The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-05
LEE PARK CYCLE RACES.
sCHhDE. THE YIRGINIb CHAMPfON,
CAERIES orr MOST IHE HONORS.
A Richmond Boy Takes the Tivc-Miie
Hsndicap-Col. Il. Lindsay Coleman
President of tho National Board.

The bicycle races az Lee treasure dth'
under the management Of Twohg Tenn
pie. were run yesterday afternoon. There
were about four hundred and fifty pres
ent-a good attendance. considering the
competition Of the ball game.
As II had rainod the day before, the
track was not in the best condition.
but II had been rolled and scraped until
II was I'm tolerably fair order though
heavy and rough in some places.
The greatest honors OF the day were
carried OF bv T. A. j.. Schade, the
chamnion Of the National intercollegiate
contest. who ran four races ana Won
three. and came in second best III tne
fourth. -,
schade is a Virginia boy and always
races as a Virginian. lie was provoked
that he was entered as washington
boy. lie lives AT Herndon. va.
The first racc-a one-mile noyice-was
won by John NJ. Young. in 2'4z H. WIN
Herman II. Duncker second.
Considering the hard wind that pew
in the faces OF the riders, TINS WAS NeiS
good time for a novice race.
The second race-a half-mile open. with
a limit of 1.20-was Won 10y Mr.. f. A.
l.. schade. with II. II. Duncker second.
and Jack Tgnor third. Schade covered
the distance i'm 110 49, lowering TIE
State record Of 1.12 10y is seconds.
The third race-one mile. open. with
limit Of 2.8J-was also won 10y Schade' AT
a 2.u clip. with G.. r. Nahn. of Norfolk
second. ana IL. II. Dunckcr third.
The fourth race.which was for the cham
piCnship OF Richmond. was won by w
]. Tgnor. with ollie G. Hope second.
The time was 2.i2 l-J-same as that OF
the novice.
The NTH race-two-milc opcn-was won
by +. A. J.. Schade. G. f. Yahn second.
and II. u. VIM third. D. was an
nounccd that the record for two miles
open was 5.2j. which was held by Twohig
Temple The contestants were paced
hy Temple and Hall for the first two
laps and ly G. W. Wallace for the
third. and w. g. Pond for The fourth.
Schade soon broke away from the bunch
and finished the first mile I'm 2.S0. ON the
last lap Schade punctured his tire and
finished I'm 5.oS II. lowering Temples rec
ord by Il II seconds.
The nftvh race was a five-mlle handicap
and was won by Ollie G. Hope. of Rich
nond. T.. A. J.. Schade second. and G.
T. Yahn third. This was run in 1922.
Schade started at the scratch with Hope
y
four hundred yards handicap. Hone
broke away on the second lap and led 10
the finish. Schade caught up with the
bunch. and left them on a squirt in the
finish. but could not catch the Richmond
boy. This was The prettiest race OF the
evening.
The Judges were Mcssrs. c. NJ Frisch-
kOrn, IT, II. Doggett. and j. A. Jones.
and the time-kcepers were Cecil EpDs
and II. +. Waugh.
The races We're highly successful from
a spectacular point of view but not flnan-
cially. The riding OF Yahn and HOPE
was particularly fine.
As a matter of interest. ] will mention
that Mr. Schade pronounces his name as
If it was spelled Shoddy.
The next cycling event Of interest Will
be the ton-mile handicap road race, TO
be run on Saturday evening, July 25th. I'M
der the auspices OF the Independent Cycle
Club. for which a large number of prizes
have been secured.
The race will be open 10 all white
riders. The names of the judges Pandi-
cappers, referees, etc, will be published
next week.
Information concerning tho race will be
given at the clubhouse, No 1910 west
Broad street.
Mr.. Twohig Temple was run down by a
buggy yesterday morning anu received a
cut on the knee. Although siif from the
injury he took part in yesterdays races.
col. r. LINDSAY COLEMAN.
One of the most prominent men Of
the hour is Col r.. Lindsay Coleman.
president of the National cycle Board
of Trade and the head of the Western
wheel Works the largest bicycle manu-
factory in the world
lie is young man. OF very handsome
personal appearance and engaging man
ners. and is "a Nirguian having been
reared on "a farm IN the shadow Of the
Blue Ridge mountains, OF Orange county
neir Earboursyillc. his father being a
widely-known and dceply-loved preacher
OF The Church Of Disciples 10 wh.-e name
his son succeeded. lie has number of
relatives in this city.
Win electric energy quick perception.