baltimore. This young man went out
ON the circait this year and made n good
showing In nearly all of his races. He
gets the benefit of two minutes in the
start today, and Il good many think he
is very liable to make things exceedingly
interesting for everybody concerned.
Another local rider whose chances for
winning are regarded as bright is George
Smith, Of the Washington Road Club. In
the twc-mile handicap on Saturday Smith
started from the nincty-yard mark and
went clinkipg race, going 10 the tape
almost even with Ball, Smith is a sturuy,
game fellow. He gets three and half
minutes the best of the scratch man. and
if lie does not make everybody hustle 10
beat him his friends will be greatly dis
appointed.
These are the men who are picked by
the bicycle riding talent to make the
race to-day. yet there are some pretty ac-
curate Judges OF cycling events who proph.
ecy tlLit neither SlUls nor any or the rest
who have been mentioned will get it.
4. II Stone, of the Arlington Wheeinlen,
his friends say, will make all of the crack
q jacks think they have had a race be-
fore he gets through with them,
Stone won the one-mile novice event at
Van Ness Park on Saturday in good
style in 2:29. He has trained faithfully !
for to-day's struggle and is in fine shape. |
He is fast, has plenty of endurance and is
game through and through. stone was |
given four minutes by the handicapper. |
Then there is Fred Moore, OF the George |
town Cycle Club; william o'Connor, who |
is unattached; Howard Hoover, uDat- |
tached and number OF other dark horses, |
Ill or whom have admirers who are con-
fident they will lug way prizes.
Though only the start and the finish Of
the race will be seen by the spectators, it
Is expected that there will be n big
crowd OF them out. With the exception of
the meet TO be given by the Affair Club
next Wednesday, which is to be confined
10 club members, this will probably be the
last cycling event of Importance OF the
year, and everybody will want to see it.