Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-06
MANY GOOD CONTESTS.
Race Meet Given by the Local Cycle
Board of Trade.

The race meet at the International Ath-
letic Park given yesterday afternoon by
the local cycle board of trade proved to be
a very successful amateur meet, the first
of it's kind held this season. The weather
as excellent for the sport the track In
good condition. and about 1,S0O persons
were present to enjoy the program Of
twenty-five events that were run off, which
included the trial heats and the finals.
There were fiftythree amateur entries,
and every open race was run In two or
n ore heats. each heat being contested as
hard as though it were a final.
The final of the novice race was close
and interesting. and out of field of twelve
starters the most remarkable thing was
there We're no accidents spills during
the event, though the spectators momen-
tariiy expected something to happen. The
time for the final much slower than
Tor any OF the heats, though at the finish
the lead men were prettily punched.
There We're two heats in the quarter mile
took the lead at the start in the first race
and held 1t to the home stretch, when he
was passed by Schade. who won. Throop
finished third. The second heat was not so
closely contested. Hastead finished third
and Wilson second. Within fifty yards of
the llnlSh there was a hard struggle be-
tween Hardester and Duvall, and, both
riders coming together. fell Burns Dalton.
third place without any difficulty.
The final in the one-third mile handicap
was pretty and interesting. Hanger won
out, with Pittman second and Matchett
thlrd. John Hill fell from his wheel within
a Few feet of the finish and was carried off
the track. "
The two-mile handicap was run in three
meats. The second heat was the most in
tereStlng, because Schade, Halstead Moran
and Smith were in it, Moran had thirty
yards. but he dropped back to the tifteen
yard mark with Halstead Schade won
the neat, with Moran close second, Hal
stead third and Smith fourth. In the first
heat w. H. Harrington SPRAYED on The
track almost in front of the grandstand
The summary:
One mile: novice-First heat: John Hill.
third: time. 2.2S 10. Second heat: G. T.
Muller, first: J. E. Whitson. second. and !
Alexander. third; time. 80 10 Third
heat: j. schrot. first: J. o. Mitchell second,
Fourth heat w. H. Wright, first: ]. G.
Mannakee. second. and s. A. Wimsatt'
third; time. 2.27 3-5. Final: John Hill won:
Galley second, and ]. Alexander, third /:
time, IA 80.
One mile; open-First heat: Schade. first:
Moran. second, and George Smith. third !:
time, 2.2S 3-5. Second heat: Halstead. first:
tj, second and E. L. Wilson. third:
Duvall. second. and G. E. Smith, third !:
time. IA.
One-third mile; handicap-First heat:
Pittman (4O), first; Mueller (45), second:
time. o.42 40 Second heat: J. E. Hanger
l25l. first: H. A Ball CsO. second: time,
O.42 80. Third heat: E. Wilson scratch
first; II. Matchett (oU. second: time, o. A..
3-5. Fourth heat: John Hill (4O), first: Dali
ton 500, second: time. O.41 Is Final.
Hanger (25l. won: Pittman (4W. second;
Matchett 900. third: time, 042 1-5
Team race-Moran, LIE D. p W.. first.
Matchett, Stickney Club, second; f. s. Gee
lie D. P. W., third; Yeatman. s. c.. fourth.