The morning times., 1896-09-27
SIR KAIGHTs on WHEELS
Bicycle Tournament Given BY
the Columbia Athletic Club.
IT WAS A GREAT SUCCESS
Many Other Events to. Make the AZ
Iair Interesting-Trscki in Fine Con-
dition-Schade and Sims Try Con-
clusiOns Once Again-what the
Sport Was and the Winners.

The first bicycle tournament ever held
in the District took place yesterday after
| rcon uEder the auspices OIL Columbia
| Athletic Club, in CCiuBi.sia Field, curner
1 OF Seventeenth and G streets northwest.
| Every event was feature iii itseii, and The
| results or the races were as follows:
| First eyent-one mile; open to club
amateurs who have never hidden IN races
| before. Parsons, won; Plant, second;
! Taltnadge, third. Time, 3:13 1-5.
Second event-Egg and spoon race.
Ball, won; beaIl, second. Parsons, third.
Ttird eveIt-Ciub championships; one
mile. schaie, won; sims, second; Bah,
| third. Time, 2:39 3-5.
Fourth event-Obstacle race; open to
all Golfers. sinis, won; Parsons, second;
Ball, third. Time, 0:59 Is.
Firth eve ut-Egg breaking contest,
| amateur. sins, won; Dodge, second. Sims
| time, O:I8 Is.
Sixth eveut--Grand tournament; gov.
erned by regulation tournament rules.
| FOwle, Won; Ferguson, second, Parsons,
third; Fisher, fourth.
IN FINE CONDITION
Everything was propitious TO make the
event OF yesterday ons OF the finest in
the history OF the club. The weather was
little short OF perfect, and there was just
enough coolness in the air to make the
wheeinien feel their best. The track was
in the best OF condition it las known this
season, and there was d big eBoegb crowd
to stimulate the contestants on to their
very best efforts. 5000 ..
The r;ic. for the championship between
Sims aud Schade was the feature OF fea-
lures. IL was spirited contest and en-
thusiasm in the grand stand, where fully
four-fifths OF the spectators were Of the
gentier sex, and in the bieachers was at
its highest tension
The experiment OF the tournament was
a success in every sense OF the word The
excitement in this number kept close pace
with that seen when aiiimate steeds are
ridden and the pneumatic animal Promises
to be "a leader in the tournaments OF the
future Merriment reached a climax wien
the egg races were ran. but the eggs were
antique and only the early closing OF the
exercises prevented the health officer
from putting a stop To the sport.
Mr.. j. Hart Britain was clerk of the
course. He was assisted in his duties by
L. s. Wells, jr., and William GeLliDger.
The judges were Alexander Grant, C. A.
Cabrera and II NJ, Earle. Prof. Crossiey
acted as starter, and +. f. Simpson served
as referee
ONE MILE AMATEUR.
There were seven entries in tue one
In the first heat and three in the second.
The result Of the first spin was a. dead heat
between Frank Parsons aud Arthur q.
Plant The time here was 3:l5 "-'- -
"A. T.. Taunadye and jerome Magee were
singled oct in the second neat for n trial
OF the last and winning contest. Magee
pulled out and left Parsons, Plant and
Taiimadge in possession OF the field For
the first four laps in the final the Con-
testants kept i'll the order named and there
was room enough in each interval Tor
another wneelman. Plant is a lUgnester
Dt not more Than sixteen summers, and
the iusty cheers OF the specta tors, given
FOR his axe, showed that he was Il favorite-
TaIimadge is, however, built To ride the
silent stced and no one thought until tile
last lap was almost finished that he would
not prove himself winner. s- F-'+-
He did not, though. Parsons made
wild dash towards the last turn and left
his second by two good rods. Talimadge
eyened with young%Rlant just in time to
lock his trout wheel over the step of the
latter's machine just as the line was being
crossed, and he made the last score OF
feet on his back and neck through the
black dust imm ediately in front OF the club
house. He was not seriously hurt and
this was the one accident OF the whole
afternoon.
Half dozen contestants found tine to
enter the egg and spoon race. where a
handsome souvenir spoon and a gold bowl
was the prize Zach rider was coin
pei.ed 10 place an egg m the bowl OF a
wooden spoon aud mount with it in this
position. The winner was the man who
first ran the course and crossed the Inc
with the egg III position ana unbroken.
The start was made from tie west end
of The field W. II. Heushaw succeeded in
dropping his egg in mounting. and lis. live
~ ,,n
humber dropped his cargo on The outward
jaunt- Harry Dodge threw his egg away
as he heareu the line. and R. }. BeaH
crossed aud then hastily deposited his egg
on the ground. George S. Bail was the
winner, with his egg intact 'wnen he
disinounted from his wheel.
CHAMPIONSHIP CONTEST.
Besides Fred Schade and Billie Sims
there We're entered in the championship
and C. E. inSiing. Schade led his COM
panions at the sound of the starters pistol.
with Ball close at his step. AT the end
of the second lap Ball had moved around
him. but a few SECONDS later Ire was coni--
PEELED to give in again to Schade When the
Third turn was made. Curtis had niean-
while been creeping close enough TO make
things interesting, anu Sims was saving
himself. But lie reserved himself a tririe
too long and the elegant spurt he made
lailed TO bring his front rim further than
The back of Schade's saddle. and when
ihe chalk was crossed he was nearly six
feet behind. The crowd chcered Justify
over Schade's victory
sims regaiEcd scme Of his fallen laurels
in The he X Z event and won the obstacle race.
A silver cup was the prize. Before the cup
was the winners, however, it was neces-
sary for each contestant to climb several
hurdles, wheel over Il score OF treacheroas
curtain poles, run the gauntlet OF n see
saw" and finally travel through a sand
pile. II took Sims SO is seconds to do
this, while the majority OF lis rivals got
little further than half way across tie
field Oh the return trip.- - .L..---- e.
Attention has Teen called to the fact
before that the eggs used In the next turn,
the egg-hreakipg contest, were not Of this
years growth. After several dozen had
been broken those people who sat 10 the
windwdrd found IL extremely convenient
to change their seats, for the excitement of
the whole affair could not entirely dwarf
the terrible odor of so many eggs chat were
able to boast of having seen better Gays.
Six eggs were allotted to each man.
They were placed Ill two rows of three
eggs each. Tie rider was required to cross
the first three ON his outward run. aud
after turning the post return to smash tie
last three. Among those who succeeded in
breaking AL six of the eggs were: J. Il.
Nelson, W. II. HepsEaw, frank Parsons,
C. I. cabrera, Harry Dodge and Billy
Sims. 4 tie was made by Eodgc and Sims
in the time in which il required them to-
perform the feat, and on II final contest
the latter was declared the winner of the
prizc-a silver egg cup and spoon.