The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-05
ANATTRACTIVESPORT
Bicycle Races, Militia Drin
and Good Music.
FOR PEOPLE AT r. ~. c. A. PARK.


TIE most attractive spst n osassls last
night gas the Y. NJ c. A park. II Z crowd
Of 15oB people II any criterion What was
the attraction? Why. TIE park itself wasn
lighted up as !, was last night 10 pretty
enough to draw people for miles. Then
there vas m1sical programme. Of whiih
il is enough 20 say that II was rendered
by Wagner,s First Regiment band Added
10 this there was q sksrmssh drill By
squad OF Company D. and TO crown The
list OF attractions there were three pretty
bicycle races
The crowd was the largest that has yse
attended the Tuesday night concerts. and
was variously estimated At from 1.9oo -
300. Extra lights had been added. and
the general illumination was such as -
show the movement OF the riders and he
militia 10 good advantage. Out ir front u
the grand stand stood Q huge mega phone,
presented by the John echram Company,
and through the big tube Announces Payne
had No difficulty In reaching tho ou:efmose
limits OF the large crowd. For an hour be-
fore the first race was called . swarm Of
riders eniivened the track, among them
being some OF the most prominent people
of the city. When the lights were turned
on and the band began playing the view
from the center OF the field was hard to
surpass- The long procession Of wheels
gracefully circiins the track under iigat
that made their evoiutions the very poetry
of motion. the gay colors and pretty faces
In the crowded grand stand. the group OF
soldiers. the fringe of small boys that
edged the crowd. darling hirher and
thither IN perpetual restlessness, alto
gether made up q brilliant ensemble
The first race was q quarter Of q mile
for boys. in which the entries were: HUI
Paul Newton and Ray Fox. Miller took
thu lead az once and held 1t, though he
was pushed in the stretch by Hansord and
finished second
The second race. half mile open. brought
out five riders: Mitchell. Augustine, Ding
ley, Callahan and Brown. Dingley was
never headed. though there was an instant
OF trembling doubt when the crowd thought
he was going TO be, as Brown follow ed
him into the stretch and chased him out
In as pretty finish AZ one could wish TO
see. Time. 1885,.
Then the squad from Company D, with
Lieut.. Lamping in command, came on the
field, and gave a drill that showed good
work. They first went through the manual
OF arms and the charge bayonet move
ment. Then the bugler sounded the as
sembly as skirmishers, and the squad gave
sample OF how American troops could
form and move as q skirmish line. AS the
men came forward they showed UP well.
The bugler. standing by the lieutenant.
gave the various signals such as ito the
right flank" ito the left flank. rally"
Charge" retreat" and they were wei
obeyed. almost the only fault observable
being a somewhat ragged alignment wnen
moving at double time. The personnel Of
the squad was as follows: Lieut.. Lamp
ing, Sergeants Leland and Cough Corpo--
ais Hunt, witherspoon. Croker. Kyle.
and Eaton. Bugler Kelly. Privates Espiin,
Cunningham. Tanner, Harris, Coleman.
Melse. Haglund. Caswell, Hermann. Cas-
per and Cody.
The third and nnal race was . one mile
Dlngley. Mul1igan and Callahan rode.
Starter Dow sent them away 70 q good
start. paced by Charles Bullock and sam
Bernstein on q tandem. Callahan caught
the tandem. but lost II on the first lap.
Dingley then went to the front and
stayed there all the way. In the last Ink
OF the fourth and final lap Mnlligan made
a squirt which brought the spectators 10
their feet and made an exciting finish,
coming in close second to Dingisy.
Time. $40
For Labor day the Queen City Cycle
Club has engaged the park for a great
professional meet. which IS sure 20 bring
ell the crack riders OF the Northwest to-
gether. IL Is also sure 10 draw an Inn
rnense crowd OF people for three reasons:
II viii occur on a popular holiday; Il will
he the only professional meet IN the city
this year: II VIII be for the benefit of the
new bicycle path.