The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1896-09-18
The BICYCLE RACES.
me LAY and Large Attendance
erect the Initial Bicycle Meetin
This city "Wednesday.

/
HE bicycle races which had been ex.
tensiveiy. advertised 10 take place in
TINS city last wednesday brought zine
day and a large attendance. There
WAS seven races advertised. and the
prizes aggregated in value some S25O
Sprlnters from Memphis, Little Rork
Dardanelle, Lexa, and other points
were IN Attendance. entered The con.
tests, and carried off nearly all of the
lrSt prizes. The occasion was one of
unalloyed pleasure, free from any kind
OF disturbance or diSreputabe occur
ehces, such as too frequently happen at
| large public gatherings To Witness y
test OF endurance. The gate REGENTS
amounted To <9775, which together
with ether rcceiptS nearly balanced IN.
expenses. The meet was "A SUCCESS in
every particular and our young men
deserve much praise for their enter.
prise and energy.
The visiting wheelmen were Messrs.
ia and Ralph Lord, Anglo Marie.
Louis Goss, Will Hutton. Erred Mer-
Ger, jeff Hicks and George Vickrrs of
Little Rock; T. ~ Woodih, Lpxa,
ARK. y. ID. Perry. Dardenelle. Ark.
and Il. ). Oliver, of Memphis. +. w.
Coleman, manager of the Syracuse
team, and y. ID. Smith. divers train
er, were also in the city, attendants
unon the races.
Ihe following are the prizes contest
ell TOR and the name of the winners
FIRST Race-lialf mile. novice First prize.
gold medal. SO second prize. silk umbrella
f1oO third prize. Brown racing saddle. 80.
First. w. e.. Hutton Little Rock second Ed
Lord, Little Rock third, Paul Pope. Forrest
City. Time. 20 81.
Second Raec-Half mile open amateurs
FIRST prize diamond ring, So second prize
one pound Palmer extract. cut glass bottle,
TO tnlfd pille, twentieth Century bicycle
lamp, -. First. lack Oliver, Memphis sec.
ond. Louis Goss. Little Rock third. jeff
Hicks, Little Rock. Time III ID
Third Race-lIalf mile fat mans First
prize bicycle suit To order. so second prize
pair shoes, - third prize. globe vapor bcycle
lamp. N}.50 First, ID. G.. Webb Forrest civ
second, Charles Il. lard, Forrest city b. |.
Adkins, Forrest CITY, third. Time ~
Fourth Race-One mile open amateur.
First prize. gold medal $50 second prize. pair
pants TO order, 80; third prize, Stetson hat s.
First, Zaek Oliver. Memphis, second, Homer
Time 2:l5 IL
:, Fifth Kace-One mile boys under Il.
First prize, gold medal. $40 ; second prize.
pair bicycle shoes II third prize. pair shoes.
-. FlrsT, JET Hicks. Little Rock second
y,
Forrest City Time 2:41 IL.
Sixth Race-Two miles open: amateur
FIRST Prize, suit of clothes TO order, So5 see
ond prize. macintosh. Sl2; third prize sweat
er. 500. First, lack Oliver. Memphis; second
Louis Goss. Little Rock; third, Ralf Lord lit.
tie Rock, Time, so.
Seventh Race-Mile st. Francis champion.
ship First prize, gold medal. S25. First. Ho-
mer folore Forrest City; second, b. Il. Shade
Forrest City. Time. 2:ig.
Eighth Race-Half mile: professional: mot
ON programmed First. 7. NJ Mercer, Little
Rock: second, q. Il. Nickers. Little Rock,
/ IinYe lbs,
lack Oliver ran an exhibition half
mile, paced by tandem in 1:Oll which
equals The State record held by Harry
Upton, of Little Rock.
Arther ID. Perry, of Dardanelle. was
refused entrance in any of the amateur
races, and some dissatisfaction was oc-
casl0ned thereby. Our young men ac.
ted under instructions fiom the l.. A. .
w. Racing Board, which sanctioned
the races, 1t being understood that he
did not possess the qualifications of aa
amateur as required in the following
rule, hence it could not be avoided:
IAN amateur is one whO.has never connected
Tor cash prize or gate money. or who has not
engaged III or assisted i'll cycling or any other
recognized athletic exercises tor money or
Other remuneration. nor knowingly competed
win on against Il professional for u prize OF
any description, or one who after having for
feited rhe amateur status, has the same re-
stored 10y competent authority having juris-
dctlOn over the sport V.