The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-08
AN IMPORTANT EVENT EVENT
The Biggest Bicycle Meet In the History
Of This Section.
CHAMPION ZIMMERMAN WILL RIDE
tto VIII show the People What He
Con Do-sevcraI proressionni Races
VIII BE Pulled OT-Nhmorous En-
tries Being Made : President
o'Ncill in Washington.

o'Nciii in washington.
The most ipmortant bicycle meet In
the history Of his section, If not of the
S~hte' VIII take place at.the track of the
tNorloik Driving and Fair Association
oi newt Monday and Tuesday, under the
auspices Of the Twin City Cycle Club.
Every preparation has been made and
niue now remains to he lone beyond the
OF the admirable plans aid
Ehlrics by the score Will come In, not
ohiy from crack amateurs in this sec
ton. but from many in Richmond Bal
'lnlore, Petersburg and elsewhere.
MIR. ~. ~. O'Neill, president of the club.
ls IN washington nov making arrange
hichis TO secure II or two professional
events for each day. Or course one Of
the chief features OF the meet Will be the
presence of Arthur Gimme, man, the
worlds champion rider, II 1t will be
me mrs, opportunity the people Of this
section have had to see the noted bikist.
lie VII. prove a Strong drawing card.
FRENCH AND LIE CoMPTE.
The Washington Post Of yesterday
contains the following:
"tlr. Arthur a. O'Ncill, a prominent
business man of Norfolk, president OF
The wi City Bicycle Club. of that city,
under whose auspices probably the larE-
est meet ever held in Virginia will take
place next Monday and Tuesday, Is in
the city in the interest of the races. ME,
oNcil was at International Park yeSaj
t9:day afternoon securing entries for the
meet. 4ic met all the fast riders OF the
district, as well as the visitors from Bal
timore and points in Virginia, and sue
ceedcd In adding a number of names
10 the list OF entries already swelled to
large proportions.
The races will be among the most i'm
portant ever held in the State or VIZ
ginia. The meet is exclusively an ANA
teur one, and Will bring together the
best 'pures' in this section of the Coun-
try. There will be fourteen races In all.
seven run on each day. The races for
the first day include n onc-milc novice,
half-malc open, mile handicap, one-milc
open, one-mile tandem, onc-mile Norfolk
championship, and two-mile handicap.
on the second day, September II, the
races include haif-miIe novice, onc-miie
open, one-mi!e Virginia L.. a. w. cham
pionship. half-Inile handicap, half-milc
tandem, half-milc open. and three-milc
handicap. The prizes are ali handsome
and as costly as the l.. a. w. Racing
Board allows
Fred. Schade, Al Moran and many 9th
er Washington boys will go down to the
city by the sea. In all Mr.. O'Neill ex-
poets TO have at least twenty-five OF the
riders at the meet. French and lie
Compile and other Baltimore riders VIII
alsu be at the meet. The amateurs of
these two cities will without doubt play
the most important part in the races.
Those who have not secured entry
blanks can have them upon application
to the cycling editor OF the Washington
Post. The entrance fee is placed at a
low fgure-50 cents for each event.
Champion Arthur zimmerman will be
at the meet TO DO some fast exhibition
riding. Fred Sims. of this city. will be
one Of the great riders pacemakers.
BICYCLE NOTES.
The Twin City Cycle I'll will make
It's first run tonight. 1t Will be over the
ten mile course around by ;.he water
works. and Will include among its fca-
lures a melon cat" which will surpass
anything OF The sort seen lately. About
fifty members will be in line.
The club is considering the advisable
lily of establishing a ladies' auxiliary,
and this will probably be done, as every
one is In favor CT 1t; both sexes.
G. r. Coulter, the unpaced mile record
holder, whose figure Is 1850 Is, will at
tempt TO get on Il ace with Star Pointer,
whose great mark OF 1914 was set long
ago The two. man IL horse, are but
n very small fraction OF Il second apart
In speed, and the whcelman has hat
fraction the best of It. Such n contest
shouid not only be very interesting. but
the greatest drawing card that could be
Devised. Coulter would ride against the
horse with a side bet and purse.
w. T.. Becker, the eX-tive mile cham
pion, has just ure the 5000 due him
from the Omaha promoters. held over
since July {, 1896. I;ecke: won the six
day race, which was protested. The pc
test was in his favor. but the meet pro-
motors did O pay him his money. The
track was placed on the black list and
has just recovered It's standing by pay
ing the moncy.'
zimmerman. the champion bicycle
rider. who Will participate In the races
of the Twin City Cycle Club at Mari
ncr's track next Monday and Tuesday,
will reach Norfolk Friday Gight or Sat
urday TO arrange preliminarles AMI take
a view OF the track before the meet.
Ocean View trains VIII! run rat owen
lent intervals direct to the track, and
complete arrangements have been made
for those who viii ride out on their
wheels. The prizes, which are very
h~andsonu. will soon be on exhibition In
the windows of the Observation-Disclosures
company.
UE Z II nr f,I,nv