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BICYCLE MEET OVER.NOT A SUCCESS IN POINT OF ATTENDANCE.— —Charles A. Church, 'scratch, first; W. Fred. Situs, 40 yards, second; E. P. Thompson, scratch, third. Time.I4.58.BUT THE PROGRAM WAS FATTHFULLY CARRIED OUT AND THE RACES WERE EXCITING.Counter Attractions and the Hot Weather Interferred With the Crowd Expected—Everything Passed Off as Advertised and All Were Pleasantly Entertained. Fast Time Made at Athletic Park—Many Prominent Wheelmen Present—Road Race and Coasting Contest—Cyclists at M Poplar Terrace”—Fireworks at Night and Fine Weather by Day. Finances Short of Expenses— Notes of the Meet.Howard French, 190 yards; George S. Beall, 90 yards; H. Willison, Jr.,140 yards; Charles Spencer, 110 yards; H. W. Clum, 50; T. N. Mudd, Jr., 90 yards; Billie Sims, 70 yards; J. M. Datupman, 70 yards; H. B. Weast,scratch.One Mile Handicap Amateur. W. Thornburg. 150 yards, first; R. L. French, 100 yards, second; Fred. Schade, scratch, third. Time, 2.22. Thornburg disqualified for riding with hands oft. H. B. Messenger, 130second; W. Thornburg, pacemaker, third; H. B. Messenger, K. I,. French, Cliarles H. Messenger, It. L. Young, and W. James Wilkinson also ran. Time, 2.444-5.Two-Mile Professional Handicap. George Ball, 110 yards, tirst; F. \v. Mudd, 110 yards, second; J, Spencer, 130 yards, third; H. Willison, Jr., 105 yards, fourth; (Mudd disqualified for looking back oil the stretch); H. W. Clum, 70yards; Al. Apple, 110 yards; Howard French, 210 yards; W. Fred.SSims, 30 yards; Biiiie Sims, 30 yards; F. M. Dampman, 90 yards; Chan. A.Church, sera'eh; K. P. Thompson, 20 yards; H. P. Weast, 40 yards; W. O.yards; Charles H. Young, 180 yards; Woodward, 120 yards, also rau. Time, \\ . It. Will, Jr., 170 yards; H. W. Mes- 4.40. singer, 130 yards; Philip Feick, 170yards; W. H. Mannake, 100 yards; Griffith Halstead, scratch: H. L. Greer, 70 yards; W. F. Shoop, 30 yards; W. C. Hoffman, 180 yards; A. J. Murphy, 90 yards, also rau.Club Team Race for McDannold (’up. Washington Road Race Club, 20 points, first; Clifton Wheelmen, Baltimore, 17 point**, second; Columbia Athletic Club, Washington, D. C., 8 points, third. Positious at the finish: A. C. Moran, W. R C., first; H.Pritchard, W. R. C., second; R. L.French, C. W.. third; W. G. Le-Compte, C. W., fourth; H. L. Greer,After weeks of preparation and no little anxiety on the part of President Wagner aud his co-laborers, Saturday morning dawned bright, clear and with a grateful wind stirring, Frederick awoke in gala attire, fiags, banners and bunting fiung to the breeze on every side—awoke with hospitable thoughts iioteut to welcome their guests, aud to open with true Frederick spirit the seventh annual meet of the Maryland Division of the L. A. W.The Frederick Bicycle Club House was draped in Maryland colors from the first story to the roof. Accommodations for more than two hundred wheels were built in the yard, reception rooms, office, bureau*of information, bath room, all at the service of the visiting wheelmen.From early morn on Saturday, July 3rd, every train brought iu guests from the vaiious cities, towns and villages within the bounds of the Maryland Division; the turnpikes and roads leading into Frederick were stirred up into riubous of dust that wound about theC. A. C., fifth; W. J. Wilkinson, C. W., sixth; G. E. Smith, W. R. C.,seventh; G. Halstead, C. A.C.,eighth; F. Schade, C. A. C., ninth. Time, 2.41.Exhibition Mile. Lawson, time, 2.151-5, was paced by triplet, French, Ives and Speucer.Exhibition Half Mile. E. P. Thompson, Philadelphia. Time, 1.04 1-5, paced by Billie Sims aud Weast.hills aud through the valleys as theliicountry contingent came rolling in.They one and all betook