Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-06-27
BLUE RlBBON--RED CROSS
Sterling Team Won HOnOrS at Satur.
day Evening Meet.
Good Crowd Witnesses Races Mrs. Sewall
and Princess Kaiulani Present
Prizes.

There was very good sized au
dience at the Blue Ribbon bicycle
meet, in aid of the Red Cross So
ciety, at Cyclomere last Saturday
evening. The boxes and grand
stand were filled with society peo-
pie who enjoyed the sport i'm
mensely.
The pavilion was occupied by
the officers and committees of the
Red Cross and before it the win
ners received their prizes.
The track was in splendid con-
dition, and the men rode as il
there were large purses hung up
for them. The honor of having
the ribbons pinned on by the
charming President of the society
Mrs. Harold M. Sewall was well
worth striving for.
The government band was in
attendance. Owing to the lack of
the megaphone the races we're de-
layed little but it ar
rived shortly after 8 and the
evenings entertainment began
The Sterling team made clean
sweep of all the blue ribbons and
there was much rejoicing among
the friends of the speedy ones.
Jones and Ludloff were the stars
OF the evening.
The first event was the first heat
of the / mile amateur scratch. 1t
was paced by the Giles boys on a
tandem who ran away from the
bunch. Jos. Smith won W. Lyle
second and Treadway third. Time
1:13b.
The tandem showed down at
the last eighth and Ludloff shot
out like an arrow. He won as he
pleased in los As Gilman sec
ond Souza third Harry Williams
punctured his tire at the start 80
dropped out.
The "pros" next made their APP
.pearance in ! mile scratch
race. Sylvester took the
going with Jones on his back
wheel. Near the last eighth AL
Ian uncorked a little and opened
up big gaps of space between him
self and the others romping in a
winner, hands down. Manoa sec
ond and johnson third. Time
l:l6. At the finish the boys were
decorated by Mrs. Sewall and
Princess Kaiulani and were cor
daily thanked for their assist
ance.
Mike O'Mike, Honolulu's Trilby
Fowler, eyrated for the edification
of the audience. He is very
clever little fellow and received
much merited applause. He dup.
licates most of Trilby's tricks
Mike has a most bewitching fare
we'll bow which is all his own,
He was also decorated at the con-
clusion OF his performance.
The final of the half mile anna.
teur was made lively by the intro
duction of the Giles boys on their
tandem. Ludloff got the pace
from the start and kept it He
jumped out at the eighth with
Souza after him. Ludloff won out
in fine style, Souza getting second
and Smith, the winner of the first
heat, third. Time LOG Is.
The professional 2 3 mile han
dicap brought out Jones scratch
Manoa 10 yds., Sylvester 80 yds.
johnson was limit man with sc
yds. He started out at hot CLIP
and kept things going making a
game race. Jones jumped out al
the third after catchiug the bunch
aud started after johnson. He
passed him near the eighth and
flushed sitting up, ten lengths to
the good. Sylvester beat Manoa
in the sprint for second place
Time 1:34. 1t was fine race.
The last race was q 3 mile
handicap amateur run in one heat
There were ten starters. Ludlofl
wob from scratch with Souza sec
ond. Time |: 40 Us.