Evening Star Newspaper, July 23, 1898, Page 10

10 THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, JULY 23, 1898-24 PAGES. Mcknew’s DAILY LETTER. 933 Penn. Ave. . 3d Annual Midsummer learing @ale of Cc S Mes Pornishings. Thousands of men will appreciate our fore- fight in holding this annual clearing now In inidsummer when they need these furnishings, instead of waiting until the end of the season When they dont need them. Here are just the wods you are paying full price for elxewhere t less then wholesale cost. The sale begins Monday morning at 8 o'clock: 50c. Neglige Shirts at 46c. 75c. Neglige Shirts at 55c. Neglige Shirts at 89c. -50 Neglige Shirts at $1.25. Neglige Shirts at $1.50. ‘o Neglige Shirts at $2. and $5 Silk Negliges, $3.50. toc. Wash Madras Ties, 5c. (6 for 25e.) 15c. Wash Madras Ties, toc. (3 for 2c.) Lot 25c. and 35c. Hose, 2tc. soc. Fancy Striped Hose, 35¢. (3 pair for $1.) 390c. Swiss Ribbed Shirts and Drawers going at 29. 5oc. Balbriggan and Gauze Shirts and. Drawers, 46c. $1 Silk-finished French Balbrig- gan Shirts and Drawers, 75c. 50c. Jersey Bathing Suits, 46c. $1 Jersey Bathing Suits, 89c. nd all other Summer Furnishings in pro- om. Get in early Monday morning before me broken. "H. McKnew, 933 PaAve. 1 STANDING OF RACERS The race meet of Monday has made sev- eral changes in the standing of the cyclists, ng to the table published in The ar July 9, The changes, however, are 1 ade In the professional table. yle of racing now appears to be the popular. The amateur events that ‘© now held are limited, and consequently there are only a few slight changes, made lower portion of the table. The & of the lea s been changed ¥ little, and judging by the present rate it will be pretty near the close of the be season ore the ex-amateurs will be equaled in the number of points scored. Loi $mith and Robert Stone managed to come in on the count this week, and als Ed. Hutchinson, while Weigel something like four poi jump over ful mateur s Rank. me. Ist. 2d. id Schade... 8 2 fin Halstead. . 6 1 4 4 3 o 2 1 o 3 1 rh 1 e ze 0 3 George E. Smith..22..0. 0 2 Weig Z 1 1 1D 1 ° A. B i 1 o BT. Wrenn... ... 1 ° J. 0. Boyd E 1 o = 1 rn 1 ° a ° oe o 1 o 1 © 1 3 6 rn ¥ 6 1 rn 1 6 e. 6 eurs have re- ged, and only a the last report, is ssional table. The ur prize list, representing the total v rizes won by each rider to date, is: $219 14—-C. 2 40 15—W 3 S| F. F. Burke. 21. + $3, L. B. Dannemiller & 70) HL T._ Dos 6A. C. Mo 50 J. 3. Fist 7-Ray Rc Harty Z. &-Bayard T Cc. Gk ec. . RB. B. Reddin N. H. Munnakee 12-3. 0. Boyd W.H. Fs It might be oes not inch the ci placed ided that this grand total : Value of the trophy for ‘ace, the value of which ts With this added the total value of amateur prizes given so far this season amounts to $1,072.50. In the standing of the professionals sev- eral changes have occurred. Walthour has jumped from eighth to third place, while Wilson and Throop appear in the list, oc- cupying tle places. Fred Sims advanced point, though his brother still holds The score: one Aste. 2ds. 3ds. Tofals 3 1 ee 3 Car 2 Sims... ! tale | 1 15 S—Robert Walthour.. webs Get tos 4—Harry Z. Greer. 1 he 2@ 4 RL. French fee” ie 4 6—Fred Schade 6 36 2 3 7-T. N. Mudd. j 2 Cer <2 2 George E_ Smith. ah Cee 2 William Threop e ‘2 “e 2 L Wilson Cee z 2 er te. es 1 e Ce Ga 1 A. ©. Moran Cee st 1 H. KR. Steenson.- <1. of 6 gs 1 In the table of winnings for professionals Fred Sims once more holds the lead,though only b narrow margin, his brother be- ing a close second. Walthour comes up a good third, while Wilson also enters the Ist. The table Rank. Name. Amount./Ravk. Name. Amount. 1—W. F. Sims 33 orge E. Smith 15 2-Billie Sims. L. Wilson... 15 Fs var zeorge S. Ball. 10 re French ¥ use 10 H reer. A. C. Moran 10 Total cash prizes. .$6: ¢ total value of the amateur prizes be added to the total cash prizes for pro- fes is, a grand total of $1,630 is se- c representir sum distributed at nine diff race meets. The value of the prize list at the meet this evening will agerceate which, if added to the list, would make a grand total of $1,835. Some Small Trees. From Tit-Bits. The smallest forest trees range in height from two inches to twelve inches. Some forest trees are dwarfed naturally on ac- count of the situation in which they grow, such as the willow found on the top of Ben Lomond, in Scotland, which when full grown does not exceed two inches fa height, or the willow and birch found in the arctic regions, which range from two inches to four inches in height. The Japanese and Chinese make a specialty of cultivating and producing dwarf trees, and in those countries you can obtain a full- grown oak which at fifty years of age will not be mcre than one and a haif inches in height. The most remarkable, however, of these diminutive full-grown forest trees is the Welwitschia, in Africa. It was dis- covered by Dr. Friedrich Welwitsch and named after him. The extraordinary pro- portion of four feet in diameter of trunk with a height of yy one foot makes It look like a round table. It never has more than tw ves, the same two which ap- peared n the tree began wth. Thi aves attain a great si veing from two feet to two and a half feet in width and six feet in length, splitting us ribbon-like segments. The m crimson clusters, like those These trees form forests on nd some six miles broad, at a height of 300 feet above the sea, near the West coast of Africa. ———-+e-— The Despots. its From Puck. Manhattan—“Is Spain an absolute mon- archy?”" Brooklynite—“I judge so. The king is a mere child.” CLUB GOSSIP. The club run of the Arlington Wheelmen last Sunday to Brandywine, Md., and the following winged A’s made the trip: Cept. Murphy, H. Walker, E. Bell, F. Loef- fler, J. Miller, A. Davidson, D. Morelan, T. Utz and L. Harding. Several of the boys made an early morning start, long