Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-05-22

MANAGER. is quietly working out the details
OF ms night races. They Will be given
during July and August and promise 10 l,e
even better than usual.
The Olympic Athletic Association %
Athens. Delaware county. will hola n nm
CLIMBING contest near PHILADELPHIA today
IN which all the wheeinen OF the lacaIyv
9 Or Fnn M, are invited to participate.
Inc nil selected Is not a very dirtcult ons
10 ciimb. but as the winner Is TO re, 10
the top ahead of all competitors Il is going
10 ne question OF skill and strength. ANY
styie OF gear VIII be permitted and noth-
ing viii be put in the reouire,,on.s -.
contesttng that will bar out any bonas,
competitor. The climb will he omen 10 al
San ", riaers. There will be no entrance
,e. cilai gu ana no charge of admission 10
withess the climb. as IL win no conanc,aS
on public load There will be two classas
one ior males, and the other for women
Soia W.. me prices In each class being
soiI watches The climb Will begin AZ
o'clock IN the afternoon and viii ,Son.,n,,e
1871 CLOCK. and contestants can en,ar
,sut Al the beSinning OF the contest Inc
ehtrles not closing until O'Clock N''e
me ntth annual spring run of the Cen.
ios: SS.cihS Club o. Maryland was made
i,nrs SUNDAY; the route being to Gettys-
.urs. Via Westminster and Iittlestou,n
aooe' nfty riders. Including tbroe Lac.
srted, nearly all of whom Finished ~
80. Whicn was under the charge 90 -,
few nil .. Bake. The start was made a
80 .il"tes before q o clock in the morning
"a oin the tower In Druid Hin PARK rcach
s gettysburg at IL 10 After a good ,ir
-, uoiiey car was chartered and A irin
iaue over the battlefield. number ~
cychsts from Westminster and Era,,.,,s.
yoined IN the run. and as the day vas an
iueai one Tor cycling all of the marty ,hor
sre sis enJoyed the trip. The roads for The
sreatei part OF the WAY were ho,,..,,ar
somewhat rolgh.
~, " nas been given out that Henry Smith
Mar,.Iand rider who recently broke the
idho twenty-four-hour record wifi
,naKe an attempt tomorrow 10 hrcak ~
Baltimore-W ashington record II he ,,,.,Ias
me attempt the result will be watched with
considerable interest by a large n,,p,h,., 20
local riders Ii is not known whsf ron,.
ne VIII take. whether the short distance
VIA Via nladensburs, or the longer route which
WI, VIII oring him in via Brightwood. Botn OF
the Baltimore-N shineton records are hold
py local men, John c. Wood Harry park
ana John j. Fister having been prom
ihehtiy connected Herewith l.. e. Wahl
.oI lneriy local man, also claimed the
record, but his claim was never allowed
Star OF recent date:
One John Lawson who afsxas ..,ho -.
ribie Swede.' to his name In ,arenthesIs
recently discovered the fact that there is
new organization in St Louis formed for
the purpose of booming bicycle racing. He
IN
81. Louis Cycle Racing Association that
ne. Inc Terrible, would condescpnd TO
rue a match race with Frank Waller for
the deiectation of ST. Louis audience and
the benefit of the racing associations cx-
chequer. The letter bears on its face n
bust picture of Lawson his breast en-
blazoned with three score medals or more
on the reverse side is likeness of the
same ambitious gentleman in full racing
panoply seated on a bicycle with divers
ana sundry inscriptions beneath, anent his
prowess on the track
Now, the purse OF the St Louis Cycle
Racing Association is not In a plethortc
condition. Dependent as il is on the within
OF the Associated Cycling Clubs for exist
ence at all. and necessarily deferring to
that organization for the right to even at
tempt to give a race meet its financial
condition would make paying match race
desirable thing. However. MIR. Laing
treated the voluntary offer of The Terrible
Swede" to contribute his services for :he
benefit of the Cycle Racing Association
with scorn. To be more explicit. the letter
was thrown into the waste basket unopen-
ed. whence the writer rescued IL.
The far-seeing Mr.. Laing. who is a cy-
cling encyclopedia, is evidently well ac-
Quainted with Lawson. He knows his rec
ord, one not to be particularly enyied Not
any Lawson in ours. said he. Much as
We would like to entertain the public with
match race, We will have to pass up the
Swede.'
ACCORDING 10 d HOte W. o.
Bunnell, the veteran professional race
meet promoter. is very much pleased at
the progress made by the National Cycle
Track Association in arranging for the
coming season. He has full charge of the
Philadelphia interests Of this association,
which will have centers in Philadelphia,
Manhattan Beach. Asbury Park. Bridge
port, Springfield Louisville and Cambridge.
Mass. Mr.. Bunnen expects the y. G. r.
A. u i'll include besides the crackajacks OF
this country a number of foreign riders.
thus making up as fine combination OF
riders as il would be possible to get to-
gether. One of the novel features for this
season will be the running Of a 5000
SWEEP stake handicap race. There are TO
be seven tracks the circuit Of the
soclation, and it is proposed TO run this
great event liz seven heats. one at each OF
the centcrs. The winner of the race viii
be the one who scored the greatest num-
Der CT points in the seven races, and he
will receive 20 per cent of the purse. the
second man will get - per cent. the third
IL and the fourth 10 per cent. In order
to make the event a sure thing the y. e.
7. A. has promised to guarantee S9.Os Of
the purse. the balance to be taken from
the gate receipts. According to the present
plans of the association a twelve and TWEEN
ty-fcur-hour race will also be among the
features of this seasons program.