themselves to the club, were assigned lodging, and went travel staiued and hot to prepare for the three joyous days of rest aud pleasure amid mountain air and streams. Loud were their praises of the thoughtfulness of the club managers and the citizens, and right heartily they appreciated all the efforts made to render their stay pleasant.The Bicycle Park too merited many euouiuius aud the track was pronounced very fine, in fact one was heard to say that it was the fastest in the State.FIRST DAY.The races were of unusual interest aud ruu off with unprecedented smoothness. Some of the best known racing men iu the country participated and the finishes were very game.Bob French won the greatest victory of the day by giving up the first prize iu the one-mile Aumteur Handicap.It was won by William Thornburg, who made himself quite popular by pacing nearly all amateur races, at the sacrifice of his owu hopes of winning. Thornburg's lead at the finish was about thirty yards over French secoud aud Hchade fightiug for third. Overjoyed at his victory, he rode to the stand hands otf before he crossed the tape, in violatiou of the racing rules. Hchade protested, hut before referee Wetherill could decide he withdrew his protest, hut it was so evidently a violatiou of the rules that the refereewas compelled to disqualify Thornburg, giving the prize, a handsome gold medal, to Boh French.As soou as Freuch heard the decision he rushed up to the referee and begged him to give the prize and place to Thornburg. Mr. Wetherill could not do so uudcr the rules. Theu French announced his determination to give the prize to Thornburg. This act of generosity earned the applause of the crowd.W. G LeCompte won both the mile and half mile Htate championships. He was pushed severely iu the half mile championship by W. J. Wilkiu-sou, and in the mile by A. J. Mur-pby.A. C. Moran, of the \\ ashington Road Club, was the surprise of the day iu the amateur events. He heat out Halstead iu the heat of one mile. Halstead protestiug iu the final. Mo-rau outran LeCompte and Schade. Moran’s riding iu the McDanuold Cup team race created great dissatisfaction. Iu the secoud lap he cut the course to the pole, nearly causing a general spill. He was protested by the Columbia Athletic men aud the Clifton wheelmen, but the officials had not. seen the break, and would not allow the protest. Moran was first iu the event, his team thereby winningthe cup. After he had cut the courseSchade aud Halstead stopped riding.The Clifton wheelmeu did well; both the professional aud handicap events were ruu iu a stirring manner.In the oue-mile professional handicap Billie and Fred. Sims ran almost a dead heat, Billie wiuuiug it by ahead.In the two-mile professional handicap Church of Philadelphia, wou; Fred. Si mm a close secoud.Billie Sims won the third of a mile professional race with ease.SUMMARY.One Mile Novice. N. N. Mannake,first; Thornburg, second; W. C. Hoffman, third. Time, 2.24.Final. One Mile Open for Amateurs. H. C. Moran, first; \V. G. LeComjite, secoud; W. J. Wilkinson, third. Schade, R. L. Freuch aud Young also ran. Time, 2 38.Oue Mile Professional Handicap. Billie Sims, 40 yards, won; W. Fred. Sima, 25 yards, second; H. Willison, Jr., 75, third. Time, 2.111-5.Howard Freuch, 100 yards; George S. Ball, 50 yards; Charles J. Speucer, 00 yards; Mudd, 50 yards; F. M. Damp-mati, 40 yards. Charles A. Church, scratch; H. B. Weast, scratch; W. O. Woodward, 80 yards.Half Mile Divisiou Championship. W. G. LeCompte, first; W. J. Wilkiu-HEAT SUMMARIES.Oue Mile Amateur. First Heat.Fred. Schade, first; Wilkinson, second. R. C. French qualified as pacemaker. Time, 2.251-5. Charles Ker-del also ran.Second Heat. A. C. Moran, first; W. G. Lecompte, second. Young