Evening star., 1898-09-03
w. Fred. Sims.

held first and expecting a close finish
Sims rode to win. When he crossed the
tape he looked back, and seeing Schade
three or four lengths in his rear he laughed
at him.
In a handicap race on the same day
Schade won from his mark. Subsequently
the two riders met, the occasion being the
meet of the Morton Cadets, known as their
with Sims by winning the mile open from
him. He also defeated Sims in the handi-
cap, having a lead of some yards at the
start This was the last time the two rode
against each other until this season,
when they have met five times. In these
meetings Sims won two races, both open,
while Schade won one open and two handi-
caps. In addition to this in go at the
mile record, Sims and Schade taking part
the latter managed to make a better show
ing by three seconds than his rival.
The Queer Wheelmen. who held a meet
on July 4. 1896, endeavored to bring the
two together. On account of having sent
his entry to race in Richmond that day
Schade did not ride, and no other date for
the meeting was suggested. At Richmond
Schade swept the boards, winning five
firsts, while in this city Sims did likewise
winning every race ON the program.
Shortly afterward Sims got into some
trouble with the racing board. The diff
Guilty was settled by his turning profess
sicnal, in which 9Class he has since been
riding. When Schade and the balance Of
the local riders were transferred to the
professional class the two came together
again. In every race so far Sims has man
aged to come out the victor. N several
cases Schade hassfinished second. His fail
ure to make a good showing against his
old rival Is attributed to the fact that he
has done but comparatively little work on
a single wheel. sWith the other riders he
was kept on theespacing outfit for Moran,
in his race with Michael. For the past
fortnight he has been training hard and
something can be-expected of him when the
two meet Monday afternoon
Schade while claiming Herndon, Va, as
his home, is a native of this city, and Oc-
tober 80 will be twenty-three years OF age.
He has been following the track for about
four or five years, making his nrst ap-
pearance at the Young Mems Christian As
sociation Park then located at 18th and
u streets, the occasion being a cycle meet
given by the Victor Cycle Club, of which
he was a member He covered himself
with honor on that day, winning the club
championship race of one mile. Since that
time he has been steadily improving in
form, and last year he was one of the
most successful amateurs in the country,
standing next to Earl Peabody of Chicago,
who broke Arthur A. Zimmerman's famous
record of 101 firsts in a single season.
Last season he rode in 100 races and got
102 places secured he made seventy-three
f1rsts eighteen seconds and eleven thirds.
On the Virginia state circuit alone he won
forty-one straight prizes, his tour being
one of triumph.
Perhaps his most notable performance
giate championship, May 81, 1896. at the
Manhattan Beach track. He was then rid
ing under the colors of Columbian Uniyer-
sity. At the Willow Grove track, Phila-
dephia, last year, when the national meet
of the League of American Wheelmen was