The times., 1898-05-31
THE PARK BICYCLE MEET
Great Sport at the Conduit Track
Yesterday.
TWO MEN WERE INJURED
The Program Consisted of Ten
First-Class Events, and All of
Them Were Holly COntested-The
Wanners-A Quarter-MiIe Track
Record Established.

To the rising generation in their thirst
for amusement of any kind Decoration
Day has been made into the holiday of all
holidays. 1t takes the place of the
Fourth of July of our fathers, when they
were wont 70 hold their field games, races
and baseball games. 1t has become
custom of late to inaugurate the bicycle
racing season on this day with an espe-
cially large meet at all of the principal
tracks in the country and the meet at the
International Park yesterday was but one
of the many held throughout the coun-
try
The weather was ideal for racing. 1t
also helped increase the sales of the pink
lemonade harpies who were lowering
around the grand stand, always on the
lookout for victim into whom they could
pour some of the insidious liquid and then
leave to get home the best way possible.
The ladies were very much in evidence in
their bright, fluffy Summer costumes and
enlivened the occasion with little shrieks
when their favorites would pull away
to the rear-from the field and be left to
come home some time next week.
The races were all interesting and ex-
citing. too, there being several spills and
one man got hurt. One thing noticeable
about this meet was the excellent work
of the clerk of the course, Mr.. William
Gettinger and his assistant, Mr.. Jose.
Mr.. Gettinger managed TO keep the track
clear of all but officials, permitting the
occupants of the grandstand TO get run
for their money. a thing that was not
done in the first meet. Mr.. Henshaw,
the announcer, made himself heard above
the noise that is inevitable after the
finish of a race, and as a consequence
there is a similarity in the time marked
on the cards of the spectators that was
not noticeable heretofore. Daring the
course OF the afternoon Haley's band
gave concert that was enjoyed by those
who were fortunate enough to be nearby.
All the favorites were entered in the
various races, schade. Moran, Wilson.
Dannemiller and the rest of the fast men
were punched in all the events they could
get into.
The first event, the mile novice, brought
out quite crowd of youngsters. some
rather fast ones, too. GIadmon, the win
ner, had long, hard push for that honor
He hung to the rear of the bunch for two
laps, and then erawled up and at the
finish lead the field by two lengths. Time
2:57 2-5.
The second and third events brought
out the cracks. This was the opening
heats for the mile open, three men to
qualify for the final in each heat. 'Grif''
Halstead came in ahead of the field in the
first heat with Schade and Smith follow
ing in the order named. Time 2:12 fiat.
The second heat was much faster. Will
son set the pace, which was a hot one
until the stretch was reached when Dan
nemller and Mueller came 20 te front. fin
ishing in the order named with Wilson at
their heels In this heat Lee Counselman
fell from his wheel, but fortunately was
not hurt though the spill put him out of
the race. The time for this event was
210 As.
The fourth event was one mile race
open only 10 pupils of the High Schools
for the championship of the schools.
There were only three starters but they
put up very good race Mannakee won
with Boggs second. Time 2.3S go.
The final of the mile open was run as
the fifth event The finish was very close.
Wilson. Dannemiller and Mueller finish
ing in the order named. Time ZIP 1-5.
The sixth event brought out the profes-
sionals in a paced mile open. George S.
Ball was the pacemaker and he hit it up
very lively for the field Fred Simms fin
ished first. with his brother Billy second
and Throop third. Time 2:19 25.
The seventh and eighth events were the
qualifying heats of the two mile handicap
amateur, six men to qualify for the final
| in each heat Both heats were fast. the
second more so than the first. The lead
| ing six in the first heat were Schade,
Cause. Smith. Ronsaville, Dodge and Boil
! den. Time 4;32
| In the second heat the first two men,
| Wilson and Moran. ran a dead heat with
! Greer. Pittman Brearly and Dannemiller
| trailing out behind. Time 4.29 1-5.
The ninth event was another profession
| al race, a two mile handicap. The race
| was very pretty. Fred Smms winning
easily with Billy Simms, Mudd and
| Throop following in the order named.
In the tenth event the only accident of
anv consequence since the opening of the
track occurred. The race was the hnaI
| of the two-miIe handicap, amateur, and
was the finest of the day
On the last lap Dannemiller ran into a
post at the first quarter, where the track
| is the highest banked, and completely de-
| molished his front wheel. He fell and
| rolled down the incline directly in front
| of Dodge. who to avoid running over the
| prostrate man turned his wheel and rar
| off the track The boards that compose
| the track are about a foot off the ground
| at this noint and when Dodges from
| wheel went down he was thrown over the
| handlebars struck on his head and was
| knocked senseless. In the meantime Dan
! nemiller had slid all the way down the
| track, but the only damage done him wa:
| a good shaking up and barked shln
| Dodge was picked up and carried to the
| training quarters. where an examination
! showed no more serious injury than 6
| cut on the head and another on the leg
| He soon recovered sufficiently to go home
| The race was not very close and was
! hardly noticed, the injured wheelmen TAX
| ing I'D the interest of the spectators
! Schade won, with Cause second Moran
| third and Wilson fourth. Time, 4:30 1-5.
The last event on the program was the
| long-looked for one-quarter mile race
/ against time. This race will be run six
times during the season, and the man
| making the fastest time will be awarded
a trophy valued at 500. There were only
two competitors today, Halstead and VIII
son. Both Dodge and Schade were enter
| ed but neither felt in condition to ride
| Halstead made the best time, 25:15 and
| his ride is the track record till the next
/ meet. The worlds record for this dis
tance is "a seconds fat.
WOoDSIDE PARK MEET.