Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-01

riders will contest for the honor, and they
are for the most part evenly matched. On
account of the number of entrants the
event will most likely be run in three heats
". A. Bolden has been regarded as for
midable competitor for the championship
honor but from the present indications he
may not be able to ride. Last Monday
while training on the track Bolden sustain
ed fah and in sliding over the board sur
race he picked up good deal of the wood.
Several hundred spinters entered various
portions of his anatomy, the pieces ranging
from an eighth of an inch to three inches
In length. He was taken to the Emergency
Hospital, where the physicians worked
over him for several hours, extracting as
many splinters as they could.
w. Fred Sims, who enjoys the title of
handicap king will shortly leave the city
and join the circuit. Sims has been in
business during the winter, selling bicycles
and all of this spring has been training
hard at the parh track. He is now in his
od-tlme form, and will launch out. While
not certain it may be that he will leave
washington tomorrow and proceed to AS
bury Park, n. j., participating in the races
which will be held lnere on July 4. From
that time on he will keep abreast of the
crack riders.
the interest In the meet of July at the
park track seems to be on the increase
and the good list of events is not only at
tracing the attention of racing men, but
the bicycle population in general Though
tic liSl VI tHlIleS Will not close until Mon
day night, already there is promise that
fifty different riders will participate and
ms number may possibly be exceeded.
rms includes the professional well as
the amateur riders. While only one pro-
fessional event is on the card there will
be several other events of this class added.
The events and prizes are as follows:
One-nile novice, amateur-Prize gold
medal, valued at $15.
One-mile District of Columbia Champion
snip, amateur-Prize, gold medal, valued at
$50.
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 al $50
Australian tandem pursuit race, profess
slonal-tirst prize, $40: second prize, $50;
third prize $1u
Inc ten-mile club team race is exciting
considerable attention, and much rivalry
IS resulting over the event. So far four
local clubs have entered teams, and an
answer is to be received from two outside
organizations The local clubs are keeping
very quiet over the matter and making no
announcement as to the composition of their
teams. The race will be the longest event
ever run on the track outside of match
contests. On account of the distance the
riders will have hard time of it, Five
miles mas been considered by some as rather
long for an event of this sort and the race
of Tuesday calls for just double this dis
lance. Recognizing this fact, the clubs will
put forward only their best long distance
road men.
The qutnt team of the Century Cycle
Club will make an effort tomorrow to cover
the century course on the Conduit road IN
seven hours. The team was to have made
the attempt last Sunday but by the burst
ing of tire it was necessary to postpone
the century.
The Arlington Wheelmen. under Captain
Frank Potts, made trip last Sunday to
Great Falls and took dinner at Dickeys.
The new cycle path from Anglers Club
house was used as far as it extended. and
many favorable comments made upon it.
There were about twenty-five members on
the trip, and game of ball was scheduled
but OWING to the rain it was postponed.
After enjoying a good dinner the club left
about O'Clock for the city, and on the
road got caught in the rain, which, how
ever. did not dampen the spirits of the
riders.