The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-26
THE DAY WITH THE cYCLERs.
Lively Programme of Events at
WheeImen's Park.

The cycle racing season at Savannah
will open this afternoon. with the meet of
the Savannah Bicycle Track Club, to be
held at Wheelmen's track. The riders put
in the finishing touches to their training
yesterday afternoon at the track, and If
the weather is good this afternoon the
races ought to prove interesting.
The card is made up of an interesting
list of events. The match race between
Kinsey of Savannah and Huffstetler. the
Orlando professional, will he one of the
features of the meet. Both Kinsey and
Huffsetler have been training here for the
past month"; and they are both thoroughly
fit. Kinsey is said 10 be riding better than
he has ever done, and Huffstetler expects
to do the best work of his life this season.
The match will be ridden in three heats,
and will be a sweepstake for a prize of
$50 in money.
La Due. the amateur from Cold Spring,
N. Y. and Connery and Thompson. the
Savannah amateurs, will meet in three
races, the mile and half-mile OPEN and
the tive-mile handicap. La Due IS known
to be fast man, but Connery and Thomp-
son are in fine condition, and will give the
Northern crack good race. Thompson
has been living in Savannah for a year
now, and gives the place of his entry as
Savannah He Is a fast youngster, who
has his best riding yet to do. Weidner
and Strothotte, the st. Louis entries, are
members of the Sixth Missouri Regiment.
The races will begin at o'clock The
street railway will run cars out Dale ave-
nue. within quarter OF mile of the track
and passengers for the track will be car
ried from there in buses and buckboards
without extra charge. The admission 10
the track will be % cents and to the grand
stand 10 cents Bicycles win be checked at
the track. The track is in good condition.
The races are being promoted by Mr..
Charles D., coburn, and. are sanctioned by
the l.. A. w.
A feature that was added to the pro-
gramme last night will be the exhibition
mile by the Stearns septuplet team, COM
posed of seven riders. This is the largest
machine that has been found practical
for pacing purposes and the spectators will
find it interesting to see 1t work.
The following is the programme, with the
names of entries and the handicaps:
First Event--One mile novice, amateur
Entries: r. o. Launey. Thomas Cava-
naugh and William Beckwith.
Second Event-First heat mile profess
sional match race between I. u. Kinsey,
Jr., of Savannah, and w. I. Hunstetler of
Orlando, Fla.
Entries: w. A. La Due, Cold Spring, N. Y. !;
Henry Thompson, c. p. Connery, Jr., Hen
ry Strothotte, st. Louis. Mo-: II. c. Weld
ner. ST. Louis, Mo-, and J. S. Hutchinson,
Marion, S. G.
Fourth Event-Second heat Kinsey-Huff-
stettler match race.
Fifth Event-Half mile, open amateur
Entries: w. A. lie Due. Cold Springs, NJ
Y: Henry Thompson, c. P. Connery, Jr,
n III , ATfc
Strothotte, ST. Louis, MO-, and J. S. Muir
Crimson, Marion, S. c.
If a third heat is necessary to decide
the match race, ii will be run here.
Sixth Decentralization mile by Stearns'
septuplet to be ridden by H. A. Crane, Jr,
stearsman; II. NJ. Germany, H. Beckett,
F. E. Dunaway, s. A. Crawford, A. Sey-
den, Jr., and Percy Bacon.
Seventh Event-One mile for boys under
16 years. Entries: Harry Houston, Tinsley
Wells and Angus Walden.
Eighth Event-Fivemile handicap, am
ateur. Entries: w. A. La Due. Cold
Springs, n. Y, scratch; c. p.
connery, Jr., scratch; Henry Thompson,
scratch; H. C. Weidner, st. Louis, Mo, $50
yards; Henry Strothotte, st. Louis, $50
wards; ]. S. Hutchinson. Marion, $50 yards /;
r.. o. Launey, $50 yards; Thomas Cava-
naugh, $50 yards.
The following win be the officials of the
meet:
Referee-J. w. Henernan.
Judges-W. w. Gross. Lieut.. A. r. VIII
siams and William Denhardt.
Timers-Gordon saussy, ]. NJ. Wilson
and c. b. Westcott.
Starter-Al Ray.
Umpires-E. c. Ryals and James H.
Butner.
Clerk of Course-H. d. OSBORNE
Scorer-T. T. Morgan.