Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-08-21
THE RACE MEET.

Fast :ProfessIonsIs and Amateurs En-
terIng FOR the Events Next Friday---
1T. Onge, the "w sndering wnIie"---
Record Riding, etc..
The Vermont Wheel club race meet Fri
day next, Aug. %, promises to keep pace
with the tournaments of the past two
years, and 10 take its place in cycling his
tory as one of the MISUNDERSTANDING of
wheelmen in the east in '06. The entries
do not close until tonight, but already
many of the fast men have forwarded their
names for different events. The profess
sional entries include Nat Butler, Porter,
Reynolds, Walsh, Allen, Rhoades, Fitz-
gerald and other fiers.
Keene captured a good share of the anna
teur prizes last year and will attempt to re-
peat the performance again this season.
In Nadeau, Blake and Fish, Keene has one
of the ia test trios that any city can show
Several other riders from Keene will also
be present. Geo. Robertson of Hinsdale,
who has been training on the Charles
River track at Cambridge, Mass, will
start in the amateur events, and Hinsdale
will also send up two novices. Chaplin of
Bellows Falls, who won his spurs at
Springfield three years ago while resident
of MonsOn, and Huntoon of the same
place are booked for appearance. Brattle-
borO has several promising young riders.
Louis Roeder will start in the mile open
and mile handicap; Ed Benson in the
mile novice, mile handicap and hall mile
open; Charles Sampson in the lie handi-
cap and mile open: and Louis Wrisley in
the mile novice and mile handicap. All of
these riders have shown good speed in
practice. j. j. Casey of Worcester, whom
many regard as the fastest amateur in New
England, was one of the first to enter. c.
j. Lewis, the Northampton racer, who got
a record of 1851 for the mile at the recent
meet at Westboro, Mass, will also be
present.
The races will begin promptly at 2. NJ,
and will be run in the following order:
One mile novice half mile handicap, pro-
fessional; one mile open, amateur; one
half mile open, professional; one-half mile
open, amateur; one mile open, profess
sional; one mile handicap, professional.
The special attraction of the afternoon
will be the tramp act'' by Fred St. Onge
of Boston. He first gives burlesque ex-
hibition, representing Wandering Willie
trying to ride, ending with fine perform
ance of trick and fancy riding. j. E.
Walsh, the fast member of the Vermont
Wheel club, who is now a professional,
will ride half-mile to beat the record of
IS 2-5ths seconds, which Bald made last
year. Walsh will probably be paced by
Reynolds and Porter. These three riders
comprise the Eclipse team.
Wheels will be checked under the north
end of the grand stand.
All people on Main street are requested
to display decorations.
The club will run the soda and cigar
business on the grounds.
The electric cars will carry spectators to
the entrance of the grounds.
Both gates will be open, but carriages
will not be allowed on the centre of the
grounds.
If postponement is necessary on account
of rain the races will be run Saturday,
Aug. 20.
Nat Butler will be invited to go mile to
beat his own state record of 2:04, which
he made last year.
Tickets for the races will go on sale
Wednesday night at the stores of F. r.
Durgin and the Brattleboro News company.
The merchants have agreed to close their
stores Friday at II o'clock so as TO give
their employees an opportunity TO see the
races.
Keene, Hinsdale and Winchester are ex-
pected to send large crowds to the races. A
special train will leave Bratteboro in the
evening for Keene and way stations.
Tommy Butler has promised to come
here but has not forwarded his entry. The
managers expect TO hear from him today.
Tommy is regarded as the greatest wonder
on the American cycling path. He is 10
years old, weighs 126 pounds, and has re-
peatedly beaten Bald, Sanger, Cooper and
other cracks. He won two national cham
pionships at Louisville last week.