The times., 1898-07-16
T0NIGHTS BICYCLE RACES.
Program of Race Events mt Inter-
national Park

national Park
There is promise of plenty of exciting
sport this evening, commencing at s
o'clock, at the track of the Park Bicycle
Club, on the Conduit Road. when the
ninth race meet of the season will be
run. The program embraces five events
In all. but the meet will last consfdera bly,
longer than an ordinary meet with that
number of events. Additional lights have
been put in the park. and these are ex-
pected to be in working order by to-
night. On account of the fact that
prices have been reduced and that ladies'
will be admitted free upon presentation
Of card. it is expected that one of the
largesc crowds of the season viii be in
attendance. The races will be run even
if the weather happens to be threaten
ing. because a slight rain will not in any
way interfere with the track, the boards
quickly drying out.
Perhaps the greatest interest is cen
tered in the club team race, in which
four of the local organizations have en-
tered teams of three men each. On ac-
count of this number the face will be
run in two heats and a final. In each
heat and in the final the winner Will
score six points the second man five
points. and so on down to the sixth or
last man. who will be credited with
only one point. The Washington Road
Club has put in strong team, while
the Arlington Wheelmen have made
thorough trials and picked out the best
man obtainabe in the club. The Levant
Wheelmen also have a good team. The
Century Cycle Club has picked out three
men who might surprise everyone. That
the riders have had but little experience
in competition events is evidenced by the
fact that every man on the team is in
the novice race.
The invitation pursuit race. which will
be run on the Australian plan. will be
started with six men, instead of four. as
was at first contemplated. This ought
TO make the race all the more exciting.
The men will start at different points
along the track, all equally distant from
one another, and will continue indefinite
ly. The event will not end until only one
man is left on the track. Each rider en-
deavors to overtake the man in front of
him. and at the same time has to keep
sharp lookout to prevent the men in
his rear from catching him. AS soon as
one man is passed by another rider he
Is out of the race There will be no need
of pacing because the entire race will be
a sprint from start to finish, lasting any
where from five TO fifteen miles.
pace, will go against the track record
for quarter of a mile In the one mile
professional handicap there are thirteen
riders entered. and despite the unlucky
number. the event ought to prove fast
one. In addition to the races scheduled
there will be trials against time by tan
dems and triplets, and possibly by quads.
The events in order, with prizes and en-
trants. are as follows:
First event one mile novice; prize, gold
medal. valued at SO. Entrants-E. d.
Tucker, NJ E. Pittman. Andrew Mills. F.
B. Miller, George Z. Phillips, c. Heffuer,
H Weigel and H Moran.
Second event, club team, amateur. one
mile; prize, silver trophy. valued at s35.
Entrants-Arlington Wheelmen. Louis
Smith, E. Whitson and Robert III. Stcue;
Washington Road Club, ". II. Mann5,-
kee, ]. E. Hanger, jr.. and Howard 5.
Matchett; Levaut Wheelmen, Ed. Hutch
inson, l.. Sanford and William Brearey:
Century Cycle Club, c. Hefner, II. Vie
gel and H. Moran.
Third event, one mile professional.
handicap; prizes. first SIS; second, SIS;
third, S.. Entrants-Charles E. Cause,
W. Fred Sims Fl. r. Steenson, Minneap-
oils. Mimi; Robert Walthour, Atlanta,
Ga; Lee Counselman, Harry u. Greer, r.
l.. French. Baltimore, Nd; Fred A. J..
Schade, A. c. Moran. William F. Throop,
T. n. Mudd, jr., Billie Sims and &. L.
Wilson.
Fourth event. invita- ton pursuit race,
professional, unlimited distance; prizes,
first. $S5: second. SO. Enrants-lI r.
Steenson. Minneapolis. Mimi; a. c. Mo-
ran, Washington. D. c.; Robert Wal
thour. Atlanta, Ga: T. -. Mudd, jr.,
Washington; James L. Ives. Baltimore,
Md, and William F. Throop. Washing
ton.
Fifth event, quarter-mile exhibition.
paced, flying start. against time; prize,
Lasley trophy, value, so. Entrants
w. Fred Sims, f. A. l.. Schdde.
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