The morning times., 1896-10-04
NATl0NAt CIRCUIT MEET
Great Sport. Promised at the
Bicycle Races Tomorrow.
BIG RIDERS TO BE HERE
Especial Interest Centers In the
Struggle Between Bald ana Cooper.
Many Entries Have Been Made.
LII OF the acknowledgements Are
Fine for a Large Crowd.

The rarest sport bicyclers have ever seen
In Washington is to beigiven tomorrow at
the International Athletic Park Its the
first national circuit meet ever held here
and the last of the season.
This fact makes il or special interest
All the great professional riders of the
country are 10 he here except Zeiglcr, who
broke his arm at PIainrield, n. j., the
other day. The race for tine cham pionship
honors is so close between Cooper and Ba Id
that The result OF the meet ner may set
tie which is the crack OF the country.
This will add interest To the event, because
1t will be Il race Tor blood between the
two men. art.u a.. ...
rne outlook is that the crowd in attend
anre Will be very large. Many seats have
been soId, and all that is necessary Tor the
success OF the occasion is good weather.
Mitu ina, tie ,aIacIty oI ttc paih win
be tested To Its utmost. Lee Richa rdson,
the greatest Trick rider OF the country,
will pc present and entertain the people.
The cuLrleS Tor all the events, cXccpt The
open races, are in. Tie names speak Tor
themselves. They are:
FIRST RACE. --
First race. one mile noyicc-JOhn Hill.
uuatl tlachru, Ii. harues.er, uditIuaUiir,i.
W IiIlam ualG uowen, unav1acneu: W.
rhncis Plsolt, I. L.; j. i. latuhun, undt
t;icheu, II. W. hickey, GhaUrucneu Lag
siucarer. uDattacneu, y. w GARRISON. Aiu-
costa; NJ. Ii. bowman. unattached.
seGona race. one nhc open, probes sio'iai :, -
r. Ii. Alien, Syracuse, N, y; Walter l..
DickersoD, Palmyra, n. j., Edward L.
lShiu, buiialO, n. \ :; a ON Monarch cooper
De,r ,rmt. Mcn., chtiies "A. oiurcii, Chester
Pa; H. X. Lauuis, Swarthmore, Pa: +.
IA Runi,,ru. 4 hester pa - Edftlt2 Atfl1f
Slnelanu. n. j.; Robert L. McCuruy. ri hIia
uelphia, Pa, John 7. Temple. hicnmond.
Va: Arthur Gardncr and the Morgan ana
Wright team tiauue Le:ithcrbury howard
ana John French. Baltimore.
Third race. one mile open, amateur
Fred A. l.. schadc. W. X. e.; 4. Lawrence
MIllstead. unattached; J. Walter Thomp-
son. A. W; harry /. Docge, unatta, he'd;
William F. Thropp, unattached; Thomas
y. Mud, Jr., A. " EDert He0ard. unaJ-
tachGd; Charles Z. Cause, W. X, c.; Paul
v. +. Crist. unattached; Billie sims. "A.
W.: Ii. Woouworth Clum. unattached.
Fourth race, two thirds mile. open. pro-
fes Sional.f. IL. Allen, syracuse, \. Y: E.
trdt. Mich; {. A. Church, Chester. Pa;
IL. X. Lands, Swarthmure, Pa: +. Ii.
Runford, Chester, Pa; Eddie Miller. Vine
land. Nj. :; k9her, MC,curdy, Philadelphia,
Arthur Gardner: Morgan and Wright team:
Claude Leatherhury, Howard and John
French, Baltimore.
Firth race, cbe-mile tandem, amateur
X. L. French and W. g. LeCompte BlIti-
more. Nd: Paul Won BOcckman and E A
Pit Kin. o. W: Harry z Greer and Geurge
E. Smith, ". r. c.
AMATEUR HANDICAP.
Sixth race, Iwu-nnle ninuIcap, amateur
F. A. l.. schddc, w. X. t.; John hui. unat-
tacheu, L. l.. Milstead, unattached. Louis
hs NTH. unattached;J. Walter Thunpsop
A. W; II. W. harGestcr. unattached: W.
q Il. aI,...g
larry /: bunge. unat tached; j. +. Pattlsou.
ed. 7: ~ Mudd, jr., A. W. Is. +. Grimes.
il, E. A; T.; Laug she.rer, unattached.
iHgiing, l.. W; c, T.. Gause. W. X. c..
j. W. garrison, unattached; Hardy Pritch-
ara; a d.. " R c. C.; r. R. /. = French. ba'tinors.
W. r. C.; W. L. Ctist, nnattacned. george
tached: billie slnls, l. ", iati Bay Yard dn9E 7.
Wrenn. A. W. and Il. W. oIuli, unattached.
iess.unal-F: II. Allen, Syracuse. y. Y:
Walter +. Dickerson, Palmyra, y. j.: +. C.
Bald. Buffalo, n y; IA French. Bait.
u L. Lands. swarthmGre. Pa; +. Ii.
Rrmiord. Chester. Pa; Eddie Miller, Vine
land. \. J.; Robert P. McCurdy, Philadel-
pliia. Pa: John T. Temple, Richmond, Va.
Claude I.eatherbury, and uoward and John
French. Baltimore
The officers OF the meet will be:
A. WI b. Graves, W. Il. C.: d, L, sasaoc.
A. w, and c. A. Cabrera "A. C.
Referee-E + simpson i
TimerS-B. F. Larconbe, "A. W; W. j
Espey, W. re. and Joli, Woerncr., Z. W.
ScorerS-S. W. Stnerietz, c. A. C., and
W. II =. Henshaw, A. w.
Clerk or courSe-W. NJ. Gettinger; assist
ant. F. G. Potts.
Rawlius, a. w. and r. r. Burr Z. A.
Announcer-Col. j Hart Britain.
Starter-Prof. John CroSSlcy.
Handicapper-Wtiliam Jose
The races begin at O'Clock. Haley's
Band will furnish the music. =