Omaha daily bee., 1897-05-30
CROWD AT THE WHEEL RACES
Some Thousands Watch the Free Events on
Old Fair Grounds Track.
eADKs AND FReDRIcKseS WIN HasTs
Heroes of Many Hard Seasons Land
the Cash Money-Limit Man
Gets the Mig Amateur
Prize.

The bicycle races at the old fair grounds
yesterday afternoon, under the management
Of the Associated Cycling Clubs. and in
commemoration Of Decoration day. were en-
joyed by crowd Of several thousand people.
The big grand stand was fairly well filed.
while the quarter stretch and carriage ways
were fairly jammed the entire afternoon.
The parade which preceded the races,
while tt afforded a charming spectacle, fell
far short Of expectations. The riders did
not turn out as had been expected. still there
we're enough on hand to make good show
ing and headed by the Seventh Ward band,
the principal streets we're traversed, ana a
good deal Of enthusiasm aroused
The officials of the day included W. II.
McCord. Len Livesey, Bert Bradford, Fred
Kuhn and r. L. Huntley, Judges; w. j..
Foye Max Reichenberg, Fred Spratlen and
w. a. Paxton, jr., timers; w. w. Turner,
starter; F. II. SeifSin, referee; w. H. Null
hall, clerk of the course, and H. c. Hartley.
announcer.
The FIRST event was the one-half mile open
professional with three prizes, s25, sl5 and
$40, and II. G. Gaike. II. E. Fredricksen,
George MieTstein. o. w. Mcbride 4. f.
Proulx. f. II. Call, Virgil Hall and Charles
Hall started. 1t was we'll contested, spir-
tied race, and kept the big crowd in a
noisy uproar until Gadke shot over the tape
winner in Ito 20.
The second event was the one mile anna
teur tandem, with two prizes valued at $40
and s. respectively Two teams started,
D. ]. Hall and L. Flescher and Gus ouie
and H. K. Smith. Hall and Flescher wen
at will.
Following this was the one mile rrofes-
sional handicap. s25 SIS and $40, with
Gadke. Fredricksen, Mierstein, Mcbride
Proulx, Mccall and the two Halls as starters.
This was bruising race, and resulted in
,NsnI 1-,,
with Gadke, Mierstein and Mccall, started
from the scratch.
The ten-mile amateur handicap, with the
following prizes, came next. First, S35
suit of clothes; second, cycle suit and pair
OF Vim tires, $50; third, silver spoons,
X Ray lamp, candy st5.50; fourth, umbrella
and Ray lamp. $1,000 fifth, cyclometer and
Bonner lamp, 81. Following were the
starters, with their respective handicaps:
E. r. Bing 800 yards: f. Austin, $50 yards
l.. Goddard. 500 yards; A. Mahar. scratch
G. Ackerman, 800 yards; A. Bergman, $50
yards; L. GRABBING. 800 yards; ]. B. Pritch-
ard, $50 yards; r. McGreer $50 yards; Theo-
dore Baumer, 700 yards; j. Millhouse $50
yards; c. Fl. Barber $50 yards; E. Mcqueen,
$50 yards; j. Macnder, 300 yards; w c.
Potts 800 yards; R. Parker 500 yards; D. J.
Brewer, $50 yards; F. Schraeder, $50 yards
u j. Hall, scratch; L. Flescher, scratch; L.
suits:
Half mile handicap professional: H c.
Gadke won. George Mierstein second, T. IA.
Mccall third Time: 1:10 Us
One mile tandem. amateur: Hall and
Flesher won, Louie and Smith second. Time:
2:l7
One mile handicap. professional: H. E.
Fredricksen won, Virgil Hall second, D. w.
Mcbride third. Time: 2:I9 3-5.
Ien-mile handicap, amateur: E. r. Bing
won, ID. Brewer second, l.. Sawyer third
r. Schraeder fourth, r. McGreer fifth
Time: 26:44.
The afternoons sport cioSed with an ex-
hibition half by F. H. Mccall, who made the
distance in 02 2-5.