Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-22
ELABORATE PLANS
FOR BICYCLE RACES
To be Held on the State Fair
Grounds Next Satur-
day Evening.

Many entries are expected in the
bicycle race meet, which viii be held
At the Delaware State Fair grounds
NEXT Saturday at 6 .. m. Wilmington
time. Numerous prizes will be award
ed 20 the winners by local bicycle
dealers and Cycle Trades Of America
Of New York city. The prizes viii
be classified with the events as soon
as all contributors are heard from.
Local bicycle dealers viii also par
ticipate in mile and half race. The
following have consented 10 race.
Jack Mountz. Of MoBntz 4 Mckinney
gsT Tatnan street: John ~ Minnick
700 Delaware avenue: Raymond II.
Stout, GA French street; Elwood
pyle. 5f2 Union street. Pyle IL new
bicycle dealer just recently esta abiished
and ia inter rested in the coming races.
lie has contributed the following
prizes One pair or Torrington BIZ
cycle pedals. valued At 1925 and one
Chime bicycle bell. value, 81.
Application blanks for entry in tbs
races can he had at sig North Union
street. All cyclists wishing to enter
the races can sign there. This will
also be convenient for cyclists living
at F.lsmere and Oak Grove. All the
other bicycle dealers have the blanks
and 1t iH best to sign up ct the nearest
dealer.
The following iH list Of the out
of-tovn contributors and the prizes
they will donate. Some Of the prizes
will probably be late in arriving. and
the referse will see that the winners
will receive them. The list One
gold watch set. donor, New Depart
ure Mfg. Co. Bristol. Conn; bronze
medal. Pierce Cycle Co. Angola. New
Yorlx. pair of bicycle tires. United
states Tire Co. New York City: BIZ
cycle lamp. G. NJ. Hall Lamp Co.
kenoana. Wis.,. bicycle chain. Dia-
mond Chain q Mfg. Co. indianapolis.
Ind: set Of bicycle wrenches, Frank
Mossberg Co, Attleboro. Mass; pair
of handle bars, Chicago Handle Bar
Co. Shelby. Ohio; bicycle pump.
bridgeport Brass Co. Bridgeport.
Conn.
Other firms have not sent. their
notices as to their contributions. but
these are expected soon.
One Of the most interesting features
of the races will be a cycle event be-
tween Mountz and Mckinney. The
former will ride a Gold Medal racer,
while the latter viii ride the old
fashioned high wheel. OF course il
will be handicap event. but at the
same time will afford a little excite
ment, because sometimes one takes
"a spill from those "skyscraper" BIZ
cycles. The dealers race will also
be interesting, as many of them have
raced on some of the fastest tracks in
the country.
The ffve-Inile Cleveland motorcycle
race and the Evans power cycle race
have been eliminated from the pro-
gram and dealers have been notified
not to accept any entries.
Young Topkis. the fast Y. M. II. A.
sprinter. will be seen In the four-mile
bicycle race for men and boys over
II years. Others are Tom Leeoh. c.
Springer Of Roselle. and also probably
Earl Hearne. Tom Leech. who made
the four miles in 13 minutes and II
seconds. winning first prize, is hop
ing to break the record. The Briggs
and Stratton entries will be larger.
as Edgar Anderson will enter a motor
wheel and a flyer, Paul Burnham will
also enter a flyer and motor wheel.
and it is understood that Coleman
CaufSel will do likewise. The boys
are working hard overhauiing their
motors TO come within the prizes.