Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-24
NATIONAL CIRCUIT RACES.
Finals Were Wheeled by Electric
Light Last Night.

Ideal weather favored the national circuit
bicycle races at the Park Cycle Club track
yesterday. An innovati ton in this city, rum
ming the preliminaries in the afternoon and
the finals under electric light was success
fully introduced.
Arthur Gardiner added another victory to
his lead in the national championship by
winning the event of the day in a hotly
contested finish. Eddie Bald professionally
and Lee Counselman tamateur) rode exhi-
billions against time, but failed to lower the
track record
The trials were run in the afternoon and
the finals at night. Albert Mott, the chair
man of the racing board of the League of
American Wheelmen, officiated in the even
ing as referee His presence seemed to
have salutary effect upon the riders, es-
pecially the amateurs, some of whom are
now trembling in thei' boots eXpectins his
official ak to fall upon their necks. in the
afternoon the local referee officiated at the
trials
The finals at night proved interesting. es-
pecially TIE first race, the one-miie local
championship. The race was not the L.
A. w. championship, but was open to all
riders living in the District. The time of
the race was quite slow, and it was gen.
orally conceded that Wilson, who won the
honor last year: would again win it. The
surprise was great when Mueller, the
blonde-haired racer beat Wilson out at the
tape by about a foot, with Smith close
tfilru. All three OIL the men COulQ nave
been covered with blanket The an
nouncement of the winner brought forth
great applause.
The one-mile national championship, pro-
fessional, was won by Arthur Gardiner,
after pretty sprint. Fred Sims came in
fourth, which gives him two points in the
score for the national championship.
The final of the mile open was won by
Schade in pretty manner. with Wilson
second. Dodge, who set the pace was
given third place. An excellent exhibition
OF trick riding was given by 8. NJ. Howard
a young Washingtonian. who, among other
exhibitions, rode around the track on
single wheel. His time was not taken.
The most interesting final of the night
was the two-mile handicap. Throop was
the lead man, with 200 yards and for five
laps he held the lead. Sims did all in his
power to keep the bunch back and allow
the Washington youth to win. Three or
TOUR times during the ride he took the
lead and as many times did other riders
Jump ahead and start off at faster gait
Nearly played out, Throop was oyertaken
at the entrance to the home stretch To
the spectators it looked as though he was
standing still when the bunch passed him
by a magnificent outburst of speed Sims
crossed the tape in the lead. amid the
cheers of every one.
Reddington. with his big handicap suc
ceeded in winning the final of the half-mi,a
handicap amateur. Cause kept after him
to the end and finished second. Schade
seeing 1t TO be a matter of impossibilitv
TO get place, dropped out
Inc maj or the half-mile handicap was n
pretty race, which Kimble won handily
Mudd. with next to the limit handicap. sue
ceeded in getting fourth place The sum
mary:
Finals: First one-mie d. C. amateur
champiobship-C. ]. Mueller first; E. l..
Wilson. second. and G. E. Smith, third.
Time, 2:5J Is.
Second, one-mle national championship
profession al-Arthur Gardiner, Chicago
won; F. A. Mcfarland, second; Owen Kim
Die Louisville, third; Fred. Sims PhiIa-
delphia, fourth: II. b. Freeman, San Fran
cisco, fifth. Time, 2:04 80
Schade won; e. L. Wilson, second: H. /.
Dodge (pacemaker), third. Time 2:17 10
Two-mile handicap professional-Fred
Sims, 30 yards, Philadelphia, won: owen
himble. 80 yards, Louisville second; F. A.
Mcfarland, scratch, third: J. B. Bowler,
Chicago 30 yards, fourth. Time AS %
Half-mile handicap, amateur-R b. Red
dington, SO yards, Won: c.. f. Cause 10
yards, second; C. ]. Mueller, 30 yards,
third. Time, 80 3-5.
Half-mile handicap. professional-Owen
kimble, 20 yards. won; H. B. Freeman 10
yards, second; Earl Kaiser, yards, third:
T. NJ. Mudd, jr., 10 yards, fourth Time.
50 40.
E. C. Bald rode an exhibition mile in
1:47 2-5.
Lee Counselmarr of this city rode a mile
against time in las As.