Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-05-20
SEVERAL RECORDS MADE.
Good Racing ON. the Park Bicycl.
Club Track.

The second meet of the Park Bicycle
Club. held yesterday afternoon at the Park
track, resulted in some good racing, and
several records ware made, all of which
tended to show the fastTess CT the course.
The one-mie handicap wen by Fred
Schade, from scratch. in the good time of
los 40. which is competition record.
From the start to the finish it was case
# hard riding Leo b. Dannemiller of
Georgetown University Z rode half mile.
paced. flying start in1D.52 ID Perhaps
of E. L. Wilson, PACED by triplets. flying
start. He rode the first mile III 1.47 -.
breaking the record, made by Schade last
week, of 1.5l 10 The itime for the two
local record. but an amateur worlds rrc-
-odr- The hest previous time was 3.44 ID
made October - OF last year at Buffalo,
n. Y. bye. j., MilIeR- r-,,i-.....,.
The first profe ssional race on the new
course was run off yesterday, the distance
being one mile. There We're only four
starters. On the first half CT the first lap
Fred Sims ran off the track on the back
stretch. and before he reniounted his wheel
the ether three riders, paced by Throop.
were nearly half a lap ahead. Sims pushed
hard. and caught the bunch just before
entering on the last lap In the finish he
bat out by his brother Billie, with
Mudd getting third.
ct. The ore-mile invitation, amateur. proved
TO be a good race. with nine entries. The
finish was very good. the men being
stretched across the track. with less than
wheels length between them. Wilson
won. with Moran second Sthade and Hal
stead seemed tied for third place, but the
judges decided in favor of the latter.
The twenty fve-mile match race between
J. J. F'ister of the Century, Cycle club ani
Bayard r Wrenn Of the Levant Wheelmen
vas won by the latter in the time Of 56.41.
the prize being $50 gold watch. The race
~ toI
race of last Thursday On the ninth mile
Wrenn gained lap and in the fourteenth
mile scored another lap. He made third
lap on the twentyfirst mile, and at the
finish was nearly a half n lap ahead of his
opponent Fister was unfortunate in the
race. Twice during the contest an accident
happened to the triplets, the chains COM
ing off. On the sixth mile a tripIet con-
tanning Gre er. Moran and French dropped
the chain at the tape. and the crew coasted
almost the entire length OF the track. AT
arothcr time tandem containing Wilson
and Smith went down on the back stretch.
Fistei was Immediately behind but for
tunately he escaped a fall, though ne was
fC reed to ride half a lap or more unpaced.
TIE 81 mmary:
First race. one-mile novice: prize, $50
gold medal-Won by ]. Q. Boyd: P. J. Mil
Ter, second; Jesse l.. Carter, Baltimore.
third. Time, 30,
Secord race, one-mile invitation. anna
teur: prizes valued at $50. SIS and sl0-Won
Dy T.. L. WILSON,; A. e. Moran, second:
Griffin Halstad, third. Time. 222 40.
Third race. one-mile professional: prizes.
$25 and $10-Won by William Sims: W.
Fred. Sims second; 7. N. Mudd. third
Time. 2.23Ha
Fourth race. one-mile handicap, amateur:
prizes valued at $50. s15. so and s5-Won
by Fred. Schade (scratch), E. L. Wilson
Us yards). second: W. H.. Harrington go
yards). third: r. Cogswell 400 yards),
fourth. Time, 2.0S 40
Fifth race. 5twenty-five-mfle match, null
tiple paced-B. 7. Wrenn won against j. ].
Flster. Time, SAL
Haif-mile exhibition, paced-Leo B. Dan
rcrniiler, Georgetown University. Time.
0.52 1-6.
Two-mile exhibition, paced-E. L. Will
son. Time, 3.42 40 First mile made In
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