Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1895-07-11
BICYCLE RACES.
GOOD TIME ON a POOR TRACK.
Successful Race Meet Of the Annapolis
Cycle Club at MillersvilIe.


Cycle Club at MillersvilIe.
The first annual race meet Of the An
napOlis Cycle Club WIS held yesterday
afternoon ON the farm of Mr.. J. q.
I4arrimore, near Millersville. Much
interest was manifested by the specta-
tors, and the wheelmen with their many
colored uniforms spinning around the
track, presented a pleasing and attrac-
tive spectacle.
Promptly at . so o'clock the races start
ed with the following officials in charge:
| Frank A. Munr0e. referee and starter:
Peter j. Coyle, j. q. Larrimore and
Simon Il. Cheeseman, timers. The.first
race was a novice with the following Ell.
tries: III. w. Hollidayoke, G. w. New
ton, e. r. Martin, j. K. Abbott, g.
Sunderland, Delmer Frantum and JOS
eph Trautwein. The result was as fol-
lows: j. Il. Abbott easily ran away
from the start and came in good finish
ahead of the field in three minutes and
six seconds for the mile. Clifford sun
derland came in second, with G.. w.
Newton. third.
The second race was one-mile handi-
cap, with the following riders entered:
J. de T.. Douw, William +. Rogers and
X. 4. Fisher. This was most exciting
race from start to finish. Rogers WAS
given fifty yards and Fisher sixty yards,
with D0uw as scratch man. On the first
! quarter Rogers and Fisher kept close
together, just hoforc the half Douw over
came the handicap and passing his men,
kept the lead, finishing the race in three
minutes, Rogers second.
The third race was a five-mile open,
with the following entries ; j, DOuw,
II. L. Fisher, w. K. Ferguson, NJ. S.
| Pettibone, This was the most exciting
race OF the day. the riders kept close to-
gcther from start to finish and made ex-
cellent time, considering the bad condi-
ton of the track, which WAS wholly unfit
for bicycle racing AT the signal "gon
by the starter, Fisher set the pace for
| the first two miles, after which Douw
went To the front. and kept the lead un-
til tue finish. In this race Ferguson aud
Pettibone were unknown riders to the
Annapolis wheelmen, the former being
u member of the y. NJ. g. A. Cycle Club,
of Baltimore, and the latter an nnat-
tached wheelman from Patuxent, this
county, These two wheelmen made ex-
cellont records for themselves, giving
Time Fifteen minutes and fifty-live
seconds.
The fourth prize was one-mile open.
The following wheelmen contested: r.
K. Fisher, w. Il. Ferguson, j. p. Douw
and w. +. Rodgers. In this race the
Baltimore wheelman took the lead from
the start and finished an easy victor,
making the best time on the track dur
ing the day. He finished the race in
two minutes aud forty seconds. Douw
second.
The fifth race was five-mile handicap,
in which only members OF the Annapolis
Cycle Club contested. Ten men enter
ed this race, the handicap being from
two hundred to one Thousand yards. j.
Il. Donw, the scratch man, came in first,
| with Newton second and McGeehan
third. Time Fifteen minutes and
thirty-three seconds.
The promoters OF the meet were very
much encouraged by the interest taken
in the races, and hope that the citizens
will unite their efforts in building Il track
in the city in the near future. Had the
races been held IN place of access there
is every indication that there would have
been large crcwd present.