before Ola Sol made his appearance, and the ride was appreciated. The homeward trip was started about 4 o'clock. About four miles the other side of Surratsville Frank Loef- fler had an accident to his wheel and he had te be pusned all the way to Washing- ton. ‘The clud is very much elated over the ex- cellent showing of the team in Monday’s Traces at the International Park. A special meeting of the club house com- mittee will be called during the coming week. The chairman is hopeful that defi- nite arrangements can be made which will, before rext season, establish the club in a desirable club house. When the extreme warm weather sub- sides, another effert will be made to get a number of the boys to make the Shenan- dcah valley trip, which was planned for the first part of the season. The objective peint will be Natural Bridge, Va., and all the historical points en route will be visited. Arrangements for the open century to be run September 15 are rapidly being com- pleted. An easy route will be Selected, and there will be a fast and a slow division. “apt. Murphy has called a run for tomor- row, starting from 14th street and New York avenue at 9 o'clock. Captain Byrnes decided not to call a run last Sunday owing to the accident of the week before to Messrs. Joseph Benner and Lieutenant William O'Connor. Several of the boys made trips around the surrounding country. Messrs. Al Bol- den und Captain Byrnes went to Baltimore by rail, returning in the evening. Messrs. Will Kauffman and Eugene Good- ing have returned from their trip to At- lantiec City. A letter from Tom Reed was received re- cently. He is getting along nicely in his new position in Rochester, N. Y. The committee in charge of the coming century run on August has been hard at work. During the past week all the entry blanks and posters were printed and ave been displayed in the various stores the city. The committee will give a erdsome silk flag or banner to the local club furnishing the largest number of riders, instead of awarding a silver lov- ing cup, as Is usually the custom. The committee is composed of Ed. S. Byrnes, captain of the club; James McAnally and Robert C. Williams. A watermelon run will be given soon to Surrattsville, Md., where the melons are, in the opinion of the centurions, the best in the state of Maryland. Joseph Benner is still confined in the hospital, but is rapidly improving. The Loys have been in constant attendance at his be nd have done everything pos- ble to bring about his speedy recovery. Billy” O'Connor, who was Benner’s mate on the tandem, is ont again and riding his wheel. His injuries were not so serious as Benner’s, which accounts for his being out so soon. Tomorrow the club will the Conduit road to the Heuse. The start will be made from the club house at 9 o'clock. The return trip will be made by noon, so that the boys can enjoy dinner at home. —_+> LOCAL RACING CHAT take a run_up Anglers’ Club Despite all reports to the contrary it is asserted by those who ought to know that Griffin Halstead, the chief of pages in the House of Representatives, will not ride again in any more bicycle races. Halstead is a son of Murat Halstead, and his father is said to be oppesed to his returning to the t In fact, his father all aiong op- posed his racing, but when the young man y injured, the final decree came irif will stay off the boards in and young the fut It will be remembered that about July 2, while in training at the park track, Halstead was making an attempt to lower the quarter-mile track record. Paced by a triplet at a fast rate, an acci- dent occerred the turn. The crew of a collisi mn occurred. The rider thrown with considerable force, his head striking the railing at the turn, the rebound throwing him on the track and his body siiding down the incline to the in- field. When picked up it was found that ail of his front teeth were broken, his gums cut, a ion! nin his chi a and back body more or le: into town on to his home in a carr improved con already signe rought car and carried ge. His condition ably since then. He as a member of the clipse team, and was to be one of the stars. He had been riding in such good form hat a good deal of confidence was placed ‘n his ability to win events. His re tireme..t from the track will be regretted by all of his friends. At the time of the accident some of his friends announced that he would not retire, but they had no authority to so state. There has been so much matter published in the daily papers of late regaraing mid- dle-distance races, sprint races and the like that many people do not understand the distinction. To some bicycle racing is all alike, Whether for one mile or for fifty miles. While that may be so, yet in the cycling world there is a distinction made, which is easily understood. Long-distance racing is generally supposed to be fifty miles and over, though by some all over an hour race is termed long distance. Long distance riding has no end and is simply a test of endurance. Under the head come the century races, the twenty-four-hour con- tests, the six-day races of all kinds, and similar tests, more of endurance than skill and ability at riding. Middle-distance racing 1s generally con- sidered to be those distances between fi and the hour; that is, where men ride for an hour in hopes of establish- a record, which up to date is a little over thirty-three and a half miles. some the middle nee Clauss is extended clear up to fifty miles. Middle-distance races are generally paced affairs, and of late have practically been match races though in England and Europe it is a com. mon occurrence to start a middle-distance race on the same lines that a sprint race is run in this country, open to all riders. Sprint races are’ generally those races running up to two miles, though some- times they reach up to five