The Portland daily press., 1899-05-30
Bicycle Races Will Occur This Al.
ternOOn.
The Early Arrivals From
Other Cities.
Route of the Bicycle Parade
This Morning.

On the even ing trains yesterday tne
wheelmen from all over the state began
to arrive and at midnight there was a
very large number of l.. A. W. riders
with more on the road. At the Wheel
club the Portland club members were on
hand to extend cordial welcome to al
corners. Chief Consul Clarence W. Small
and his assistants, Club President Everett
G. Scully, Club Captain George r..
Stevens and members of the several en-
tertainment and other committees were
on hand and very much engaged in the
multitude of duties which confronted
them.
All that is required is a pleasant day to
make this spring meeting of the Main
Division notable one in this history of
the l.. A. W. in Maine. The Portland
Wheel club has a reputatio n all over New
England as royal entertainer and If
good weather favors them today they will
make the visiting wheslmen have an sx-
cellent time.
Last evening in the rooms of Shaw's
Business college the secret society con-
nected with the Portland Wheel club was
engaged in Initiating alllcandidates in the
mystery of this order. This society is
termed the High Frame Automobiles, I"
and Il is the Invention of Past Chief
Consul Abner W. Lowell, whose fertile
brain originated all of the work. Inst
night there were plenty of candidates for
the degree team to work upon, and
among wheelmen who have been initiated
this order is extremely popular.
Last night the indications seemed to be
that the parade today would be one of the
best the Maine Division, l.. A. W. has
ever known. Among other teams which
will contest for the Lowell prize offered
to the club bringing out the largest num-
bsr of uniformed men, will be 25 hand
somely equipped riders from Biddeford
and Saco The Augusta and Twin Cycle
clubs are also expected to make fine ap-
pearance.
Perhaps the most interesting feature of
the day to many people will be the cycle
races, which will occur this afternoon at
the baseball grounds after the ball game.
These races will be hot.y contested and
will undoubtedly be witnessed by a big
crowd. The events with their prizes.
entries, etc., are given below:
Race l, Mile Novice-First prize, silver
pitcher, value $40; second prizs, revolver,
value, So; third prize, fishing pole, value
49, Entries, Ralph NJ. Wallace, Port.
land; Delphise Dubus, Biddeford; Geo.
K Pike, Auburn; Adolard Jolain. Bid
deford; Ernest Gange, Lewiston; Jimmie
Eouuor portlapd. Harry n llap VAST.
brook.
Race 2, One Mile State Championship
First prize, Marlin 1920. rifle, value, $50;
second prize, chair. value $40; third prize,
bicycle gas lamp, value, So; fourth prize,
bicycle saddle, value s.. Entries, Austin
Sanford; Q. ii. Dickson, Portland; John
W. Thompson, Sanford; c. b Pike,
Norway; h. p Ramsdell. Portland; G.
II. Day, Lewiston; Fred Labonte, Saco,
George II. Shine, Portland.
Race No. 8, Half Mile Open. First
prize, camera, value SIS; second prize,
bicycle suit value $40; third prize, bicycle
Portland; q. H. Day, Lewiston; L. p.
Ramsdell. Portland; Austin Fitzgerald,
Portland; Gustave Peterson, Portland;
Fred Labonte, Saco; John W. Thomson.
Sanford; q. X. Pike, Norway; John q.
Senior, Sanford; George Ii. Shine, Port
land.
Race No.4, Mile Handicap-First prize.
gold watch value $50; second prize, ring,
vaule $50; third prize silver pitcher,
value $40; fourth prize, bicycle shoes,
value 81. Entries, A. j. Kent, Portland,
scratch; Q. b. Pike, Norway, 30 yards;
c. II. Day, Lewiston, so yards; ]. W.
Thompson, Sanford, 81 yard; Z. Ii.
Dixon, Portland, 60 yards; Gustave
Peterson, Portland. TO yards; Fred La
boute, Saoo. rs yards; Il. r. Ramsdell,
Portland. rs yards; Austin Fitzgerald,
Sanford, 80 yards; Roy H. Sturdivant,
Fryebure, 100 yards; harry D. Allen,
Portland, 10 yards; tieorge e. Pike, Au-
burn, ITO yards; Ralph W. Wallace,
Portland, ITO yards.
The wheel club rooms are decorated
with bunting for this occasion. A sign
on the wall of the larger room reads
Welcome, Come Again"
At today's parade there will be fine
corps of buglers to furnish music for the
riders and notify people of the coming of
the parade
The following early arrivals were
registered at the wheel club up to twelve
O'Clock last night: George f. NJ. Shirley,
York Village; s. Yuyler Greene, Ii. Il.
Passmore, Bath; F. A. Rayners, H. 4.
Goss, Howard l.. Burr, c. II. Day, j.
d. Linney. Edwin Brown. Lewiston; j.
W. West, Waterville.
The following is the makeup of the
various divisions which will take mart in