The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-07-02
Isl mile consolation, professional.

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Prizes-$l5, $40, S..
f. NJ. Dampman, Philadelphia, Pa.
H. Willison, Jr., Cumberland, Md.
Howard French, Baltimore,
II. Woodworth Clum, Wash, ID. G.
Chas. A. Church, Philadelphia, Pa
Chas. j. Spencer, Baltimore.
l6-l mile team race, Frederick ver-
sus Hagerstown. Prizes-First. gold
medal; second, gold medal; third, sill
yer medal. Entries to fill up on day of
race
l7-Club team road race, 81 miles,
Fredesick to Woodsboro' and return
Fourprizes, value $780, Entries TO fill
up on day OF race.
lS-Coasting contest, / mile course,
beginning on Cemetery Hill and going
towards toll-gate. Entries to fill up on
day of race.
NOTES OF THE MEET.
The coasting contest will be held on
Cemetery Hill at $50 a. M, Saturday
morning.
DR.. Ira j. McCurdy, Murray British
and Victor Marken are in charge of
the race program on Saturday and
Monday.
Fred. Schade, of Washington, one of
the fleetest young riders of the league
will be a hot competitor in the races on
Saturday and Monday.
On Sunday all the wheelmen are
expected to attend divine services at
our churches, after which the day can
be put in with runs over our splendid
roads to various points of interest.
Lawson, the "Terrible Swede,n is
in Frederick and will probably give
an exhibition at Atlethic Park on Sat-
urday or Monday. He is noted fast
rider and will show some speedy work
certain.
Colonel Baughman has offered sew
eral prizes for the fastest time made on
his track at Poplar Terrace, about one
mile from Frederick, ON Monday morn
ing. All wheelmen are invited to be
present.
On Saturday night dance will be
held at Braddock Heights in honor of
the visiting wheelmen. The commit
tee in charge of the entertainment are:
Stewart Dean, chairman; E. Frank
Davis, Harry Lochner, T.. G. German,
Edward A. Grove, Richard Potts,
Harry Lakin, Charles Wilson, Bruce
Howard, Julius Lochner, Gerson Ro-
senour aud Jacob Schmidt.
Our citizens should literally patron
ize the races and exhibition at the
Athletic Park during the cycle meet.
The Bicycle Club has gone to great ex-
pense to make this notable event and
should receive the support of every one
interested in athletic sports. Frederick
has long needed some diversion of this
kind, and now that it is provided the
necessary means for its maintenance
should be provided.
The Great southern Printing and
Manufacturing Company OF this city,
has gotten out the official program and
souvenir of the Maryland Division l..
A. w. Bicycle Meet, July 3rd to 5th,
inclusive. 1t is neat pamphlet of
one hundred pages, and contains be-
sides the program of races and amuse-
ments great many interesting articles
concerning bicycles and kindred top
les that makes excellent reading. The
price is only ten cents. They will be
for sale on the grounds.
Lawson, the "Terrible Swede," has
been engaged by the management of
the Bicycle Meet to give an exhibition
mile on Saturday during the races.
He will also compete for some of the
prize events in the professional classes.
This rider is one of the best in the
country and holds the worlds rec.
ord for 26Sl.5 miles without dismount,
in Is hours and 5 seconds. Also he
holds the worlds record for % and so
miles He holds the competition rec
ord for miles. This will be an inter-
esting portion of the complete program
already announced, and should at
tract people from far and near to wit
ness it.