The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1898-09-08
Bicycle Tournament
Under the Auspices Of the Journal
Gazette A Success.--A G0odAttend-
ance and Some Good Races.

ment is due, not little to the un-
firing efforts of editor Mckay of
the Journal-Gazette. Owing to the
nOn-interest of the business men
the industrial parade was failure.
In the racing there were six events
pulled off. The tournement was
run under the l.. A. w. rules with
w. s. Miller of Columbus as official
referee.
The first event was one mile
novice race open. There were six
entries and six starters, ,Chas. Drum,
Log an, winning first place and
prize, gold medal, value $40, Earl
Lindley second, silver medal So.
Time 1929.
Second event-One mile, open.
Ten starters, Lee Tinker, Columbus,
first prize, diamond, value $50; d.
X. DeLong, Chillicothe, second, M.
Il w. tires and pair tan shoes, value
$ll; third, r. l.. Hayes, Columbus,
invalids reclining chair, value $5;
fourth, Allen Denman, Lancaster,
pocket knife, value $125. Time
2:47. In this event considerable
soldering was done, the referee
having set the time at 2:25. Three
times were the racers made to run
without touching the time. The
race should have been declared off
AND no prizes awarded.
Third event-One mile handicap,
open. Sixteen starters. ID. X. De-
Long, Chillicothe, scratch man won
first prize, suit of clothes to order,
value $40; r. l., Hayes, Columbus,
Is yards, second, 200 cigars and
smoking set, value Sl2;Lee Tinker,
Columbus,35 yards, third, anto harp,
value So; Ray E. Lowell, Columbus,
so yards, fourth, Journal-Gazette
one year 81. Time 2.2S.
Fourth event--Hocking county
championship, one mile. Time 2 25.
Six starters, Track was heavy and
alter three spurts the best the boys
could do was 2:58 in the following
order; G. r. (Pete) Montgomery,
first, gold medal, $l2; Earl LindIey,
second, cyclometer, bell and lamp,
$S; Warren Bright, third, hat, SO;
Charles Drum, fourth, box cigars,
$3.50. Dudley Bright, fifth, OHIO
DEMOCRAT one year. Ed. Carpen-
ter, the sixth man was not in it at
all, and on being requested to start
in the third heat refused and was
barred by the referee from further
participating in the races for the
day. Many of those present we
understand are under the impress
ion that his conduct debarred him
for year but such is not 80 as tho
referee has jurisdiction only for the
day of the races. Mr.. Carpenter
will be legible to go in all races as
usual.
Fifth event-Half f mile handicap,
open. Twenty-one entries, twelve
starters. Clyde Denman, Lancas-
ter, GO yards, first prize, suit of
clothes, SIS; Clarence Wilson, Nell
sonville, so pards, second PRICE,.
pair pants and shoes, SCI; Lee
Tinker, Columbus, 20 pards, third,
shirt stud, $4; r. l.. Hayes, Coldaa-.
bus, 10 yards, fourth, Hooking Sem
tinel, one year.
Sixth event-Two mile handicap,
open. Eighteen entries, twelve
starters This event was done in
shower of rain and was very
amaturish and feature of the
event not down on the program
was "pile up" in the mud of the
entire bunch of riders just after
passing the judges stand on the last
lap of the race. Fortunately no
one was hurt and served the pur-
pose of putting the audience in a
fairly good humor and gave them
something to talk about while
awaiting the train. The riders
finished as follows: Lee Tinker,
Columbus, 70 yards, first, 25 yards
carpet, SIS; r. l.. Hayes, Columbus,
30 yards, second, set Of standard
works, collar and cuff box, so cigars,
$3.50; G. r. Montgomery, Logan, 40
yards, rocking chair and rug, SO;
Cliff Zimmerman, Lancaster, $50
yards, fourth, fifty cigars, $3.50; A.
Kennard, Logan, 22O yards, fifth,
100 stogies, 81 %.
The judges of the races were F.
M. Mckay editor of the Logan
Journal Gazette who was the pro-
moter of the race, Henry Kessler
and Luke Lehman. Official referee,
w. s. Miller, Columbus, starter, Mr..
Bert Oaks, official scorers, Messrs
j. B. Dollison, Chas. Lutz and A. @.
Upton. Official time keepers, A.
III. Brooke, VIM. +. Bowen and