Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-24
RODE FOR PRIZES.
Geological Survey Bicyclists' Have
Some Races.

The first race meet of the employees of the
geological survey scame off Saturday at
the ellipse field, at the old Van Ness Park,
The attendance was quite large.
The meet was decidedly successful, though
fast time was unknown. The distance was
four times the circuit of the track, max
ing about three-fifths Of a mile race. This
distance was plenty long enough, as some
of the men who finished first looked as
though they could not go the balance of
mile.
The regular track was in no condition for
use, and to suit the occasion a track was
measured off on the inside. which made the
turns perfectly flat, but none of the riders
were hurt. though there was more than one
fall during the events.
There were really six races, in which diff
ferent men competed and the winner of
each event was entitled to compete IN the
final race. which decided the championship
of the survey building.
The summary:
First race-Barnard won: Post second.
Time, 2.26. This race was run twice.
Second race-Griftin won; no second.
Time. 2.26A.
Third race-Pike won; Blair. second;
Searle, third; Tyler, fourth. Time, 219A.
Fourth race-Harnegan won; Mckee. sec
ond. Time, 2.2OA.
Fifth race-Baldwin won; Writ, second;
S. S. Gannett, third. Time, 213.
Sixth race-Hunter won: Steiger. second;
Crook, third. Time, 1.5ll2.
The Final.
Final race-Hannegan won, time, 1.5O4:
Barnard, second, time. 2.04A; Baldwin.
third, time, 22OA. The haEdicaps in this
race were as follows: Hunter, scratch;
Baldwin, 2O6 feet; Pike. 412 feet; Hanne-
gan, AT feet; Griffin, SIG feet: Barnard, GIT
feet.
The officials Of the meet were: Judges,
T1ny,, cnr1s
timekeepers. Prof. F. w. Clarke. William
A. Raborg and ]. S. Diler: starter. John H.
Renshaw; handicapped. S. S. Emmons;
referee, c. F. Cook: chief surgeon. DR.: w D.
Arthur Keith and H. A. Crook: track man.
ager. Harry Gannett; treasurer. E. b. Davis.
Three prizes will be allowed, the winners
being given the privilege of selecting them.
Canadian Teams Coming.
During the first week in March the Mont
real and Shamrock hockey teams, two Of
the best agsregations in Canada, will play
a game at the Convention Hall ice palace.
Canada probably contains the finest hockey
players in the world, and these two teams
embrace some of the best players in the
dominion. A game Of hockey, as played by
these two teams, is sure to be a Scientif
exhibition and one well worth seeing. The
ice rink in this city is an ideal place in
which to play hockey, and. with two good
teams to contest for the honcrs it should
be successful venture.
The District Skating Championship.
The skating championship of the District
will be decided at the ice rink at Conven-
ton Hall next Thursday evening. On that
date race open to all corners OF the Dis
trict will be held and the winner will be
given silver cup as a token of his proweSS
on the steels. The cup is to be contested
for at any time during the season, and the
holder must win it three successive years
in order to retain it as his personal prop
erty. The race will be for two and one-half
miles, and the principal entries up to date
are Saunders, the present holder of the
title; Sites, who came out third in the last
race with Donoghue, and 1genfritZ, the
well-known fancy skater at the rink. The
race will be a scratch one of course, and
there will be no question of the winner be-
ing er titled to everything that he obtains.
Eastern League Bulletin.
President Powers latest Eastern League
bulletin reads as follows:
Contracts approved-With Springfield,
John Easton. William B. Inks, w. G. Shan
non, 8. E. Samuels and John OCallaghan;
with Syracuse. James Delaney: with Scran-
ton. Frank Ward. Thomas G. johnson, Dan
Mullarkey, Richard Brown and Edward
Sweeney; with Toronto, James Barrett, AL
bert Wagner, Harry Staley and w. A..
Stuart; with Rochester, Thomas Gillen,
John p. Luby and William w. thinner;
with Providence, J. c. Drouley, George T.
Hcdson and ]. G.. Knoor.
Released-By Syracuse, Michael Lynch
and Thomas Twaddle; by Scranton, John
Huston and Dan Stearns.
Amateur Skating Championship.
The amateur skating championship of the
world was decided at st. Petersburg Feb
ruary and 8, under the auspices of the ST.
Petersburg Club and the rules Of the Inter-
national Skating Union.
Summaries:
Northumberland race-Won by J. J.
Eden, Holland: A. Papikin, second; G. Est
lander. third; c. Muller, fourth. Time,
so is seconds.
Five thousand meters-Won by j. J. Eden,
9. Estlander, second; J. Wink. third; C.
Muller, fourth. Time, 8 minutes Is sec
ords.
Fifteen hundred meters-Won by ]. J.
Eden, g. Estlander second; c. Muller,
third; P. Koozminski, fourth. Time, 3
minutes SO is seconds.
Ten thousand meters-Won by J. ]. Eden.
9. Estlander, second; ]. Wink third: III.
Ross, fourth. Time, Is minutes IS IS sec
onds.
A meter is 1896 inches.
A Y. NJ. G. A. Debate.