Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-09-07
BICYCLE ROAD RACE.

WauWatoSa Witnessed its first bicy.
Gle road race on Monday morning,
Sept. 3rd at o'clock. twenty-five
| riders entered the race which covered
distance of 5 1/10 miles with start
and finish at West Main Street and
Garfield Avenue. An unusually large
crowd turned out to witness the event
which was open to residents of Wau.
watosa only. Mayor Hans Koenig
acted as starter and sent the first rid.
ers off promptly at 1858 and the fol.
lowing classes at intervals of one-half
minute, the scratch men leaving at 9
O'Clock. The race was grand success
in every way as there was not a sin.
gle mishap, something very unusual
for an event of this kind and Francis
Schmidt who drove his car over the
course after the riders as an emer-
gency ambulance was formed to re-
turn without any victims.
Special thanks are due to Sheriff
Patrick McManus, who placed three
deputies at the various turns on the
road to keep them clear of traffic
which was done in very efficient
manner.
The Racing Board also takes this
opportunity of thanking the various
merchants for the merchandise dona-
ted and those who helped financially
10 bring about the purchase of the
Gold Medals hung up as time prizes.
Thanks also to Chief of Police George
Baltes, who kept the finishing
stretch of the race clear so that the
riders could make their final sprint
in safety.
The Racing Board would like to see
the fat mans walking race become
realty in the near future as suggested
by Messrs. Ferguson and Hansen. This
would be quite an attraction and
would surely draw a record crowd
Following is list of firms who dona.
ted prizes and riders with their han.
dicaps and places at finish:
H. P. Hemsing & Co., o. H. Bohn.
ert, Wauwatosa Hdwe. Co.. Lefeber
Bros. Co., Kuehnmunech Bros, H.
Hausch, A. G. Becker, H. E. Rubel
American Candy Co., Sergt. B. Die.
derich, Sengbusch Self-Closing Ink.
stand Co., Standard Paper Co.. Wau.
watosa Dairy Co., The Racing Board
with Entry Fees at 10c each, A. John
Wagner, John S. Hamme.
The Medals were purchased with the
cash donated by the following: Mayor
Hans Koenig, Fred w Diederich. Jo
seph Diederich, Francis Schmidt. Jr..
G. w. Loomis, A. F. Muellner. Ores.
cendo Mandolin Club.
Entries, Handicaps and Finish:
Benjamin Siegert, y min, first.
Fred. W. Diederich, scratch, second
waiter Volz, scratch, third.
Hans Gieschen, scratch, fourth.
Gilbert Hartman, scratch, fifth.
Carl Gieschen, min, sixth.
Bert Wurts, 1 min, seventh.
Francis Midway, l min, eighth.
M. Hartman, Il min, ninth
Edgar Muellner, l min, tenth.
g. Hartzke, u min, eleventh.
Harold Eggert, l min, twelfth.
Henry Outflow, l u min thirteenth.
Geo. Raasch, 12 min, fourteenth.
Arthur Nickels, l min, fifteenth.
w. Gieschen, min, sixteenth.
Gordon Perry, 2 min, seventeenth.
Glen Mueller, scratch, eighteenth.
A. F. Mueilner, scratch, nineteenth
Myron Junkins, min, twentieth
o. Gruenwald, scratch, twenty-first
The first time prize went to Fred w
Diedrich who rode the course in the
record time of 1912. The second time
price went to Walter Volz who rode
in 16:1213, being nosed out by only
few inches.
The whole race was marked by ex-
citing Rnicho-