The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-07
HIGH SCHOOL BoYs, RACE.
The Riders Entered for This After
Moons Events.

moons Events.
The hve-mlle road race Of the High
school boys will be run on the Augusta
road this afternoon. The race will be over
the same course as that Of the Memorial
day race.
There are sixteen entries. and some very
fast riders among them. Berg and Bacon,
two of the scratch men. are among the
fastest young riders in the city.
The race viii start shortly before 6
o'clock and the limit men will be gotten
off so that the scratch men will start on
the minute of o'clock.
The following are the entries and the
handicaps:
scratch-sigmund Berg, Devereaux Ba>
con and d. b. Hull, Jr
One Minute-Utitz.
One Minute and is Seconds-W. Logan
and c. 5. Jones.
One Minute and As seconds-Percy My,
ers.
Two Mlnutes-R. Fallgant and W.
| Kent
Three Minutes-R. b. Harden, p. Huget
and 1. Williams
Three Minutes and 30 Seconds-A. Craw-
ford, l. Beckett, Harry Butler and Edgar
Wortsman
The following officials will look after
the race:
Judges-Alvin NJ. Bell, w. e. Grady, E.
NJ. Nichols and w. G. Sutlive.
Starter-Mr Belknap.
Timers. J. McDonough. Jr., and J. W.
Heffernan.
I. L. Kinsey of Savannah and w. I.
Huffstetler of St. Augustine will ride a
match race of one mile best two out of
three heats, at the circuit meet to be held
in Jacksonville on May IA. The race will
be for prize of 800, and will be run with
tandem pace makers, if kinsey can have
this condition inserted in the articles of
the match. but he will not sickle on this
point. When IL was found out recently that
Mayo would be unable TO ride Kinsey. the
Jacksonville wheelmen wro.e TO the Savan-
nah rider and asked him If he would ride
against Huffstetler. Kinsey was perfectly
willing to do this. In fact, was tickled to
death to think that he would have
chance to ride somebody and, as he eX-
pressed It himself, Il would just as wen
beat Huffstetler as Mayo"
Kinsey Is training every day, and is rid
ing good form. BY the time Of the race he
will be in excellent trim and his friends
expect and hope 10 see him whip the Flor
idian.
Humstetler is the champion of Florida,
and last summer won a six-day race at
Saratoga. He is considered to be faster
man than Mayo.
Stunson, Newhouse and Carroll Jack,
three professional riders who have been
following Jack Princes coliseum circuit,
arrived in Savannah yesterday. Jay Eaton,
1.-The indoor king" was expected last
night. The coliseum circuit collapsed in
Memphis a few days ago on account of
small attendance at the meets, and the
circuit chasers will put In the time between
now and the opening OF the national cir
cult in training. The riders will remain at
the track unu May IA, when they will go
TO Jacksonville.
Billy Duke and Tommy corcoran are
training at Tybee.
Howard Hopkins is expected on the Bir-
mingham this morning.
A meeting OF the bicycle club Of the
Young Mems Christian Association will
be held tonight at the rooms OF the asso-
citation. Several important matters viii
come before II, which will require the
presence Of every member. The meeting
will be az $50 O'Clock. After the meeting
the club will take a run. The club Is con.
stanuy growing. Those who have not
yet Joined viii ind tonight a good time
10 do so.