The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-08-07
THB D., W. 4 Il. MEET.

The Dillon, Wheat & Hancher bicycle
race meet yesterday afternoon on the
state fair grounds track. was one OF the
most successful ever held in this city,
both in the points Of attendance and
sport, The crowd was numbered at
1900 and the races We're exciting with
out exception. The officials, especially
Referee VIII Stevenson, gave the best
Of satisfaction.
One Mile Open.
The first event on the programme was
the one mile open race In which the
starters were Joseph Foster, Arthur
Foster Joe Lublo. c. A. Young, Il. H..
Mahlke, d. w, Cochran, Charles Butler,
Lee Hoffman, Geo. A. Wood, w. C.,
Kunkle, +. j. Neuhardt, W. II, Lanam,
VIII Mathews, II. F. Berry, Jess Nc
Causland. Referee Stevenson placed n
time limit OF 2:25 on this race, but II was
overstepped in the first trial, the time
being 2A5. The men finished In the fol-
lowing order: First, w. c. Kunkle, st.
Clairsville; second. G, a. Young, Dill
lonvale; third, Jess McCausland, Wheel
Ing; fourth, VIII Matthews, Wellsburg.
A turnover was ordered by the referee.
The men were allowed a pacemaker.
McCausland acting In that capacity and
getting the third prize. In this race
Neuhardt, OF Wheeling, had q bad fall,
but was not seriously injured. The re-
suit was as follows:
Summary-Flrst, W. c. Kunkle; sec
ond, c. A. Young; third. Will Matthew'S;
fourth, r. II. Mahlke, Wheeling; time,
2.ls.
Hebling, the Pittsburgh amateur.
paced by the triplet with Woods, Marks
and Miller up, rode an exhibition half in
1925 seconds The fast work of the
Plttsburgher was enthusiastically re-
celved by the crowd.
Two NiIio Handicap.
In the two miles handicap race the
starters were Elmer Keech, 3T5 yards:
Oliver ~ Elliott, $50 yards; Frank Nc
Callister, w. II. Hill, Clarence Adams,
Harry Dlckey, Joseph Buch, 300 yards:
Charles Butler, $50 yards; Lee Hoffman,
H. II, Berry. d. w. Cochran. C. A. Swan,
200 yards; W. II. LanRm. Joseph Lublc.
II, II. Mnhlke, jess McCausland George
PetticOrd, 100 yards; c. A. Young, G.. A.
Woods, 10 yards; VIII Matthews, 60
yards; w. C. Kunkle, scratch. KunkIe,
from scratch, made a gallant effort to
come up with the bunch, but some OF the
big distance fellows were there or
thereabouts and n Wheeling boy. Wal
Ter Cochran, won out VIII Matthews,
from the sixty yards mark. pulled up in
fine style, but was little shy on the
finish
summary-First, d. w. Cochran.
Wheeling, 200 yards; second, VIII Mat
thews, Wellsburg. 60 yards; third, Jess
McCausland Wheeling. 100 yards:
fourth, II. r. Berry, Bridgeport, 200
yards. Time, 4:37.
"Zimmy'Ir Fine Performance.
Then the great Zimmerman made his
initial performance In an effort to
break the track record for the half mile.
The appearance Of the cx-champion was
received with the acclamations OF the
crowd When he proceeded TO warm up
and that old llghtnng.pump sprint was
In evidence, the enthusiasm was great.
Dillon, Stamp and WORKS manned the
trplct and paced the Jerseyman in fine
style, coming In oven with him Mt the
finish In the remarkable timc Of &c Sec
ondg Hat, the fastest time over made
VIZ WV NNNAAf lAll klbHllNh AlANN lNl NI'
distance. II had been predicted that
Zimmerman was "Btalc" and wouldn't
be able to 80 any distance with his old
time speed, but his performance In the
half showed that the Old-tlmcr couldn't
have been In better tNndltlon, II he
goes up against some Of the circuit
eAaseFg this season, rs an oven thing
no viii DO able to hold his own with
Klser, Bald, Cooper and the other fast
ones.
Three Miles, CoIorsd.
The three miles handicap for colorcd
riders attracted n large field Of start
orB nB folOwB. Andy Thornton $50
ynrdg. james f'rnnHeH, Seihy IaHes. goo
yards, Fred Murray, 100 yards; Lon
Grny. William Allen, 100 yards, John
Allen. Ollie Scott, David Howard, Wells
bufgh, scratch The race was one or
tho most exciting of the afternoon, tho
nrBt four At the finish being punched no
close that u blanket would have covered
aii
Summary -lrRi, Ollie Scott Whools
Ink. scratch, second, James BrnnnCn,
Wheeling, 200 yards, third, Fred MIR
my, wheeling ltO Yards fourth, John
Allon wheeling scratch Tlmo,
gill g.b
The lrlplul with Lnnnm MntbH md
llobllng ~, was then sent against time
for ihn half aud did tho ulntanCO In