Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-17

mounted the "quiDt," and with CAPTAIN
Byrhes as steersman the bows ran on a
ment. " ''''s
Capt. Frank c. Potts OF the Arlirs,o,
nheeimen was a guest OF the Century
Siup last Thursday evening About eight
cgm " tlIe century boys were present in the
ciup rooms and gave the appearance of a
cldp meeting. The phonograph was nm ~
Its fullest capacity and concluded with in
IItuehls ana anecdotes of the century run of
SuHe 4. The captain will be on hand next
sunday and associat ed with CAPTAIN R,-rrs,
Vi me Century Club will ride al The head
~ 81 tne army of riders on the joint run of
the TWO clubs. The Ratchet has haar1 h.,
ried by the Century Cycle Club ana r. a.
Lhgton Wheelmen and they are once more
On tIlehuiy terms. From this time hence
aoi IN the TWO clubs Will take runs Together
anu the captains of the clubs will endeavor
10 MAINTAIN pleasant social relations arnona
tne members The members of the winsaS
r - VIII be frequent visitors at the club
Io1lis OF the Century Club, and every affort
VIII be made by the Century hovs - 1917
'aiii tnem to their fullest extent
The entry blanks for the Fourth NJ 1,,,v
taee meet made their appearance yester-
Jay and call for a good program az s,,an,s
aieeF the meet of June p this will he the
next event on the Park track on o.
o1une ol 1he national holiday an extra list
OF attractions has been made ONT ana .,
SIX events on the program four viii b.
Ao1 amateurs and two for professionals
ferhaps the most interesting of the anna
tsa 1 eNents VIII be the one mile race for
the District championshi hip. This race has
peen feature for the past three or four
years, and last year was won bv Carl Il
mueller, who was shortly afterward trans
Iei ,I INTO the professional class, though
sun holdlng the honor The CHAMPIONSHIP
honor this year will be much sought after
ana the riders for the race are about even
ly matched. In the list are w. w. pitt
man M or the Georgetown University team,
III. L
ard A Rhine, c. L. Miller w H Lewis
W. A Bolden, p. ]. Miller and Roy Kin
slow.
Another event that will undoubtedly
prove interesting will be a ten-mile club
team race, which will practically settle
the club championship of the District now
feld by the Arlington Wheelmen. Ii will
be more than local race. as clubs from
Baltimore and Richmond are expected to
send entries. The local clubs that will
compete will most likely be the Arlington
W heelmen, the Century Cycle Club and the
Mt. Pleasant Athletic Club.
In the professional class one of the most
exciting races will be an Australian tan
dem pursuit. The amateur races of this
sort have been frequent occurrences at the
track, but they lack the speed and endur-
ance and exciting interest of professional
races of the same sort. Several profess
slonal events will be added on the program
that are named on the entry, which
calls for the following events:
One mile, novice, amateur-Prize, gold
medal, valued at S15
One mile, amateur, for championship of
the District-Prize, gold medal, valued at
So.
One mile handicap amateur-Prizes. dia-
monds valued at SO. SIS and SO for first,
second and third men, respectively.
Ten mile club team race amateur-Prize,
silver cup. valued at $50
Australian tandem pursuit race, profess
sional-Prizes, $40 first, $50 second, Sio
third
After the race meet. which will be held
in the afternoon, the riders will take a
train to Baltimore, and participate in a
meet which will be held at = O'Clock in the
evening on the Colosseum track.
The first colored meet of the season Will
be held at the Park track Thursday after
noon, July ID, and though month distant
the entry blanks have made their appear
ance The meet will be managed by West
Dent the former coiored trainer of Schade.
Five events are named on the card, as fol-
lows:
One mile novice, amateur-Prize. gold
medal, valued at SIS.
one mile, District of Columbia cham
pionship, amateur-Prize, gold medal, val
ued at $40.
Two mile handicap, amateur-Prizes.
merchandise valued at SIS, SO and - toi
first, second and third men. respectively.
One-third mile. open, amatenr-fr1zes'
mercha ndtse valued at so, $40 and -, Tor
first second and third men, respectively.
one mile tandem race, amateur-Prizes,
merchandise valued at SO and Slo Tor hrst
and second team, respectively.
A feature of the meet viii De a three-
cornered match race, paced, between ). W.
Coleman Sam Hudnen and West Dent,
three of the best colored riders In the city