Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-23
BIGGEST OF THE YEAR
Tomorrow's Cycle Races at Athletic
Park.
CRACK WHEELMEN ALL ON HAND
Track in Good Shape and Fine
Sport Promised.
FULL LIST OF ENTRIES

The big bicycle races of the year. the
| ma tional circuit meet, will be held tomor-
| row afternoon at the International Athletic
Park, on the Conduit road. There will be
sixteen events. and the number of entrants
equal to that of any race meet held this
season. All of the big men of the cycle
racing world who will enter the races are
in the city. Zimmerman was the :rst to
arrive, and last evening Bald, Mertens.
Gardiner and Titus came. This morning
Cooper and the rest of the cracks arrived.
The track is in good shape. Just enough
rain has fallen up to today to make it in
good condition for rolling tomorrow morn
ing, to put it in the best of trim for TIE
| riders. The sprinkler which has been used
all CT this week has been abandoned since
the rain fall of last evening and this morn
ing, and If tomorrow is anyways clear an
extra large force of laborers will be put TO
work at rolling the course. Should a post
ponment be made necessary, the races will
not be run off Saturday. Most of the men
who Will race here tomorrow are entered
for a meet at Philadelphia. The following
Monday the circuit meet is at Trenton. y.
j., and Tuesday the riders will race in
Buffalo. N Y. After this date the balance
OF the week is open, so If postponement is
made the races will come off the latter
part of next week
All tiie Improvements nave been COnp.et
ed at the park. Several new boxes have
been opened up in place of the boxes for
merry used by the reporters. Additional
rows OF seats have been placed at each .nd
OF the private boxes, and accommodation
| made for the seating of several hundred
more persons.
The entries, prizes, events and hanlicaps
are follows:
One mile NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.: three
prizes valued at SO. SO and s1O-Fred
Schade 70. l.. Wilson, r. L. French. A. c.
Moran w. g. lie Compile, G. E. Smith, p.
Won Boeckman, c. Z. Cause.
Two-third mile open-ProfeSsional: two
men and pacemaker to qualify for final
First heat, Tom Cooper. Arthur Gardiner,
A. G. Mertens. Fred Sims. T. N. Mudd.
Eddie Miller, VIM. F. Throop. Second heat
Z. c. Bald. Fred Titus, owen Kimball, c.
S. Wells. VIM. Sims, II. b. Freeman, G. S.
Ball.
Two-third mile hardicap-Amateur-Fi
men to qualify for final First heat-Fred.
Schade. scratch; Z. l.. Wilson, 10 yards:
r. l. French, % yards; H. /. Dodge, 30
yards; l.. Counselnan, 10 yards; ID. r.
Wrenn. ~ yards; C. E. Cause. II yards;
c. $. Brush, ~ yards; VIM. Brearley. 60
yards; John Hill, 40 yards; NJ NJ Mer-
rill, - yar1is; w. A. Bolden. - yards; c. j.
Mueller, 81 yards; e. Bishop. 30 yards.
Two-third mile handicap-Amateur-Fi
men to qualify for final Second heat-A.
c. Moran, 10 yards; w. G.. LeCompt. IL
yards; g. Z. Smith, - yards; p. Won
Boeken, 30 yards; J. E. Hanger, 81 yards;
H. harrington. ~ yaris: f. s. Gee. 81
yards; ii. 4. Rhine, - yards; w. w. Pitt
mann, e. yards; r. L. Corby, So yards; Il.
l.. A Todd, 81 yards; w. II. Snyder 30
yards; J. Alexander, 80 yards; C. r. Yeat-
nan. % yards
Final of two-th;rd mile open (profess ola
Prizes: First, 800: second, $50; third, So.
Final of two-third mile handicap ,ama
teur)-Three prizes valued AT 49, slo and
$40.
Mile open (professonaD-Three men and
pacemaker to qualify for final: Tom Coop
err Arthur Gardiner, A. c. Mertens, Fred
Sims, =. n. Mudd, Eddie Miller, VIM. F.
Throop
Mile open (professionaD-Threa men and
rtcenaker to qualify for final: f. c. Bald
Fred Titus, Owen kimball c. S. Wells,
m. Sims, III. b. Freeman, G. S. Ball.
One-miie tandem CANA .eur)-Two prizes
valued at $40 70 each man of first team:
two prizes valued at so 10 each man of
second team; 0D Fred. Schade. 40 r. L.
French cop r. I. Wrenn, (i3) H. Il. Greer.
prizes: First, $100; second, $50; third, SD;
fourth. $40.
Exhibition mile by Arthur A. thinner
man. worlds undefeated champion. paced
by triplet manned by W. F. and Billie
Sims and George S. Ball.
tlTe- mile hand!cap-Amateur; six men to
qualify for tinal-Fred Schade, scratch: A.
c. Moran, so yards: r. l.. French. 100
yards: H. /. Dodge, 100 yards: b. r.
Wrenn, 200 yards; II. harrington, 223
yards: H. A: Rhine. 215 yards: C. S. Brush.
'ooo HaruS, w. A BOiderl, 800 yards. T.. L.
A. Todd, 100 yards: NJ NJ Merrill. Ia5
yards, and c. J. Mueller. $50 yards
F1ve-mile neutrality-suspicious.; six men to
qualify for finale. L. Wilson. 70 yards;
w; G. LeCompt, CO yards: G. E. Smith.
100 yards; =. Won Boeckman. $50 yards: L.
Counsdman. 200 yards; C. E. Cause. 25o
yards: E. S. Gee, 215 yards: W. Brearley
80 yards; w. w. Pittman. 375 yards: John
Ill., 400 yards; E. Bishop, AS yards W..
n. Snyder, 415 yards, and c. r. Yeatman
500 yards.
Two-mile handicap, professional: prizes,
hrst. 800; second, sG0 third. $40: fourth
10: fifth. $l5-T. NJ. Cooper, scratch: E. c.
Bald, scratch: A. Gardiner, scratch: A. c.
Mertens, % yards: F. Titus, forry-five
yards: o kimble, 40 yards: w. F. Sims.
~ yards; c. S. Wells, 10 yards: T. n.
Mud, Jr., 10 yards; VIM. Sims 125 yards:
Eddie Miller, no yards; H. b. freeman.
lGo yards; w. F. Throop, $50 yards; Geo. S.
Ball, 200 yards
Final of five-mile handicap, amateur:
five prizes. valued at $35, $50, SIS, $40 and
s..
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