The evening times., 1898-10-01
FIRST PROFESSIONAL MEET.
Crack Riders VIII Race mt Park

ieN hdclnR cyclists
Union, an organization formed by pro-
fessional riders for their own interests
and protection. Racing win commence at
O'Clock, and as the program embraces
list OF fifteen events the races will
follow one another In quick succession
1t will be the first strictly professional
race meet ever held in this city. There
have been any number of strictly anna
teur race meets held, but not a single
pure professional meet. Every race this
afternoon will be for professionals.
Twenty-eight of the leading riders of the
country have come to this city, and the
number is augmented by the list of local
professionals who will join in the move
ment.
Ladies will be admitted to the meet free
OF charge upon presentation of COM
plimentary card at the gate. These cards
can be obtained from the Eclipse bicycle
store at Fourteenth and II Streets. They
were printed yesterday and Immediately
placed on exhibition, and judging by the
calls for the same there will be a good
attendance of fair spectators present to
encourage the professionals on. large
crowd is expected, and TO avoid any de-
lay or confusion, special arrangements
have been made with the Great Falls
Electric Railroad TO have all of the cars
of the road out ready to carry passengers
to and from the park. A large crowd at
the initial meet of the new union would
be extremely encouraging to the riders
The two-thirds of mile open, profess
} H ,xrin ha
run In four heats. and an extra heat
| will be run in which the second men in
each heat will contest, TO determine which
one will qualify for the final heat. The
two mile class race. for all riders who
/ have not a score of thirty points in the
national championship tables, will be run
in three heats. The last heat will be
| ridden in by only the local men who join
! the new association.
The race of the afternoon will be the
one mile handicap sweepstakes, which
Will be run in two heats. The entrance
fee of this race is So, and to the total
amount of money collected in this way
| the Park Bicycle Club will add a purse of
$50 The total sum will be divided among
! the first four men. In this race nearly
| thirty riders have entered. and a close
! and exciting contest can be looked for.
Ii will be the feature of the meet, so far
as riding is concerned.
The match tandem race will also be
| good card. Originally. Eddie Bald and
| Tom Cooper We're scheduled to rids to-
! gether, but Bald could not do this, as he
was under special contract to ride only
| a certain make of wheel Arthur Gardi-
4 ner has taken his place. The Sims BROTH
ers will ride against the two Billie Sims.
/ the younger brother was taken sick yes
I terday, but il is hoped that he Will be
able to ride this afternoon. In the event
! that he will not be able. his place vii!
be taken by either Moran or Steenson.
The closing event on the program will
be an exhibition mile by Eddie Bald.
| paced, who will endeayor TO lower his
previous record of one mile made June
%, on the track. Paced by triplets, he
rode the distance in 1:4 2-5.
The events. prizes, and entrants are as
follows:
Event No. l-Two-thirds of a mile open,
| professional; winner of each heat TO quail
ify for the final; extra heat for second
| men. First heat-1. Eddie Bald, Buffalo,
n. Y; s, Jay Eaton, Elizabeth, n. J.; 8,
DR.. A. ]. Brown. Cleveland, Ohio; 3, Otto
Maya, Erie, Pa; Is, H r. Freeman, Port
| land, Ore.
Event No 2, second heat-2, Arthur
Gardiner, Chicago, H.; 6, Earl Kiser,
Dayton. Ohio; 10, Harry Terrill, San
Francisco, Cal; Il. E. S. Aker. Indianap-
oils. Ind: Il, w Fred Sims, Washington.
Event No. 3. third heat-l3. Major Tay-
lor, New York City: Z. Orlando Stevens,
Ottumwa, Iowa; II, w. E. Becker, Min
neapolis Mimi; Is, Tom Cooper, Detroit,
Mich.
Event No 4, fourth heat, Floyd A
MacFarland, San Jose, Cal; s. Owen
Kimble, Louisville Ky; u, H r. Steen-
son, Minneapolis, Mimi; 16, Billie Sims.
| Washington.
Event No. Extra heat for second man
in each heat, qualifying for the final.
Event No. 6-Two-mile class race; open
| to all riders who have not scored thirty
points I'm the national championship ta-
bles; TWO men in each heat to qualify for
the final. First heats, Jay Eaton, Eliza
beth, \. J.; II, W. Fred Sims. Washing
ton, ID. c.; 10 Harry Terrill. San Fran
cisco, Cal; II. w. Z. Becker Minneapolis.
Mimi; 3, Otto Maya, Erie. Pa; 10, Harry
Z. Greer, Washington, d. c.
Event No. T. second heats, Earl Kiser
Dayton, Ohio; 3. DIR. A. l. Brown, Cleve-
land, Ohio; l6, Billie Sims, Washington,
ID. c.; II, II. r. Steenson, Minneapolis.
Mimi; H. f. S. Aker, Indianapolis, Ind
Event No. S, third heat-2O A. c. Moran,
Washington; p, f. L. Wilson, Washing
ton; %, w. s. Throop, Washington; %,
Lee Counselman, Washington; "a Carl J..
French, Baltimore
Event No. 9, final two-thirds mile pro-
fessional-First prize, $40; second prize,
SIS; third prize, SIS. Five men riding.
Event No 10, final two mile class race,
professional-First prize, $50: second
prize, $2G: third prize, SO. Six men riding.
Event No. Hone mile handicap, sweep
stakes; professional. Entrance fee So,
with $50 added by the Park Bicycle Club
Five men in each heat to qualify for the
final First heat-1 Eddie Bald (scratch) /;
2. Arthur Gardiner (scratch): Is, Tom
Cooper Q5 yards); Is, II. B. Freeman go
yards; 6, Jay Eaton go YARDS; II, Fred.
Sims go YARDS; 8, DR.. A !. Brown go
yardsD; II, w. z. Becker GO yards): y,
H. r. Steenson eco yards); q, E. L. Will
son Q0O yards); %, w. F. Throop Q10
yards); 26 c. E. Cause Q20 yards); l9,
Harry z. Greer C150 yards).
Event No. u, second heat-13 Major
Taylor (scratch); 4, Floyd A. MacFarland
Cscratch); s, owen kimble go yards; 6,
Earl Kiser go yards; T. Orlando Stevens
C40 yards): 10, Harry Terrill $50 yards
l6, Billie Sims go yards; g. Otto Maya CSC
yards; 20 a. c. Moran go yards); "a, Carl
1 J. Mueller 000 yards); q, Lee Counsel
man Ol5 yards; 25, r. L. French Q3Q
yards).
Event No. 13 final one mile handicap,
sweepstakes; professional-Purse to be
divided 40, 3O 20 and 10 per cent. Ten
men riding
Event No. Il, one mile tandem match
race, professional. Prize, glory. Arthur
| Gardiner, Chicago, and Tom Cooper, De-
troit. Mich, versus w. Fred. Sims and
| Billie Sims.
Event No. Is, one mile exhibition, pro-
i prf1 o1n