Monday, September 24.
One-half-mile bicycle scratch—W. W. Windle, first; time, 1m. 23s. One-mile novice—W. D. George, first; time, 3m. 20s. Five-mile professional championship—First heat of championship series—W. A. Rowe, first; time 15m. 22 1-5s. One-half-mile bicycle, 1:35 class—W. D. George, first; time, 1m. 35 1-5s. Two-mile professional lap race—H. G. Crocker, first, 31 points; time, 6m. 42s. Two-mile Pennsylvania Division State championship—A. C. Banker, first; time, 6m. 3 1-5s. One-mile bicycle, 3:30 class—W. D. George, first; time, 3m. 21 2-5s. One-mile professional handicap—W. F. Knapp, 30 yards, first; time, 2m. 52 3-5s. Two-mile bicycle scratch—W. W. Windle, first; time, 6m. 15s.
Tuesday, September 25.
One-mile bicycle lap race—W. W. Windle, first, 14 points; time, 2m. 55s. One-half-mile bicycle novice—W. D. George, first; time, 1m. 38s. Three-mile bicycle professional, second heat of world’s championship—W. A. Rowe, first; time, 8m. 57s. One-mile bicycle, 3:10 class—W. D. George, first; time, 3m. 19 1-5s. One-mile professional handicap—R. A. Neilson, 50 yards, first. One-mile bicycle scratch—W. W. Windle, first; time 3m. 2-5s. Two-mile bicycle professional—W. F. Knapp, first; time, 6m. 14s. Three-mile bicycle amateur handicap—W. W. Windle, scratch, first. Time, 8m. 59s.
Wednesday, September 26.
One-mile bicycle amateur handicap—W. W. Windle, scratch, first; time, 2m. 581⁄2s. One-mile professional bicycle scratch—R. A. Neilson, first; time, 3m. 12s. Two-mile bicycle amateur, 6:20 class—W. D. George, first; time, 7m. 2s. Two-mile bicycle amateur lap race—W. W. Windle, first; time, 6m. 20s. One-mile professional bicycle, final heat world’s championship—W. A. Rowe, first; time, 3m. One-mile bicycle amateur scratch—W. W. Windle, first; time, 2m. 55 3-5s. One-mile bicycle, 3:20 class—W. D. George, first; time, 3m. 23s. Two-mile bicycle handicap, professional—H. G. Crocker, 20 yards, first; time, 6m. 11s. Five-mile bicycle L. A.W. State championship—W. D. Banker, first; time, 16m. 28s.
THE Indianapolis Wheelmen held their first annual race meet at the Exposition Grounds, September 29. The track was bad, the weather was wretched, and time poor. The results were as follows: The one-mile novice race was won by W. C. Marmon, in 3m. 20 4-5s.; the five mile State championship by L. M. Hollingsworth, in 17m. 6 4-5s.; the one-half mile heat by A. B. Taylor, in 1m. 31s.; the one mile club championship by Tom Hay, in 3m. 59 4-5s.; the two-mile lap by L. M. Hollingsworth, in 7m. 7s.; the quarter-mile heat by A. B. Taylor, in 42s.; the one-mile, 3:30 class, by Chas. McKeen, in 3m. 42s.; the one-half mile heat by L. M. Barber, in 1m. 34s.; the one-mile rover safety by A. L. Tabor, in 3m. 56s.; the quarter-mile heat by A. B. Taylor, in 43 2-5s.; the one-mile open by A. J. Lee, in 3m. 511⁄4s.; the one-half mile, 1:30 class, by Josh Zimmerman, in 1m. 39 2-5s.; the two-mile handicap by L. M. Hollingsworth, in 6m. 42 3-5s.
THE bicycle races at Wilmington, Del., October 18 and 19, resulted as follows: Mile open—S. W. Merrihew, W. W. C., 4m. 73⁄4.; E. J. Halstead, Y. M. C. A., second. Mile, 3m. class—Merrihew, 4m. 541⁄2s.; Ludwig, Honeybrook, Pa., second. Three-mile lap race—W. I. Wilhelm, won, 19 points, 13m. 28s.; Merrihew, second, with 14 points. Half-mile open—Wilhelm, 1m. 451⁄2s.; Halstead, second. Two-mile 6.20 class—Merrihew won in 8m. 41⁄2s., but was protested as being out of his class. The race will go to McDaniels—Mile novice—C. R. Guiding, Reading, Pa., 4m. 263⁄4s.; J. D. Kurtz, Jr., second. Half-mile, state championship—B. F. McDaniels, Wilmington, 1m. 341⁄2s. Victor Pyle, 2d. Five mile state championship—McDaniels won, 19m. 51s.; Victor Pyle, 2d. Mile, 3:30 class—McDaniels won, 3m. 37s., J. D. Kurtz, 2d.
THE races at Quincy, Ill., October 11, resulted: Half-mile—Percy Stone, St. Louis, first; Lumsden, Chicago, second: Colie Bell, third; 1m. 483⁄4s. Quarter-mile, hands off—J. Harry Gordon, St. Louis, 1m. 38s.; Frank Peters, Newton, Kas., second. Mile, open—R. A. Neilson, Boston, won, 3m. 10s.; Munger, Chicago, second; Knapp, Denver, third; Crocker, Boston, fourth. The grand-stand fell in during the races, injuring many people.
OUR cycling friends will read the following with pleasure, as it shows that there is a probability of the improvement of the Madison Avenue pavement being accomplished shortly: