The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-31

dred and Forty-Tbree Entries and Five
Hundred and Six starters-Road Races
Observation-Disclosures Results
other Sporting News.
Chicago, May 3O.-The Chicago road
Face. the largest cycling event in the
world in point Of numbers Of partici-
oants. was run at II O'Clock today from
Wheeling, 2414 miles northwest, TO Gar
field park, this city. The weather was
ane and about 20O.O go people were gath
pred to witness the finish. The riders
eane to the finish aftern traversing
mile circuit known as the Garfield park
loop, where the advantages for sight
eeeing were perfect. The race was won
by o. p. Nelson, a member Of the Moni-
sor Cycling club of Chicago, who had
been riding only about a year. He had
been given nine minutes in the handi-
rap.
The second to finish was Charles
LAWN o fthe PIazon Cycling club Of
Chicago. who had nine minutes at the
Etart Nelson's time was 112:56- a
special train was run from the Chicago
station Of the Wisconsin Central rail-
road TO the village OF Wheeling, twenty
five miles to the northwest, carrying
officials, racing men, bycicles and spec
tatOrs. The start was made at exactly
IL O'Clock, the work Of the starters be-
ing so precise that the SOC riders were
Boon on their way without a fall or a
hitch. The classes were thirty seconds
apart and the starts ranged from
scratch up to fifteen minutes, with
which allowance Joseph Badenoch, jr-,
4 47-year-old candidate, brother TO the
chief of police Of Chicago, was sent
away first and alone. Badencch finish
ed in twelf place.
The total number of entries was 643,
and considering the rather muddy and
slow condition 0 fthe roads, the proper
ton Of starters was very large. There !
had been great opposition 10 the selec- !
ton Of the course for this year. but the |
great success of This event was such |
that the course viii probably remain |
the same next year Over fifty clubs /
were represented in the race and there /
were many riders from outside the city, l
milwaukee, minneapolis, Louisville and /
Canada sending their flyers in quest of /
the good prizes.
The order Of finish for the first five /
menn was as follows:
" -NrlSfIl. -A4OllllDT tNtllUS cup,
g minutes) 112:53; Charles LAWN, Pla-
Eon bicycling club g minutes), 1:12:56;
J. W. Bel. Desplaines g mi1utes), /
j:11:57; J. J. Duffy, Lincoln Cycling club /
III minutes. 1:11:5S: F. J. Gavenscroft,
South Side Cycling club 90 minutesJ,
l13:59.
The matter Of time winner is some
what in doubt, but the honor at present
rests On f. 3. Murphy, Of the North
Shore Wheelmen, who, it is claimed,
finished in seventh place from a five
minute start. His time was 1:09:22. The
seventh man to finish, however, wore
no number and on account Of the doubt
surrounding his performance he is like
1y to be thrown out
B. + Faulhaber Of the Smalley Cy-
cling club is credited with second time
l:Os:57iz Both Murphy and Faulhaber
are unknown riders.
Fred Nessel OF the Columbia Wheel
men and p. 3. Wilson of the Chicago !
Cycling club We're the starters on the
stretch mark. Nessei met with an ac-
cident but Wilson finished in eighty
ninth place for third time. Hops 1-5.
Nessel broke early and Wilson was
compelled 10 ride alone. His perform
ance was therefore meritorous
With the exception of Wilson's riding
the day seemed to be d Waterloo for
1ear-mark riders