Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-09

| known OF the three riders In this city He
! has appeared at different local race meets
| for the past thrse years. He was a mem
Der OF the original team representing Balti-
! more IN the lntercity races with Washing
| ton. He has done good riding, and this
| year Is IN much better condition than last
| year lie is one of the crack riders of the
monumental city, and holds quite num-
| Der Of records for the place. His recent
/ tweaty-four hour race is still fresh ii the
! minds of many local people
ii. r. SteensOn, who comes from Min
| neapolis, Mimi, has been following the
| cycle path for five or six years. During
| the time he has been the path he has
| given a good account of himself, but it
was not until last season that his riding
| attracted any special attention He came
out ahead of the game last year with a
| good deal of money. This year his con-
| dition is an Improvement over that of last
year. Walthour is a southern rider of
some prominence, and has quite a repu-
| tation a speedy rider in the vicinity of
\ his home at Atlanta He has been en- the
| track for several years, and during the
| time he followed the national circuit he
| succeeded in snatching honors now and
| then from tie cracks of the country. His
! good riding has given him a front rank
| and this season he has fully upheld his
| reputation.
| The next race meet, the ninth of the
present season, will be held Saturday after
| noon, July 16. The meet was originally
l
| but the date has been changed, the man
| agement acting under the belief that the
! former night would prove better paying
| night. The entries will close a few days
| before the day of the meet, an extension of
| the old time being made. The entry fee Is
| 81 for the first event, and fifty cents for
| each subsequent event entered. No entry
| VIII be received unless accompanied by the
| proper fee. The program calls for five
| events. two of which are in the amateur
| class, and the remainder for professio lais.
| Inc events are as follows:
| First race, one-miie novice amateur;
| prize. gold medal; value, SO
Second race, cub team race one mile,
| amateur; prize, trophy valued at s55.
Third race. invitation pursuit race, pro-
! fessionaI; prizes, So and SIS cash.
| Fourth race, one-mile handicap profess
| slonal; prizes, so, SO and IS cash.
F1fth race, quarter-mile against time;
| prize, L&sley trophy value, $50.
In the list Of events it is noticeable that
the exh 9itions against time for the Las
| ley troI ly has been changed from the
amateur to the professional class. The
! change has been made since the transfer of
i'the amateurs into the professional ranks
AS amateurs some had competed for the
prize, and it may be that their time will
| be the fastest 1t would seem strange to
give an amateur prize to a professional,
| ana Yet at the same time it would be some
what uhfalr to the riders to practica .ly
par them out from competing for the tro-
| phy and let new men who had never rid
den IN previous attempts contest for the
PRIZE. The trophy for the quartar-mile
ana the trophies for ths other distances
! have been changed so as to allow on;v
| professional riders to compete Moreover
| the value of the trophies has been iucraa G.
ca some dollars above the limit allowed for
/ an amateur prize. By doing this the man
aSement of the park has satisfied every
| body.
The prospects are that before the r,ca
| the park track will be much brighter than
| at any OF the previous meets. AS il is at
present the lighting of the tracks is as
Good as at 4 great many other tracks in
| the eastern part of the country but the
management is not satisfied Several cleo
uie3l experts visited the place Thursday
@Iterhooh and made suggestions as to the
location OF new nights. The plans suggest
| &c nave been virtually adopted and addi-
tional clusters of strong incandescent
nights will be put in position soon
Out of the amateur riders who were
| transferred to the professional ranks. the
possibility is that only one stands any
chahce OF ever regaining his amateur
status lie Is W. A. Bolden Of the Century
cycle CiOp, and his transfer was made in
| connection with the others. The violations
| Of the rules OF the racing board were COM
| United through ignorance The matter was
| placed before Chairman Mott of the rae
| ing board, and he says that he cannot re-
| store the man to his amateur status, after
| once having designated him as a profess
| sionaL IF, however" Mr. Mott says.
| BOlden Will refrain from riding in any
| professional races L will bring his case
| before the attention of the next meeting
| of the national assembly, where some ac-
! tor VIII be taken" While he does not
| state positively that Bolden will be re-
| stored to the amateur class vet the
| friends of the rider are strong IN their be-
| lief that this viii be done