Evening star., 1896-09-22
THEY SAW GOOD SPORT.
Over a Thousand Persons nt tue
Athletic Park Races.

A1Elct1c f0fk NaceH.
The bicycle races at the International
Athletic Park yesterday afternoon drew
out a gathering of between 1000 and 200
persons who were well repaid for their
visit The weather, which threatened rain
all the afternoon, kept good many peo-
pie away, and the's,iff breeze accompany
ing somewhat Handicapped the efforts OF
the riders. The time of most of the races
was very good considering. The track was
in excellent shape, and smooth
phalt.
In the first race. the mile novice. no
spill occurred. This is almost something
wonderful. as there has not been a novice
race run since the opening of the park that
some accident did not occur The finish
was very pretty. Dodge made squirt,
and obtained a good lead, and crossed the
! tape a good winner with Lang Shearer
! close behind and Hill third.
! The second race, the mile open, was
Interesting from the fact that not only
| the fast riders of this city were entered,
! but the Baltimore cracks were in line.
/ The was run in two heats, there be-
| ing thirteen entries. with twelve men rid
| ing. Claude Leatherbury. the Baitimorean.
| did not qualify in the first heat. Mudd win
| ming. In the second heat. Billie Sims came
| in first and Clarence NJ. Knight second,
the latter being from Baltimore. Fred l..
| Meyer of the same place did not qualify,
| only the three first men being eligible.
| The third race. the two-mile tandem
match race. between Harry 2. Greer and
| George e. Smith Of the Washington Road
| Club and f. A. Pitkin and Paul Won
| Boeckman of the Queer Wheelmen proved
| a good event. There was considerable
money bet on both sides of the outcome
| of this race, the team Of the Queer Wheel
| men winning by not quite full length
The race was a loaf for over five out Of
| the six laos.
| AS usual Washington came in ahead in
| the last of the series of the intercity races
| scoring twelve points to the Baltimoreans
nine. and making the total score of Wash
| ington sixty, against forty-four for their
| opponents.
The final in the one-me open was very
| pretty the last lap. Bell was put in to
| pace and rode a fast mile. Clu1p started
to spurt on the back stretch on the third
| lap, and got a good lead The bunch fol-
lowed. Sims finally caught his man near
| the fourth turn. and won by over length:
Clum taking second place and Knight of
| Baltimore third. On account of delay
in receiving the entries from the official
| handicapper, who had been out Of town,
| and jlst arrived at the grounds. an ex-
hibitior half mile was next given on
tandem by Smith and Greer. who sue
ceeded in riding the distance. unpaced, fly
ing start, in 0.56 2-5 seconds.
Two-MiIe Handicap.
The two-mile handicap proved to be a
good race, with a close finish. There were
sixteen entries, and all but one started.
The limit men had $50 yards. while Billie
Sims and Mudd were placed on scratch. On
the second lap the tire of George Coleman
exploded, throwing the rider and likewise
V. s. Barber and A. c. Moran. Sims
dropped out, after few laps, and Cause
made only show of starting. Mudd
worked his way up and caught the bunch
on the fourth lap. Fred l.. Meyers was
thrown from his wheel at the finish of the
fifth lap, after he had led the bunch for a
lap or SO. Dodge, who trailed on the rear
| OF the bunch, made phenomenal squirt on
| stretch
secured a big lead, which could not be over
taken at the finish. Mudd finishing close
referee disqualified him for foul riding, and
gave third place to George s. Ball, who
finished fourth.
AS stated in The Star yesterday. Flste,
old not start on his attempt to break the
American twenty-four hour track record
The program for the day closed with an ex
fibition mile by Charles Cause. flying start
paced by tandems. Greer and Smith
e worked for one lap, and Won Boeckman anc
e Pitkin for two laps. Cause rode the milk
, in the good time of 2:06 10, record for the
!. course. The silver trophy cup and medal:
for the intercityj race were presented a
8 the close of the race. The summary:
First race. one-mHe novice-Harry I
: Dodge. unattached, won: Lang Shearer, un
attached. second;s John Hill, unattached
third Time. 2:32 Is.
Second race, one-mile open-First heat
Cause ~ sasans Barber iss un
Billie Sims. A. ,rW,s won; Clarence
q a knight, Baltimore, second; Henry W. Clum
e unattached. third. Time $40. Final heat
q Billie Sims, A. w, Won; H. w. Clum. un
q attached, second Clatence NJ. Knight, Bal
I timore, third. Time. 2:17 3-5.
{ Third race, two-mile tandem-Panl vol
: Boeckman and E. A. Pitkin, Q. w, won
Harry T. Greer and George E. Smith, W. r
:, c., second. Time, $40 %.
d Fourth race, one-mile intercity team rae
II. N. Mudd jr.. won; Billie Sims, second
Claude Leatherbury. third; Clarence M
s Knight, fourth; Fred L. Meyers, fifth: Gee
y S. Ball, sixth. Score: Washington, II points
! Baltimore, points.
It Fifth race, two-mile handicap-Harry
8 Dodge, unattached GOO yards). won; T. n
Mudd, jr.. A. w. (scratch), second; Georg
s. Ball, W. R. c. (25 yards), third. Time
443 As.
y Exhibition events-Half-mile tandem, fly
r ing start, unpaced, Greer and Smith; time
;, SO 2-5. One-rnile, flying start. paced, Chas
Cause, w. r. c.; time, 2:O6 Id.
. FRED SIMS, STATUS