Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-09-15
WHEEL AT NORFOLK.
THE SECOND DAY OF THE BICYCLE
RACE MEET.
Good weather and Interesting
Events. Hut n Very small crow" ="
Attendance-scvera Accidents
Runs Against Time.
Runs Against Time.

NORFOLK, VA, September lf-tSpe-
cial.)-Thc attendance at the bicycle
races to-day was like blighting frost.
The weather was more favorable FOR
seeing and riding than It was the first
day, and the programme was more at
tractive, but the spectators did not num-
Der exceeding a thousand
There were six starters In the nrst
event. the one-half mile novice, includ-
ing cossin and Alexander, who were not
down on the card. The men remained
punched for nearly three-eighths, when
Dozier pulled out and won by good lead
The one mile open was beauty.
There were fourteen starters. who got
away well, and Immediately struck re-
cord gait. They were paced by French
and Scarborough, and chung to them in
a bunch for three-quarters, when Schade
drew quickly away. from the crowd and
finished well In The lead In 2IG 20, with
Moran, Of Washington, good second.
The two mile professional handicap
was a professional loaf, in which all
four starters took their own tine, the
event being redeemed solely BY pretty
fnish between Fred. Simms ana L. y.
Mudd, the former winning from scratch
in 51S. the latter finishing second with
twenty-five yards.
The haif-In.le handicap was pretty and
exciting, marred only by bad smash
up on the second quarter, in which
Moran. Smith, and three others were
spilled all over the track, the first
named being knocked clear through the
fence and badly bruised up about the
limbs and face Outside of this the race
was a good one. Nye, thirty-hve yards,
won in 1908.
The prettiest race Of the day was the
half-mile open, in which there were ten
starters. Schade did not have his usual
cineh. for George f.. Smith gave him
a hard run for his money, and came IN
only a few feet behind him, finlsnIns
the closest second Schade had during
the meek
The event of the day was thinner
mans one mile against time. the hhes'
exhibition ever seen here. Inc cDah-
MON was received with enthusiastic
cheers when he made his appearance
and his performance was watched with
an intensity that proved the interest oi
the spectators When the result was
announced everybody made noise. The
time was 1851 20
The last scheduled event was The
three mile handicap. There were seven
teen TO start, with Moran and wilson
AT the scratch. On the third lap
Bashfor was spilled at the first quarter
and DoZier met with the same tate IN
the same place on the sixth lap. Dozier
was badly bruised and skinned up, ana
attributed his misfortune to Shumadine.
who forced him TO the fence. Shuma-
dine. with go yards, finished first; Nye.
us Yards second; Ferguson, 10 yards.
Shumadine was disqualified for looking
back during the race, and was set back
TO third place, Nye going TO first and
Ferguson TO second.
The regular events being over, Schade
made preparations for his mile agalnst
time. in an attempt to lower the state
record Of 215, held by Robertson. lie
was paced by two fast amateur teams,
and with a flying start exhibited a re-
markable speed during the whole dis
lance. doing the first half in 50 seconds
and the whole mile in the splendid time
of 1.573-5. lust one-ffth of a second be-
meath Zimmerman's splendid perform
ance.
Messrs. French and Nelms went up
against the tandem quarter OF mile
record of &c seconds. established Mon
day. but the best they could dc was
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