Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-19
CUT THE MILE RECORD
Fast Time at the Park Cycle Track by Fred
Sims.
Race Between Club Teams-The Pur-
suit Race in the Australian Style
an Interesting Event.

The ninth race meet-of the season, given
under the auspices of the Park Bicycle
Club, at it's track on the Conduit road, was
held last evening. The occasion brought
out 1900 persons, a large proportion being
ladies.
The first race, the one-mile novice, was
loafing race, the nine contestants being
punched until after part Of the third lap.
The finish was exceedingly close. however.
H. weigle of the Coreeran Cadet Athletic
Association winning by about a foot.
The one-mile handicap, professional, was
the fastest competition race for the dis
lance that has ever been run in this city,
due to the great speed of Fred Sims. There
were fourteen men IN the race Fred Sims
being scratched. The next nearest were Bill
lie Sims and Bob Walthour, on the 20-yard
mark. Steenson and Schade were on the
30-yard mark, while Moran and Wilson
were given lead of fifty yards, with
Charles Cause ten yards ahead of them.
From the start Sims sprinted from scratch
and soon overlook the rear men. He made
a magnificent sprint to catch the front
bunch and succeeded. though in doing
he had to ride for fully half a lap at his
hardest speed, which practically killed him
from further sprinting. Just after enter
ing the third lap, while on the turn, Billie
Sims was thrown and his wheel wrecked.
Steenson with a sprint succeeded in pulling
Walthour to the front. and the Atlanta
boy managed to hold his own in the sprint
beating out Wilson by a very short dis
lance. Sims came in close third. The
time Of the race was 1.59 So. Knowing
that the race would give fast time the off,
Gals took the time of Sims and found 1t
to be 159 40, which breaks the record es-
ia biiShed few weeks ago at Baltimore by
John S. johnson, who rode the distance in
201 1-5.
Club Team Race.
The club team race was run in one heat.
only three clubs being represented. They
were the Arlington wheelmen, the Levant
Wheelmen and the corcoran Cadet Ath-
letic Association. The Washington Road
Club had team entered, consisting of n
H. Mannakee, J. E. Hanger, IT.. and w.
H. harrington. Capt E. ]. Murphy OF the
Arlington and Capt. Lee Herrell of the Le-
wants lodged protest with the referee
shortly" before the race. claiming that the
team Of the Road Club did not consist of
bona fide members. While the charge was
admitted. the Road Club was anxious to
ride In the race, offering to relinquish the
trophy In case its team won. The referee
however. refused to let the team ride and
only the three clubs started There was
plenty of enthusiasm over the race, and
the Arlingtons were represented by a large
crowd OF rooters, occupying private boxes
The Levant Wheelmen were also in evil
dence, md did considerable shouting for
tueif NEIL Inc start was made IN q pretty
manner Brearley taking the lead The
pace was not too fast, and 1t was evident
that the men were holding back for the
final sprint. During the course of the race
the lead changed often, and coming down
the home stretch, entering the third lap
Moran hit up lively sprint which hcw.
ever, was short-lived. This started the
other riders. and the struggle for positions
began which continued until the end The
finish on the homestretch was extremely
pretty, Smith of the Arlingtons crossing
the tape in the lead. with Stone, fellow
clubman. close second. If the third mem
Der of the club had dropped out the score
established by these two would have been
SUFFICIENT to win the race. The first man
was given nine points. the second man
eight points, and so on down to the last
rider. who scored only one point. This
made total of forty-five points in the
race By winning the event the Arlin,y
tons practically obtained the club team
championship Of the District
- Pursuit Race,
Perhaps the most interesting race Of the
evening was the Invitation pursuit race.
the Introduction of the Australian style of
racing in this city. The interest in the
race was so great that the people in the
grand stand stood all during the race In
order to watch more closely the results.
The race lasted for nearly eight and two
thirds miles, the finish being between Bob
Walthour Of Atlanta and William ,Tnroou
Of this city. For nearly three and two
thirds miles Waithour struggled to catch
Throop. and finally he was successful BY
the end Of the fifth mile every man was
faueht and ont of the race with the ev-