miles. They are also termed short-distance races. The character of races that have heretofore been run in this city have been in the sprint class, and it is only this season that the middle-distance events have been start- ed, proving quite popular. The Australian style of racing, termed the pursult race, which was run off Mon- “ay evening at the weekly meet of the Park Bicycle b, proved to be an inter- esting event and a pleasing innovation. It was a style of racing which the spectators readily understood, and the interest in the race was kept up clear to the finish. The time of the race, 20.14,was quite fast,consid- ering the distance, meaning faster gait than 2.30 for the mile, which was no more nor less than an unpaced race. quite certain that when another race of the kind is held at the track there will even be a larger attendance than at the last meet. “Billie Sims, the brother of Fred, has at last decided to ride in this city, and has now become a member of the. Eclipse team. He reached this determination dur- img the week and accepted the offer made him. He signed a contract, which hus been submitted to Chairman Mott ef the racing board of the League of American Wheelmen, for approval, and he Is now started in training with the rest of the team. This makes a total of fifteen riders on tho team, not counting Halstead, rep- resenting the pick of the local profession- als. The introduction of ladies’ nights at the weekly race meets at the Park track has Proved to be a good step. The manage- ment is anxious to eduente the gercral public to appreciate bicycle races, and this is the surest way ef accomplishing this. The reduction in prices is also another step in this direction. The fact that 1,5 rople attended the meet Monday evening 3 for itself, especially in view of the that at the previous weekly race Sp fact meets it was a difficult matter to get over 00 people present. Speaking of hoodocs, the management of the Park track seem te think that ‘t is a bad case with them. It fs generally r garded that when horse racing comes to a city rain is sure to come. In view of pre- vious experience this season, the same came very near true regarding bicycle rac- ig. The meet held Mcaday was sched- By | uled for Saturday evening previous, but rain prevented. For tee four other mee: prior to that rain came up and kent down the attendance, though it did not in ary way interfere with the racing. On one ce- easion it rained hard In the city abow! o'clock in the evening, while out at the park the weather was as good as coulé.be. ‘The officials had gone out to the place be- fore the storm in the city, and th ered at the small number presen informed of the rain storm in the city. The spell of the hoodoo seemed to have been broken last Monday, as the night was as Bcod as could be desired for racing, though a trifle warm. THE MICHAEL-MORAN RACE The event of the season, the ten-mile match race between Jimmie Michael, the champion middle-distance rider of this country, and A. C. Moran of this city, next Wednesday evening at the track of the Park Bicycle Club on the Conduit road, is exciting great interest. There is every in- dication that the meet will be largely at- tended. The local people hope that the local man will come off the victor, and the Management of the park seem to think that Moran will have an excellent show of winning. Even if he is defeated they do not seem to think that the distance be- tween him and the winner will be great. To look at him one would hardly think that Jimmie Michael was twenty-five years of age. More than this, he is a benedict, and his wife is now In Chicago. The term “midget” has been applied to him because of his diminutive stature. He is just half an inch short of being five feet in height, Jimmy Michael. and when in racing trim weighs anywhere from 10: to 105 pounds. He seems to take a deep interest in keeping his weight at this figure, and it is said that he is one of the most Steady patrons of the nickel-in-the- slot weighing machines which are tter- ed all over the country. Apparently no two of these machines register alike, and when he is over weight the little rider is troubled and will eat little of a substantial nature for fear of getting beyond his limit. He seems to think that it is on account of his lack of size that he can follow pace so easily, and that every additional pound over his regular weight will make more re- sistance when cutting the wind immediate- ly in the wake of a swift pacing machine. In the matter of riding the little fellow has a style all his own. It is quite differ- ent from the ordinary position of riders, especially in sprint events. He does not favor the almost doubled up position that most riders assume. Instead, he sits al- ht on the wheel, with only a in his body. In this posture he ows the fastest pace that can be fur- nished, without any apparent difficulty, looking a good deal like a good-sized bird ned on a bicycle. He has a great habit of carrying a toothpick in his mouth, and on this he chews as he reels off mile after mile, considerably under the two-minute mark. He possesses a powerful pair of legs, and not much weight to carry above them. His pluck, nervous energy and de- termination to keep up to his best from He gears his wheel at 105, a much higher figure than used by most sprint riders. He evidently realizes that the steady pace tells, and does not rely upon the sprint to win his races, His success behind pacers shows that he has made a deep study of the necessary elements, and, in addition, his size enables him to completely shield himself against the wind. It is seldom that he courts publicity. By nature he is quiet and uncommunicative, and most of his conversation is carried on in monosyllables. After repeated demand he wrote a short sketch for a New York paper recently