Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-08-10
NOW A PROVISIONAL,
Kane Daugherty, OF This City, Leaves
sss the Amateur Ranks.

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From Tuesdays Daily.
Kane Daugherty, who has hereto
fore been rated among the leading am
ateur racers in the state, will ride his
last race in that class this evening,
and hereafter will be known as pro-
fessional. A professional race has
been arranged for Friday evening on
the 0ttumwa track, and Daugherty's
name is included in the list of entries.
Ed. LleNeliyn, of Chicago; Lee Mott,
of Denver, and Andrew Bergson, of
Minneapolis, are already here in train
ing. Among the local professionals
who will enter.in the races Friday ev-
ening besides DaHgherty, are Fred
Stevens and Joy. The purses in the
professional mile handicap event will
be $50. ,s25 and SIN and some good rae
ing is assured. There will also be
amateur races.
The Courier is in receipt of letter
from A. G, Oudkirk, of Cedar Rapids,
in which he formally challenges the
winner in the match race between
Fred Stevens. of this city, and Charles
Shook, of Greene, which win be ridden
on the ten lap track in this city August
"a. The letter. reads as follows:
Cedar Rapids, August q, 1891
"Ottumwa Courier: Il wish to chal-
lenge the winner in the Stevens
Shook race if the Track Association
will put up the same amount of mon
ey. |. do not care to make any side
bets. Yours truly,
Orlando Stevens, the Ottumwa hi
cyclist who has won world wide
fame in his chosen profession aud is
now riding in the n. c. a. in the East
ern circuit, has written to Leo Stevens,
of this city. relative to securing a date
some time in October for race against
horses on the Ottumwa mile Track OF
course. Stevens team mate, Floyd Nc
Farland. would be in the contest. and
the letter sta:es they VIII ride any dis
lance from one-half - ten miles. They
will allow the horsemen to relay the
horses, in ease long-distanca race is
arranged, and will permit them to have
as MANY as five horses for the event.
II and Stevie" have recently purchased
Ia new Orient electric motor tandem
with a mile capacity of 1910.
The following, letter fro.n Orlando,
which was written at New York, July
81, to Eco Stevens, of this city, shows
what he has been doing this year. and
also gives cause for regret that the
racing rules of the two track associa-
tons prevent a meet or exhibition race
between Orlando and others Of his
class on the ten-lap track recently
erected in this city BY the l.. A. w:
''New York, July 81. '9D.
''My Dear Leo-I was indeed glad to
hear OF your success in Ottumwa, and
Mcfarland was " pleased as myself.
| would like to come to Ottumwa and
ride now, but the fact of the matter is.
that the National Cycling association
is in control now, and will ever be,
and YOU Know i cannot go back on the
organization which is placing racing
once more in the ascendency. | have
just learned today that we shall be in
st. Louis from Sept. "A to the first OF
October. with three Saturday circuit
meets. We go to Kansas City for a
two DAYS meet in the middle OF the
week to Joplin for another meet. to
Louisville and elsewhere, aud shall have
our hands full. Yet | believe that il
Ottumwa spoke quick it might get a
meet or even two meets on the grand
circuit. when it would see all of the
chamnions.
Il presume you read OF my victory
at Asbury Park. 1t was wide open
can tell you. and Me believes that am
certainly going to land that champion
ship this, year. And by the way it will
be possible for you 10 put me on dur.
ing sentsniber fqr "a match race with
Zimmerman, tori know the old skeet.
fer would come. out to our home city
to meet fne. He is riding strong, al.
thouoh he was beaten by Bald. : Bald
got the jump on him on the eighth