The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-26
MEMORIAL DAY RACE
Twenty-FOur of the Best Riders in
Butte and Anaconda Have Entered.
NAOLE OF DILLON ALSO IN 1T.
cine charitable Scorching to
Oreysous springs Predicted
ihe b.. A. g. r VIII hun An
Observation Train.
NAGLE OF DILLON ALSO IN II

From the present outlook, the Dec
Grafton day road race to be given by
the cycle dealers of Butte and Con
Hayes of Gregson Springs will be a
great success. There are now "a of the
best riders of Butte and Anaconda en-
tered, including Butte's five crack rid
ers, William Peters, w. o. Ferguson,
Lyman Royce, Clint Kerr and Charles
Pierce, who will start from scratch,
along with William Maggie, the crack
from Dillon, Mont Nagle is husky
lad and seems to be in first class form,
and many bets have already been made
that he will walk away with the race,
but he will have to keep his eye on the
Butte boys. William Peters, Royce and
Kerr are also in good condition and are
improving daily. w. o. Ferguson must
not be overlooked in this race, as the
public will remember he won nearly all
the road races given in Butte last sea-
son. To give the public an idea of how
a handicap race is run, the following
explanation is offered:
To give each and every rider even
chances, II becomes necessary to handi-
cap most races, and to do this correctly
the appointed handicappers must be ia
miliar with each mans riding, so as to
Judge how much advantage to give him
over his superior competitors. The time
limit in this race will be 10 minutes.
he DOOIeSI VIII Oc BlNtI any
where from one minute to 10 accord
ing to their ability the start of the bet
ter riders, thereby giving each and
every rider an equal chance of arriving
at the springs first and winning the
race proper.
Then comes the time prize. This is
generally won by a scratch man, or by
the man who starts from the tape last.
The man making the best actual time
from time of start n finish will receive
this prize. This prize is always given,
as 1t is generally conceded that a
scratch man has little or no chance
whatever of winning the race proper
so he depends on his ability of making
the distance in less time than the less
speedier riders. There will be no less
than $40 cash offered for the first man
at the springs. and the second. third,
fourth, fifth and sixth man will each
receive a prize in the way of merchan-
disc offered by Buttes leading mer-
chants. The time prize will be a high
grade bicycle, worth 500. For this race
the b., a. & p. Railway company have
decided to put on a special observation
train. This will give a large delega-
ton a chance to see this race from al
most start to finish. 1t will follow the
riders along the road till the canyon Is
reached. and scoot through II TO Greg
son I'm time to see the finish of the race.
The entire football team. both visiting
and home, will be presented with COM
plimentary tickets for the observation
train and they will undoubtedly take
advantage of this liberal offer and wit
ness the race. This train will be com
fortably seated to accommodate the
crowd that is sure to attend.
ANY riders that wish to enter should
send their name or call on Harry Ayle-
shire, at the cigar store in the Owsley
block before the 2Sth.