The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-09
0I0FBS FOR THE BIG RACE.
srvrY WILL START IN THE
'N' oGEECHEE HANDICAP.


-,,v Noon TO Allow the Handi-
.- Time 20 Make Up the Han
-Tbe officers OF the Race.
9-.schee road race, to be run on
i-s go road next Friday afternoon,
Is. rbe biggest cycling event that sd
VII ,-,s seen in several years 1t VIII
g.. +s-rest road race ever run IN the
DC --i-h the possible exception OF that
SOU -....,.iile. When the promoters OF the
a. D-----,e5 il they had hoped for sue
race ~ even their fondest hopes will be
49, man realized, unless something IN
- happens to upset their ealeula-
tons. -, ,,,,,,,e,ous and the
I-' ,-,ipy 10 be hot and interesting.
- -. are now sixty-two entries, nearly
ne me of which will start. The entries
eve ave. J. NJ. Wilson. G. A. White
50 n 4. Wenzel. John Bell, c.
L''.,,s,brock. E. L. Gilbert, Oar Hull.
connery. H. Won Linstaw, p A
- E. A. Usina, w. w. Fretwel.
nj, Green. L. Leopold. E. A. Grado1
- Thompson, Swan Sullivan, II. Hi
-b Mr. Kreiger, r. G. Fleming, Al
,.-. Zones. ]. K. Sloat, J. F. Nicely, R. v
.--,arst E. d. Wells. " S. Wells, The
- Morgan. Bal Everett, f. p. Gala
- -. milton clark, Chris Heller, Horace
Crane, Jr., A. b. Calfman' J. ;. smith,
= Rarber. c. NJ Highsmith, Jake Dub
p,berr Blum, G. L. Screven, A. l.. Myer-
n w. Jackson, Jr, Allen Sweat, H.
T,.s,in George II. Ellis, 4. W. Lyon, H.
Lilo I L. Kinsey, Jr., r. S. Wallace,
rar holland. ]. McGlashan, NJ. j. Doyle,
T. nam Tuberdy, E. F. Edwards, John J.
,f.nonouph. Jr.. A. L. Thompson, H. L.
4 ,rtman. S. H. Berg, w. G. Turner, James
Kelley b. /. Okarma7 J. W. Newman Jr'
me entry list will close at noon Tuesday.
7, is expected that there viii be several
4 more entries before the list Is closed. some
Of the boys are training on the quiet ana
are waiting for the last minute to get the
i nest possible handicap, but this VIII hardly
avail them anything, as the hahdlcappIls
win be in the hands of gentlemen VINO
doubtless know the riding abilities OF near
~ every man in Savannah. Mr.. w. Edwin
Grady is the official handicapped
There are twenty-seven prizes ana every
one of them is worth riding for. The time
prize and the first prize are medals donat-
ed Jointly by the cycle dealers. The prizes
are: .o-
First Prize-Gold medal, valued at $l5.
Second Prize-Bicycle suit, b. II. Levy
Third Prize-one pair trousers. Haslam,
Harvey & Co.
Fifth Prize-Pair shoes, Z. /. Okarma.
Sixth Prize-One dozen photographs,
Wilson & Royal.
seventh Prize-Traveling case, H. H.
Livingston.
Eighth Prize-Meerschaum pipe. ]. B.
Ninth Prize-Pair bicycle shoes, Byck
Tenth Prize-silver match box, Theus
Bros.
Eleventh Prize-Pafr shoes, c. s. Marks.
Twelfth Prize-Umbrella, D. Kohler.
Thirteenth Prize-Razor, Harvey &
Jones.
lamp, Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company.
Fifteenth Prize-Hat, Gardner & Elm
stein.
Sixteenth Prize-Pair bicycle shoes, Gen
& Quint
Seventeenth Prize-Pair cycle trousers.
Dryfus Bros.
Eighteenth Prlze-Pair shoes. D. P.
Meyerson.
Nineteenth Prize-Pair cycle trousers,
Appel & Schaul.
Twentieth Prize-Search light lantern,
Lindsay & Morgan.
Twenty-first Prize-Twentieth century
lantern, Savannah Cycle Agency.
Twenty second Prize-Pair bicycle pants
Appel & Schaul.
Twenty-thrd Prize-Twentieth century
lantern, E. f. Whitcomb &. Co.
Twenty-fourth Prize-Bottle perfumery.
Masonic Temple Pharmacy.
Twenty-ffth Prize-Messenge saddle.
W. E. Wimpy.
Twenty-sixth Prize-Sweater, Holland &
McGlashan.
The race will be ten miles. starting
at the two-mile post to the seven-rniIe
post and return. There will be a flag at
the turn. Whether they turn or dsmount
ana remount does not matter, so that they
turn the flag. There will be two Judges
at the starting point and two at the turn.
VINO will check off the numbers of the
riders as they come in.
The judges will be Messrs. w. F. Brun-
ner' Albert Wylly, George Cope and
Messrs. Allen Bond, Alvin NJ. Bell and
Harry Bruin, Mr. Charles w. Saussy
act as starter
The road is in splendid condition. and #
VIII not be surprise to see some very fast
time ny the scratch men, and possibly
some dark horses, for some of the bows
are making some good time on the ulIiet
~ training. The road, with the excep-
t!oh OF the short stretch between the
t"o-mle post and the Florida Centraf
ana Penlnsular crossing, could not be bet
S yer. me city wagons, which use the road
~ tTI Inal distance, have cut it up a lit
tte, Dut mat will not have much effect.
arrangements have been made with thA
cry 10 stop the wagons from using tha
aodq While the race is being run. Chief
u romeo. McDermott will be reuuestei
40 send several mounted officers to keen
me spectators from crowding the riders
a. me nnish. This will be almost necas-
sSSly, as there is danger of accidents.
sin9ouid the spectators crowd the road. The
s sbI VIII come in at a fast clip and thev
finish 04A !" spare at the
T.. MessTs ]. NJ. Wilson, G. A. Whitehead
e., ana II. A. Wenzel deserve great praise
ie t.elr work in getting up the race. 1t
- ~ them and them solely that the CIV
ITS are indebted. OF course they were
I tia5q greatly by the merchants. who SO
tIa,aty donated the prizes, but those gem
'T Tt ala the work which was no little.
sr, ne race will start at o clock. The rid
eiii, WA report at 4:30 O'Clock so as to ia
49, tne starting. There will be no
no 1''l Ig for anybody and those who do
snow up on time will be left ont
NJ 81, ra oody is invited to come out and See
L. ~ seventeenth annual meet of the
rIsassue OF American Wheeimen viii take
ire, IN IN Louisville this week. This is the
a son ltiile the meet has ever been held in
Wiz 0tneIh city and the people of Louis
are making