The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-11
BACON WON THE TEAM RACE.
WILLIAMS FINISHED SECOND AND
MORGAN THIRD.

| Fast Riding on the Augusta. Road.
The winner Finished in IL Min
utes 81 SecOndS-CIeveIandR Riders
in CIover-CrONds of Spectators on
the Raad-Entries For TO-mOr-
rows Rhces.
Devereux Bacon of the Cleveland team
won the FIVE mile cycle match team race
| run on the Augusta road yesterday after
| noon, his time being 1857. Frank Will
liams of the Dayton team made the sec
ond best time, 1909 As. Theodore Nor
gan was the first Spalding man in, his
time being 1924
There seems to be a great amount of
interest taken in road racing and the riv-
| airy that has existed between the three
| teams served to bring a large crowd out
to witness the race, Notwithstanding the
fact that the weather was very threaten
| ing just before the race started.
The teams and the riders were as fol-
| lows:
| OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Bacon, Sigmund
/ Berg and L. B. Billingsley.
Dayton-F. ". Williams, W. T. Dixon
| and Steve N. Harris.
Spalding-Fheodore Morgan, Charles
| Moehlenbrock and A. Blum.
The following gentlemen had charge of
the race. and to their good Management
can be credited the smooth running of
| everything:
Referee-Alvin NJ. Bell
Judges-Wright Hunter. Samuel Ross,
| George A. Cosens, Mac Nichols, Joseph
Muth and James S. Estill.
Timers-Albert Wyly and Joseph w.
| Heffernan.
The race started a little after o'clock
| and the Spalding team was the first off.
| Morgan and Blum got away we'll, but
| Moehlenbrock fell behind at the start and
| the other riders had to wait for him.
After an interval OF five minutes the
Dayton team was sent away at a good
| clip.
The Cleveland team was the last to start,
and this is one instance where the last
was first. They got away at killing
| pace, all in bunch.
| The officials Immediately began to clear
| the road for the finishes. Morgan was the
| first man home. He came in some seconds
ahead of the second man on his team and
] finished strong. He came down the
stretch in a strong sprint and evidently
| had something up his sleeve. Morgan
| probably had the disadvantage of not hav-
| ing as speedy riders with him as some of
| the riders in the other teams. He had TO
do most OF his own pacing.
The finish of Williams and Dixon was
I very pretty They came down the stretch
| at a terrific clip, Williams in front and
|
| finish He entered simply to assist in the
| pacing
The Cleveland team rode a beautiful
race Bacon finished strong in a good
| sprint, and Stacked up some on the finish
to keep from running into some of the
vehicles which crowded the road. Berg
and Billingsley, after pacing him to where
| he began to sprint, dropped out and did
| not finish.
Bacon is one of the fastest young rid
| ers in Savannah He is very popular with
the wheelmen and his win was a popular
| one.
! The time was exceedingly good, though
better time has been made by several
! of the riders who contested in private
| performances. There was, however,
! strong wind all the way down the back
stretch, and this meant something.
The following is the order of finish and
the time:
|
| 2-F. w. Williams, Dayton .........1309 As
| 3-Theodore Morgan, spalding. ...1S;A
Bacon will receive a gold medal valued
| at sos. There were no other prizes.
| The Spaldings did not run their regular
| team. Five riders were selected and from
| these the club team Of three was picked,
| w. r. Vaigneur, Wells and Morgan.
| Vaigneur was unable to train, on account
| of inability to leave his business. Moehlen-
| brock, 1t was decided, could not enter on
I account OF a lack OF time and the club
agreed to run two men, Morgan and Wells.
| Day before yesterday Wells was taken
| sick. AS a last resort Moehlenbrock and
Blum were entered They had no training
| and Morgan rode the race practically
alone. Considering the fact that neither
Moehlenbrock nor Wells were In condition
to ride their time was excellent.
| The entries to the open events in Satur-
days meet at the track closed last night.
| The entries to the handicap races closed
| ing made up. The handicaps are being
| made up by Mr.. W. r. Grady, and will
| be announced Tomorrow
| The entries are numerous and some of
! the fastest riders in the city will contend.
| All Of the boys have been training hard
for the meet, and some fast riding and
close finishes can be looked for. The nov
/ ice is one of the most Interesting races
/ on the card. Bacon and Morgan will meet
in this, besides several other fast men,
and it is going to be a race for keeps.
| The track is in good condition, and the
| grand stand and bleachers are In good
order, so there will be seating accommoda-
! lions for everybody. For those who do
not care to so out on their wheels, buses
and hacks will meet the Savannah, Thun-
| derbolt and Isle of Hope cars at the Ca
! thedral cemetery, and passengers will be
| transferred.