Evening star., 1896-10-31
TWENTY-MILE ROAD RACE.
Over a Hundred Entries to Next FRI
days Contest.

Over q Hundred Entries TO next FIJI.
days Contest.
The tWenty-mile handicap road race.
given under the auspices of the Washing
ton Road Club, will be held next Friday
afternoon at o'clock over the Conduit
road course. This race has created more
interest than any other road race ever held
in the District, and in magnitude it will
eclipse anything previously held Already
there are over one hundred entries, almost
double the number to any road race ever
held in the District; and. more than this,
the entries are not limited to Washington.
but come from many outlying cities. The
list OF prizes has not been completed, but
twenty-five trophies. Of more or less value.
aggreGating nearly a thousand dollars.
have been received, and more are expected.
The officials of the meet will not be Sc
lected until early next week. The handi-
Gaping will be done by the Century Road
Club Of America, with headquarters at
Chicago, in order to equalize every riders
chance of winning, and prevent the possi-
bility of any claims of favoritism. The
course as first published in The Star will be
adhered to, beginning about a mile and a
quarter above Cabin John. thence coming
east to the foot of Stony Hill, west to the
Anglers Club house. around and east to
Stony Hill again. with the finish at Cabin
John bridge. The list of entries closed
practically last evening. though there are
fifteen or twenty more still In the hands Of
the committee members which have not
been turned in. The list of entries up to
date is as follows:
C. E. Cause. W. R. c.: Geo. B. Pratt:
Geo. E. Smith. w. r. c.; A. C. Gensler,
W. r. G.; Rudolph Jose, W. R. c.: c. L.
Pete, w. R. c.. G: E. Wood, w. R. c.:
stead. c. A. c.; w. G. Fitzhugh, w. r. C.;
A. II. Crandall, W. r. c.. Geo. S. Ball, w.
R. C.: Geo. Coleman, F. w. Moore, w. r.
G., Hardy Priehard. w. r. c.: Carl F.
Mayer. W, ", j; Prince; W. R. c.; DR.. w. W.
G.; H. z. Greer w. r. c.; w. Leneker, B.
T. Wrenn, A. W.; c. ]. Morrison, e. 70.
Wakefield c. and S. c. c.; S. J. Long, Fl.
W. Clum, Fred: schade. G. u. A. w.
Moran: Geo. E. Cook, OakdaIe, Md Harry
P. Scoggins, Baltimore, Md; Harry N.
Cootes Staunton. Va: C. w. Smith; Jas.
A; Duvan. A. s. Hanger. shepherdstown,
w. Va; T. N. Mudd. jr.. A. W.: Lee Coun-
selman, Bethesda, Md; b. c. Gates. E. A.
c.; V. S. Barber, f. w. AtLee, o. r.. How
ard. Alexandria. Va: J. c. Manakee Silver
Springs. Md; w. c. Allen, C. Bi. c.; Geo.
B. Dannenmuller, G. u; Elb Hebard. r.
b. Clark, A. ]. Erwin, Howard Hoover.
L. L. Harlan. c. Bi. c.; E. S. Byrnes, c. C.
G.; Geo. Wright. o. A. Elliott, Wilmington.
Del; VIM. Weis. Wilmington. Del: VIM h
Schleigh. Baltimore, Md; F. A. Jones, r.
T. Willis, Geo. b. Wright. A. O. Arthur,
F. l.. Myers, Baltimore, Md: b. F. Grimes
r. A: C.: c. s. Brush, Jno. A. Galeski, e.
H. hduHmdn, CnaS =. Estes, JnO. Hill
w. E. Lembkey. VIM. 7. Robertson. l.. A
W.; ]. b. Gibbs. Theo. Michael, Jno A.
Graham. L. A. W.; c. E. Ingling l.. A. w:
G. c. Gator, c. ]. Allen, c. BIZ c.: j. II.
Pilling, A. H. Dawson. A. W.: T. j. Reed:
r. H. Wheeler. D. P. Moore A. St George,
Chas. Mclaughlin, r. H. Stone, A. W:
Norman Pruitt. Eddie Smith. ]. H. Min
nick, Wilmington. Del; VIM. A. Bolden, W.
]. Espey. w. r. c.; H. s. Matchett, H. A.
Rhine, A. s. Wall, W. R. c.; p. E. Varney,
Jno. l.. Turner. South Essex, Mass
The prize list up TO date Is as follows:
Fowler Cycle Company. tandem; Washing
ton Road Club, Rambler bicycle; Jacobs
Bros. scarf pin; A. H. CrandaIl, scarf pin:
Parker. Bridget & Co.. SIS bicycle suit;
The Hub, SO umbrella; William Gettinger
$40 order; John j. Fister, s. cash. George
Hornung, s. cash: Hunt Manufacturing
Co.. saddle; Cahill & Co., two gold Law.
pins and two foot pumps; L. B. Graves,
Reiss coupler, value $25 L. c. Chase & Co.,
pair of Chase tires, value SO: Manhattan
Brass Co., front light lamp. value S5; New
York Tire Company, pair $40 tires; Is. F.
Goodrich Company, pair $12 tires; Akron
India Rubber Company. pair of Arrow
tread tires. value $12: Morgan & Wright,
pair Of SO tires; Beck Bicycle Saddle Co.,
So saddle; Cline Bros, S. sweater; L. c.
Bliss & Co., pair of S. shoes; A. H. Wall,
box of cigars; Boston Woven Hose and
Rubber Co., pair of Vim tires. Donations
will also be made by B. H. Stinemetz &
Sons and F. A. L. Schade.