Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-21
The Motor-Paced Race.

The stellar attraction of tonight's great
card Is the motor paced race between How
ard Freeman of Portland, Ore and w. S.
Fem, the little rider from New Haven,
Conn. These men are contracted to ride a
ten-mile heat race, best two In three to
VIM And 1T Is sure to be hummer These
two riders can furnish the speed, fast
enough for any rider in the business to
follow. Neither man has any particular
regard for the other and the rivalry be-
tween these two is intense. Both possess
endurance for the grueling contest, and
both are game to the core. These are the
only ingredients necessary to make the
race flnisher. Given the proper amount
Of pace the men will certainly put up
spectacular exhibition, and 1t would not be
surprising il something better than record
time were torn, off before the &c" was
concluded: Each rider is well outfftted in
point of motors. having two of the finest
machines constructed. All four are brand
new, and each speedmaker is mounted by
Two competent men. calculated to get all
the speed out of the ratters that there is
in them.
Fenn's First.
AS this is Fenns first race behind the
gatling outfit everybody is anxious to know
just how well the little sprinter can do at
this game. In training he has more than
satisfied his managers that he has the
will tell the story for he couldn't have
picked out a better opponent to develop all
he has got than Howard Freeman than
whom there is no more brainy rider in the
game
Under the conditions of the contract both
riders signed should the race be won In
straight heats the management has the
privilege of entering the four motors in
match race of five miles. This would he
great event, as the great speed attained by
a motor in competition. with no fear of go
ing too fast for trailing rider. is some
thing remarkable, and if the race is put on
miles Will be ridden close to the minute
mark tonight Four great powerful
speedy motors shooting about the track,
manned by two men each, rafting out the
very fastest kind of speed are calculated
10 arouse all the latent enthusiasm and
make ones blood run cold at the thought
or the great danger that attends the men
on the machines.
Inc two other events Of the evening 8
program Include the novice race of a half
mile and the mile amateur, open. Entries for
these two events have been lively and to-
night there will be several more names
aoded to the already generous list which
Will make the competition in each more
exciting Entries are local. in both races
and include the best riders in the city
Wilson. Mitchell Marshall and Miller are
some OF the star amateur riders who are
these men leave the scratch with the gun
there is sure to be something doing.
The Events.
The management has been wise In the
arrangement of its program, placing the
numbers well and sandwiching in between
the unpaced events the big heat race back
OF the machines. The evenings card will
be as follows: First race novice. half mile.
second race, first heat of the ten-mile
motor-paced race between Fem and Free
man. thlrd race, trials in the mile amateur
open; fourth race, second heat in the
motor-paced race; fifth race, finals in the
amateur sprint: sixth race. either the last
heat in the motor-paced race or the motor
race, should the two first heats in the
paced event be straight wins for either
man. This is a card gotten UP to please
and there is no doubt but that 1t will in
view of the excellent talent that has been
gotten together for the opening night
The first race will be called at 8 o'clock
promptly, and succeeding heats within ten
minutes. thus avoiding any long delays be-
tween numbers The entries in the novice
half mile received up to closing time last
night were: A. G. Prospect, r. Shinn j. P.
M. Hass and c. Lnthicum. In the amateur
mile sprint the entries were: c. L. Miller,
c. L. Bode, w. n. Ward D. E. Marshall
J. L. Mitchell. E. L. wilson. j. o. Bard
rolf, A. Messnett. ]. Hill and w. Bonnell
Both Fem and Freeman arrived in Wash
ington this morning, and at once went out
to the disk. Fem was to have ridden
George Leander in Baltimore last night
but the rains Of yesterday afternoon put
the track In such condition that it had to
be postponed. Freeman was somewhat dis
appointed. as he had figured on getting a
line on the work of the little fellow.