qualified as pacemaker.Half Mile Professional Dash, First Heat. Billie Sims, first; Charles Spencer, second; F. M. Dampman, third. Time, 40 secouds. Howard, French and Williams also rau.Secoud Heat. F. N. Mudd, Jr., H. Weast, E. P. Thompson. Only entries qualified without running.SECOND DAY.Another clear, warm day, though tempered by a delicious mountain breeze, was ushured iu aud the last aud most important day of the meet begau early and was well filled with events, official all.The Independent Drum Corps furnished the music and it was patrioticand stirring.Tiie first event was the 21-mile road race from Frederick to Woodsboro’ and return. Clifton won, coming in in 1 hour and 23 minutes, LeComnte leading the hunch, the winuer iu a flying sprint. Ciiftou was not pushed at any period in the race, but the fight among the individual members of the team was very hot.The contesting teams were:Clifton — LeCoinpte, Robert L. French and W. J. Wilkiuson.Ceutaur—Joseph Worth, Thomas Thompson, GGorge R. Balke.Cycling Ramblers of the Westminster Club, William F. Long, William Htultz. Jr., Gorsuch. Clifton scored 24 points; Centaur 11; Westminster 9.Finish—LeCoinpte, French and Willison. Time. 1 hour, 3 minutes and 55 seconds, which is the road record for the State. The prize was a large silver pitcher.LeCoinpte wou a shaving set as a personal award.The coasting contest attracted a large crowd. It was held on Cemetery Hill oil the Georgetown Pike. Several thousand people were present, lining the pike from start to finish.There were eighteen entries iu the event, which lasted two hours.Henry M. Wilson, of Baltimore, wou, coasting 1,605 feet and 4 inches. H. A. Shockley, of New Jersey, second, 1,581 feet, 3 inches; Gus. Wide-kind, of Baltimore, third, 1,581 feet,2 Inches.The other entries, H. H. Wrigiit, Robert F. Wesenherg, George E. Sum-mards, William C. Roberts, L. Watkins, H. S. Howard, E. L. Leonard,H. B. Messenger, H. Suter aud H. H. Jauneway. As many trials were allowed as could he crowded into two hours. Wilson made 11 trials, Schock-ley 6-Wedekind got a bad spill while practicing prior to the race.Before noon the cyclers wheeled to the home of Colonel L. Victor Baughman, “Poplar Terrace.” The genial Colonel had arranged to have three cycle contests on his half mile track, bu) unfortunately the sanction of the L. A. W. had not been secured, so they were declared ofl. Chairman Mott, of the Racing Board, was expected, aud a sanction could have been secured. But as he did not come nothing could be done.Col. Baughman had given three silver prizes for the races, which he turned over to Louis Wetherill to be disposed of later.Not to disappoiut the large crowd, several of the racing men gave exhibitions against time. LeCoinpte and Wright on a tandem rode a half mile in 571*5 secouds. Lecompte aloue on a spurt made a half in 1.03J; Wilkinson iu ,1.371; Leuthetbury 1.111-5; Thornburg in 1.081; Robert French iuI.07; Murphy iu 1.12.In the afternoon the races were well contested. The crowd was larger and more enthusiastic than on Saturday.LeCoinpte, of Cambridge, carried off all the Divisiou Championships aud this too after haviug ridden iu the 21-mile road race in the morning. He captured the mile Divisiou Championship, the one-third mile aud also the 2-iuile race.All the finishes save the 1-inlle handicap w^re very close.Fred. Sims captured the one-third mile professional handicap.The victory of Jacob Schmidt, of Frederick, iu the one-tnile amateur haudicap was a popular oue. He started from the 150 yard mark with LeCoinpte ou the scratch. He wheeled along so rapidly that he was in no danger of being overtaken after a half mile was ridden.In the one-third mile haudicap Wil-lison was thrown aud cut aud bruised and had iiis shoulder dislocated.