The morning times., 1896-08-23
TIME, THOUGH, WAS SLOW
Two Thousand People Present Not
with stan L ing the Threatening
ClOuds-Races Were Managed Most
Expeditiousiy-Twe Races
Hun Off in Four Hours.

SaS
mounted rider got on his wheel again and
tried TO catch up In one heat such a one
was a winner.
The nagement OF the meet can not be
given too much credit. Twenty seven
events were run Off bet ween 2 O'Clock and g.
It was a lesson to the bicycle sportsmen
Ofthe city. Butfew thought IL could be done.
The way in which the events were handled
added greatly to the enjoyment OF the after
noon.
TRACK WAS SOFT
At 1:15 O'Clock, the hour at which trial
heats were advertised to begin, a large
forceof men was busy getting tie northwest
corner OF the track IN shape. TIE heavy
rain in the early morning had washed
part OF the track away and it required
plenty OF dirt and b;cG rolling to get 1t in
shape. In front of the grand stand the
track was 10 eCCd shape, but upon the op-
posite side it was soft and muddy. This
accounts for the fact that no better time
was made.
The chief event OF the day in the eyes
OF the club men. at least, was the race for
the team championship of the District.
There were but two entries, the Arlington
wheeln.en and the Washington Road Club.
For several days the nvalry between the
clubs has been intense. Billie Sims was
To be one OF the team Of tie Arlingtons.
1t was rumored that lie would be protested
by the W ashiDgton Road Club, but no protest
was entered. He did not ride with tie
ArliDgtons, though. f. J. Murphy took his
place George Ball got stuck IN tie mud
on the third lap and killed any chance his
team had OF winning.
THE LOCAL RIDERS.
Fred Schade, back from his Southern
and is still the great favOrite OF the Wash
ington public. He came in second in the
prettiest race OF the afternoon final in
the mile handicap. Mudd, Of the Eastern
Athletic Club, stirred the boys up by his
record in the unpaced mile, and Billie Sims
'incorked the enthusiasm over his half-milc
exhibition. All the time made yesterday
Is record for the District. Some OF ii. too
WAS very fast considering the soft tr:,ck
In the first heat OF the first race-one
mile novice-thrce men We're dismounted
by collision at the first turn ON the first
lap. They could not get themselves to-
sether in tine To eaten up. They Were
only bruised In the final of the one
mile professional three men We're dis
mounted. They picked up their wheels
and started in to catch up. One of them,
Maddox, did catch up and in a great finish
came in fifth, winning last money.
In the paced mile Greer and Smith set
the pace for the first half and Ronsa Vile
and Moore for the second half for Schade
Potts and Murphy and Wright and LIE
Compile paced George Ball on the first
effort he ran off the track trying 10 escape
the mud. and was given another trial
The Baltimore tandem team, French and
Parker, paced LIE Compile.
The results werc:
FIRST RACE
First race-Unc uiie uovice: amateur
% entries. three heats; three uieu 10
quaiify IN each heat
first heat: ". Burnhan, Harry l.
Dous-- ueoree 4. smith. Time. 800 40.
Second heal. ". HiCKey,r L. BrnngIe
Niftam Walcott- Time, 2:32. Harry w
HARVESTER came in trst. but Was uisaiua Ii
lied Tor looking around.
Third beat-H. L. Thompson, W. H.
Cluiu. u. W. Rinebardt. Time, 200 5.
Fin;.i-H. h Thompson, IL. W. Hickey G.
". Rinebardt- Time. 2:35.
Second iace-one mile, open; amateur:
10 entries; two heats; nve to quaiiTy in
each Beat.
rlrst heat Billie Sims. George 8. Ball,
Thomas E Jacobs. Baltimore; H. H
Time, 3: 10 20.
second heat Fred schade, W. G. LIE
Compile. Cambridge. Nd; j. Walter honip-
son, 4; \. hudH. Hardy Prichard. Time.
