The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-19
BIKES AND THEIR RIDERS.
SAVANNAH CYCLERs MAKING THE
MOST or SPRING TINE.

MOST or SPRING TINE.
The Racing Men Getting Down III
Hard work at the WheeImen'
Park-The New Prize List for the
Memorial Day Meet-siurFhy Put
ting in Good Time-The season al
Pleasure Riding AT Its Hisht-The
Streets and Roads FILLED With
Cycles.
Last week was a gay week III cy cieloill-
The weather was delightful, with the eX-
ceptson Of a few warm days, and the dust
The streets and the roads need rain badly
ana the cyclists are praying for H. but
they are afraid THAI when i, does come Il
viii come to stay. and rain Is q visitor that
cyclists do not care 10 have make long
calls.
The string OF fast riders who are train
ing al the track have done some light
training since their arrival. but they have
not got down TO hard work yet. All of
them are delighted with Savannah as a
training ground.
Those riders who were here before are
amazed at the strides cycling has taken
IN the past year. George Rupert who was
here last spring, says there must be ten
times as many riders as there were a
year ago. Ali the boys complained OF the
sandnys for a day or Two, but after tnat
they don't mind them any more than does
the average Thunderbolter. Murphy,
Vokes. Jenny, Rupert. Young, Ogden and
Van Alstyne are all at Mrs. Bannons.
The revised programme OF races ana
list Of prizes for the Memorial day meet
of the Cycle Club has been made up.
There has been but one change in the
races, and that is the last race. Instead
of a tandem race there viii be two
mile open for the championship OF the
Savannah The prize for this is a silver
trophy valued at $50. This IS the highest
value that can be put on a prize in an
amateur race, and is well worth trying
for Ii should prove one OF the must III
teresung races of the meet
The reason for abandoning the tandem
races was the inability TO get entries.
There are several fast tandem teams IN
the city. but they seem not 10 care 10
ride The list of prizes IS much better
than that first offered.
The club has received a number of en-
tries from out of town riders, and there
will be no lack of competitors A letter
was received from Jacksonville yesterday
stating that delegation would be up ana
enter the races. Jacksonville has some
fast men and the local riders VIII nave TO
ride well to hold their laurels Adams,
Jakcsonville's fastest man, will not be
able 10 ride in this meet, but expects 10
be in Savannah later III the season.
The local riders have been training some
time and numbers of them so out TO the
track every day. There Is a friendly riv-
airy among some of the Savannah riders
that is intense, and there is sure TO be
some warm and spirited races. The fol-
lowing is the programme of races and
list of prizes:
one Mile Novice-First, gold medal,
value, S24; second, one pair Morgan a
Wright tires, value, Sl4; third, silver BIZ
cycle lamp, value, $3.50.
one Mile Open-First, gold medal, value,
$24; second, safety razor set, value, Sl2;
third, fine bicycle lamp, value, So
Half-mile Race for Boys Under Is Years
First, celebrated Banner lamp value,
So second, hne cyclometer, value, So; third,
patent bicycle foot pump, value, s..
One Mile Handicap-First, gold medal
value. $50; second one fine MESSENGER sad
die and pair of fine shoes, value, Sl2jO;
third, patent bicycle foot pump, value ST.
Quarter Mile Race for Girls Under Is
Years-First one dress pattern and one
cyelometer, value, SIS; second, one bicycle
saddle, value IS.
Half-nile Open-First, bicycle suit. value
SIS; second, one Hunt saddle and pair of
fine shoes. value, Sl5; third, bicycle lamp.
value, S.
ONE. Mile, Three-Ninute Class-First.
patent speed indicator and fine saddle
value, 1880; second, one bicycle saddle
ana one lamp, value, $3.50; third, one pair
ball bearing bicycle shoes, value, Sc.
Two Miles Open, Savannah Champion
ship-First, Large silver cup, trophy,
value, $35.
Charlie Murphy, who is among the col
ony OF fast riders now in the city is one
OF the greatest bicycle riders in the world
Murphy had an unfortunate muddle with
the racing board Of the League of Ameri-
San Wheelmen recently, and but for this
MS escutcheon would shine all the more
primarily just now. Murphy is a Brooklyn
boy, and is a brother of Billy Murphy
another fast man, but who has done Very
little racing the past year.
Murphy performances as racing man
are remarkable from the fact that he has
never reserved his cycling powers for
any paticular distance, like most of the
tip-toppers are wont to do. He has on
the contrary, shown ability on race track
and road alike He is 26 years old, and
he a