Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-06-15
THE L|lSLY FIELD Day.
Fair SIZED Crowd Saw the Annual
Contests Yesterday Afternoon.
The Track Was Heavy from Re-
cent Rains, and the Time in Speed
Contests Was Therefore Slow.
Beabout Won the Medal for
Greatest Number OF Points.
The Other Contests and the Win
nerS.

The Other Contests and the Win
nerS.
The Linsly boys held their regular
annual field day On the Fair Grounds
yesterday afternoon. The attendance,
while fair, was not as large as was ex-
pected, nevertheless the lair sex was
represented in goodly numbers. On
account OF the rains on Sunday, Mon
day and Tuesday, the track was very
heavy, making the time in the speed
contests very slow. All the bicycle races
had to be run on the outside OF the
track, making the distances farther and
the riding harder.
Beabout, with Y poins, won the med
al offered by w. J. Lukens for the great
est number Of points made in the games.
Lenkard was cut out from the medal
by being disqualified in the 22C-yard
race for fouling, losing him five points,
and giving Bebout the first place.
The officials were: Starter, G. w.
Alexander; referee, Chas c. D9bbins;
judges, VIM Miller, Prot. State ana
r. II. Pollock; timers, Jack Laue and
Mr.. j. w. Grub; clerk Of the course,
Benz Horkheimer; announcer, Hazlett
Freese; measures Herbert Horkheim-
er and H. @. Baer Following are the
contests and the winners:
1GC-yard dash-Lenkard, first, prize,
sprinting shoes, Alexander; B. Hork-
heimer, second; prize, belt, G. Hess;
Acker, third; prize, knife, Greer 4
Lang; time, 121a seconds. Lenkard
won without much trouble.
Novice cne-half mile bicycle race
Mcneil, first; prize, sweater, viii Gut
man; McMasters, second; prize, q
soda water tickets, Schnepf; Herring
ton, third prize, tennis shoes, O'kane;
time, 1:23A This was a very pretty
contest, marked by an exciting finish.
Hop, step and jump-Watkins, frs;
prize, umbrella, L. S. Good; Caldwell,
second; prize, book, Stanton; distance,
% feet.
Junior 50-yard dash--In the first heat
Mcclure and KiIlmeyer ran dead heat
in seven seconds. In thu run off Nc
Lure won; prize, cuff Dnttcns~ Shelf
Bros; Killmeyer, second; prize, stick
pin. j. A. Lash; time, 613 seconds.
220-yard dash-In this race the men
Lenkard finishing first, Acker second
and Schmidt third-were all dsQuali-
fled for fouling. Bebout was given inst
place; prize, razor, CIT Bros; Kirk,
second; prize, pipe, Hugo J.oos; time,
Of first man home, 21ta seconds.
Putting shCt--Bebout, first, IS feet
51a inches; prize, razor, Franzell;
Hamilton, second, u feet 2 inches;
prize, candy; G. j.. burst; Lenkard,
third, % feet inches; prize, tie. Noble
Hail mile bicycle race--Rodgera
first; prize, Roman chai~, A. Frew; Nc
Nell, second, prize, ha:, Bauter; Ne
Masters, third; prize, box Of candy
Ziegenfeldar; time. l:2S12. A very
pretty exhibition.
Running broai jumn-Lenkard. first,
Is feet inches; prize. razor, Nesbitt
Bros; Bebout, second, - feet inches;
prize cap Z. S. Dinger: Kiilmeyer,
third, II feet inches; prize, cologne,
Young & Dlckey.
120-yard hurdle race-Hamflton, first;
prize, cuff buttons. J. W. Grubb; Be-
bout, second prize. cigars, Wells q
Campbell; Lenkard, third; prize. cane,
The Hub. No time taken.
One mile bicycle race-McNell, first;
prize, chair, Palace Furniture Com
pany: Rogers, second; prize, Bicycle
pump. Dillon. Wheat G Hancher Co.:
McMasters, third; prize, knife, Jones
Bros: tine, 4:02. This race was a reg
ular sleigh ride, every rider being shy
about making the pace. AS 10 time
limit had set nothing could be done
about It. Nevertheless the finish was
very pretty.
Throwing base ball-Kirk. first;
prize base ball. Jason Stamp; Jos.
PAUL, second; prize. bat, Albert Dit
man; McMasters, third; prize, pencil
sharpener, Schwertfegey; distance, 80
yards.
Junior running broad jump-Wil-
helm, first. - feet ~ inches prize.
shirt, y. Gundiing; Caldwell second,
II feet ~ inches; prize, slippers.
Seanor.
Half mile junior bicycle race-A S.
PAUL. first: prize bicycle shoes. Nc
Faddel; Harrington. second; prize
candy. Fox: time. LOO.
Quarter mile bicycle race-Rodgers.
first; prize bicycle shoes. Helm; Mcneil.
second; prize. hose Gutman; Farr
third: prize. tie, Bon Ton; time, 40
seconds.
449-yard run-Lenkard, first prize
table G. Mendel; Bebout, second: prize
tie. Shook & Co Kirk. third; prize,
whip, Etz & Seifert; time. Leg
129-yard bicycle slow race-In this
race Moore and Harrington gave an
exceedingly clever exhibition OF slow
racing. All the other entries disauall-
fed themselves by falling from their
wheels. Moore finished last in the sur
pTising time Of minutes and 10 sec
onds, winning first prize, an umbrella
given by Mr.. Dauer; Harrington. sec
ond. prize. box candy. Plate & Hane
Standing broad jump-Flrst, Bcbout,
feet 2 inches; prize cane. Kraus
Rrcs.: Lenkard second. feet II inches;
prize silver tooth brush, Dickson.
Lenkard won the S80-yard run by
very pretty finish after getting himself
in box. Prize. mandolin. Milligan,
Winkin & Co; Bebout, second: prize.
hat Harper Bros; Kirk third; prize
tie. Ben Ton: time, 3:C81s.
Two-mile handicap bicycle race-In
this race there was a good field OF
starters. The pistol went off before
Mcneil was on his wheel and all men
having enc hundred and twenty yards
or better went one lap before thew
could be stopped. The handicaps were
not quite large enough for the scratch
and twenty-five yard men had the
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