Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-27
excellent program has been arranged for
the occasion. ~

of Chairman Gideon Of the racing board Of
the League OF AmericanIj heelmen. The
Mrs for their gold meet. The prizes were
virtually miniature gold bricks, guaranteed
to be full value. The inscription was very
simple. being the name ofithe meet on one
side and the race In which the prize was
won on the other side. The prizes were
designed to be used as watch charms, and
the contract had virtually sbeen given out
was decided to give to the winners Of the
various races on the program.
1t was suggested to the club, however,
that ruling be secured from Chairman
Gideon as to the adaptability of the gold
bricks for amateur prizes. To be on the
safe side, the club wrote to Mr. Gideon
during the week and inclosed a sample
ed the latter part Of the week and was a
surprise to all. The chairman of the rae
ing board fatty refused to permit the prize
10 De given at the race meet. and his letter
on the subject was strong and entirely I'M
called for. In the phraseology of the COM
munlcat1on 1t would seem as though Mr..
Gldeon made an effort to show off the ex-
tent of his vocabulary Of the English Ian
guage.
Nothing daunted by the receipt of the
ruling OF the head Of the racing board.
the club got together and have decided to
hoio a diamond meet, in which all of the
prizes Will be diamonds instead of gold
orlcks. me total value of the prize list,
VIM wnicn aa viii be put up by the club alone,
sell Will be sufficient to attract racing men
all over the eastern coast and help make
the meet one of the most successful ever
given In this city.
Inc race meet of the Queer Wheelmen
Will come off next Saturday at the Inter-
national Athletic Park, and 1t is calculated
to make this one Of the best race meets
ever held in this section of the country.
rms is the first race meet ever held by the
ciub, which has made a success of every
thing else 1t has undertaken, and If the
race meet is not up to the standard it will
not be through failure on the part of
CLUB members to do their share of the
work.
At the last meeting Of the club it was I'M
derstood that both Sims snd Schade the ac-
knowledged crack riders Of the District,
would not be In town OH the day Of the
meet. AS an extra inducement to prevent
tnese riders from leaving the city, the club
during the week decided to offer a special
prize for a match race between the two
Inc prize Is a magnificent diamond ring,
single stone, deeply set in a heavy band of
gold. A committee Of one was appointed
to wait upon the racers, and the committee
lost no time in performing its work. Sims
was seen. and he announced perfect will
ingness to race for anything With this
encouragement, Schade was sought, and he
refused to race because of the fact that he
mad promised to go on to Richmond on July
4 and atteid the opening of a new race
track there. He stated that he had made
the promise last year, ana that he had al
ready sent in his entry. With this as an
excuse he refused to enter
II Schade will not race in this city on In
dependence day, 1t is foregone conclusion
That Sims will not, and 1t Is stated that
Sims will also enter the Richmond races
and compete against Schade, il the latter
races in the south. According to the state
ment made of Schade, that he cannot con-
sistently withdraw his application from
the richmond races, 1t is all a mistake.
Under the racing rules of the league an
entrant can withdrew his entry at any
time outside of one week before the date
of the race.
Mr.. John Werner, under instructions
from the club, visited Philadelphia and re-
turned during the week. His mission was
TO secure the attendance OF some Of the
class which will be held on July T. He Sc
cured the promise from Starbuck, Church. |
McCurdy. Lands and Bartholomew. If
these men come. coupled with the attend
sional race can be looked for.
The entry blanks for the diamond meet
of the Arlington Wheelmen, which will |
national Athletic Park, made their APP
pearance this morning. In bold type at the |
top of the blank the club has the right to
reject any and all entries. The races with
their prizes, are as follows:. |
First race, one-mile novice-First prize. |
single stone snake ring, value, SIS; second |
prize. single stone ring. value. s16
Second race. one-mile tandem-First prize
diamond and sapphire ring and diamond |
and emerald ring, value s25 each; second |
prize, single stone ring. value, $50.
Third race. one-mle open-First prize, |
single stone snake ring, value $35; second !
prize, diamond stud, value SIG; third prize
diamond stud, value, $40
Fourth race. letter carriers, one mile
open to all carriers in the Distrtct-Prfze
complete letter carriers uniform
Fifth race, two-mile handicap-First |
prize, single stone ring, value, $35; second |
prize. diamond and opal scarf pin, value, |
$40: third prize, single stone ring value
$50; fourth prize single stone stud, value, |
s24; fifth prize. diamond locket. value, SOL
Sixth race, one-mile club team, for the |
championship of the District-Prize, silver
shall; individual prizes, first man of win
ming team, $1S diamond ring; second man |
of winning team, single stone ring: third |
man of winning team, single stone ring. |
Seventh race, fve-mile invitation race
First prize, diamond and ruby gentleman's
ring, value, $35; second prize, full-dress |
shirt studs, value $50; third prize, Roman |
gold diamond snake ring, value $3.50 |
The inter-city races between the Balti- |
more and Washington cyclers, published in |
The Star Thursday, have been changed |
somewhat. While the first race will be run |
off in Baltimore on July IS, there is |
strong probability that the first race in |
this city will not be run off on July %. as |
contemplated. On that day a monster |
parade of Baltimore wheelmen is scheduled, |
and 1t is thought that this will interfere |
with the races. The date cannot very we'll |
be changed to August 1, as that is the date
for the annual regatta on the Potomac of |
the local boat clubs. The selection of the
date will be agreed upon at later date
Arrangements are now in progress to have
tie fourth race of the series run off In con-
junction with the race meet of the Airing
ton Wheelmen, and this will probably be |
done.
Upon later agreement with Chief Consul
Sans it has been decided to make the dis
lance one mile instead Of two miles as was
at first agreed upon. A change will also |
most likely be made In the matter of scor-
ing the races, as it is thought that the |
chairman of the racing board of the league |
will not agree to the scoring of every lap,
as has been calculated upon. In the event |
that this request is denied the scoring will |
have to be made entirely on the way the |
men finish, giving the first man six points.
the second five, and so on down to the last |
man, who gets but one point. This makes
a total of twenty-one points to the whole |
race, and the winning team will have to
score at least eleven points to win.
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w. F. Sims of this city was very anxious
to enter the diamond race meet, which is
being held this afternoon in Philadelphia.
He wrote a short time ago to the chairman