The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-08
WREELMEN AT ROCKLAkD.
Annual Fall Meet Of the L. A. ".
Yesterday.
THE ATTENDANCE ABOUT HALF
WHAT WAS EXPECTED.

The Portland Club Wins the First Prize
for Appearance and Largest Attend
ance-Portland Riders Appear to Have
Taken Most of other Prizes.
ESPECIAL TO THE PRESS.
Rockland, September 1.-THE fall meet
of the Maine Division L. A. W. was
held in this city today. the Central
Wheel Club enterta lining. Over 900 Wis
iting wheelmen had been expected, but
owing to the heavy rain last night and
this morning, and the washout at Wool
wich which interrupted the train service
temporarily, not nearly that number was
present.
The run to Warrenton and Bay Point
was not held owing to the muddy roads.
but through the courtesy of the local
club the visitors went by blackboard
The parade took place at O'Clock, the
Rookport band furnishing music. About
1875 wheels were in line. and the Portland
Wheel Club was awarded the prizes for
having the largest mum ber of men in
line and for presenting the finest ap-
pearaaoe.
The races took place at Knox park this
afternoon and narrowly escaped being
farce. The track was in splendid
condition and there WAS large number
Of starters in each class, but it was the
evident determination of the participants
to have loafing match, and the first
two passes did not finish below 8. 10.
Referee Soully announced time limit on
each class after that. but the disgusted
audience was compelled to see the GLASS :
es frequently obliged to start second
time.
The only record broken was the half
mile open from which one quarter of a
second was clipped.
After the regular races had been pulled
off. E. A. Kicker of Sanford undertook
to b.eak the state record for half mile,
but although he beat the tandem that
paced him, i.07 IA was the best he could
do.
Race No. was the mile novice, with
five prizes, won as follows: Maurice e.
Dunlap, Portland, first; E. Roger
Rhodes, Rockland. second; Howard r.
Stevens, Portland, third; Elias j. Bur-
roughs, Rockland, fourth; Geo. A. Nash,
Rockland, fifth time $40.
The mile open race was another loafing
match in which the five prize winners
were as follows in the order named: G.
B. Pike, Norway; E.A. Kicker, Sanford;
Fred Mospan, South Portland; John R.
johnson, Portland; Fred A. Stearns g,
Norway.
The mile $50 class was divided into
two heats owing to the large field Of
starters. Those who qualified in these
heats were as follows: Geo. R. Stevens,
Portland; Err. Davis and E. J.Burrows,
Rockland. first heat, time 2.44; William
SAMSON, Charles M. Robinson and A. @.
McLoon. Rockland, second heat, time
2.A IA. The final heat picked these
winners: Stevens, first; SAMSON, second;
MoLoon, third; Robinson, fourth Davis,
fifth; time asa IA.
The half-mile state championship re-
quired three heats before the contestants
came within the time limit. Pike won
by about one length, while it was nip
and tuck between .Stearns and Mospan
for second place. The winners: @. B.
Pike, Norway, first; Frank A. Stearns,
Norway, second; Fred Mospan, South
Portland, third; Otto a. Grimmer
fourth time 1.12 Ia.
The mile Knox county championship
raoe found these winners: VIM. San
som, Hrst; A. @. McLoon, second; Charles
NJ Robinson, third; &. R. Davis, fourth;
Il. ]. Burroughs, fifth; time 2.
There were only three starters in the
half mile open race, but 1t was about
the best contest on the card. The win
ners were: G. B. Pike. Norway, first;