Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-16
|ECOND ANNUAL RACE MEET
The Wilmington Bicycle Clubs
Sports at RivervieW.
DEclDEDLY SUCCESSFUL AFFAIR
Three Thousand People In At
n tendanCe.
1ztSsicrs Taken ny Eight Wheeimcn and
two bicycles wrecked-Tbe Programme
4lnferestinE Notwithstanding IL was Long
III Buinmary of the Events.

8It<~<+iBumhhry Oi Ihe EVebths
A{ }Ibe second annual race meet OF the
2 {lnlington Bicycle Club, which was
l<t)d on the Riverview Cycle track on
tl1fday afternoon, was decided sue
156s. &ithough the rain which had fallen
< M 2eyera days previous had made
Ii14 defects in tho track, which inter-
'lkfed with the work of some of the
1iders and caused several '.spills."
NE attendance was the largest that
3 hAa Vet been to race meet in this
psty, fully 5000 people being present
|ARfeat number Of the spectators were
Id{ae. The programme was triile
Enne, and as some of tho contestants
&(|ere slow In making preparation, there
&4re few waits, but all in all, the
&pbers Of the club are deserving OF
/. 6Hit for the manner In which the
96b6le affair went of. The races, as a
{i4i6 we're well contested, and the track
6l|Ioers did all in their power to keep
!, ,9n iii lively exhibition. A noticeable
&<fre, and one which was highly ap-
68diated by the spectators, was the
N N53Snce of everybody but the officials
the field. There was large force
{poliee on hand, and they had no
6dble at all in keeping the field clear
Z ~ 'all except those who had right to
\ ~ fhere.
\ hight Of the contestants we're thrown
1fom their wheelp, but none OF them
/, ,4ere badly hurt Two bicycles were
rfatty badly broken up, but no other
damage was done.
Tho riding was principally fact, and
eoine excellent time was made Robert
W3sr, paced by j. II. Minnick and g.
AZ, sElliott Oh a tandom, made a milo
81. l6, thus capturing the state record
Al 3. 20, which was held 10y Frank Tur-
.66f. He made the quarter in "a, half
H. Loo, and tbree-quarters in l. AZ.
fank Turner, paced by w. r. and r.
r e.. Goodley, made half mile in l.04,
n hitch was equal to the record held by
y. .Ebbert Wier. He made the quarter in
f A. G. Miexell, Philadelphia pro-
n Nfessional, went an unpaced half mile In
2s1.O9 3-5, but he was unable to equal
I fhe record, /. O8, held by L. c. Johnson.
What promised to be the most inter
4 6sting event OF the day, the mile invi-
'{fation race, In which Robert Wier,
(. frank Turner, L. @. johnson and W.
NR. Goodley, four Of Wilmington g
crack riders, entered, was devoid
after the start, owing to the fact that
j Johnson was unable to ride, on account
.fof injuries received on the Fourth of
s1J uly, and Wier was out OF condition,
The having sustained injuries IN severe
fal short time before the race. Tur-
.,per had walk over, and Goodley was
second, the time being 2. % 10. W.
81. Palmer and f. q. Goodley did the
& pacing on tandem.
IA 1t was claimed by some that G. A.
Church of Chester took unfair advant-
.age of hiH competitors in the tive-mile
" Fprofessional race. Some of the contest
ants had more than a lap on him, and
"A in the course of the race w. IL. Landis
dropped back and paced Church, which,
some claim, assisted the latter in
4 finishing in second place. However, it
Il is thought Church had no such ar
rangement and there was no contro-
Il yersy over the result.
n Albert Mcdaniel and Nicholas Green,
N two Wilmington lads, gave very pretty
4 exhibition of fancy riding for two
N medals which had been donated by j.
q. Montgomery and A. Ii. Ainscow.
They were loudly applauded.
n the prizes offered in the several
events we're valuable. Gold and silver
medals and diamonds were the chiei
trophies for the amateurs, while bicycle
sundries and other articles we're offered
az minor prizes. In the professional
races $25 was given to tho first man in
each. There were three monsy prizes
in the mile and four in the five mile
race.
The spectators were, as rule, pleased
with the races, as at the finish in each
event the applause was deafening The
results were as follows:
IN One-mile novice-First heat--Won by
" G. II. Lippincott, Wilmington; l.. @.
NJ Schwendeman, Wilmington, second.
NJ Time, 2. 30 2-5. Second heat--Won b,
H W. d. Kelley, Wilmington; William
II Priest, Wilmington, second. Time
III 8. AZ 1-5 Final-Won by W. ID. Kelley,
George M. Marshall second. Time
81 2. l5 3-5.
One-mile club handicap-First hea
Il Won by W. III. Hollett, $50 yards; f.
4 Nj. Boyle, 80 yards, second. Time, 9. 20
Second heat-Won by b. F. Mcdaniel
24O yards: Il, G. Churchman, IS yards
\ second. Final-Won by b. +. Nc
4 Daniel, j A. Burton, 200 yards, second
Time, 2. l6 80.
One-mile open, ,amateur--First heat
y Won by George II. Wallen, Philadel
phia; William S. Ray, Chester, second
(, Time, 2. As. Second heat-Won b.
W Frank Turner, Il. M. Boyle, second
" Time, 9. 45 49,. Third heat-Won b.
n Walter Nj. Trott, Philadelphia; W r
81 Goodley, second. Time, 2.29 3-5
N Fourth heat--Won by Howard Schock
Philadelphia; j. A. Shomo, Philadel
Il phia second. Time, 3. "a. FInal-Wol
N by Walter M. Trott, Frank Turner sec
ond, Time, $50.
One mile handicap, professional-Fir irs
racs-Wop by o. A. Church, scratch
4 Ben Peck. Philadelphia, 50 yards, sec
4 ond. Time, 2. l6 Second heat-Wo
q by Clarence Bowers, Riverton, N j.
rs yards; J. L. Clark, Jr.. Wilmington
u 80 yards, second. Time, 2. 10 4-E
Final-won by II. E. Bartholomew
Philadelphia, 40 yards; G. A. Churc
second. Time, 2 Is.
y Two-mile handicap, amateur-Firs
a heat-Won by w. M. 1'rott, scratch
George Yoager. Wilmington, l65 yards
SECOND. Time, 4.57 As. Second heat
Won by Robert Wier, 65 yards; Georg
i Walen, 1l5 yards, second. Time, A. 5t
A Final-Won by w. r. Goodley, 10 yards
W. M. Trott second. Time, minute
and two-fifths of second
"A Five-milo handicap, professional
Won by Clarence Bowers, @. A. Churc
second. Time, IL. IL %
l Tho club will probably give met
in the fall. 1t is also likely that the
* will opnn the nav Tlnion street trar