The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-18
RIDERS IN To-DAY,s RACES.
Entries and Officers for the Wheel
mems Park Meet

Entries and Officers for the Wheel
mems Park Meet.
If the weather is good this afternoon
those who attend the bicycle races. TO be
held at Wheelmen's Park, ought to see
some good sport The Savannah Cycle
Dealers Association, under whose auspices
the meet is given, have been working hard
for two weeks, and everything is in readi-
ness for the races.
The following is a list of the entries.
First Race-One mile. novice. ] NJ Will
son, r. F. Rustin, H. j. r. Sturtevant. ].
f. Clearly, H. w. Suffer and C. L. Palm.
Second Race-One mile, 2:SO class. H. j.
F. Sturteyant, Clifford E. Suits, ]. F..
Cleary H. w. Suffer, D. b. Hull. Ir.. c.
F. Connery. J. w. Hull. f. L. Wolfe, c.
L. Palm, Savannah; L. L. Bright, Macon
Third Race-One mile, open. r. V. Con-
nerat, E. D. Wells, Clifford E. Suits, sa-
vannah; L. L. Bright, Macon; H. p.
Thompson
Fourth Race-One mile, boys. Tinsley
Wells Harry Butler \. Walden, Claude
Jollie, George Mulligan, John Waters,
Law Rees.
I Fifth Race-Two-mile lap race, R. v.
Connerate, c. P. Connery, Clifford e.
sonville.
L. L. Bright of Macon will ride a quarter
mile exhibition, paced by a tandem and
Ing. Kinsey, Savannah's professional
rider, will ride a half mile Knsey will
be paced by trlDlet, ridden by Frank
Williams, w. H. Connery and Hampton
Leopold.
r. V. Connerat will try for the track
for Ill.
a trlplet Connerat is riding well and Is
expected to make a fast mile. Kinsey
and Connery Will try a fast quarter on a
tandem.
The promoters have arranged to have a
number of hacks at the Cathedral Gene
terry to meet all cars from the city and
passengers will be taken to the track for
10 cents fare each way.
All of the local riders have been putting
In hard ticks at training for the last few
days and most of them are in fine condi-
ton. Thompson and Bright are the out
of-town riders entered and they are both
fast men. The races will commence at
4:S0 O'clock
The following wheelmen will act as off,
GERS of the meet:
Referee-W. Edwin Grady.
Judges-P. Aston Waring, Albert Wylly,
A. NJ Bell
Clerk of Course-W. w. Gross.
Starter-William Denhardt
Timers-C. E. Stults, S. E. Theus, DR.. A.
G.. Bouton.
Scorer. W. Heffernan
At the races refreshments will be served
by the ladies of the Regimehtal Aid So
ciety, the proceeds to be usedffor the ben
eft of the three companies of the First
Regiment now at Chickamauga The
Cycle Dealers Association will also allow
the aid society a percentage on all tickets
sold for the races.
Many Of the Savannah bays 1t is stated,
are suffering from the resdl@ of vaccina-
ton and will appreciate thsadehcacies sent
them by the ladies. The society has set
apart Monday of each week for work for
one of the companies. Next Monday is
Cadets day, and the Monday next for the
Irish Jasper Greens. On these days the
ladies will sell ice Fcream at the park to
secure funds for the RESPECTIVE compa-
MES. Meetings will continue to be held at
the armory every Monday afternoon at 6
o'clock. In the absence of Mrs A R.
Lawton. Mrs. ]. F. Brooks is acting as
sident of the society. AT the last meet
ing 800 abdominal flannel bands and con-
siderable hospital stores We're received
and shipped to Camp Northen.