The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-16
BIoSCLE RACES.
Interesting Events for st. Patrick's
Duy-The Prizes.

DUy-The Prizes.
There promises to be considerable in
tereet In the bicycle races on the Harris
burg road, which will he stered promptly
at o'clock Wednesday afternoon. Tho
start and finish w.h be at Anderson's
place. which will allow spectators 10 see
the men as they push OF at the crack OF
the pistol and as they squirt across the
tape at the end OF the seven miles. Fol-
lowing are the entries for the four milo
handicap, which viii be the event OF the
day with the handcnps for each:
Onc-,hirty mark--Robbc Byers, Law
renee Jacobs. John George. j. Il. Hilton.
Ed Gostick, George Upper. Bernia Roper,
Octave Cuimore.
One-twonty mark--A. Tatjo, A. Scuba
more, Leon Sass, Charles q. Scott, Austin
Welch. Leon Lusk Burnett Williams
Morris Goldman. Ed kiesl ns. go,
One-ten mark-C. Bender. John lllg.
Clarence George. Max Flaxman. Joc Mar
IN. Lee Brown. CLAUDE Foster Jake Wen
one minute mark-E. W. Pearl, Charles
Coplen, G. Jones, l.. A.. DuCross. W
Gheske Ernest SRyers a RIA F II ,aio, NJ
Fifty seconds mark--Douglas Bright.
Games Curry. Tom iligginboiham, Sen
George, .Adolph schuster. Ernest Depper-
Forty seconds mark-seymour Hand
rord, Frank ilig, George Bingham, Tom
Sargent, Eugene Neil, Grip Stevens. VIII
lam Caywood. March culmore.
| Thirty seconds mark-rhomas COPYING
| W. Is. F!ske. sam Swinford, Josh knoA
| LOUIS Drummer. 49,,
| Fifteen seconds mark-Sam Bering, Ike
| Halff, s. Z. Scruggs. u. Il. Sturgiss, wal
ham Catera. Jesse Albert. ~ ~
semch-J. j. Dickson, a, r oransS'
| Bismarck Dilzer. Jerry Swinford, y. Z.
Gale. Arch Culmore, Cap Culmorc' Wink
! ef White.
Handicapper T'readway has been careful
| in arranging the men so that the race VIII
| be equal, and all who have cxpresscu
themselves are satisfied with the dis
| tances a.,
! ING the afternoon -.
FIRST event. ono mile open, time limit,
ESQ First prize, gold medal, donated by
Justin G. white; second prize. mecrschaum
cigar holder donated by bother Bros ;
IN ri prize, a handsome cake, donated ny
Mrs. A. stude. four h pre-, tweiye monlhs
sqbsern'ion to ne TIE, pn, iS h heys between
| and ls years OF age--First prize, one par
shoes. donated by S. l.. Sam second prsze
twenty five soda checks donated NY 14ooH
chiefs. donated by Morris Bros. ..,
Third event. half mile open N lsns INN \.
1:lo- First prize, one PAR Morsam ,,,o ~
toeraphs by r. Guy th.rd prize. SIX ~,
months subscription TO DAILY POST fourth
prize, ole bottle OF Vitae-ore, a NO
tween The ayes Of and 10 years II irst
prize, bicycle watch, donated by Perry
man & Gale second pre-, 2N oys'ers, uo,
nnied Inv Houston provision company
third prize. bicycle bell, donated by Grant
& Pearl. al, On
Firth event. quarter NILE. time limit ~
| seconds First prize. meal BOOK nouu.su
, by Demonico restaurant; second prize,
bicycle belt, donated by Sol Co!man, ,nlrn
prize. par neials don9tel by by i perrynap o,
| pnipd hv t,iectl'S shoe store.
sixth event. half mile, boys un1er
wears of age-lrirst prize, Ave POUNDS. ol
candy, donated by Charles Hem Ascou,
pre- six French harps lhira pTi1e, , on,
= pound box OF candy, donafeh ny won 10,
d candy store; fourth prize. cup and saucer
donated by Jos. Goldman. 1901,
seventh event misses, race--lladieS' heu
:, n, az aied bv A. c. Wrcce: one pair NJ
gloves, donated by Levy bros.; one so''
mig donated by Nathan Koseslnai' r,r.
EIghth event four mile handlcip-f hs
! son, with bicycle lamp donated by ~,
nUoro G. Roller, seconl prize, twelve bot
ties BIKE Pale BOTTLED beer; thlrd pre-
seven pounds roaa'. sSnatcd Ply itous,so,
Provision company; fourth prize, one po'
stationery: NTH prize, one sprlhS ney fi,,,i
sixth nrizc one can cycle OIL and plcycl'
whistle: seventh prize. lamp brochet INV
corfscrew. ..,o,s, 10 tbns
) races has worked hard 20 make M ,NV,'
"A success No ADMISSION = chhrseu, a.
/ road races are always given IN tue 'h'''