Final Fred Schade, Billie Sims, W. G.
LeCOnpte. Cambridge, Md. Tine. 2: 43 1-5.
Third race One mile, open; professional:
Is entries Two heats, live men To quail
ity in each heat.
First heat Z. A. Church. Chester, Pa;
Edwin F. Miller, yineland, n. j.; Jack NJ.
White. Baltimore. Md; C. Z. Kluge. Jersey
City; Charles j. Spencer. Baltimore, Nd.
second heat-H.H Maddox, Asbury Park;
Frank A. Butler, Boston; W. W. Phelps.
Cambridge, NJ; W. y. Woodward. Wash
lam nnIft
rinai-EdwIn r. Muller, Vineland, N j.;
, W. W. Phelps, Cambridge, Nd; Charles ] .
spencer. bait.InOre: T.. n iuge, Jersey City:
H. II. Maddox, Asbury Park. Time,
2:42 l-5.
FOURTH RACE.
Fourth raCe-.Jue-rnil tanoem; amateur
Four team entries. Harry z. Greer and
George Z. sn.th, Washington, iIrst, ana
II. H. Wright and ". Il. LIE Compile, Cam
Fifth race-one mile. Cub team cham
pionship OF Tie District. I wo team entries
TN. Mudd. G. L. cause. j WALKER Thomp-
son. son, Harry Ggeep r. J. Murphy, George $.
Arlington tearc.MCdd, 6 POINTS; Thomp-
son, 4: Murphy, 9. Total, i2
Washington Road Club team-GauSe, 5;
Greer 3: Ball. l. Total, 0.
sixth race-oDc mile handicap amateur;
forty-sIx entries. Four heats, three men
to qualify in each heat.
First heat-W. 6. Lc Compte, Cambridge.
r. Smith. 1870 yards Time, 2I7.
Second heat -George 5. ball. 1 8 yards;
W. F. Throop, 100 yards; II. X. Wright.
Cambridge. Md. 35 yards. Time, 2:Is 3-5.
". H.. Wright, $50 yards, caIne in first,
but wa disqualified Tor looking around
Third neat-G. f. Smith, 60 yards; c.
B. Parker. Baltimore, 65 yards; c. E.
Cause, I6 yards. Time. z:22 2-5.
Fourth heath. W. Hickey. $50 yards;
f. l.. Burton, 100 yards; E. j. Murphy. 30
wards. Time, 2.y5.
Final-Lewis r. Smith, 100 yards; Fred
ScnaGe. scratch: George L. smith, So
yards. Time, 2:1S 2-5.
LAST RACES.
Seventh raee-Two- mile handicap. pro-
fessional. Sixteen entries. Two heats,
five men to qualify in each heat.
First heat-noward A. Frencn, baltimore,
2le yards; {. A. Church, Chester, Pa,
scratch; II. 81. Maddox, Asbury Park, Is
yards; I.ck III. White, BaItim more, 1875
yards; Ilaries j. Spencer, Baltimore, 100
yards. Time, 4:52 3-5.
second heat fivemen only appeared and
qualified. Frank A. Butler, BOSTON; F.
}. Starbeck, Philadelphia; Edwin r. Mil
Ter, Vineland, N. j., James l.. Ives, BaIti-
more: W. W. Phelps, Cambridge. Md.
Final-H H. Maddox, Asbury Park. Ii
yards: Edwin F. Miller, vineland, n. j.,
rs yards; j. F. Starbuck, Philadelphia,
10 yards; Jack n. White. Baltimore. 1876
yards; c. A. Church, Chester, Pa, scratch.
Time. 4:46 As.
Eighth race-Best paced mile: amateur;
Fred schade. 2:0s 1-5: George s. Ball.
2i5 2-5: W. Il. LIE Compile, Cambridge
Mo-, 2:15.
Ninth race-Best unpaced mile. amateur
Three entries.
$50 2-5; George E. Smith, Pa.
Exhihition half mile by Billie Sims Time