Evening star., 1896-11-07
EUGENE FIELDS MEMORY
Bicycle Meet to Add to the Fund Being
Raised for Monument.
Splendid List of Events-Some of
the Best Riders Have Entered
Many Valuable Prizes.

All details have been arranged for the bi-
cycle meet to be held at Columbia Field,
ccrLer 18th and c streets northwest next
Wednesday afternoon for the benefit of the
Eugene Field monument fund meeting
of the press and citizens committees was
held at the Riggs House Thursday evening
and all matters pertaining to the event
were disposed of in a highly satisfactory
manner to all concerned. A great deal of
interest was displayed by the members of
the two committees, and they reported that
the enthusiasm displayed by the people of
the city in the buying of tickets and lend
ing the meet every encouragement in their
rower was most gratifying.
The'races will be started at 2 o'clock, and
from the list Of entries there is every rea-
son to believe that the sport will be highly
exciting and interesting. There has not
been a finer lot of entrants secured for any
race held here this season. and some close
finishes are looked for between the cracks
who have signified their intention Of COM
reting for the prizes The track Is now In
coed condition, and by Wednesday next
will have been fixed up in such an excellent
manner as to make fast time possible.
While the size of the track rather precludes
any record-breaking time it's quality will
more than make up for this defect
Among the different. events the most nota-
BILE probably will be the mile open in which
Fred Schade and Billy Sims are both en-
tered. and the finish between these two
riders should be close and exciting enough
to crafty any lover of sport. Another ex-
citing race will be the one-mile tandem, in
which Smith and Greer will be pitteh
against Sims and Schade. All of the promi-
llent riders Of the city have entered, and
the number has more than come up to the
expectations of those who have the meet in
charge. Mr.. Sam Stinemetz has had the
T,s1l ling Nf thxat .trin to ito NyN{
ion that finer lot has never been received
in the District for any meet.
Events and Entries.
The entries and the events are as follows
One-mile novice-L. p. Moriarty. d. p.
Moore, Geo. DAILY Eddie Smith, John Hill,
Ira Wallace b. M. Mooers and w. H. L.
Walcott
One-mile open-Fred Schade, Harry ].
Dodge. Claude Leatherbury. Geo. S. Ball.
Geo. S. Smith, H. Il. Greer, c. E. Cause. II.
w. Clum. A. c. Moran. B. T. Wrenn. T. L.
Milstcad. w. F. Throop, Billy Sims and f.
l.. Wilson.
Half-mle handicap-Fred schade. Elbert
Hebard, d. Z. Moore, Harry ]. Dodge.
Claude Leatherbury. John Hill. Geo. S.
Ball: w. Fl: l.: Walcott, Geo: E. Smith. H.
z. Greer. c. E. Cause, H. w. Clum. f. S.
Gill, A C. Moran, b. T. Wrenn. r. L. Mil
stead. W. F. Throop. Billy Sims, ]. E.
Hanger. jr.. and E. l.. Wilson.
One-third mile open-Fred Schade. Claude
Leatherbury, Geo. S. Ball, Geo. E. Smith.
II. Z. Greer. C. E. Cause. H. w. Clum. A.
c. Moran. B. 7. Wrenn. T. L. Milstead. W.
F. Tnroop, Billy Sims and E. l.. Wilson.
Two-mile handicapped Schade. Elbert
Hebard, B. P. Moore. Harry l. Dodge,
Hill, Ira Wallace. Geo. 8. Ball. W. II. L..
Waloott Geo. E. Smith. H. Z. Greer. C. E.
Cause, H ". Clum, p. S. Gill, A: c. Moran,
B. T. Wrenn, T l.. NIilstead, Billy Sims, j.
fr
One mile run-and- ride-Geo. 8. Ball, r.
L. Mistead. Billy Sims and f. L. Wilson.
One-mile run-and-ride-Geo. S. BAN, T.
Il. Greer and Billy Sims and Fred Schade.
Fastest unpaced mile-Fred Schade. Claude
Leatherbury, Geo. S. Ball, e. T. Wrenn, r.
l.. Milstead and W. H. Throop.
Large List of Prizes.
The prizes which have been offered for
the meet are costly and handsome. Part of
the list was sent from Chicago by the CEN
trail committee in charge of raising the
fund to perpetuate the memory of the
Child's Poet Laureate, through it's repre-
sentative in this city, Mrs. Clara Bell
Brown, and the remainder were donated by
the merchants of Washington. Those
which were sent from Chicago were gui-
tar, by Lyon & Healy; cut glass dish, by
Libbey glass works; pair Vim tires, Rubber
Hose Company; pair road tires, Morgan &
Werthien & Schiffen: silver loving cup
Meriden Britannica Company; paid ladies'
black bicycle shoes. N. b. Holden; pair
ladies' tan bicycle shoes, Pingree & Smith
kodak camera, Eastman Camera Company
fine camera, Rochester Optical Company;
cut glass jug, Dorfiinger & Co.; Trump cy-
clometer, Waterbury Watch Company;
Dunlop silk hat, Dunlop Company; set Of
bicycle bags, Wanahan & Co; three bicycle
saddles, Hunt Manufacturing Company
and an excursion ticket to Chicago and
back. good for thirty days, with extension
of time, If desired, by the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company.
Among the Washington prizes are: Nickel
banjo. Sanders & Stayman; lamp, M. W.
Beveridge; high bicycle boots, B. Rich &
Sons; nickel luggage carrier, Victor Wheel
Company, blue sweater, Parker & Bridget
white sweater. Saks & Co.: gentleman's
LansDurgh Bros; stand of silk colors.
Copeland & Co.: gold sleeve links Moore &
Leding; Winchester rifle, NJ. A. Tappan.
and articles by the Palais Royal, Boston
Variety Store and the Jacobs Brothers. Be
sides. Mr.. Cabrera of the Eclipse Bicycle
Company has donated the Eclipse silver
cup to be the prize in the competition for
the fastest unpaced mile.
Good Patronage Expected.
The sale of tickets has progressed in a
most satisfactory manner, and there is
every Indication that every available seat
and all of the standing room will be taken
at the park when the starters pistol sounds
next Wednesday afternoon. The patron
been gratffyingly generous and members
OF congress, of the cabinet Supreme Court
ana OF the diplomatic corps as well as 9TH
er "el-Known society personages, have
come Forward and rendered their services
to make the meet a complete success