The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-23
TO TACKLE FLORIDES CRACKS.
SAVANNAH RIDERS TRAINING FOR
THE PANAMA RACES.


Coming Here-The Talk of the
Week Among Wheelmen-ROad
Riding the Thing Among savan-
nah Cyclists Now-The Ogeechee
Road the Popular Run-ChaIIenges
of the Napoleon and spaIding
Men.
Several Of savannah's fast riders are
training for the bicycle races to be run at
Jacksonville next Thursday. A fun delega-
/ zion will 90 down and barring accidents the
! boys will doubtless give a good account Of
! themselves.
! The races will be the midsummer meet
| Of the Jacksonville wheelmen and viii
/ be run at Panama park. which Is one Of
the finest tracks in the country. The pro-
| gramme OF races is an excellent one and
! some handsome prizes are offered. The
crack riders from Savannah, Charleston.
Jacksonville. Atlanta, and other places
will ride.
The programme OF races and the prizes
/ are as follows:
!. One mile, novice. First prize, gold
medal. value SIS; second prize, pair shoes
value. s..
2. One mile, open First prize, hat rack
value, so, second prize. clock. value. SO;
third prize. Scotch wool sweater. value
81
8. One mile, 2:iO class. First prize, suit
Of clothes, value. SIS; second prize, revolv-
er, value. S. third prize, silver call bell,
value. $3.50.
4. TwO-thirds Of a mile, boys under Is
years Of age. First prize. cake basket,
value, IS; second prize, pair shoes, value,
50; third prize. bicycle lantern, value, g.
5. Two mile. lap First prize, oak side
board value, $25; second prize, silver tea
set, value, S15 third prize berry dish and
spoon. value, 81.
8. One mile, three-minute class. First
prize, silk umbrella and pair bicycle shoes.
value, SO; second prize, Baldwin chain and
pump, value, s.; third prize, soft hat, value
$3.50
Z. One-third Mile Dash-First prize, sill
yer soup tureen, value, SO; second prize,
handsome lamp, value, IS.
$. Two-mile, lap. Professionalism
Prize. S25 cash; second prize, so cash.
9. Three mile Handicap-First prize five
drawer oak chinonier, value $50; second
prize, oXidized silver cake basket value
$l4; third prize, handsome bicycle saddle,
value 50, fourth prize, soft hat, value $3.50
The prizes are now on exhibition in
Jacksonville, and the race committee in
vites inspection OF them. They assure
the riders that they viii receive prizes
Of full valuation.
George n. Adams, the well-known rider
Of Jacksonville, and one of the fastest
men in the south, has been declared
professional by Chairman Gideon Of the
racing board Of the L. A. W. The grounds
for removing Adams from the amateur
class are based on clause IF" of the racing
rules. The substance of this clause is
that any rider who races and is employed
in bicycle store shall be declared a pro-
fessional.
Mr.. Adams and his friends very much
regret the action of the board and an eff
fort will be made to have him restored to
the amateur ranks, as II is his desire to
retire from the track and he wishes to do
so as an amateur.
Mr.. Adams is well-known and has many
friends in Savannah. He has raced at
Wheelmen's park on several occasions. He
is one of the fastest men in the south and
has won many races.
1t is rumored. and the information APP
pears reliable, that match race has been
arranged between /. L. Kinsey, the we'll
known rider. and w II. Connery the boy
a
| show of late. The terms OF the race
could not be learned, but it will be a road
race, and both men will doubtless start
| from scratch. Kinsey has been riding for
several years, and is considered a very
| fast man. He is now in Valdosta engage
| ed in the bicycle business. Connery is a
! young rider who first came to the fore in
the races at Wheelmen's park last Memo
! rial day. He rode in the Ogeechee road
race last week and won the time prize,
making the ten miles in 27:13. A race be-
tween these two cracks would be an in
! teresting event.
Mr.. G. A. Whitehead, Jr., sent a reply
! yesterday to the challenge issued to the
| Napoleon team by the Spalding team and
accepted the challenge under certain con
| ditions. The Spalding challenge named five
| men, three of which were to race. There
! were to be three medals one gold and two
silver. The Napoleon team want to race
teams of five instead of three. They want
! only one medal and that a gold one, to be
! given to the rider finishing first on the
| winning team The race will be for points,
ten miles and paced by two tandems. The
| Spalding men have not replied to the note
| from the Napoleons as yet. The Spalding
men would probably be, Harris, Moehlen-
| brock, Browne, Jones and one other. The
| Napoleon team would be composed of
| Whitehead, Morgan, Girtman, Ellis, Jen-
| klns and Bell,
The boys are telling a good story on a
well known and popular young rider,
which is too good to hold in. The cycist
in question is one of the fastest riders
in Savannah, and is a member of a tandem
team which is considered to be fast He
was going out Bull street a few evenings
ago at a good clip. 1t was just about dusk
and pretty soon he became aware that
there was some one directly behind him
whose sole object, just at that time was TO
burn" him. The young cycler prides him
self on never allowing anybody TO burn"
him; its a thing he Will not stand He bent
over his handle bars and started down the
street to draw away from his follower
This he soon did and when he got in front
of the De Soto he was halted by several
friends. He dismounted and was just tell
ing the boys how he had burnt the other
fellow when who should hove into
sight but the object of his talk
When he got opposite to the par
ty he turned round and with
a grin extending from one ear to the other
remarked; Huh, Boss, youse de gemmen