Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-06-21
BRIDGEPORT ROAD RICE
Was Closely Contested, and Good Tint
was Made.
Bridgeport Riders Garry off the
Time and Principal Prizes-The
Horse Races at the Fair Grounds
Yesterday-Other Sporting Mat
tiers, Local and Telegraphic.

The Bachelor Bicycle Club road race
which has been postponed on two occa-
sions on account of rain, took place last
evening on the National pike at Bridge
port. The course run was five miles
out the pike and return. The track
was in excellent condition owing to the
light rain a few minutes before the
race laying the dust, and in conse-
quence good time was made by the rid
srs.
AS early as o'clock the crowd began
to assemble in front Of W. B. Hairs
place, where the start was made and
at 6 o'clock a crowd OF about 1000 had
assembled.
Promptly at five minutes of o'clock
| Starter Frank Roberts started the con-
testants off according to their hand
caps. During the run out the riders
having 2, and minutes handicaps
punched about four miles out Bhe pike.
| While in this position John Combs, of
Flushing, and VIII Lanam, OF Bridge
port, collided, both receiving a pretty
hard fall.
Howell, who had the minute hand
| leap, maintained the lead from start
to finish, surprising many of his friends,
| for they did not think he could hold
| out. He was first to round the turn at
Pasco station, and consequently MOI
only receives the first place prize, but
alos the prize offered for the man max
ing the first turn, which was pair OF
bicycle shoes.
The scratch men did not seem to be
in the race at all, for they all finished
in the rear. Out Of the thirty entries,
there were but eighteen strters and sew
enteen of them finished as follows:
Time prize-Leo Lanam, Bridgeport,
| O., handicap | minute, time 1925; prize,
god medal.
First place.. w. Howell, Bridge
port, handicap minutes, time 1910;
prize, punctureless tires, value SIS.
Second p,ace-Charles Butler, West
Wheeling, handicap minutes, time
29:27 prize pair quick repair tires, val
lie So.
Third place-Herman Frederick,
Wheeling, handicap minutes, time
81 80; prize. bicycle lamp, value S..
Fourth place-Chas. D. List, Wheel
| ing, handicap minutes, time 81 :35;
! prize, leather rocker, value, So.
Fifth place-Walter Terrell, Wheel
ing, handicap, minutes, time 30:37;
prize, 10,000-mile cyciometer, value, 81.
Sixth place-Charles Hill, Bridge
port, O., handicap minute, time, 29:45;
prize, Cyclone foot pump, value $3.50.
Seventh place-James Crassley, Mar
tins Ferry, handicap minutes, time
31:52; prize, set rubber mud guards,
value $3.50.
Eighth place-Harry Grayson, Mar
tins Ferry, handicap minutes, time
! 30:55; prize, hand brake, value $3.50.
Ninth place-John Combs Fluhing,
| o., handicap minutes, time 31:59;
prize ,one years subscription to the
Martins Ferry Times.
Tenth place-Will Lanam, Bridge
port, O., handicap minutes, time not
caught; prize, bell, value, Soc.
Eleventh place-Paul Thomas, Mar
tins Ferry, O., handicap 2 minutes,
time 30:15; prize, toe clips, value SOC.
Twelfth place-Harry Smith, Martins
Ferry, handicap 8 minutes, time not
caught; prize, drink soda, value &C.
Thirteenth place-W. c. Kunkel, st.
Clairsville, scratch, time $3.50.
Fourteenth place-M. B. Gregory,
Flushing, o., scratch, time 29:51.
Fifteenth p.ace-Alfred Marks,
Wheeling, scratch, time 29:54
Sixteenth place-Peter Cast, st.
Clairsvil!e, scratch, time 1855.