Evening journal., 1896-06-27
BICYCLE RACES AT RvsRvl1w.
william Steward Won the Fiye-1Iile
Professional Handicap Last Night.

william Steward Won the Fiye-nile
Professional Handicap Last Night.
Over 800 people attended the irst
night bicycle races ever held lE Whining
ton at Rlyerview last night The track
WAS brilliantly lighted and the races were
successful in every way
William Steward, OF Wilmington,
captured the fve.mile professional
handicRp. Charles Church. who has
match race on with Stsrbuck at the Tioge
track this afternoon. attracted a great
deal Of attention He won the hrst prize
$25 In gold. easily in the one mile
handicap
Frank Turner was we'll received, ss he
always is IN Wilmington He got first
place In the first heat Of the one mile
open. and had a very good CHARGE OF
winning out In the final had not SD
accident intervened. After the men hsd
got about fifty feet start Luther john
sons handle bars broke and he fell. His
wheel fouled Turner and he
fell also. The onlookers made a
request that the race be started over,
but Rsieree Powell decided that as the
men had gone over thirty Eve feet 1t
would bs unjust TO start them again
Turner got third place, Notwithstanding
his falls.
James Lyons, OF Bryn Mawr, Pa. one
OF the racers had his shoulder disloeated
by falling down the bank p. II
Manning, Of Philadelphia, had one Of his
logs badly cut by falling against one Of
the posts with such force es TO knock It
oowr.
Results: Ooe.mile for post ofics en-
ployes. Won by A. Oliver. Second
Charles NJ. Sehl Time-2 81.
One mile novice-First heat won by
Clarence Poole; second, J T. Robinson !;
third, Oscar Frook. Tlme-3.06 %
Second hest-Won by James Lyons,
Brwn Mawr; second, @ d. Lipplncott !;
third, jesse Kesrns Time 2 81
Final one mile nOyice-Won by James
Lyons second, Clarence Poole. Time
. az 1-5
One mile open First heat won by
| Frank Turner Second Joshua Lindley
| Philadelphia; third. S Shallcross, Ches-
tertown, Md. TINE, 2 40 Second heat
Won by Luther G. Johnson. Second
W. R Goodley; third. William Wen
zsl, Philadelphia. Tlms-2 20 Final.
Won by w r Cooley. Second. Joshua
Lindley; third Fran Turner; fourth,
Luther Johnson Time-2 35
Ono mile hRndlcsp- heat won by
Joshua Llndley, Philadelphia, 10 yards
second, l. o Johnson. scratch; thlr
w, A Weuzal. Philadelphia. % var de
Tims-2 20 g.
Second heat won by Frank Turner,
scratch second, Frank Boyle, SO yards
third, w. Diokerson, Palmyra, N. j., 4,
Yards. Time-2 2035 Final, won BY
Joshua Lindley second. Albert Bateman
Philadelphia. Tlme-2 20
One-mlle handicap--First heat won b,
e. E. Bartholomew, Philadelphia 81
, yards; second, K. P McCnrdy, Phlladel
phls, 10 Yards; third I. H. Rumford
Chester, 90 yards Tima-2 1S Secon,
heat won by Charles Church, Chester
scratch. second, K. s Aksr, Philadelphia
% yards; third, W. R. Lands, Philadel
phie. 80 yards. Time-2 1e Final VOL
by Charles Church; second, W. r. Lsndis
Tims-2 g01
Two.mile handicap. amateur-Flrs
heat won by Frank Boyee 100 yards
second, e O. Goodlev, 10 yards; third
George Yeager Time--4 81. Secon
, heat won by w r Woodley, 90 yards
) second, @ johnson, scratch; and J
Z d. Minnick, 100 yards. Time-5 80 2-t
Final, w. X Cooley; second, E G
Goodley; third, George Yeager. Time
/ A 90
Five mile handicap, professional
! Won by William Steward. 175 yards
I second, r. M Dampman, Phuadelphi,
475 yards; third. 4. n Rumford, Chester
r 150 yards Time 10 SO 3-5
{ The officers wers: Referee, A. {
2 Powell judges s. Wilson, l. Jeiferil
II timers J. T. Montgomery. M Banh
70 and M r Davis; starter, Thomas Jeffsril
clerk Of course, w R. Wier; assistants
L Q Rice, w B. Pritchett; umpire.
s. Guyer; scorer, w. G Lawson; al
T nouncer, j A Oliver