The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-06
WILL BE A LIVELY MEET.
THIS WEEKS CYCLE RACES EXCIT-
ING MUCH INTEREST.

and the Prizes-The Team Match
Race TO BE Ridden Thursday-Y. VI.
c. A. Club to Hold n Road Race
June 10.
The bicycle meet to be held at Wheel
mems park next Saturday is creating any
amount Of interest among the local rid
ers. The rivalry is very strong. stronger
than it ever has been. and the races are
bound to be warmly contested and inter-
estlng.
Frank williams and Ing Kinsey, who
are in charge Of the arrangements for the
races, have been besieged for entry blanks.
The calls were so numerous that the sup
ply was exhausted and the last blank was
given out last night. a number Of blanks
were sent to Jacksonville and it is very
likely that several Of the Jacksonville boys
will be up. Some of the Jacksonville rid
ers have obtained permission from Chair
man Mott to ride at Savannah at any time
during the year. so special permits will not
be necessary.
The programme Of races mas been revis-
ed some, and the list of prizes has been
made up. There are twenty-three prizes
and eight events or the programme. The
programme and prizes are as follows:
No. !, One Mile Novice-First prize, med
al; second prize, one pair bicycle pants.
No. 2, One-half Mile Open, Professional
First prize, so; second prize, s..
No. 3, One Mile Handicap, Amateur
First prize, Eastman kodak; second prize,
pair racing shoes; third prize, fine hat;
fourth prize, pair bicycle shoes.
No. 4, One-half Mile, Open, for Boys In
der Is Years-First prize, fine sweater; sec
ond prize, fine accordion; third prize, five
pounds candy; fourth prize, one bottle CO.
Iogne.
No. 5, Quarter-mile Dash, Amateur
First prize, Iver Johnston pistol, 32-caliber;
second prize, pair bicycle shoes; third
prize, gold-mounted pipe.
No. 6, One Mile open, Amateur-First
prize, collar and cuff box; second prize,
silver-mounted necktie box; third prize,
pipe and case; fourth prize, scarf pin.
No. z, Two-mile Handicap, Amateur
First prize, one pair Morgan and Wright
tires; second prize. Fayorite lamp; third
prize, tea set, four pieces fourth prize,
fire ball lamp.
No. S-Two-mile Open, Professional
First prize SO; second prize, s..
The entry fee is . cents each race.
Entries to the handicap events Will close
Tuesday at p. m. The handicapping Will
be done by J. p. Dill of Augusta, who is
the official Handicapped Of the state, and
the reason for the closing Of the entries
so soon IS that they will have to be sent
70 Augusta to be made up.
Entries to all other than handicap races
will close Thursday night at D. m. En-
try fee to all races is Is cents.
The list Of race officials viii be made I'D
during the week. The races vii stort at
4:80 o'clock. 1t was at first deci led to
start them al 1880 O'Clock, but as the
former hour viii give plenty OF time in
which to run of the programme, il was
deemed advisable to make the change in
starting time.
The track has been alive with riders in
training all week, and almost any hour Of
the day some one could be seen al work
The boys are training mostly in strings,
made W # the riders OF the various
wheels, who cling together accor ling 10
the make Of wheel they ride Nearly every
fast rider in Savannah will be entered
and there will be no dearth of entries 10
any OF the events. In fact, there may be
so many in some Of the races, notably the
novice and The mile open, that they win
have TO be run in heats.
Besides the list Of eight races. there
may be an exhibition mile ridden by fhe
Dayton triplet, and a match race between
TWO well known young cracks.
The team match race, which has been so
much talked Of for the past several weeks.
VIII be run on the Augusta road Thurs
Gay afternoon, starting at O'clock The
ofhcials, who will look after the race have
been selected and all arrangements have
been completed.
The following will be the officials:
Judges-sam Ross, Wright Hunter, E.
NJ. Nichols, G. A. Cosens, James S. Es-
TIL and Joseph Muth
Timers-Albert Wylly, John Fowler and
Joseph W. Heffernan.
Referee-AlYin NJ. Bell.
The judges win be stationed, two at the
start, two at the turn and two midway
between the start and the turn. They will
make their report to the referee with pro-
tests. II there are any. and the referee Will
give his decision according TO the report Of
the timers.
The men, who will ride have all been
training hard for some time and the race
Is expected TO be close. The probable rid
ers Tor the Dayton team will be Gross.
Newman and Dixon. and for the Cleveland
team, Bilingsley Berg and Bacon. The
Spaldlng team will be picked from Nor
gan Blum, ViegneuT, Wells and Moehlen-
brock.
The teams will start five minutes apart.
and the man making the best individual
time will be awarded a gold medal OF the
value OF s25, and Of his own selection. The
race. strictly speaking, Is not a team race
as the two members Of team coming In
second and third get nothing. The idea
OF this. however, Is to stimulate the men
and make them try 20 ride as fast as pos
eible.
The members OF the Young Mems Chris
tlan Association Bicycle Club are looking
FORWARD with much eagerness to the road
race which the club. at its last meeting.
decided 20 give on June 10 on the Augusta
road. The race, which Is TO be a handi-
cap. promises to be very exciting, az
many members o. the club are expected
20 enter and some win be making thelr
Debut. Two medals. among other things
VIII be given, one gold medal from the
officers OF the club for the one coming out
nrHti and the other silver medal, Of.
Tered by the club for the best time made
a peculiar feature OF the race viii be tho
fact that the handlcappers win be un,
known. 80 that bluhng win not count. Il
10 expected that the handicap time liml
will be four minutes.
Mr.. John Nicolson. Jr., as president OF
the club finding that he could not attend
the meetings, resigned and presented n,