The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-18
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The eighteenth annual meet of the
League of american Wheeimen will be
held at Philadelphia Aug. 4, 5, s, Z. Pre-
parations for the meet have been pro-
crossing on a gigantic scale for several
months and the wheelmen of the City of
Brotherly Love intend to make it the
biggest meet in the history of the league.
For four days Philadelphia will literally
be in the possession Of the leading cyclists
of the county. Innumerable forms of en-
tertainment have been provided and the
visitors can be assured Of a warm recep-
ton and big time. The nearness TO Phil
adelpha of many of the most popular sea-
side resorts on the Atlantic coast will
doubtless irduce many of the L. A. w.
members throughout the country to so ar
range their annual vacations as to spend
some time preceding or following the ma
tonal meet at some one of those watering
places. Cape May, Atlantic City, Ocean
City AsburH Park, Ocean Grove, Long
Branch, and score OF other resorts are
within a few hours ride OF Philadelphia.
The first two days of the meet will be
given up to the reception of visitors, runs
and tours into the country smokers
and other forms of recreation dear to the
wheelmans heart. The last two days will
be featured by the running of the annual
championships of the L. A. W. All of the
crack riders of the country. besides sew
eral representa- tives of foreign countries,
will be entered, and the races will be the
most interesting of the year In them
Bald, Cooper Kiser, Michael, Mcdonald,
Becker, Steenson and others will meet in
the professional events. The greatest bat
tie will doubtless be between Cooper, Bald
and Kiser for the L. A. w. medals.
The following is the programme Of the
races with the prizes in each event:
Friday, Aug. 6.-One mile championship,
amateur. Regulation L. A. w. medals.
t,.f1 Ia hskn aVna faFI
valued at $35. s25, $50 SIS. $40, s..
One-third mile scratch, amateur-Four
prizes, valued at $S5, $25, Sl5 $40.
One-mile championship, professional.
Regulation l.. A. w. medal.
One-quarter mile championship, profess
sional-Regulation L. A, w. medal.
Two-mile handicap. professional. Cash,
first, $3.50; second. SIS; third, $50; fourth.
$50: fifth. $50; sixth, $40.
One-mile, I'm IS class, professional.
Cash. first. 500; second, $50; third, $35;
fourth $40.
Saturday, Aug. 7.-one-mile handicap,
amateur-Six prizes, valued at sS5, $50, SIS,
SO. S..
One mile open, amateur-Tour prizes,
valued at $S5, $25, SIS, $40
Two mile championship. amateur-Reg-
ulation l.. A. w. medals.
One mile open, professional-Cash. first,
$3.50; second, 1925; third, SIS; fourth, $50
One mile handicap, professional-Cash.
first, $50; second SIS; third, $50; fourth, $50;
NTH, $50; sixth. so.
Half-mile championship Professional
Regulation L. A. w. medals.
Five-mile championship. Professional
Regulation l.. A. w. medals.
The Savannah riders who rode in the
races at Valdosta last week returned yes.
terday laden with prizes The riders got
more than their share OF prizes aud every
one was a winner. Knsey won every
race that he entered, six in all. lie did not
have any trouble In carrying off all the
professional events. Kinseys record for
this season Is remarkable one. He has
entered eleven events and won nine firsts.
In the other two, In one OF them he fell,
and the other, a handicap al Jackson
vile, In which Becker, steenson. Jack and
Newhouse rode, he was not placed. He
has shown himself 10 be a speedy rider
and with a good trainer and some ex.
perience on the big tracks he ought TO be
able TO give good account Of himself
on the circuit.
Coburn won four seconds and two thirds.
Coburn r. riding In good form and will be
heard from again before the season IA
over. connery won two seconds and four
thirds
NJ Ed Wilson had bad fan. breaking
his collar bone and otherwise brulsing
himself. The track at Valdosta In said
70 pc bhuly bdnkeus ana accidents are fire.
quent. Wilson and several other riders
came together, but Wilson was the only
one seriously injured. lie had his collar
bone set, and returned 70 Savannah,
where II had TO be reset
Descombe Wells rode IN several races
each Of the three days. and won some
thing like dozen prizes. distributed In
irsts, seconds and thirds.
All OF the boys report n big time and
good treatment. Altogether they say they
have no kick coming Of any sort.
The ten-mile road race 20 BE- run next
month, ie taking up the most attention
Of the racers at present. and nearly every
fast man In the city Il In training Moat
OF them use Egtiii avenue and Waters
road. and In the cool OF the Afternoon
when the sun has gone down my mum.
Der Of fast men can be seen churning
away az a good clip.