The morning times., 1896-07-20
lMONG WN|AuNG WHEELS.
Interest in the Coming Inter
Urban Bike Races.
A STRONG LOCAL TEAM
Washington Riders VIII Leave for
Baltimore j uly 5 Under the Charge
ofManaXer Nc ean-ChafrmanGid-
con Sustains the Referee iu the
Sims Case-Locai Wheel Gossip.

shown in bicycle circles In the coming
inter-urban bicycle match races. the first
of which is TO be held at the Park Cycle
Company track, at Baltimore, July 20.
The intense rivalry existing between the
twocities in all lines OF SPORTS well known
and the test for supremacy in this line OF
athletics Is only adding additional intensity
and the attendance in the two cities VIII De
record makers when the respective races
come off.
The team to represent this city has been
selected BY a committee composed OF
Messrs. r. Jose, 8. w. Stinenetz, t. T.
Revin, ]. Hart Britain. b. dettinser anu
C. A. Cabrera, and the Judgment or these
gentieme in these matters IS commenced
on all sides as looking at IL with local
eyes, the team is a truly representative one
and winner. The men are all fast, neryy,
cool and ayers.
The team is composed of Fred Sims, Billie
Sims, George s. Ball and s. K. Greer sub
stitute. The riders are taking daily practice
| at International Athletic Park and doing
| fine team work.
The team will leave for Baltimore at 10
O'Clock on the morning of July 5.under the
| charge of Manager W. 8. Mexican.
large delegation of local ''rooters" VIII
accompany the team. President Ciark,
| of the Athletic Park Company, Will De one
| OF the party. He and Manager Mexican are
| taking a great deal of interest in the matter
| and VIII do all they can to make the return
| meet here a most successful one.
| GIDEON SUSTAINS REFEREE.
At the bicycle meet given at International
Athletic Park a fortnight ago, under the
| auspices of Company C, Light Infantry,
Fred Sims was disqualified for takin g pace,
| it was alleged, from his brother, Billie Sims,
and under the rule Referee Simpson dis
qualified the PAGER also. The matter was
| reported by Simpson to Chairman Gideon,
\ of l.. \. w, with all the facts in the case.
| AT the same time Fred Sims protested the
decision to Chairman Gideon anu forwarded
his side of the story and the testimony
| to prove his case, but as was expected,
Gideon in his action in the matter during
| the past week sustained Referee Simpson
| Fred is taking the decision logically and
/ in good humor and is charging IL TO Ill
| luck 1t would be better in the future
| that the two brothers do not ride in the
| same race, because the same seeming In
| justice may again be meted out TO them
| The true sportsman that he is, Fred is
not losing any sleep over the matter and
| harbors no iltfeeiiEg whatever and hopes
| for better luck next time.
| Stiles, OF the Columbia Athletic Club,
has been mon est for cvera week Was
that Shena ndoah trip too rapid for slender
Hal?
Like a centaur of old is our Colonel j.
| Hart,
| on his nicksled machine, riding straight
| as dart;
| AS he rarbles along, our hats we do doff;
But that 'whisker,' dear Colonel, l pray
| you shave off"
One of the great sights OF the day is to
see Dick BealI ride down the east front
| steps OF the Capitol on his bike, sans
| handle bars, sans rear wheel, sans arake.
Fred Sims has at last recovered his
| voice. He rode in the front line of the
| C. A c. contingent in last Tuesdays pa
| rade and lost his speaking voice in the
| crowd. Lemons went up when Fred's
voice went down.
| SHIRT VERSUS BELL
| Since Henshaw Logan wearing that
shirt he is not required 10 carry a telI on
his wheel.
| Dear old Mac, otherwise known a S the
| .'Pickaninny," was told that the reason
| why his ''Colunbia'' wabbled was because
| he was carrying too much weight. Mac
| HE'D himself to specialist, took gas, and
| had the hirsute appendage on his upper
| lip extracted. Now county Galway is
| looking for a new map.
II is rumored that j. Hart Britain will
| exhibit his collection of personal bike
| costumes at an early date at Convention
| Hall in aid of some deserving charity. The
| variety is endless and all OF the largest
| size and OF a late vintage.
| Henshaw is again wearing that far-awy
| look behind his specs which betokens
| some hitherto uDdreamt OF scheme in bike
| novelties. In the language OF the Per
| sian Poet Flynn, who has been let into
| the secret, it is Lulu"
| Saks has a peculiar little habit OF get
ting the spokes Of his rear wheel tangled
up with somebody eise's front wheel
| cyclometer. The sensation is marvellous,
and if he is asked to do SO, he will give
| anyone a sample Of his work
| In that game of knock off in the White
Lot. when Dr. Won Lindgren fractured his
| tibia, denied his tarsus. and dislooated
| his pateila, he says that the enorniuus
muscular development Of his femur and
| fibula carried him home safely, ard it
| was hours before he rotieed his injuries
| Atlantic City will do him a world OF good.