The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-11
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practicable If you are agreeable to the
above. Yours very truly B. F. Mayo"
Mr.. Kinsey replied as follows:
Savannah, Ga, Sept. 10, 1S96.-B. F.
Mayo, Esq, Jacksonville, Fla.-Dear Sir:
Your letter of the 9th inst. has been given
careful consideration, in which l con-
clude that your additional provisions are
quite irregular. My acceptance Of your
challenge embraces the provisions Of the
challenge as originally received and any
additional amendments can not be consid-
cred
This conclusion has come from advise
ment with my friends and l trust you and
your supporters will recognize the irreg-
ularity of further conditions. Hoping to
hear favorably from you, I am, yours very
truly, I. U. Kinsey, Jr'
The race thus stands, while Kinsey is
doing the distance every day at Wheel
mems park and Mayo is doing likewise at
Panama park. If Mayo consents to ac-
cept the conditions he originally named,
the correspondence will be closed at once
with the 500 purse, the Jacksonville peo-
pie not appearing inclined to increase the
amount.
The Jacksonville Citizen, in comment
ing on the challenge and its acceptance
says:
Mayo stipulates that the pace shall be
sufficiently fast to make the five miles
within twelve minutes fiat, otherwise it
will not be a race. In case Kinsey shall
not agree to this, then Mayo stipulated
that each rider should set his own pace
one starting from the tape and the other
on the back stretch. This would allow
each rider to go as fast as he Should
please, and at the same time neither one
would have to set the pace for the other
Either way will be acceptable to Mayo
All that he wants is hot race. At
the race in Jacksonville at the recent mid
summer meet Kinsey defeated Mayo I ne
latter was i'll at the time, however getting
up from a sick bed to race. He does
not believe, therefore, that it was a fair
test of his riding qualities, and he has
shown his faith in his abilities by issu-
ing the challenge to his opponent. Mayo's
friends in Jacksonville believe that he
is the better rider Of the two, and that
in five-mile race he can defeat Kinsey
hands DOWN"
The rivalry between local and southern
cyclists in general is becoming more in
tense daily. Challenges and acceptances
are passing thick and fast and If the va
rious match races now In course of ar
rangement come to anything cycledom
will have many events of interest in the
near future.
The following letter was handed the
| Morning News last night:
Editor Morning News: l notice a chal-
lenge for a bicycle race, purporting to be
| for me from c. II. Leopold. l wish to
state that the statement that l am seek
ing race with that gentleman is mis-
leading. defeated him in two races a
one mile open and a quarter mile DASH
last fall, hence 1 have no occasion what
ever to want to race him, as my past eff
forts have proven me the faster man. If,
however, he is dissatisfied and wishes to
make another try for his lost laurels, 1 am
willing to give him a chance, provided he
issues challenge in a regular manner,
and approaches me in the proper way.
Peter G. Leist."
Both parties to this race are we'll known
riders and a match race between them
would be an interesting event. Fix it up,
gentlemen.