The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-09
List Of Entries That HAYS Been Received
up 10 Date for the Events.
EXTENSIVE PREPARATIONS BEING MADE
President O'Neili Returns from
Washington Secured soEno Crack
Rider. Professional Even,s-Tho
Track BEING Put In Ordor-Flrsf
Run or tho Twin city Club.

$500 IN ~ hbu pNSti
In the interest of the big two day bicy-
Gle race meet. which viii be held al Mar
inei's track next Monday and Tuesday.
Mr.. ONeill met with great success while
away, he succeeding in landing all the
fast riders in Baltimore and Washing
ton, including the new phenomenal star,
~. c. tTimmy) Moran, Of Washington,
who hcat Schade, the Cup 10 Jas Mon
day champion rider of the South.) Mo-
ran Is comparatively n new star In cy-
cling, having won his first novice his
spring. He has won nearly every race
i'll which he a entered during the past
months. He. however, had not met
Schade until last Monday, when they
came together in several races, in which
he defeated the Southern favorfrc WITH
comparative ease. The Norfolk races
Will be the second meet III which these
two riders ever met, and Schade de-
clares he Will redeem his lost prestige.
He has cancelled several engagements
in orde: to give himself 4 good rest be-
fc:e meeting Moran next Monday.
Instead OF making the coming meet
IL strictly amateur one, the committee
has decided to have Il professional event
each day. These will be the first pro-
fcs,ional events ever run in the South.
a number OF riders have already enter
including the Simms brothers.; Bald.
OF Washington; Mudd, French, White,
Parker. ThroOp, of Baltimore.
The races that Norfolk people Will he
very interested in will be the Norfolk
championship. Nyc, Ferguson. Shun,a-
dine, DoZier, Eandcberry, Anderson.
Sale, and n number OF other local rid
crs are dong great work every day at the
Driving park.
Zimmerman will leave Atlanta to-day
and will arrive IN Norfolk Tomorrow
morning. He will spend the time until
Monday working on the track. w. Fred
and Billy Sims, OF Washington. and
Geo. Bail and Il. c.. Mudd, of Baltimore,
all professional riders, VII be used to
pace Zimmerman. They will uGe light
!acing tandcms TO carry the worlds
champion. around.
Work on the track will begin o-mor
row. II Will be sc:aped II rolled until
the surface Will be as smooth as glass.
Among The Baltimore riders who will
ride are LeCompte and Iurp. These two
riders finished respectively in the two
mile handicap in Washington Monday.
Altogether 43 different entries have
been received up to last night, and they
are coming in with every mail.
The fret run Of the Twin City Cycle
Club a held last night. siXty-eIGht
members participating. making 1t the
biggest event Of the sort here for sew
eral yeats. The run was over the ten
mile course around by the water works.
Nearly Il wagon load of water melons
were consumed by the crowd.
After the run, the club held n meet
ing at its quarters on Main street, and
transacted considerable routine busi-
ness.
All of the entries for the big meet
have not come in by any means. Fol
lowing ls a list of those who have en-
tered 10 date:
FIRST DAYS ENTRIES.
Che Mile Novice-R. II. Liliston, II.
7. Baker. j. w. Ovcrton, o. a. Crosby.
ID. ID. Dozicr. w. y. Gregory, James
Btshford, Bernard BELL, l.. L. Shulna-
dine and NJ. S. bowman.
Half Mile, Open-W. G. LeCompe, II.
l.. French. II. Norris. or Baltimore; d.
G. Richardson, w. S.. Fcrs uson, w. ID.
Nye. j. y. Anderson. J.. T. Vanderberry.
Fred Schade. of Herndcn, Va, and Jack
Nelms. of Petersburg.
One Mile Handicap-W. G. lie Compile.
r.. II. Lill.ston. j. c. Parkinson. H. r.
Baker. Il. l.. French, w. ~. Ferguson,
w. ID. Nye, j. y. OvcrtCr, w. G.. Lang
horne. Jr., O.. y. Crosby, G. c. Barnes,
d. u. DoZier. w. N. Gregory. J. w
Va~nderberry, y. d. Ramsey. w. S. Bow
man. II. r.. Norris. G. Ct. Shumadine,
i ~ E7NIilisc anu Jazz 4\tlI.fS.
One Mile, Opcn-W. G.. lie Compile.
D.. c. Richardson, r. l.. French. w. ID.
Nye. T.. c. Barnes. D. d. Dozler. X. IT.
o.. c. Hope, Of Richmond; Fred
Schade and Jack helms.
One Mile Tandcm-W. G.. lie Compile.
and r. l.. French. of Baltimore; O. C.
Hone and j. g. Richardson. of Rich
mond: J.. y. Anderson and c.. G. Shuma-
dine. of Norfolk: Fred Schade and Jack
~ nI,,>- CF t1n f-pit,,,,tio Crilnun. car
and A.. c. Morans OF Washington.
One Mile. Norfolk Chlmp!onship-W.
S. Ferguson, w. d. Nye, d. d. Dozicr.
J. a. Anderson. J. T. Vanderberry and
G.. G. Shunad.ne.
Two Mile Handicape-W. G.. lie
Comrte. u. c. Richardson. i. C. Rich
ardson. II, IT. Baker. r. L. French. w.
S. Ferguson. W. y. Nyc. w. S. Lang
horne. O. a.. Crosby. L. C. Dlrnns. d. D.
DozIer. O.. c. Hone. i. T. tvandcrbcrry,
a. y. Ramsey. w. s. Bowman. n. n.
Norris. G.. G.. Shumadfnc. Willie n.
Fred Schadn and lack helms. |
SECOND DAYS ENTRIES.
Half-miIe n"vicn.-R. II. L.il!lston. II.
T. Baker. J. w. Ovc:ton, d. D. Dozlcr.
w. y. Gregory, Jas. Bashford. a. D.
Ramsey. BERNARD Bell. D. #. Dempsey,
G. &. shumadinc, w. S. Bowman.
One mile open.-J. G. Richardson, r.
-. fEench, II. &. t5trhcs, -. j.. Do2ier,
o. c.. Hope. w. ~. lie Compile.
One mile Virginia l.. a.. w. champion
ahip.--W. S. Ferguson. w. u. Nye, j.. II.
Nandcrhovry.
One mic handicap.-W. G.. lie Compile,
r. II. Li!liN;on. j. c. Richardson, II. T.
Baker. X. l.. French, w. S. Ferguson,
w. -. Nyc, J. w. Overton. w. S. Lang
horn. T.. G. Zarnes. j.. a. Anderson, w.
n. Gregory, ]. r. Nandc:berry. Jas.
Bashford. y. y. Ramsey, w. S. Bowman,
G.. G.. Shumadine.
Hal:-milc tandcm.-W. T. lie Compile,
r. l.. French, both Of Baltimore; G. G.