regarding his methods of training, etc., which was widely copied at the time. In the article he said: start to finish enter every fiber. “My correspondents, or most of them, are anxious to know what I eat. To my mind, this is the most important part of my work, because the stomach must be handled carefully, as it is here that the greatest good and the greatest harm find their cen- t Let us see how much meat food I have taken into my system in the last six years. It has been almost entirely beef, which is beyond any discussion the most healthful animal food that can be taken for purposes of training. My breakfast almost invariably consists of a steak, as does my lunch, while for supper my ‘appetite de- mands roasts and boiled beef. I have fig- ured the amount consumed at no less than six and one-half entire beeves during the time that I have been racing—that is, six years.» Take, for. instance, about two pounds a day, and I assure you I have not eaten less than that. By calculation that means 730 pounds a year, or 4,380 pounds in six years. Mark the effect it has had upon me. I have not gained over ten pounds during this time, and that addition- al weight is represented in natural growth, slightly more developed bone and harder muscles. “Not one man {n a thousand in every day consumption of beef will equal that amount in twelve years, because the aver- age man adds materially to his daily diet by eating all kinds of vegetables, some- thing I never touch.’ Vegetables have a tendency to make slow fat and to deaden the muscular organism. Particularly is this true of potatoes, beans and corn. To the working man such food is almost in- dispensable, as he regulates his hours of werk 80 that the strain is light and the physical distress practically none, and he requires some fat. Ff all the beef I have eaten were concentrated into extract it weuld be sufficient to run a good-stzed hos- pital for a year; yet’ the difference it has made In my weight 4s. imp2rceptible when @ reasonable allowanee is made for natural growth. I advise 4H training bicyclists never to eat meat mpre then medium done, as all the nutriment, will be cooked out of it if it Is overdone. Gold boiled beef is not, as a rule, good for training purposes, but roast beef, if rare, is excellent. “Now ‘as to my drinking. For breakfast I take strong tea and make it myself in my own pot, allowing it to steep some min- utes, serving it hot “and without sugar or milk. Sugar of any kind or-in any form is fattening and dulls the senses materially. I drink about a quart of tea each day, in- cluding what I frequently consume at night before retiring. That comes to about 549 gallons since I have been racing. At lunch and supper I drink a pint -bottle of ale, not too cold. On an average I drink as much al2 as I do tea, and find both ab- solutely necessary to my maintenance at the present tension. That would make an- other 549 gallons for the ale consumed, making a total of nearly 1.100 galions of liquid that I have taken internally in th3 past six years. “I have not taken a drop of pure water since I have been in the business, and would advise all men training for wheeling to avoid it at all times. More disaster to the system comes from drinking water while out on a run than from anything else. It chills the blood, stiffens the mus- cles and operates against perfect digestion when taken under those conditions. If a man is inclined to temperance, tea will be a good substitute and will do more good than anything eise to build on. There is one thing that I would warn riders against, and that is coffee and game of all kinds. Byen chicken is bad, but wild game is real- ly destructive. As'to oysters and clams, there is little or no nutriment in them, and they only overload the stomach without do- ing any good. “Bread, plain white bread, is always gccd. T eat a loaf a day, which would make @ total consumption of 2,190 loaves since I have been racing. If it can be had from hom2-made yeast, so much the better. Do not eat too much butter on it. Pies, pastry and puddings are all wrong and should be carefully avoided at ali times. They con- tain too much sugar and leave bad effects. Highly ecasened food should also he avoid- ed, as pepper and salt, in moderate quan- titles, will supply all cravings for season- Ing. After cach meal be careful to walk a little, and as scon as the food is settled Jog along the roadway on a dog trot, and then take to your run for a long run, only resting when you r2turn for your rubdown. Halting along the roadway and resting will shorten your wind and fix you in just the right shape to lose every race you go into. “A great many queries come to me about breathing in a race. There fs but one an- swer to that, and that {s, breathe naturally. A great many riders try to take long breaths at times. But they should remem- ber that the lungs will stand so much and A. C. Moran, no more, an4 the action of your lungs in an ordinary respiration is mor2 powerful than ene would imagine. In bending over your wheel be careful not to get an attitude that will obstruct easy respiration, Take a po- sition that permits freedom of the organs of the throat and lungs, and Keep it. “One thing that concerns every cyc in the country is the question of bathing and rubbing down. In training it amou to u science and should’ have the closest attention. If you are doing much work in the morning go immediately to your room upon returning from a run and get you clothing off before the perspiration cools and you get stiff. Begin rubbing with the liniments at once and keep your legs well limbered up, working from the side down. Above all things, never let an exhausted man rub you, The rubber should be strong, fresh and in good physical condi- tion himself, so as to impart his vitality to the man’ requiring his services. The practice