Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-09-22
THE VALLEY MEET.
FRED sCHADE AND r.. s. WILSON
CARRY OFF THE HONORs.
The Great Cycle Races Mt Harrison
burg Yesterday-Large Crowd In
Attendance-Schad Has the state
Championship.

HARRISONBURG, VA, September
Especial Fired Schade, of George
town University. and L. S. Wilson. Of
the Mount Pleasant Cycle Club, of Wash
ington. ID. c., were the bright particular
stars OF the Grand Valley amateur cycle
meet, held here this afternoon under the
auspices of the Harrisonburg cycle Club,
on the Assembly Park half-mile race
track. The meet was well aGyer
tised all over the State. and several ex-
cursion trains brought large crowds from
Staunton. Elkton. Bridgewater. and the
neghboring towns. Such large crowd
as witnessed to-days races has never
been seen here before at any athletic
meet.
THE FIRST RACE.
The first race on the card. one-mile
novice, had eight entries, and was pro-
ductive Of much merriment and sport.
After struggling around for two laps as
hard as the boys could 60 the field broke
and j. l.. Baugher of Harrlsonburg; Il.
.. Menger, OF Dayton, and NJ. b. OCon-
ner Harrisonburg. finished in the order
named
The one mile open, amateur. the So
called blue-ribbon race of the meet. was
then called. This race at first was to be
run in three heats, the winner of two
to take the prize. a beautiful diamond
stud, but IL was afterwards changed TO
a mile open race. Excitement ran high
when the men lined up in their respective
positions, and great interest was mani
tested at the outcome, There were nine
-
son, the District of Columbia champion;
Fred schade, Virginia's pride and speed
lest, who received a great ovation as ne
took his stand; j. II. Minnick. Of Will
mington, Del, and William Whitmore.
Of Dayton, Gilbert r. Roderick, Of
Charleston. w. Va, was up 10 pace the
event. The Georgetown champion
showed his wonderful squirting, passing
his opponent like the wind. and won
easily. The winner was loudly cheered..
The time was 2:23 20; last quarter, Is As
seconds.
The next race. mile. Shenandoah
championship. was won in good style by
T. c. Bowling, Of Stanton. with
Baugher second.
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.
Next on the programme came the three
mile League of American Wheelmen
OF the State-the last of
the series OF State championships. 1t
was a well-known fact that Fred.
who had won all the other
had come here especially
for this race, and was very anxious 10
win IL. Six men started In the final.
and Cury-Haired Fred, who seemed |
afraid OF the crowd, remained I'm last /
place. watching his men like a hawk. !
At the one-quarter pole he moved up. 3
took the lead. and rode just fast enough .
10 win, with Bowling second. Rhnehardt 4
third. Time, S:33
After this race the two-mile lap-race /
was called. which brought forth all the /
enthusiasm the crowd had Wilson won
he FIRST, third. and fourth laps. there
~ gaining IL points 10 Schade's 8, with
Minnick. of Delaware. points, third.
rhe finishes at each lap were so close
lad won out. This was a good race.
mi Wilson deserves much praise in win
ling out. The time was 5:3s.
The Rockingham county championship.
or a gold medal as a prize. followed
his event. and was won handily by J.
!. Baugher, with Monger and Thompson
Glowing Time. 2:36 l-2.
THE EVENT OF THE DAY.
Now came the race OF the day
i've mile handicap, with Schade and Will
on on scratch, and the field strung out
O the heavy handicap OF 1876 yards. ;
men started in this race,
md the back-mark men weye thought
o be hope.essly out OF IT, Such in-and-
mt riding gameness. determination, and
nit as little Schade and Wilson showed
IS they slowly moved down the heavy
OF the fast-aying iimit-men
las never before been seen in the State.
The crowd, trainers. and all went wild
With excitement. and urged the boys on
With every encouragement possible. Lap
fter lap was reeled OF in remarkable
asst time, these two changing pace like
machinery AZ every quarter. At three
niles Il was seen that il they could keep
his SAIL ,up the stats record would sure
Y be broken:
schaae ana Wiisen, ey superhuman
aerts, paHeA 70 tAs atAishe Of tie crowds.
iea aEst AIS saeSAd places; The time
sas n2Ee, the fastest amateur
ahdisa9 record iMs Maas this year.