|}He was carried from the track and attended by Dr. I. J. McCurdy.George Ball's victory iu the one-mile professional haudicap from the 110 yard mark was loudly applauded. Charles Cburch, of Philadelphia, es-soii, etcond; C. E. Leatherw’ay, third, j tablished the track record aud paced aTime, 1.07.Final One-third Mile Professional, dash. Billie Sims, tirst; T. H. Mudd, secoud; E. P. Thoinpsou, third. Time, 47 seconds. Chas Spencer, F. M. Dampman and H. B. Weast also ran.One-Mile Division Chaiupiouslup. W. G. LeCoinpte, first; H. J. Murphy, second; C. E. Leather way, third. Time, 1 30j. H. B. Messenger, R. L. French, W. J. Wilkiuson and R. W. Messinger also rau.H. H. Wright took the pacemaker’sOne-Mile Team Race—Hagerstown vs. Frederick. Frederick 15 points; Hagerstowu, 6. Jacob Schmidt, first; Chas. H. Young, W. J. Murray Uriah, Frederick; Henry Foltz, George Kemp, Heury Burger, Hagerstown.Two-Mile Division Championship. W. G. LeCoinpte, first; H. B. Messenger, second; R. C. French, third, (’has.H. Young, H. J. Young and H H.Wright also rau. Time, 5.281-5.One-Third Mile Professional Handicap. W. Fred. Hi ms, scratch, first; F. N. Mudd, 25 yards, second; Howard French, 35 yards, third; George H. Ball, 35 yards; Cliarles J. Spencer, 20 yards; W. Willison, Jr., 30 yards; F.VV •tdotcrlt;ctlithCii(niltlt;a81tl1f(tltiTiielsioelDampman, 30 yards; Billie Sims, scratch; E. P. Thouipsou, 10 yards; H.B. Weast, 10 yards; W. O. Woodward,10 yards, also started. Time, 421-5.Quarter-Mile Exhibition, Professionals. Chas. A. Church, 293-5; Fred. Sims, 304-5; Billie Sims, 311-5; George Ball. 311-5; Charles Spencer, 31$.One-Mile Exhibition Tandem, run by E. P. Thompson. Time, 2.15.SECOND DAY—BASE BALL GAME.A large and enthusiastic crowd, pretty well divided in their sympathies j a between the Frederick and the Hagers- | c town nines, were on hand for the game at 10 o’clock a. m. It was the first time this season the rival bikes crossed hats and the interest was intense, aud the game of such a character that after the fourth inning it was auy one’s game.Iu the first three innings the visitors failed to score; they couid do nothiug with Baumgardner’s curves, meanwhile the home team put six men across the home plate. A new pitdher was put into the box by the visitors, aud he held the hoys down till the last inuing. though some reached the bases, the lucky hit to bring them iu was not forthcoming.The visitors begau in the fouith to solve the mystery of Baumgardner’s puzzlers and scored three runs; three also in the fifth, and oue in the sixth; weak fielding helped to put them ahead.In the sixth Eisenhauer left short where he had played a fair game. Brust replaced Baumgardner, who guarded short and Ely went to the left field, and it was Ely’s home run that wou the game in the ninth; it was a well-played game, hard fought from start to finish, aud Hagerstown regretted t*» lose it at the last miuute. Grove's playing was of the finestEarned runs—Frederick 5, Hagerstown 3; 2 base hits—Wood, Baumgarr’ • uer; 3 base hits—Lawrence; home run -Ely; double play—Ely and Wood;1st base on hall—off Baumgardner 3,011 Hchock 2, off Brust 1; hit by pitcher’s ball—Grove 2, Holt 1; struck out— by Baumgardner, 3, by Tcbock, 4; left ou bases—Frederick, 8; Hagerstown, 6.Time of game, 2 hr s. 30 miu.Umpire, Rogei B. Wood.Score by innings:wtlnnabwc:PtiH1uudfil:LiiFrederica............51 i 11 | 0 I 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 j 3 | 1Hagerstown1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | li | 7 j 8 | 9 | Tol l2|0|u00087BIKE NOTES.On Saturday night the hoys enjoyed the dance at Braddoek Heights, aud kept the town awake till