of having your pacers and road runners rub you down is never productive of good results, Vitality is a queer force and is stored up by rest passing ‘from one man to another under friction. Rubbing one’s self is like trying to pull yourself over the fence by the boot tops. As a bit of parting advice, 1 would suggest that as- Regarding Moran the local public ts quite well acquainted. Last season he made quite a name on the track. He rode in an ex- tremely strong condition and quickly jump- ed into the front ranks of the amateurs. He developed a remarkably strong. sprint— much superior to that of any of the other local amateurs either for the distance. It seemed to be a wonderful feat that the rider could sprint practically a full lap at the park track. On account of his good riding he managed to beat all of the local cracks, and at the end of the season, ac- cording to the table of The Star, he stood tie with Schade in the number of points scored. ‘This season he does not appear to be rid- ing in his last year’s form. This is at- tributed to the fact that he commenced training early in the spring for middle dis- tance events. As early as March he was matched to ride against W. G. Le Compte of Baltimore for a twenty-mile match race. ; The race was to have been held at Balti- more on Decoration day, though it was rides. where no one was on the track but the rider and his pacing machines. Amateur—Competitio: One-quarter mile, 0.52 2-5, made by Fred. some days later before the ride came off. | Schade, June 18. Moran succeeded in -beating his man, though the time for the race was a little over fifty-five minutes. The slowness was attributed to the fact that during the ride both of the men sustained several falls, in- juring them more or less and preventing the making of better time. Since his selection to ride against Michael he has beer training harder than ever. His work earlier in the season for the ride against the Baltimorean is now being of considerable use to him. He was selected to ride by the management, and, as Mr. J. D. Lasley, the president of the Park Bi- cycle Club, stated to a Star reporter, “Mo- ran is undoubtedly the best rider in the city that we could have selected for the ride.” He has been in hard training all of the past week, harder than ever, and a strict watch is kept on his actions. This is hardly necessary, because the rider feels the responstbility resting upon him end is observing faithfully all of the training rules. Every day when he rides his time is taken and a decided improvement has been Meticed. Karly in the week he was able to go ten miles behind a good pace in twenty minutes, and now he Is able to clip a sec- ond and more off of thé time. It is hoped that by Wednesday he will be able to cover the ten miles in eighteen minutes or less. This is what is expected of him. He ts showing up excellently in following his pace, and manages to switch off without loss ‘of time or any exertion on his part. He is the equal of Counselman in this re- spect. whose excellent changing of pace in his recent matches excited the admira- tion of all of the spectators. eee oes THE TENTH RACE MEET The tenth race meet of the season of the Park Bicycle Club will be held this evening on the track near the District line on the Conduit road. There are thirty-five entries, a larger number than at the meet of Mon- day night. The program is equally as inte: esting and a large attendance is expected. The occasion will be the second ladies’ night of the season, and complimentary cards of admission can be obtained as late as 6 o'clock this evening at the office of Manager William Jose, 2125 Pennsylvania avenue. The entries to the meet closed last evening and are as follows: st event, oné'mile novice—Entrants, . EB. Pittman, G. L. Browne, C. Heffner, Andrew Milis, H. Moran, O. H. Miller, F. Vv. Miller, W. F. Maher, Joseph Schrot, Ed- die Tucker, E. H. Smith and William Beal. Second event, one-mile handicap, profes- slonal—Entrants, C, E. Gau: A.C. Moran, Fred Schade, Lee Counselman, E. L. Wil- son, Harry Z. Greer, Robert L. French, W. Fred Sims, H. R. Steenson, Robert Wal- thour, George E. Smith, William Sims, William Throop and Carl J. Mueller. Third event, one-mile handicap, amateur— Entrants, M. E. Pittman, G. L. Browne, Andrew Mills, H. Moran, O. H. Miller, F. B. Miller, Joseph Schrot, Eddie Tucker, C. L. Miller, N. H. Mannakee, John Hill, W. H. Farrington, James E. Alexander, J. BE. Hanger, Ray R. Coggswell, Howard’ A. Rhine, J. b. Munchison and William Beall, Fourth event, professional tandem race, to be run in heats—Entrants, W. Fred Sims and Billie Sims, Robert Walthour and H. R. Steenson, E. L. Wilson and George E. Smith, Lee Counselman and Robert L. French. Fifth event, five miles against time, paced by multicyeles—A. C. Moran. The last event promises to be a very in- teresting one, on account of the fact that Moran will have to ride against little Mich- ael next Wednesday in a paced match race. At present there Is no five-mile profession- al record in the District, the best time for the distance being made by Lee Counsel- man as an amateur. He covered the dis- tance in 1¢ 4-5, and Moran ought to be able to jp at least a full minute off this time, if not do better. His ride wilt be a good indication of his condition to meet the Welsh wonder. The one-mile handicap for amateurs should prove a good race, as the fastest amateurs in the city are entered. Hanger, Mannakee, Farrington, Coggswell and Ale der are among the number, and they ought to be able to put up a good race. The one-mile professional handicap should also be a good race. If the event proves to be as good as the one at the meet Mon- day night the race alone wouid be worth One-third mile, 0.421-5, made by A. C. Moran and Griffin Halstead on June 11. One-half mile, 1151-5, made by Frei. Schade, June 18. One mile, 2.10 4-5, made by Leo B. Dan- nemiller, May 30. ‘Two miles, 3.501-5, made by Lee Coun- selman, May 28. Three miles, 5.58 3-5, made by Lee Coun- selman, May 28. Four miles, 8.003-5, made by Lee Coun- selman, May 28. Five miles, 10.02 4-5, made by Lee Coun- 28. 