Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1902-05-31
TIE BICYCLE RACES
albert Rhodes and Roy Starkweather
Took First Prizes.

The bicycle races at the Phoenix race
track yesterday afternoon drew out a
large number of people and the con-
tests proved very entertaining. The
wind blew quite strong from the west
and at times the dust was very I'M
comfortable both for riders and spec
tators but the former had too much to
think about to be disturbed noticeabl
while the spectators made the dust an
excuse fer frequent visits to the lemon
ade stand. There were about twenty
riders in the field to participate in one
race or the other and each had large
following among the occupants of the
grand stand.
The officials who had charge of the
races We're as follows: Starter Mr..
Niece; timekeepers, Malcolm Gillett.
Jack Gibson, George Klotzbach, w. n.
Tiffany and ]. X. Wheat; judges, +. L.
Andrews, L. H. Hamilton and Elmer
Cunningham: clerks, G. w. Barnett
and II. S. Fort.
The five mile road race was run first.
Albert Rhodes winning the time prize
in fourteen minutes and one-half sec
ond. The second best time was made
by J. Whiteside, 14:10: third time. L.
Mccarthy 14:11.
lie IllSl "HetlIldI " Tic wire,
however, was Roy Starkwea Their, with
Clarence Barnett second, and l.. Nc
Carthy third.
The grand stand was largely in SYM
pathy with Rhodes by reason OF his
great handicap, as he was not allowed
to leave scratch until the first bunch
of his competitors had been at work
two minutes and ten seconds and the
two men nearest him were twenty sec
ondS in the lead. The first wheelmen
to start were therefore more than half
way round the mile track when he got
under way and at no time was he paced
by anyone. 1t was sympathy born
only of appearances. however. and he
did not need it for he got the first time
prize and under the rules could not
have taken two prizes even had he
reached the wire first. The man who
really needed sympathy was White
house, for he was not quite equal to
the effort of beating Rhodes out of the
time prize and he was too far behind
in the start to hope for anything big
in the way of finish prizes. However,
there were four of them behind him at
the finish and but one man between he
and Rhodes. Eighteen contestants
started and fifteen finished the race
-NiCHOiSOH dropped out at the emu OIL
the first mile on account of some
trouble he was having with his pedals.
Fouscha and one other got enough be-
fore the race was through.
The second race was one mile open
from scratch. There were six to start,
among them being Eugene Redewill.
who seemed to be aspiring for honors
and in fact was trifle in the lead when
about half way round the track he fell
and was out of it. At the start he
spurted to the front and Rhodes took
second place which he maintained until
| Redewill fell and at that time was al
most even with him. Rhodes good
work on the home stretch in the prey.
ious race leaves little doubt that he
would have won anyway, but Redewill
was making it lively as long as he
lasted. Another contestant also
dropped out and Rhodes finished in
2.4O12. Roy Starkweather arrived in
2:46 and Robert Evans in 2:53 johnson
being few yards behind him.
| Following is the order in which the
| fifteen contestants in the handicap race
| finished:
| Handicap