late with noisily demonstrative patriotism audfun.Hunday was most religiously observed, the morning services being well attended iu all the churches.Iu the afternoon and evening runs were made to the many points of interest, historical or artistic, iu theneighborhood.The visitors seemed surprised, and, we trust, edified, at the close observance of the Hunday law in Frederick. The ice water donated by the temperance women was well patronized.Hix teuts were erected near the grand stand for the racing men’s dressing rooms.The headquarters of the L. A. W. was at the City Hotel, where Chief Counsel Conway W. Hams receivedmany visitors.The attendance at the meet was not up to the expectation of the local officers, but iu spite of this everything was carried out as per program, for which the Frederick Club deserve well of the citizens aud visitors.H H. Jenueway, the favorite iu the coasting contest, is the well known ex-ceuter rush of the Princeton Foot Ball Team. He made three trials, hut failed to exceed 1,552 feet, his first attempt.The members of the various committees having iu charge the arrangements for the recent bicycle meet aud the Frederick Bicycle Club generally can feel perfectly satisfied witli their efforts to make the affair a success. That it was not from a standpoint of finauee and attendance, cannot he laid at their door. Everything that could possibly add interest or amusement to the occasion was carefully attended to and the meeting well advertised. Had naif the crowd they were ltd to expect materialized, the club would have made out handsomely; as it is, the property atAthletic Park represents the amount of the silortuge, and with several eutei-laiuiug features that are now’ in prospect, the chances are that everything will come out all right. One serious drawback to a large attendance was the fearful hot weather, and another, the conflicting attractions atother places un the 4th of July. Racesat Washington ou Monday the 5lh, also detruded further success of the meet. It seems to us that the L. A. W. should iiave made better provisions to take care of the meeting authorized by them and for the success of which our town went to so much expense. But everyone who came here during the meet were delighted with tiie town, its people, the perlect arrangements made for all the events of interest during themeet, the excellent races and the splendid track aud last, hut not least, the cordial hospitality that was accorded them by everyone. The labor and time employed in making ready for the meet was considerable and the results should have been mure remunerative and compensating.nt)0h1 IUtIS'ILisc8I‘1a1iI!I1IacIt18if\}Iat18€C£1l«ilt;I«prize, a pair of tires.“ ~ *Two-Mile Handicap, Professional.quarter in 293-5 secouds. Hpeucer, Billie Hims and Fred. Hnns tried also. F. W. Dampmau won ttie one-miieprofessional consolation race after a hard struggle.R. Messinger won the amateur cou-solaiiou. Bob Freuch wanted to ruu in this heat but was not allowed, as be was distanced first iu Saturday’s race. Thornburg was disqualified for taking his bauds off the handle bars.The electric curs missed a good bit of hauling at the termination of the races at Athletic Park on Monday. Most all who attended had to walk home, as no cars were iu waiting. The same thing happened on Saturday wheu a large crowd waited ou the Square Corner tor a car to take them to the grounds. The u lining of the cars should be betterSUMMARIES.Oue-Mile Division Championship. W. G. LeCoinpte, first; H. J. Murphy,1}managed than Ibis flt;»r the people’s as well as the company’s benefit. -Sixty-five cents was paid in Westminster for some new Fultz w'heat recently.
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