The times., 1898-09-04

A J.. Schade, which Will be run OIL to-
morrow afternoon at the track of the
Park Bicycle Club. on the Conduit road,
a sketch of the riding abilities of the
two men viii prove timely. AS many are
aware there formerly existed the greatest
OF rivalry between these two riders, when
they Were amateurs, and this rivalry still
exists as professionals. If anything in
more intensified form. The race to-
morrow. as has been published in The
Times, win be heat race, consisting of
three events. each one mile in distance.
The first man in the best two out OF the
three heats viii be declared the winner.
The race has a time limit of two minutes
placed on each heat, and in order to get
within this limit triplet pacing win be
introduced 1t will be a race for blood,
and the best man will win.
In addition to this race there will be a
one-n.ile novice and a one-mile handicap,
for amateurs. A two-mile handicap, open
only to members of the Arlington Wheel
men, a distinctive club race, will also
be on the amateur list. This race is eX-
pected to be entered by between twenty
five and thirty of the members of the
looked for 1t viii settle the question of
the club championship for the year. In the
professional class there viii be a one-miIe
open, which will most likely be run in
TWO or more heats. An Australian pur-
suit race, after the manner of the pre-
vious popular pursuit races on singles
wheels viii be held, only the event to-
morrow will be for tandems. This is ex-
pected to prove a decidedly interesting
innovation.
Interest Centers in Match Race.
1t is. however, in the match race that
the greatest interest is centcred, and
one of the principals, Fred A. L. schade,
has been recognized as one of the great
est amateur cyclists in this country since
he came into prominence. in 1893. He was
born in this city October 30. 1873, and
shortly afterwards his parents moved to
Herndon. Va. where Louis Schade. his
father, has been a lawyer and prominent
citizen for many years The schooling
of Fred was for the most part carried on
here in Washington. graduating with
honorS from the Emerson Institute a pre-
paratory school He took the classical
course a. Columbian University, and
graduated last year from the Georgetown
University law school
Few young riders are better known or
more popular than Schade. His fine ap-
pearance on the track, his natty and be-
coming costumes. his golden locks and
rosy cheeks. and his free and easy man
ner has always installed him a great
faYGrite in the graRdstand. When in good
condition he is hardly ever beaten in a
race Al times when he was physically
unfit 10 run the race through he has fin
ished and won the event literally "on his,
nerve" Gentlemanly at all times good
natured and courteous TO a degree. he
wins the respect Of all with whom he
comes in contact. He has been seen in
more races in this city than any other
rider, and il has almost come TO be a
settled thing for the fair-haired cham
pion In his baby blue" trappings to flash
over the tape just ahead of everybody
else
How schade Won His LaureIs
But it is not by any means on local
tracks that Schade has won his greatest
fame In series of races every Spring
in Florida, Georgia. and North and South
Carolina he repeatedly won the League
of American Wheelmen championship Of
the South. He has been called the cham
piOn of the South. not because of his
winning each and every one of the So
called Southern championship races that
have been held in various cities and
towns south of the Mason and Dixon
line, but because he has won nearly every
handicap and all the open races at every
tournament in that section in which he
has participated. He has always captured
ali the L. A. w. State championships in
Virginia for every season since 1893 with
the greatest of ease. His actual entrance
into the front ranks was conceded when
he defeated all the big college cracks
from Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Pennsyl-
vania, Columbia, etc, in the five-mile in
tercollegiate championship of America, at
Manhattan Beach, y. Y May q. 1896 A
few days later he accepted an invitation
10 compete in the Harvard Cycling Asso-
ciation's tournament against the same
men on the new Charles 1iiver track, at
Boston. Again, to the surprise Of many
did the local boy carry the blue and or
ange of Columbian University TO victory
capturing the two-mile handicap in 4:26
a record at the time, also the one mile
open in 2:17 from Ray Dawson, besides
securing second in the two-thirds of a
mile open.
BY this time the achievements gave
Schade q national reputation and the
Colors Of Columbian University which
he wore. became better known than ever
before 1t would require more space than
is available to give detailed list of the
local boys many victories on the track.
IT is sufficient to say that in 80 he won
more races by half than any other anna
tour in the United States standing first
in the District percentage table by a
tig margin over his other competitors.
The Two Freds.
His chief local competitor during this
year was Fred Sims. The two first came
together after Schade's victorious North
ern tour, meeting May 80. 1898, at the
International Athletic Club track, now
the track of the Park Bicycle Club
Schade lost the quarter-mile and the one
mile open, his rival capturing both In
the quarter-mile Sims won easily, turn
ing around just after crossing the tape
and laughing at the boy in b.ue. In the
one-mile he was scarcely a foot ahead
In two-mile handicap race. run the
same day. Schade started at the thirty
yard mark. with Sims the scratch
The latter was unable to catch his rival.
who won with a good margin This ham
dicap race was followed by record trial,
both Sims and Schade going for the rec
ord. the distance being a mile the
latter riding the distance in just three
seconds better time
Much talk followed consequently as to
which was the better rider A good deal
of talk had been occasioned before the
meeting, but after the Decoration Day
riding the talk became greater and the
interest increased proportionately. The
two came together again on the occasion
the mile open .Schade succeeded in de-
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