12.07 2-5, made by Counsetman, Seven miles, 14.14 4-5, made by Counsel- ™an, May 28. Eight miles, 16.173-5, made by Counsel- man. May 28. Nine miles, 18.22 4-5, made by Counsel- ™man, May 28. ‘Tcn miles, 20.21, made by Counseilman, Mey 28. Twenty-five miles, 52.31, made by Lee Counselman, May 12. Amateur—Handicap Competition. One-half mile, 1.012-5, E. L. Wilson, scratch, made June 11. Two-thirds mile, 1.21, seratch, made May 28. One mile, 2.08 4-6, Fred. Schade, scratch, made May 19. Two miles, 4.29 1-5, E. L. Wilson, scratch, May 30. E. L. Wilson, Amateur—Paced. One-quérter mile, 0.25 1-5, Griffin Hal- stead, made May 30. One-third mile, 0.33 4-5, Griffin Halstead, made Jure 18. One-half mile, 0.52 1-5, miller, made May 19. One mile, 1.47 4-5, E. L. Wilson, made May 19 (world’s record Two miles, 3.42 4-5, E. L. Wilson, made May 19 (world’s record). Amateur—Unpaced. Three miles, 7.12 1-5, E. L. Wilson, made May 12. Tandem Competition—Amateur. One mile, 2.10 1-5, Fred Schade and Grif- fin Halstead, made June 11. Triplet Competition—Amatear. Three miles, 6.00. Harry Z. Greer, Lee Counselman and F.. L. French, made May Leo B. Danne- 28. Professional—Competition. One mile, 2.18 2-5, W. F. Sims, made May 20. One-mile handicap, 1.59 4-5, W. F. Sims, scratch, made July 16 (world’s record). Professional—Paced. One-quarter mile, 0.23 3-5, W. made July 16. Sims, Professional—Unpaced. One-quarter mile, 0.27 1-5, Carl J. Mueller, made July 16. One-third mile, 0.38, C. E. Gause, made July 16. One-half mile, made July 16. Professional Triplet—Unpaced. One-half mile, 0.51 2-3, Harry Z. Greer, Lee Counselman and R. L. French, made July 16. The fastest mile that has been ridden on the track by a professional was on June , the national circuit meet, when Arthur Gardiner won the national championship race in 2.04 3-5. The fastest half-mile handicap ridden was in 0.59 3-5, on June 23, by R. B. Red- dington, who won from the eighty-yard mark. It was an amateur race. The fastest half-mile handicap, profes- sional, ever run on the track was won by Owen Kimble, on June 23, from the twenty- yard mark. His time was v.58 4 The fastest novice mfle ridden this was on May 12, and was won by Ri Coggswell, in 229 flat ne-mile chai was won June 1-5. 0.59 1-5, E. L. Wilson, ear R. onship of the Dis by Carl J. Mueller, the trip to the track. The additional light at the tape will be ready for use this even- ing, enabling the spectators to catch the numbers as the men pass. The stretch in front of the grand stand will be illuminated by about fifty electric lights, making the place as light as day. LOCAL RACING RACING Perhaps no rider in the District is better known than W. F. Sims. Though not exactly a Washingtonjan by birth, he has been identified with this city ever since he started in cycle racing, until now he re-, gards this place as practically his home. For several years his father was the in- structor for the Young Men's Christian As- sociation, and he later moved to Philadel- phia. Fred continued to reside here. Sims started on the track about four or five years ago. He was an amateur of some note and regarded as the best in this MEN locality. During the entire time they raced against each other aS amateurs Schade only once defeated Sims. When Sims en- tered the professional ranks Schade be- came the leading amateur rider of the city, which position he maintained up to the time he became a pro himself. Fred Sims has been connected with the bicycle business for some years and is an expert repair man. After his return from Swarthmore College he accepted a position with the Pope Manufacturing Company, and was for some time in charge of the riding academy at 22d and P streets. He resigned his position, however, and went to Philadelphia, where he began to train for racing. He worked hard the great- er part of last year and this sea- son he came out in excellent condition. His riding this year has been of the first class, and he has defeated the leading cracks of the country in open and handicap events. His ride in this city on June 23 at the national circuit races, in the two-mile handicap, the final of which he won, shows his ability. At the race meet last Monday night, in the one-mile handicap, he estab- lished a record that any professional rider in the country would be proud of. From scratch he rode the entire distance, cutting his own pace and finishing third in the race, his time being taken by the officials, who expected that some record would be broken. The figures on the watch showed the time to be 1:59 4-5, and an application for the record has been filed with the chair- man of the racing board. During the week, while training at the park track, Sims rode a twelfth of a mile, the sprint distance, in 0.07 2-5, the best previous time on record being over 0.08, ‘At his present rate of riding Sims prom- ises to be one of the crack riders of the country. He is about the headiest rider on the American cycle path, and by good head work on his part he has been able to win many a race. It is predicted that before the end of the season his riding will speak more of his ability than words. LOCAL TRACK RECORDS This year bicycle racing in this city may be said to be conducted on a larger basis than ever, and while nine different meets have been given, two more are on the schedule, one for this evening and one for rext Wednesday night. In addition to these, the national circuit will make an- other bend in this direction, reaching here October 6. This is another fixture. Be- sides these meets, there is a