The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-07-25
ACCIDENTS MAR MEET
Several Contestants Injured
at Pythian Contest.
NONE WERE SERIOUSLY HURT
4. a MESSING Fell from Wheel in
Cycle Race and Was Carried from
Track UncOnsciOus-Ir. HILLARY
Had Narrow Escape in Trotting
Race-MOst of Finishes Were Close.

Accidents married the meet Of the
PytSans at the Brightwood Driving Park
yesterday afternoon. Three bad spills in
the cycle racing and one in the trotting
events occurred, and. although none of
the contestants was seriously injured. a
number OF them were more or less bruised
and battered
The most serious accident occurred at
the stretch In the first heat of the open
mile race for bicyclists. A. A MESSING
was leading when his front wheel struck
rut IN the track, throwing him to the
ground. Four Of the contestants who
were Immediately behind him fell over
him, and he was carried unconscious OF
the track
George Beall was making a runaway
race of the ten-mile motor cycle race.
when E. MangOld. whom Bean was try
ing TO pass. fell in front OF him. BealI
could not turn out in time. and his ma
chine struck Mangold. upsetting the rider
and throwing him into a clump of weeds
at the side OF the track.
In the one-mile handicap bicycle race.
four Of the contestants came together at
the turn OF the second lap. all being
thrown with violence. but none seriously
injured.
Mr. Hilleary had a narrow escape with
bis life at the start of the Glass A trot-
ting match Mr. Goodacre was fouied,
a tire Of one Of the wheels OF his wagon
being torn of The foul drove his vehi-
Gle into Mr.. HiIleary's wagon. which up
set the latter, Mr.. Hilleary being thrown
under the horses feet 1t seemed as II
the other racers passed over Mr.. Hi
leary's body, but he arose out Of the
dust and pIuckily caught his horse.
The bicycle races were all close. the
riders loafing around the track until
they reached the stretch Here some
good sprinting was done, and the finishes
were close and exciting The haIf-mile
race for boys was won by William Sen
nett while A +. Brown proved him
self 10 be the speediest policeman
awheeL The one-mile open race for cy-
clists was run OF in heats. and was finally
captured by Leo Winegarten.
The motor cycle race went 70 W J.
Wells, who was three laps behind Beall
at the time Of the spill; while John LUtz
driving an Oldsmobile Roadster, came in
two laps in front in the f1ve-mile race for
'I Mag o5sn,een.sdriven by Mr.. eoodacre.
captured the Glass B trotting and pacing
race. winning two out OF three heats Mr..
OpDenheimer's Manners taking the first.
Mr. Morrow. driving Robin Hood. fin
ished in front OF the field in the Class A
trotters. capturing two straight heats.
Mr.. Morrow won another victory later IN
the afternoon, driving Oak Wilkes IN a
match race against Patrice McGregeF.
Mr.. Ryan. driving the latter horse, was
beaten IN two straight heats.
A mule race completed the afternoons
programme. The names and pedigree Of
the riders and mules were not given.
The Summaries.
Halfmiie bicycle race. FOR boys. Won by William
seunett; second J. E. Mende.; third. John Farrell.
Time . IS.
0ne-mHe bicycle race. for paliee-won by \. E.
Brown; second. A. G Lynn; third. Roy BOde. Time,
500 IS
onemue bicycle race: open trial heats-First heat.
half mile. by y. T. Shaw; second. Clarence
Miller; third. Scott HammeL Time. D IS Second
heat half mile. wen BY Leo Winegarten; second.
A T. Brown; third Edward ColleT. Time Us s..
Ten-mile motor cycle race-Won By ". P. Wells.
second, c. Gennela: third, F. Ganshorn; fourth.
" r. Thrcop Tine 2 rs
Oncmile bicycle race; open; fnals-Won By Leo
winegarten; second, A. L. Brown; third, ". T.
Shaw. Time. Sd
One-miA handicap bicycle race-Wou BY W F.
Shaw: second. NJ. Mendei third. c. Hartly: fourth.
J. Farrell Tine. 2-6
FiEe-mile automobile race: nInabout class-Won By
John A. Lutz's Oldsm0bile.
TTottilE and pacing Taces;