Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-20
Arlington Wheelmen and Century
Cycle Club Matched.
EARLY START FOR FREDERICK
Fine Weather for Twice-Postponed
Event.
RIDERS AND OFFICIALS

After several postponements, the one
hundred-m!le match race to Frederick,
No, and return between teams represent
ing the Century Cycle Club and the Airing
ton Wheelmen was started this morning at
o'clock at Brightwood. The weather was
all that could be desired for a successful
race. though the wind which came up
later in the da, was a slight drawback to
the riders.
The race was the outcome of the recent
local century run. The Century Cycle
Club. the Arlington Wheelmen and the
Capital Bi. Club each had teams of twelve
entered for a prize offered to the club team
returning with the greatest number of sur
vivors Every rider entered by the differ
enr clubs finished. and made the result
tie. According to the agreement, the tie
was to be run off the following Sunday.
The Capital Bi. Club did not care to take
part in the run-off, and the team of the
Century Club was crippled by the absence
of one man. Under the terms of the CEN
tury. no new men could be substituted. and
the Century boys withdrew, leaving the
Arl:ngtons the only club to compete for
the trophy. which was awarded them after
riding over the course.
Then the Century Club issued a chal-
lenge to the Arlingtons for a match CEN
fury race between teams Of twelve men.
The challenge was Immediately accepted.
and the Arllngtcns deposited check for
ners. Later the Century Club deposited an
equal sum. and date was fixed for the
match Bad roads twice prevented the con-
test, but today all conditions were favor
able.
The Teams.
As originally contemplated, the team
from each club was to consist of twelve
men, but according to the last agreemen.
the number was reduced to eleven men.
The two teams are as follows:
Arlington Wheelmen-Frank c. Bolts,
captain; E. J. Murphy. lieutenant; Robert
H Stone, Henry Walker, John Walker,
W. H. Dikeman. Guy E. Mitchell, ]. f.
Whitson, Louis R. Smith. Charles ]. Butler,
j. Walter Thompson and P. e. Brengle.
Substitutes-E. B. Terry. s. E. Warner
and Myron Baker.
Century Cycle Club-Edward s. Byrnes,
captain; w. c. O'Connor. lieutenant; Den
Hanger. jr., George w. Wright, Fred. T.
Workman. Robert c. Williams. J. A.
Galeski, Thomas ]. Reed. w. A. Bolden
and Louis F. Anderson. Suhstitutes-Rich-
McAnaly.
Race officials.
The officials of the race. as agreed upon
by both captains, were as follows:
Referee, Elmer E. Simpson,; judges, John
rimore; scorers, William Gettingcr, ]. F.
Brcadbent and Rudolph jose; timers, Frank
]. Wissrer, Robert Small, H. NJ Pollock;
clerk of the course. Fred. Moore; starte-
Charles H. Coons; checkers. E. H. Monroe,
A. Hollander. Howard Fiske, James o.
TuEe. Harry Gore, A. L. Griffith, A Ecklof
and CIV. Sparrow.
The checkers represented two men from
each club, and they were stationed at in
tervals between this city and Frederick, the
other end of the journey. Most of the riders
started out with the determine ton to re-
main in the saddle the entire period. Very
few or the riders expected to stop at Fred
erick long enough to get full meal. In
stead sandwich or SO with cup Of coffee
was contemplated as making the MONDAY
meal There was very little variation in
the makeup of the teams at the start.
The men went off at a rafting good clip
the temperature at the time being cecil
enough to make them pedal fast to keep
warm.