Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-23
SEASONS FIRST MEET
Tomorrow's Races on the Park Bicycle
Club Track.
THE CRACK PROFESSIONALS ENTERED
WeII-Known Amateurs Who Will
Appear
EVENTS AND EN- TRI Els

The opening bicycle race meet of the sea-
son, tile jubilee races, will be held tomor-
row afternoon on the track of the PARK
Bicycle Club on the Conduit road. The
races will begin at o'clock, comprise five
separate events, embracing about fourteen
contests in all, including trial heats and
semi-finals, insuring several hours of ex-
CeptioEaly good sport.
The races will be interesting in more
ways than one. 1t will be q national meet,
at which all of the crack professional riders
in the country will appear. These riders
are now in this city, and have been for
nearly the entire month training hard Tor
the seasons work All of them have en-
tered and the occasion will be as impor-
tant as a national circuit meet. In addition
number of the leading amateurs OF New
England will come down, partly to race
and partly to view the peace jubilee exer-
cises of the city.
Schade Asks Reinstatement.
1t is not improbable that Fred. Schade,
the local crack aud former amateur cham
pion of the south, will race If he appears
it will be amateur. Schade has Tor
warded a letter to the chairman of the
braces this city. requesting his reinstate-
ment as an amateur under the rules OF the
National Cycling Associa ton His letter,
it is understood gives the grounds upon
which he requests a reinstatement ana also
a full statement of facts concerning ms
case 1t is further understood that this
application has been favorabfy acted upon
by the member of the national board OF
control who is chairman of the local poard.
and has been referred to the chairman of
/ 10. " expected
favorable view of the matter An an
swer to the matter Is expected some time
tomorrow.
II will be remembered that Schade and
a number of other local amateur riders
were transferred to the professional class
June - of last year, by Albert Mott OF
Baltimore. then chairman of the racing
board of the League of American Wheel
men The transfer was made because of
the refusal to answer to the list of forty
four questions, which in the amateur cy-
cling world We're famous for their sweep
ing character and which were regarded by
many as unfair and unjust. Since That
date Schade has been compelled to ride in
the professional class, but this year. unless
he receives his amateur status again, Will
keep off the track
Mr. A. G.. BatChelder, the national chair
man of the board of contrGs of the n. G.
A, will arrive in the city tomorrow morn
ing, and will be at the race meet. In his
capacity he will be honorary referee of the
meet. w hIle IN this city ne Will attend 70
business connected with his office.
Prominent Amateurs VIII Ride.
Besides the crack professional riders
some good amateur material has entered,
including not only good local men, but
outside riders. This will mark the first
appearance of the amateurs in meet un-
der the new association so far as this city
is concerned. The list Of entries will not
close until tomorrow morning. so that there
is a chance that other outside riders will
send in their entries.
Among the prominent amateurs that are
coming are several of the national cham
pionship holders of last year under the
league regime. A telegram was received
yesterday from New Haven, Conn, asking
that W. A. Ruiz and E. c. Hausman be
entered. and later another message over
the wire was received from George Scho-
field Of New York, asking that his name be
placed on the list Both Schofed and
Hausman hold national championship
honOrs.
A challenge has been issued by w. F
Sims and his brother Billie Sims, to ride q
match tandem race with any team in the
country. This challenge has been accepted
by Orlando Stevens Of OttumWa, Iowa, anC
Floyd A. Mcfarland of San Jose, Cal. Il
is hardly likely that this race will be pulled
off tomorrow, owing to the fact that the
Sims boys are not in condition.
Fourier, the ex-ChampiOn of France
with his motor cycle, is expected to reach
the city some time this afternoon. Will
Arthur A Zimmerman as steersman h,
expects to ride exhibition mile in ! 81
on the local track, being the first appear
! ance of his motor cycle in this city. Will.
really a trplet, the machine will be riddeI
| by the two men, the middle seat being oc
| cupied by the motor, which furnishes th'
| power for driving the machine at as rapit
| rate as may be desired.
On account of his condition Bald MAY
| not ride tomorrow, though this is not Ger
| tain. Fred Sims may also remain out o
! the race. Billie Sims and several othe
| riders received a bad fall while in New
/ York and though they will be in the races
| they will considerably handicapped b.
| their condition.
| The officers of the meet will be as fol
| lows: Referee, r. w. K. Pollock; judges, T
| H. Neuneyer. jr, w. D. Hadger and F ]
! Wissner, Fred Issel; timers, John Woerner
| r. NJ. Dobbns, G. w. Wells clerk O.
| course. Rudolph Jose: announcer Georg
w. Nipple of St. Louis; assistant clerk o
| course, l.. S. Connolly; starter and handi
| capper, William Jose.
| Events and Entries.
/ The events and entries are as follows:
Jubilee sweepstakes, two-mile handicap
| professional; prizes purse of 5000, with en-
| tering fees added, 30, %, 10 and 10 per cen
| to first. second, third and fourth men
| respectively. Entrance fee, s.. Entrants
| owen S .Kimble Old Kantucs Ky; A. c
Moran, Washington; o. L. Stevens, Ottum
| wa, Iowa; Floyd A. Mcfarland. San Jose
| Cal; Tom Cooper, Detroit, Mich; Ear
| Kiser. Dayton, Ohio; A C. Mertens, ST
| Paul. Mimi; Billie Sims, Washington; II
| b. Freeman Portland, Ore; o. V. Bah
| cock, New York city; Robert A. Miller
Galveston, Tex; Al. Newhouse, Rochester
| n. y; Bob. Walthour. Atlanta, GA; Chas
/ ltLall Nall L ILL LII