prospect of meets being held every week by the Park Club from this time to the close of the season. This is stated only to show that so far as bicycling is concerned this Is to be the banner year. ‘The Star presents a full list of records that have been made this season on the Park track. No attention is paid to rec- crds established last year. The new board track is so much faster that all of the old performances of the local riders have been put in the shade. As an example, it is only necessary to state that last season, whon the dirt track was used, the fastest .exhi- tition mile ridden was somewhere around 2.05. This season the fastest mile of the kind ridden on the track by a local man is fully seventeen seconds faster. In compiling the records they are placed under as few heads as possible. The com- petition: records are those established in open races or in match events, where the rider had scme one to contend with. The paced events include only the exhibition The one-mile high school championship was won May 30 by N. H. Mannakee of the stern. {Hgh School. tHs time was 26 The club team championship of the Dis- trict was won July 16 by the Arlington Wheelmen team. Louis Smith won the race; R. H. Stone came in second, and John Walker finished fifth, a total of twenty- two out of forty-five poin —_-. LINTON'S CHANGE “OF VIEW. Doesn't Stop Now When Another Rider Meets With Accident. In the Michael-Linton 20-mile match race Saturday afternoon at the Manhattan Beach track, New York city, it was notice- able that Linton continued to ride after Michael had dismounted because of a punctured tire. His action is in marked contrast with a statement made by him two years ago when ir this city as a mem- ber of Ed Plummer's aggregation of En- glish riders. Teddy Hale, who won the big Madison Square Garden six-day go-as-you- please race, breaking Albert Shock’s rec- ord of 1,600 miles and placing the figures at several laps over 1,910 miles, was one of the number. Dudley Marks, now Lin- ton’s trainer, was another, with Chappelle, Hunter and several others. The occasion was the six-day eight-hour race at Con- vention Hall, in which Frank Waller, “the flying Dutchman,” and Harry Maddox of Asbury Park, 3., John Lawson, “the terrible Swede,” and other Americans were entered. There were a number of falls and accidents in the race, and the other riders kept on with their work, much to the dis- gust of Plummer and Linton. In this con- nection Linton expressed himself rather forcibiy: “I think that that is a mean way of riding," said he, “and it shows the alffer- ence between the American style and the style on the continent. In England, when a rider meets with an accident, either through a spill or through the breaking down of his machine, all of the other rid- ers in the race stop. They either start over again or commence the race at the same positions held when the accident oc- curred. There is no credit in winning a Trace when a man gets hurt or is out through an accident to his wheel, yet this kind of racing seems to be popular in this country. It is a sort of dirty way of rid- ing.” Yet in the face of these remarks Linton does now exactly what he claims he would not do. Michael, on the other hand, has been known to sit up and ride slowly when it was found that his adversary in a match race had met with an accident, per- mitting the man to regain his lost ground, and starting again in the positions occu- pied prior to the mishap. — UP IN THE ALLEGANIES, Paradise Joys vin Mt. Lake Park for Children and Old Folks, Too. Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. MOUNTAIN LAKE PARK, Md., July 22, 1898. If one would. enjoy a foretaste of the peace and restfulness of heaven this is the place where {t may be found. There ts ro other word for it—it is absolutely de- licious and restful. The sun filters through cool green of shady groves, fresh breezes laden with the faint fragrance of wild flowers blow across hilltop and meadow, the robin red-breast and the bluejay an- swer the call of many feathered songsters and under the influence of it al! cares drop away and the weary grow strong and con- tent. A few hours’ ride on the Baltimore and Qhio brings one to this garden of rest, and there is no more picturesque route east of the Rockies. For miles one foliows the windings of the Potomac among the foot hills of the Alleganies, the scenery growing more beautiful with every bend of the road as it rises higher and higher until the won- derful grade is reached which mounts 2,000 feet in 17 miles, where all the superb pan- orama of the loftier range is revealed. There used to be many jests about the windings of the Baltimore and Ohio—one man uscd to say he didn’t mind going around curves, but he hated to “turn cor- ners”—but a straightened roadbed has left such jests flavorless. This is an ideal place for children, for fashion has not yet put its conventional mark upon it, and the youngsters may run about barefooted and unrestrained, secure from all harm. Fresh milk, eggs and all the wholesome products of the surrounding farms are theirs, and each night sees them tucked under their blankets (rare is the 8 DAYS MORE Dr. Cowden Gives Due Notice That the Free Month Offer EXpIreS Ol Ag. 1. There Will Be No Extension or Continuance Beyond That Date. | THE OFFER: AN new patie ®pplying for treat- ment before A t 1 and all ola patients renewing before that date will be given, during the course, one whole month absolutely free of cost, medicines included. Thin in not a trial treatment, nor is it a charity, bat is intended ax a help to all taking treatment during thie most favorable season of the year. DANGER OF DELAY. It cannot be insisted upon too strongly that atment for catarrbal affections should not be clement of danger :n negicet and D & patient's condition may not appear to