The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-07-03
BIKE RACE To
Be GREATEST
! EVENT Of YEAR
HpGzHDw LIST or PRIZES Az An
MouHCED WITH PU1x 3a
ZOE H19 H8EE MEET.
VIM Start Promptly NJ 1'3o O'CLOCK S00
Nuon interest IN Being
Manifested

Everything Is in readiness TOT 'ne oie
bicycle race meet to be held AT the oIate
Fair grounds. on the Island. on inc .!
ternoon Of July 4. TO which q Fecoru-
breaking attendance Is expected INC
meet Will be strictly free, and anyone
caught charging q nickel for any pur-
pose will be chased from the Erouhos
with bells on. An old-timers race wiz
he q feature, and men as old as loo years
are invited to participate In the meet
Ladies' and misses are also 10 nave .
race for their lives TO beat the boy
Scouts, and also the little~tots, VINO arc
invited.
Captain BIZ Turner, the big smoke
of the Wheeling police FORCE Will rec
thar law and order Is the slogan or the
dav The officials are as follows, and
remember that everything is free. even
the prizes, II you win them Get in; the
water is fine at the State Fair grounds
pool and also at the track:
MANAGER Of events, Peter Boyd. Wheel
ing.
Referee Of events, George Houston OF
New York City.
Starters, Herman Friederichs, Wheel
ing. -
sport editor Of The Intelligencer.
Timers. Earl L. Ochsenbine, Lester
Crow, Lester Smith.
scorers, Edward Salade. Ross Prysock.
Jason c. Stamp. Joe Balzer, Ed Siales.
First event. 1-mfle race for boys b.
tween IL and Is years Of age, standard
grade sprockets-First prize, gold stick
pin, links and tieholder. given by the
New Departure Manufacturing company
Bristol, Conn. Second prize, one bicycle
scat. best make. by Caldabaugh Bros.
Wheeling.
Second event. 1-uile race for girls Dc
tween ages Of IL and Is years, standard
sprocket wheel-First prize. Fisk oicy-
Gle tire (2Sxh). Wesley House. Wheel
ing; second prize. bicycle horn, {. r.
Braunlich company. Wheeling.
Third event. emile race. regulation
sprockct wheels, for boys and young men
between Is and 20 years-Ffrst prize,
gold fountain rS7. given by the Hendee
Manufacturing company, Springfield
Mass; second prize. Best racing saddle.
given by Persons Manufacturing com
pany. Of Worcester Mass.
Fourth event, half-mile novelty race.
for boys and girls between ages OF IA
and 20 years-G. & J. Clincher tire. given
by the Wheeling News. Wheeling, w.
Va; second prize. gold knife and chain.
given by Harley-Davtdson M0tor COM
pany, Milwaukee. Wis
Fifth event, 1-mile race for members
Of the Boy Scouts Of America-First
prize. Pennsylvania vacuum cup tire
(bcxt make), Wheeling Cycle company,
wheeling: second prize. pair rubber han
dIecrips, c. B. Braunlich company,
Wheeling.
Sixth event. half-mile race for "old-
timers" men who have taken part In
races years ago, age IS to 100 years
First prize. Solar gas lamp. given by e.
NJ Hall Lamp company. Kenosha, Wis;
second prize, Catamount bicycle horn,
given by the Mead Cycle company. OF
Chicago
Seventh event, half-mile race. for girls
and ladies Of any age-Ffrst prize. BIZ
cycle pedals teomplete), given by the
Wheeling IntelAEencer; second prize
trip cyclonneter. given by the Veeder
Manufacturing company. Hartford. Conn
Eighth event, winners OF each OF
above races TO take part. ! mile-Ffrsi
prize, bicycle tool bag. c. F. BraunlSch
company. Wheeling: second prize. bicycle
racing leggings, H. C. Frederick, sport
ing goods store. Wheeling; third prize
bicycle racing seat. given by the Person:
Manufacturing company Of Worcester
Mass.
Ninth event. general free-for-all.
miles. everybody dig in, all kinds OF
wheels IT cluded-First prize. gold medal
given by the United Cycle6Frade director
ate OF New York; second prize. bicycls
watch given by the American Wood Rim
company. Onaway. Mich; third prize. BIZ
cycle pump. given by Bridgeport, Conn