Evening journal., 1921-05-06
SEVEN BICYCLE
RACES BOOKED
Amateurs to Ride Over Els
mere Track Tomorrow If
Weather is Right
CYCEE EVENT
ALSO ON PROGRAM

Owing to the weather condition
during the past week, the program
for the bicycle race meet at the
Delaware State Fair track, Elsmere,
tomorrow. has been changed to a
large degree. The weather today
and tonight will have much to do
with whether the meet can be staged
. at all.
Ed Phillips will enter the auto
cycle race with homemade auto
mobile, using a Briggs and stratton
motor. He will compete with Paul
Burnham and Coleman Caufiel.
Raymond Stout will give souvenirs
to those attending the races.
The officials OF the meet viii be
John II. Minnick, chief starter;
James Malloy. chief timer; Julian
Booker, chief scorer. and Luther
Robinson, referee. These officers
will have assistants to make the pro-
gram fast.
The events and the prizes will be:
First Event.
Four mile bicycle race for men
and boys over 16 years Of age, handi-
sap. First prize. gold watch; donor,
Eclipse Machine Company, Elmira.
\. Y. Second prize. Pennsylvania
vacuum cup tire; donor, Delaware
Cycle Company, Wilmington. Third
prize. silver medal; donor. Cycle
Trades Of America. y. Y.
Second Event.
o. One-half mile bicycle race for boys
below IL years OF age. handicap.
First prize. gold stick pin; donor
New Departure Manufacturing
Company. Bristol. Conn. Second
prize, Chieftaln bicycle tire: donor,
United Supply Company, Whining
ton. Third prize, Yandoodle horn;
donor. W. W. Bottomley, Whining
ton.
Third Event
Three mile handicap motor bicycle
race. Anderson VS.. Tom Leach, OF
Elsmere. First prize, gold medal;
. donor, Cycle Trades OF America, n.
. Y. Second prize. United States BIZ
cycle tire; donor, U. S. Tire Com
pany. y. Y.
Fourth Event.
Mile bicycle race for boys 12 and
10 years OF age. handicap. First
prize, best time, brohze medal;
donor. Cycle Trades OF America. y.
y. First prize (to winner), carbide
light; donor. W. W. Bottomley. Will
.mington. Second prize. bicycle han
die bars. any price; donor, Raymond
II. Stout. Wilmington. Third prize
Chieftain bicycle tire; donor, United
Supply Company, Wilmington.
Fifth Event.
Three mile bicycle race for boys IA
and Is years OF age, handicap. First
prize, gold watch. knife and chain
set; donor. Hendee Manufacturing
Company. Springfield. Mass. Second
prize, Yankee bicycle tire; donor
Raymond II. Stout, Wilmington
Third prize. Screech owl siren
donor Mountz and Mckinney vii
mington.
Sixth Prize.
Mile classic, auto-cycle race, Briggl
and Stratton Filters, handicap. Firs
prize. gold medal; donor, Pierce Cy
Gle Company, Angola. y. Y. Second
prize. Pierce-Arrow bicycle tire
donor, II. w. Vandever, Wilmington
Third prize, electric bicycle light
donor, Mountz and Mckinney, VII
mington.
seventh Event
Mile race for best time. men an
boys over rs years, handicap. Prize
Firestone bicycle tire; donor, Johl
II. Minnick, Wilmington Mile rae
for boys below 10 years handicar
Prize, L. S. bicycle tire; donor, U. S
Tire Company, y. Y.
These races are open TO all anna
teur bicycle riders. professional rid
ers being barred. Refreshments vii
be served by William Clineff. Tn
electric fash light donated by WI
liam Clineff will be awarded as thir
prize in the first event with the sil
yer medal