Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-27
CYCLE RACING NOTES.

| event so far as racing was concerned. Some
| exceedingly fast time was made, demon
| strating clearly that the track is fast,
| while not a single accident occurred to
| mar the pleasure of the afternoon. There
was not a single spill 1t was the first
| time in the history of local cycling
| that all of the crack professional
| riders raced here, outside of circuit event,
and 1t was likewise the first time that the
| outside crack amateurs showed up so well.
| A clear indication of this is that out of
| the big prize list only one local man was
successful in getting portion.
The prize list for the occasion aggre-
gated S632 for the professionals, and 500
for the amateurs. OF the cash prizes Nc
share. representing the first in the mile
open, 500; first in the jubilee sweepstakes.
Sl2l, and third in the third mile handicap,
$40. Orlando Stevens, his team mate, took
| two seconds. representing so in cash. Earl
kiser of Dayton, Ohio, third in the mile
open, and first in the third mile handicap,
won $50. Tom Cooper carried off only 80,
while second, place in the jubilee sweep
stakes Melted Moran a little over $50.
Charles Hadtield, third in the jubilee race,
came out over $50 ahead of the game while
c. S. Henshaw secured 10 per cent of the
purse of S24.20. owen Kimble came out
$40 richer after the races.
Inc amateur prizes were pretty well dis
tributed. No rider won two prizes and
! eaCn one OF the SIX ulff erent prizes went to
outside races Bert Ripley and W. A.
Ruiz each won a first, E. c. Hausman and
Charles Bonner, each secured a second.
and George Schofield and James Carmi-
chael came out with a third apiece. All
of the amateur prizes were in diamonds.
While some good time was made at the
races, it was clearly evident that the riders
We're not all in the best of condition. Eddie
Bald and Fred Sims remained out because
they did not think themselves in a fit state
to ride. Arthur Gardiner was present at
the meeting, coming on from Chicago but
he did not ride. OF the men who contested
in the race Mcfarland and Stevens were
undoubtedly in the best riding condition,
though kiser is riding in excellent form
Cooper and the other men of the bunch
have not yet got into trim, and this fact
was apparent.
All the riders will remain in this city, with
the exception of Mcfarland. Stevens and
Cooper. After the races in Baltimore last
evening. the opening race meet at the
Colosseum track, the men returned to
Washington The three riders above
named Will proceed to Chicago and race
there May 80. while the others will stay in
this city for May 80. Their condition is not
ut for them to start out Immediately, and
they will take as much time as they can
possibly afford toward getting in trim. All
recognize that season of hard riding is
before them.
The statement of Fournier that he can
ride mile in 10 on his ''infernal ma
chine will be received with doubt by a
good many persons. yet those who Witness
ed the performances Thursday will not be
so Skeptical. The Frenchman is cutie a
shrewd rider, and he recognizes that the
lower ne rides the mile the more money
there is in it for him. He gagged himself
Thursday to ride mile under Taylor's fig
ures, and this he did. Had he been unsuc-
cessful he would have made a second at
tempt.
He will next agree to cover a mile in / 30
and when this is done he will ride faster
Those who are familiar with his machine
are firmly convinced that il can make a
mile in 1.20. II was evident to all Of the
spectators Thursday that the mile could
have been covered in faster time.
The entry blanks for the Decoration day
race meet made their appearance during
the week, and provide for good afternoon
OF cycle sport. The racing at the park
track will be the only attraction for the day
in the city. The events will be run off in
the afternoon. Most of the crack riders
Will enter two professional races on the
card. The amateurs are expected to show
up in full force. The events that will be
run off and the prizes are:
One-mile hanaicap, professional: Prizes
First. $50: second, 500: third, $40.
one third of mile, open, professional:
Prizes-First $50; second, $50; third. $40.
one-miie novice, amateur: Prize-medal,
valued at SIS.
Notwithstanding, open, amateur: Prizes
diamonds. valued at s25 s14 and SO. for
first, second and third men, respectively.
One-mile handicap. amateur: PriZes-Dia-
monds, valued at SO, SO and SO. for first,
second and third men, respectively.
tandem Australian pursuit race, anna
each man Of winning team.
Among the prominent cycle riders travel
ing the circuits 'nicknames" somehow fan
to the lot of each and every one, and by
these names the men become known the
country over During the past week while
the riders were located here some interest
was taken in compiling list of the men
and their popular names. AS showing the
real strength of the n. G. A. this list is
remarkable, for it includes all of the prom
lnent men. with two exceptions, now fol-
lowing the professional side OF the game
There are hundreds more. and the n {. A.
has perhaps 100 of these who are registered
IN the Washington, New England New
York, New Jersey, Buffalo and Chicago dis
trIcts. These men are local riders and have
not been included. In addition to the names
below might be mentioned those of Charles
W Miller, the long-distance champion. and
W. A. Martin, known the world over for he
has Travelled three times around the globe
as fiuSger Bill, both of whom are riding
under the l.. a. w. control on foreign
shores, but who are n. c. A. riders at
heart, and whose actions in returning to
the league temporarily and until the n G.
A Is recognized by the lnterna tional Assoc
citation is by sanction of the \. c. A itself
self.
A. c. Moran. the local rider has been dub
ped The Senator. Fred SIMS has received
the title of the Handicap King while
MS brother Billie, has been given the name
OF the kicker" II. X. Steenson is preftv
well known as the Side Wheeler" while
Bob French and Lee Counselmen both of
Whom rode tandem last year are known as
SCISSORS and Scissors, because of the
length OF their legs. On account of his
faculty of saving his money Tom Cooper
is known as The Capitalist" he owning
considerable property as a result of his rid
ing: Eddie Bald is called The CHAMPION
ana Arthur Gardiner is know as King Ar
thur Other names and nicknames are:
owen kimble. old kaintuck;'' Earl
Riser The Dayton Dumping" Orlando
Stevens, The Iowa Dumping" Howard b
freemaA, The Oregonian;" Dan kreamer,
The Indian" r. A. Miller, The Lone
Texan George kreamer The Mexican"
Arthur Fourier, The Red Demon" c. S.
HenshaW. The Other Demon" Al New
house, The Shepherd" Otto Maya, THE
Boilermaker;" L. d. Cabanne. The
Adonls; Hardy Downing. The Ranch
man" A. b. Store, Turkey Breast;" H,
w. Ondkrick, Cowboy" Bob Walthour
The Southern Champion John s. John
son, Twin City Star" Ben Monroe, The
I'd Whitaker: A. c. Mertens, wooden