f to be very serious just at this time, chronic troubles are always more or less insidtour, and if left to wise almost invariably end disastrously to the patient Inq in person and by letters are being daily received as to whetker or mot the free month Will be offered to patients beginning In August. To all such inguirles Doctor Cowden antwers posi- tively “No.” It is simply Impossible to extesd® the ime already allotted, and every patient, both old and new, destring the free month must apply ett in month, nt that cures, blight of the an ft Sind 7 sits car no Leglect. treatment duning trey treatme d_ the m the lungs, to r f feeding of the disease, It svothes, ts, heals Office to 8 p.m. daily; 1 p.m. Hours—9 a.m. to 12 m.; 2 t Sundays and holid, Spm; 7 10 a.m. to night when ¢ roster and fatt da blanket) ronger. Many Washingt Ss have discovered the charm the place and return here summer . . for, while affording benefit of a complete it is yet ac sible to head of amily may run up aturday . without fa- tigue of mono as travel, enjoy a little respite each week from the heat of tho town On the long list of well-known peo ple from Washington stopping at the ho- tels are Mrs. W. J. Acker and her two bright little sons, Maj. Darden, Mrs. Har- bit and the Misses Kerr, while among the cottagers are Dr. S. 8, Adams and his fam- ily. — CHESAPEAKE BAY. Large Number of Washingtont En Its Pleasures. Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. BAY RIDGE, Mé., July 21, 1898. An unt ly large number of Washing- ton people k enjoying the pleas- ures afforded at Bay Ridge this summer, and between Ar slis on one ard Arundel on the other many summer vie- itors are to be found stopping along the shores of Chesapeake bay. Trips by sail- beat to the Hght house near by inter- esting features of a sojourn here, and ram- bles through the old town of napotis, about nt miles distant, constitute ai other poprlar Civersion. “There is there that is old and@ quaint, and the ence of Admiral Cervera and the Spanish officers just now lends a interest to the town. The evenings Ridge a ed pleasanily with music and ® resort was visited by thunder storm last Tuesday. poured dowr in torrent a very severe The water and the roof of the cafe was struck by lightning, cauzing ro small comm among the persons within at the time. No harm was dore, however, except to the electric lighting apparatus of the building. cut of service by the dischare Misses Anna and Emma Lee of Anacor- tia are making a visit of a few weeks with friends near Bay Ridge. Among the Washington people who have been here this summer are the followings John H. Walker, William G. Schafhirt, R. C. Baughman, Arthur Chaus, J. H. Loa! R. M. Parkinson, J. F. Manning. S. J. Press cott, J. W. Tully and family, J. N. Robe bins and wife, Frank T. Rawlings, J, ‘ightingale, Mrs. Dr. W. H. Atkinson, F. . Barbarin, Miss Dorothy Lair, R. HL Phillips, W. P. Patton, Mrs. C. H. Patton, Cc. A. Hamill, Dr. Charles H. Bowen, A. Waterhouse, W. H. Connally, 8. C. Cross, C. S. Parker, Mrs. C. V. Reed, J. A. Culp and wife, Capt. C. H. Bliss, Miss Maggi¢ B. Skelly, Joseph H. Lee and wife, J. A Marceron, A. W. Cowles, Mrs. M. A. Jo dan, Paal Elsen, L. A. Thurston, A. P. Taylor, H. Waterhouse, H. Stevenson, G. 8. Hamlin, F. R. Dorley, E. A. Bryartand. family, Mrs. B. Devere,’W. M. Haines, M. M. Albright, Miss Ida M. Doyle, Miss Luly Johnson, 1 s F. Lemmon, A. L. Bark er and wife, Edward Roberts, R. H. Pob- erts, John W. Shannon and’ wife, J. D. Bivins and wife, E. White, J. H. Robin- son and wife, J. A. Henderson and wife, Henry Acker and wife. A. Lee Lawe, Mrs. A. Lee Lawe, J. Robert Mine and wife, C. E. Fenno, J. H. Hall, J. W. Babson, Harry Shea, Miss Bertha Helm, Miss Golie Ev- ons, F. F. Jones, C. §. Hawley, J. D. Coiner, Miss Guilfcrd, Mrs. Philip McKim, J. W. Robertson, Mrs. F. T. Rawlings, G. S. Wilson, W. A. Rawson, H. T. Adams, } J. C. Anderson and wife, Miss Ella Lyons, | Miss Melissa Evans,’ Miss Rose De Vaughn, Miss Mary Gross, Miss Carrie Reed, Miss Alice De Vaughn, Miss Annie Dieterich, Miss Wva Magruder, Miss Katie! Hurley, Miss Maggie Fieney, Miss Annie Rothengoss, Miss Lulu Mitchell, J. W. Robbins and wife, W. E. Evans and wife, Wiltam 8. Minnix and children. J Camp- bell, James H. Loh of Alexandria, J. F. Tilman, R. E. Middough, Van H. Buekey, T, S. Daniel and wife and J. B. Foster and wife. which was put ——— Power of Powder. From tke San Francisco Call. “Velocity and pressure,” explained the powder mill superintendent, “are the two! main requisites in proving powder. The government is very specific in its con-| tracts. It demands that when fired under Service conditions, in the gun for which it is intended, powder must give to the pro- jectile a muzzie velocity of at least a cer- tain number of feet per second without producing a pressure of more than a cer- tain number of tons to the square inch. For modern guns the velocity required varies from 2,000 to 2,300 feet in a second, and the pressure is not allowed to exceed fifteen tons to the square inch. In some of our guns of the present day the amount of energy stored up in the powder charge is so tremendous as to be almost incredi- ble. The limit of energy upon the pro- jectile cannot be estimated, so vast are the possibiiitie: “For example, I may cite the Oregon's thirteen-inch rites. Five hundred and fifty pounds of powder in these guns im-| part to an 1,100-pound shot a velocity of 2,100 feet per second, and the energy of the projectile 4s nearly $1,000 foot tons, | This power is sufficient to lif such a ves Sel as the Oregon eight fect out of the water. - 0+ Bound to Come, 1 From Puck. Crawforé—“The improvements that are being made in the horseless carriage are something wonderful.” Merritt—"I presume it won’ long fore we will have the maniess, buy riage here in Brooklyn.” i +