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1CFAIR GYCLENNESaTo Measure Speed Awheel at Music Hall.SIX WELL-KNOWN RIDERSHAVE ENTERED FOR THE SPIRITED CONTESTS.ENGLAND, GERMANY, AMERICA,To Be neprmonted By Rapid Wltecl-Vromon—AVho They Are and Their Records.Cyelennes! ,That «* the new- word coined by fho press agent who Is Inciting publia interest In the grlt;a* cycle carnival and ladies’ six-day race, which is to be held at Music Hall, beginning tomorrow night.A oyejenne, accorcling to the versatile press agent, *ls a feminine gender professional bicyclist, and if reports may bo relied on, Cincinnati will have an opportunity of seeing all of the fastest fair flyer* in the world.The entrants are Tillle Anderson, America’s fastest rider; Lizzi* Olaw, who was Imported from Berlin, Germany, by those: Interested for th«? express purpose of defeating Miss AndtiTson. The British Isles will he represented by Miss May Allen, known to the cycling world as the English champion. In addition to these famous riders Pearl Keys, of Rochester, N. I'., and Dotttle Farnsworth, of Minneapolis,, will also compete. This insures the appearance of four of the fastest women riders of the world.Track nt Mnsle Hull.During the past few days the south wing of Music Hall has been the scene of parboiled activity. It has been found neces-which once made her London’s heroine. Miss Allen finished fourth in the Columbus race, having been defeated by less than alap. In the Cleveland raCe' she' fihlshed. third..Miss Lucy Berry is a Cincinnati girl. She has been riding in good fornrj of late and stands a chance of being “inside the rr.ouey” this week.Dottie Farnsworth entered and won her first race Christmas week at Washington Rink, Minneapolis, Minn., in 1895, breaking all the records by twenty-six miles. In Chicago, in January, 1896, she won second money, defeating such riders as Helen Baldwin, May Allen, Mate Christopher and others. Mias Anderson won after a hard race and a desperate fight.In March she went to San Francisco for a six-hour race, which she won. She returned for a racO in Minneapolis again during the cycle show at the exposition and rode the hardest race that has been ridden by man or women on a seventeen-lap track. Miss Baldwin and she had the track fully fifteen minutes at the finish of the twelve-hour race, and both fought like demons to win. Miss Farnsworth won the race by two inches. In ihe next race she went to Winnipeg, Manitoba, where sjie again defeated Miss Baldwin in a six-days’ contest, having won by over a mile. She holds the one hour record unpaced, twenty-one miles flat on out-door track. At Winnipeg, Manitoba, twenty-five miles in an hour ten minutes six seconds, unpaced. Miss Farnsworth finished third in the Columbus race, notwithstanding the very severe injuries she received.CRESCENT WHEELMEN.As usual, Crescent Night at the Cycle Show ecliised them all. You missed it if you wasn’t there, tOur booth made a handsome appearance and was admired by all.Crescents were everywhere, even at the door, where Tony Wejiman held forth.Thompson and Mund looked very handsome Thursday night while pinning the club colors on blushing damsels.The girls say they never saw such a fine body of men as they saw in the grand ! promenade Thursday night.. . *Did you notice how the girls ogled Charlie Richter at the show?Harry Millward looked his prettiest while in charge of the Rambler booth.Howard Ralston and Harry Davis visited the show last week and were warmly welcomed.Ed Legge, accompanied by his wife and slster-An-law, enjoyed the show Crescent Night.Fred Stewart’s father presented the club with some handsome flowers to decorate its .booth-The boys and their lady friends enjoyed the dance given by the club at the show Thursday night.Ed Dirr tried to surprise the boys by putting in an appearance Crescent Night, but the band gave him away by playing “The Cat Ci*.me Back.’’
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Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Cincinnati, Ohio, US
Sun, Mar 07, 1897
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