The times., 1897-05-23

Park on Decoration Day continues to be
| the principal topic of interest among the
| wheelmen
The meet. as is well known. Is under The
| competent direction Of the Cycle Board of
| Trade, and the business methods which
| they have adopted in preparing for the
| event Indicate that 1T will be success
| The entries are coming In from all sections
! of the country, and among them are some
| of the best know riders in the East. Miller,
! of Vineland, N. j., and Church, of Philadel-
| phia, were two of the earlier entries, while
| those of Al Neuhaus, of Buff alo, n. Y; Car
roll Jack, of Reading, Pa. and William
| Huffstetter, of Florida, have been received
| during the past few days.
| Frank Waller, the Flying Dutchman,'
! and John Lawson, the Terrible Swede,' "
both well known in Washington for their
six. day-racins abilities, will compete In
| the professional class. In this class will
also be seen such local riders as Fred Sims,
George Ball, T. N. Mudd and other local
men.
In the amateur events, Fred Schade,
Billie Sims, w. Cium, II. DanneniIler and
Ed Wilson will make as speedy bunch
as can he found in city or the country.
1t is q toss up which rider win win this
event.
The managers of the race desire to call
special attention to the fact that the
entries close tomorrow tMonday) evening.
Many of the local riders who doubtless m
tend TO en- ter, have put off doing SO, and IL
they fail to get in their entry tomorrow they
VIII most assuredly get left. The list Of
entries is already so large that there is
no probability of an extension being grant
ed. A feature of the meet will be q match
race between j. W. Childress and II Mich
ael, both OF the Government Printing Of
flee. There has been a long, standing
rivalry between these two riders, and The
large cycling contingent of that department
are keenly interested in the event It Is
rumored that considerable sum of money
has been wagered on the race.
The officials of the race are:
Judges-W. Roy Mitchell, William Cline,
C. E. Miller, R. j. Beail and L. B. Graves.
Referee-E. +. Simpson.
Clerk OF Course-J. Hart Britain; assist
ant, william Gettnger
Timers-R. NJ. Dobbins, John WOerner.
jr., II. s. Jones, jr., w. j. Espey.
Announcer-C. 6. Van Hook
Starter-Prof. John Crossley
Following is list OF events and prizes
First Eace-One mile novice; amateur.
First prize, S25 gold medal
Second Race-Two-third mile open; pro-
fessional First prize, $40; second prize.
$50. third prize, $40.
Third Race-One mile open; amateur.
First prize. S35 gold watch; second prize,
$50 gold watch; third prize, S12 silver
watch.
Fourth Race-One mile open; profes-
sionaI. First prize, $50; second prize,
$40: third prize, $15-
Fifth Race-one mile championship for
the District OF Columbia; amateur. Prize,
silver trophy.
Sixth Race-One mile handicap; amateur.
First prize, $50 diamond ring; second prize
$50 diamond scarf pin; third prize, S12
link cuff buttons.
Seventh Race-Two-mile tandem; ANA
teur First prize, $25 shotgun to each
rider; second prize, $40 revolver to each
rider.
Eighth Race-Two-mile handicap; pro-
fessionai. First prize, $50; second prize,
fifth prize, S10
Handicap entries close on Monday, May
"a, s97.
League Rups-Last Sundays run was to
Rockville, Nd, attended by fifteen MEN,
bers, in charge of Assistant Road Consul
Reynolds. A good time and good dinner
was secured at the league hotel in Rock
vile. the Montgomery House.
Wednesdays run to Cabin John was
big success, being attended by thirty-three
members, including seven lady members,
under the guidance Of Road Consul Leeke.
On the way to Cabin John, passing through
Georgetown, the party was stopped by
Member s. l.. Hilton, who supplied them
with all the soda they could dispose Of.
Hilton's drug store is becoming known as
the league store, and is being wen patron
ized by cyclists.
Cycle Laws-At the present time there
exists in this city and in almost every city
liz the United states separate laws for
bicycles which are different from laws
governing other vehicles
This should not he, a carriage whether
private one, for hire, wagon for hire,
pleasure. light, or heavy draft, should be
under the same restrictions which control
TIE cycle. A gong and a lamp should be
used on all vehicles. The same speed
restrictions should be placed On allvehicles,
and the occupants should be arrested and
fined the same as riders are now fined
The League of American Wheelmen In
tend to legislate for uniformity Of laws
ii the different States and have already
started the bail rolling in the State Of New
York. The act just passed in that State
is entitled: An act to regulate the use of
bicycles and similar vehicles, and to re-
quire uniformity Of ordinances affecting
the same
The second section OF the act provides
that no city, town, or village in the State
of New York shall have the power to make
laws respecting the use of cycles except as
provided In the act and it further provides
that the main part Of the act applies to
all vehicles and not exclusively to cycles,
and regulations requiring lamps and alarm
belIsif made at all must include all vehicles
without discrimination
1t would he good idea for the Comnis-
sioners of the District to require all We
hicles to follow the same restrictions and
require that the same police who pay so
much attention to cyclers should at least
pay the same attention to regulation
breaking teamsters and other users of the
four wheeled vehicle.
One hundred and twenty-five dollars
in cash has been offered in prizes by the
League of American Wheelmen for pho
tographs OF bad country roads. The
pictures ale to be used in the work Of
It's national committee on highway Inn
provement, and are to be sent, during
this year, to the chairman of this COM
Inittee, MT Otto Dorner, of Milwaukee,
Wis The competition for these prizes
is not limited to members OF the L. A. W,