The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-05
RIDERS IN To-DAY's RACES.
Entries for the Events at Wheel
mems Park.

Nearly all Of the riders who are entered
in the races to be run at Wheelmens
park this afternoon under the auspices of
the Spalding cycle Club were at the
track yesterday Some fast miles We're
ridden, and if the conditions are favora-
bic this afternoon there should be some
fast time made
Many of the riders are new men, and
viii ride for the first time. Some of them
are riding in exceptionally good form.
Billy Dixon is doing better work than he
ever did, and John McDonough has work
ed into good form.
The only professional event on the card
is the match race for one mile between
c. d. Coburn and W. II. Connery for a
prize Of So. Connery ana Coburn are
both speedy riders, and a good race is
expected.
There are eleven entries in the novice
and thirteen in the mile open, and if there
are no withdrawals both of these races
may have to be ridden in heats.
The following are lists of entries and
prizes:
One Mile Novice-First prize, gold
medal; second, bicycle lamp; third, foot
pump. j. NJ. Wilson, Descombe Wells,
Lucas, o. L. Thompson G. "A. Farra w.
c. Green, g. A. Whitehead, Jr., James E.
Bannon, George f. Evans.
One Mile, Match-Price, gold medal.
Theodore t. Morgan. Sigmund H. Berg.
One Mile, 2;40 Class-First prize, pair
tires; second, meerschaum pipe; third,
bicycle lamp. Descombe Wells, Harry
Raskin, D. b. Hull, Jr.. o. L. Thompson,
G. A. Farra, p. K. Farra, G. A White
head, Jr., Raiford Falligant George Tur,
ner, James K. Bannon, George F. Evans,
J. j. McDonough, Jr., w. T. Dixon, A. L.
Myerson.
One Mile Exhibition-Triplet team, w.
w. Gross, f. w. Williams and E. F. Ed
wards, on Dayton triplet, for one mile,
southern record.
one Mile, Open-F'irst prize, stop watch;
second, Flobert rife; third, racing saddle
Descombe Wells, Frank del Barrie, Sig
mund II. Berg, VI. Edward Wilson, George
Turner, T. T. Morgan, J. j. McDonough,
Jr., w. T. Dixon, A L. Myerson.
Half Mile, Handicap, for Boys-First
prize, silver medal; second, Moffet chime
bell; third, cyclometer-Edwin Wolfe.
scratch; Joe Dillon, scratch; Henry Lubs,
twenty yards; Tracy Epstein, thirty
yards; Willie A. Broom Harry Y. Righton,
Jr., and c. E. Suits, fifty yards.
Quarter Mile Dash-First prize, gold
ring; second, bicycle lamp, third gold
fountain pen.-G. A. Farra, NJ. Edward
Wilson, George Turner Sigmund II. Berg,
G. A. Whitehead, Jr.. J. J. McDonough,
Jr., w. T. Dixon, A L. Myerson.
One Mile Professionalism SIS. c. D.
Coburn, w. II. Connery.
One-mile Handicap-First prize, onyx
clock; second, jointed bamboo fishing rod ,
third, travelling sachel NJ. Edw Wilson.
t. T. Morgan, II. Raskin, F. Del Barrio
scratch; II. L. Girtman, p K. Farra, 80
yards; Descombe Wells G. A. Whitehead,
A. l.. Myerson. 40 yards; G. L. Turner,
Willie A. Broom, 80 yards; J. G. Brinson,
c. l.. Palm, go yards; J. NJ. Wilson, Harry
Fricke 20 yards; Raiford Falligant, Ma
rion Lucas, 50 yards; Darwin B. Hull, 80
yards; w. c. Greene, 100 yards; o. L.
Thompson 120 yards.
Frank Croissant and william MarzAk
of Jacksonville. Fla, arrived in Savannah
yesterday, and VIII leave on their wheels
for Macon to-day on a ride across the
continent. They will work their way to
New York and across the continent to
California. They expect to make the jour
ney in three months and break a record.