Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-30
PRETTY RACING.
Many People See the second Night Meet
at ihe- -Rixerriaax -Oxrln Trnok

Many People See the second Night Meet
at the Riverview Cycle Track.
The second night meet, which was
held at the Riverview cycletrack Thurs
day night, was decided success, about
$500 people being present. Tho star
attraction of the evening was the race
between Frank NJ. Boyle and E. q.
Goudley. Both men had been train
ing, and great contest resulted.
Cooley led for great part OF the
way, but Boyle made pretty squirt at
the finish and won. He was loudly
applauded. Church had things his
own way in the professional races, and
he was encouraged considerably by
tho crowd. There were no accidents
and everything passed off according
to programme. The results were an
follows:
One!mile novice = First Won
by A. L. Brown, Wilmington; second,
William Priest, Wilmington; third. j.,
T. Robinson, Wilmington. Time
2.3s 3-5. Second heat-Won by VIII
liam e. Holland, Wilmington; second,
George Z. Robertson, Philadelphia /;
third, J. o. Campbell, Wilmington,
Time, 2. 4S 4-5. Final--Won by A. T..
Brown % second, J. t. Robinson. Time,
2, 43 30.
One.mile open amateur--F First heat
Won by Robert Weir, Wilmington ;
second, W. s. Ray, Chester. Pa. ;
third, E, @. Goodley, Wilmington. Time,
2. AZ. Second heat-Won by W. r.. Good
ley, Wilmington; second. Joshua Lind
ley, Philadelphia. Time, 3. Oh 10. Final
Won by W. r. Goodloy; second,
Robert Weir; third, Joshua Lindley I;
fourth, William S. Ray. Time, 2. 30 20
Match race between Frank NJ. Boyle
and e. 9. Goodey, both of this city,
paced by a tandem. Boyle won, mis-
time being 2. 90 1-5.
| II. Il. Bartholomew, professional,
rode an unpaced half mile to lower the
track record of LOG 2-5, held by Luther
@. johnson, amateur He succeeded
by making the distance in l.04 4-5.
ono-mile handicap, amateur First
heat-Won by W. L. Dickersop, Pal
myra, N. j., 35 yards; second. William
r. Goodley, Wilmington. 25 yards
third, j. II. Minnick, Wilmington, 80
yards. Time, 2.22 90. Second heat
Won by William S. Ray, Chester, Pa. 4,
20 yards; second, Robert Weir. Will
mington, scratch; third, q. O. Cooley,
Wilmington, rs yards. Final = Won
by W. E. Dickerson; second, e. q.
Goodley; third, W. Il. Goodley fourth,
William s. Ray. Time, 2.2G.
Two.mile handicap, amateur--Won
by j. A. Shomo, Philadelphia, scratch
second, E. @. Goodley, Wilmington,
125 yards; third, Joshua Lindley,
Philadelphia, scratch; fourth, W. Il.
Goodley, Wilmington, 80 yards. Time,
4.5l 2-5
A. G. Nickel Of Norristown, Pa.
made mile unpaced record for the
track. 1t Is rather slow, the time
being 2. .28, which does not equal the
time made in some of the races.
One-mie handicap, professional >.
First heat-Won by o. III. Church,
Chester, Pa, scratch; second, w. r.
Landis, Philadelphia, 30 yards; third.
J.. l.. Clark, Wilmington. 90; fourth,
Clarence Bowers. Eiverton. N. j., 80
fifth, A. @. Meixell, Norristown. Pa,
ITO. Time, 2.12, Second heat--W Wor
by II. p. McCurdy, Philadelphia, q
yards; second, H. W. Eckhardt, Phila
delphia, 80; third, E. p. Thompson
Philadelphia, ITO; fourth, F. NJ
Dampman, Philadelphia, 1l5; fifth
f. j. Pyle, Wilmington. 120 Time,
2. 10 AS. Final-Won by Q. A. Church
second, r. p. McCurdy; third, w. r.
Landis. Time, 2.l5.
Five-mile handicap, professional
Won by G. A. Church, Chester, Pa.
scratch; second, Ii. E. Bartholomew
Pitman Grove, 200 yards; third, #
NJ. Dampman, Philadelphia, 375
fourth, b. O. Betner, Riyerton, N. j.
1926; fifth, W. h. Landis, Philadelphia
200; sixth, William 3. Steward, Will
minpton. Time. u II 81