Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-29
THE BICYCLE RACES.
NE HELD AT wEsr-ESD PARK
UNDER nowrTzERy AUsrroES
STRONG YElHOP PROFESSIONALS HERE
The EcIipse Team VIII BE an At
tractive Feature Of the Meeting,
which VIII Last for Two Days
500 Distributed in Prises.


| The bicycle races to be given under the
auspices Of tho Richmond Howitzers to-
| day and tomorrow at West-End Park
promise some really excellent sport The
events are well arranged. and the APP
pended entry-list shows that they are all
| filled with talent that is likely to make
them exciting.
| Particular interest centres about the ap-
pearance Of the Eclipse bicycle team,
combination OF professional racing-men,
which includes several Richmond favor
ties. The organization has been engaged
| to come here at very considerable ex-
pense and together with the sum Of 800
spent for prizes, makes the enterprise one
OF the largest of the kind ever undertaken
In this city.
OF the professionals who will race here
Fred. Sims holds the one-mile profession
al worlds handicap record at two minutes
fiat; Z. l. Wilson holds the two-thirds
mile handicap worlds record at 1s21; he
also has a record of 3:42 for two miles
paced Schade is we'll known in this city
and throughout the South and Is quite
strong favorite A. c. Moran was TO
have raced for ten miles against Jimmy
Michaels at Washington yesterday, but
the rain interfered. Mueller won the Dis
trict of Columbia championship for 1888
on May Goth, and all the others of the
team have fine records.
The team arrived last evening at 7:6
O'clock and are the guests Of the How'll
GERS, at the Lexington Hotel They were
met at the Chesapeake and Ohio depot by
Lieutenant Myers and committee of the
Howitzers.
The gates to the park will be open at 3
p. NJ, and the races will begin promptly
at Z. NJ.
ENTRIES FOR TO-DAY.
The entries for to-day's races are as
follows:
First race-one mile. novice-R. 7. Hill,
Norfolk, Va; II. Il. Warren, Richmond,
Va; II. r. Calls, Richmond. Va.
Second -professional-Fred. Schade,
Herndon, Va, three-fifths of mile,
against time, paced by triplets.
Third race-three-ffths Of a mile, open,
amateur-D. d. Dozier, Norfolk, Va; r.
T. HILL Norfolk, Va; e. Hanger, Jr.,
Washington, ID. c.; Ollie c. Hope, Rich
mond, Va; II. b. Warren. Richmond,
Va; Ernest Mccullough, Yorkville. s. c.;
f. n Holt, Richmond, Va; Herbert A.
Mccall, Richmond, Va; d. c. Richardson,
Jr., Richmond, Va; j. d. Murchison,
Yorkville S. c.; II. r. Calls, Richmond,
Va.
Fourth race-professional-A. G. Moran,
two miles against time, paced by triplets.
Fifth race-one mile, open, amateur-P.
M. Edwards, Richmond, Va; r. N. Holt,
Richmond. Va; r. I. Hill, Norfolk. Va;
]. L. Hanger, Jr., Washington. ID. c.;
j. M. Murchison, Yorkville s. c.; ID.
ID. Dozier, Norfolk, Va; Herbert A. Nc
Call, Richmond, Va; ID. c. Richardson,
Jr., Richmond, Va; Ollie c. Hope, Rich
mond Va; Ernest Mccullough, Yorkville,
S. C.
Sixth race-one-fifth mile, open, ANA
teur-D. ID. Dozier. Norfolk, Va; J. e.
Hanger, Jr., Washington, ID. c.; e. N.
Holt, Richmond, Va; p. NJ. Edwards,
Richmond, Va; Herbert A. Mccall, Rich
mond, Va; d. c. Richardson. Jr., Rich
mond, Va; j. ID. Murchison, Yorkville,
s. c.. Ernest Mccullough, Yorkville. s.
c.: Ollie c. Hope, Richmond, Va; r. t.
Hill, Norfolk. Va.
Seventh race-three miles. professional
handicap-Fred. Sims, Washington, d. c.,
scratch; Bob Walthour, Atlanta. Ga.
As yards; William Sims. Washington. ID.
c., so yards; II. r. Steanson, Minneapolis,
Mimi, 10 yards; Fred. Schade. Herndon,
Va, 80 yards; A. c. Moran, Washington,
d. c., Ito yards; e. T. Wilson. Washing
ton. d. c., 10 yards; r. l.. French, Balti-
more, Md, 200 yards; H. Y. Greer, Wash
lngton, d. c., 220 yards; Lee Councilman,
Washington, d. c.. 14o yards; c. j.
Mueller, Washington, d. c., $50 yards.
Eighth race-two miles. handicap, anna
teur-D. d. Dozier. Norfolk, Va, 40 yards;
9th ride
M. Holt, Richmond, Va, IS yards; p. NJ.
Edwards. Richmond, Va, IS yards; Her.
bert A. Mccall, Richmond. Va, 100 yards;
]. E.. Hanger, Jr., Washington. ID. c.,
scratch; d. C. Richardson, Jr.. Richmond,
Va. 70 yards Ollie c. Hope. Richmond,
Va. 30 yards; II. b. Warren, Richmond,
Va, 1875 yards; II. r. Calls, Richmond.
Va, AS yards.
SATURDAYS RACE-CARD.
Tho races and prizes for tomorrow are
as follows:
First race-one mile, open-First prize
silver fitting pitcher, value $40; second
prize, gold-piated lump cyclometer, value
81. donated by New England Watch
Company through c. Lumsden & Son;
third prize, Leader lamp, value $3.50, do
mated bv Manhattan Brass Company
Second race-three-mile handicap, pro-
fessionaI-First prize, cash $25; second
prize cash $40; third prize, cash 80.
Third race-twomile lap-Ffrst prize,
gold watch, value $35; second prize, pair
sterling-silyer military hair-brushes,
value $40; third prize. Neverout lamp.
donated by Rose Manufacturing Com
pany and U. s. silver-plated cyclometer
donated by United States Manufacturing
Company, value $3.50.
Fourth race--three fifths or a mile,
professional exhibition against time
Paced by tripiets
Fifth race-three fifths OF mile, open
First prize, solid gold watch chain, value
az. second prize, pair sterling-silver
mounted patent absorbent grips, value 30
third prize, pair bicycle shoes. value -,
donated by Taylor & Brown.
sixth race-four-mile professional ex-
bibition against time-Paced by triplets.
seventh race-two-mile handicap-ffrst
prize. silver tea set. value SIS; second
prize, sterling-silvef brush and comb,
value si2; third prize, plow saddle, 40
mated by Merchants and Manufacturers
warehouse Company, and lngersoll cy-
clometer, donated by Robert II. niger
soil & Brother, value $3.50; fourth prize,
Hunt saddle, donated by Hunt Manufac-
turing Company.
Such a list Of prizes and programme
~ races have never been offered before
outside of the larger racing cities.