Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-07
Or condition of the track but no enc was

poor condition of the track but no enc wa.
badly injured.
The mile open, amateur was the race oi
the day. In the first heat the ri ling wa.
good and Wilson won by a good sprint
With George Smith Immediately behind
him. In the second heat which was wor
Dy Neins, Won Boeckman managed to be a,
Rhine out at the tape for third place. Ir
the thlrd heat Matchett won by splendid
sprint, with Pittman a good second and
Norris Of Baltimore a close third The fi,lal
neat was a regular procession around the
track, though the finish was of the hair.
raising order. Schade was the fayorite
Wilson managed to steal four or five wards
on the bunch on the last lap at the end CT
the back stretch, and the other riders
bumped after him. Schade was next to
him, Smith third and Morgan fourth On
IN, 1ne nome stretch 1t was battle royal
The lead was cut down and positions
changed quickly. Moran fully demon
strated his sprinting ability, and won by al
least half foot from George Smith. who
nnished second. Schade and Wilson were
nearly tie for fourth place. and the Judges
decided that Wilson was a few inches in
the lead. The entire four men were Sd
close that blanket could cover all.
The Results.
Following are the results:
First race-One mile; novice; prize, golt
medal
First heat-C. ]. Mueller. first: II. Cox
second; w. H. Snyder. third: W. shipley
pacemaker. fourth. Time 2.27 40
Second heat-C. Rupp. Baltimore, first
X E. Story. second; 1. c. Mannakee third
Dave Moore pacemaker fourth. Time. 2.26
Third heat-W. Richardson, first: c. s
Brush. second; ]. Koehler. third: J. Alex.
ander. pacemaker, fourth. Time. 239
First semf-final heat-Mueller. first: H
Cox, second: w. Shipley, third: Dave
Moore, pacemaker fourth. Time, 23l 3-5
Second semi-final heat-Snyder first
Brush, second: w. Richardson. third: J
Alexander, pacemaker. fourth. Time. 2.32 As
Final-H. Cox, won; W. Shipley. second
]. Alexander, third. Time 3.19 %
Second race-One mile: open amateur
prizes, Ss5 watch, so watch, SO diamond
scarf pin.
First heat-E. L. Wilson. first: @. f
Smith, second; w. Brearly. third; w. G
21S As.
Second heat. Veins, Petersburg. first
X. L. French, second; p. Won Boeckman
third: A. C. Moran, pacemaker, fourth
Time, 222.
Third heath. S. Matchett. first: w. w
Pittman, second: r. T. Norris. third Fred
Schade. pacemaker. fourth. Time. 30.
First semi-final heat-A. C. Moran, first
G. Z. Smith, second: E. L. Wilson, pace
maker, third. Time, 2-27 2-5.
Second semi-final heat-Fred Schade. first
w. W.. Pittman, second: R. T. Norris
pacemaker. third. Time. 2.27 As.
second; E. L. Wilson. third: Fred Schade
fourth. Time, BIS As.
Third race-One mile open; professional
prizes, cash. SO. SO. $. Run in one heat
Won by Fred Sims: W. Sims, second; c. B
Parker. third. Time, 2.32
Fourth race-Two-mile handicap; anna
teur; prizes, $35 diamond ring, $50 watch
$40 cuff buttons. s. sweater
First heat.W. w. Pittman. 2l0 yards,
first; Michael, 300 yards second; p Won
BoeckInan, 10 yards, third; Lee Counsel
man, lbs yards, fourth, and Matchett, "
yards. fifth. Time, AL As.
Second heat-Fred Schade, scratch, first
G. Z. Smith, 10 yards second; Cox, 22J
yards, third; LIE Compile. 40 yards, fourth
and Norris, 200 yards. fifth. Time, 4.45 80
Third heat-R. L. French, 30 yards, first
]. Hill, 200 yards, second; E. V. Douglas
$50 yards, third; H. Rhine, 125 yards,
fourth, and c. Rupp, 100 yards, fifth. Time
4.45 3-5.
Finale Compile, Baltimore. 40 yards,
won: French, Baltimore, 30 yards. second
G. E. Smith. 10 yards, third, and Fred
Schade, scratch, fourth. Time, All.
Fifth race-Two-mile handicap; Trofes-
sional. Cash prizes. s25. SO and $40. Won
by Fred Sims. scratch; George Ball, 81
yards, second, and WsF. Throop, 90 yards
third. Time, $40 3-5.
Sixth race-Two-mile tandem: amateur
Prize, SIS scarf pin to each man of the win
ming team. Schade and helms, first; L. l..
Wilson and G. E. Smith, second; r. l..
french ana w. u. LIE Compile, third and
L. R. Smith and ]. E. Mitchell, fourth.
Time, SOL
Seventh race-One-mile club race, teams
of three for the club championship of the
District of Columbia. Prize, silver trophy
cup.
First heat-Team of Eastern Athletic
Club qualified. J. Hill. E. A. c., 6 points
first; L. r. Smith. Arlington Wheelmen,
points, second; Rhine. Z. A. c., points
third; Murphy, A. W., points. fourth;
Walker, A. W., 2 points. fifth; Pittman. L.
A. c., / point, sixth Total, E. A. c., IL
points; A. W., 10 points. Time. 2.52.
Second heat-Team of Mount Pleasant
Athletic Club qualified. Ronsaville, NJ. p.
A. c., points, first; Moran, Washington
Road Club. 5 points. second; E. L. Wilson,
NJ. P. A. c., points, third; G. E. Smith.
w. r. c.. 3 points, fourth; Matchett w.
R. c., points. fifth; Snyder, NJ. p. A. c..
point, sixth. Totals-Mount Pleasant Ath-
letic Club, ii points; Washington Road
Club, 10 points. Time. 3.37.
Final-Won by Mount Pleasant Athletic
Club team. Ronsaville, NJ. P. A. C. &
points. first: Wilson, NJ P. A. c., points,
second; Pittman, Eastern Athletic Club, 4
points, third: Rhine, E. A. c.. ; points.
fourth; Hill, E. A. c., points. fifth; Sny-
der NJ. P. A. c., l point sixth. Totals
Mount Pleasant Athletic Club. II points;
Eastern Athletic Club, points. Time,