Labour Day Bike Races, 1895


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THE WORLD OF SPORT

From the Daily Examiner, August 27, 1895.

Everything is looking bright for the sports on Labor Day. The track officials required by the rules of the C. W. A. [Charlottetown Wheelsman's Association] (with whose sanction the races will be run) are as follows:

Starter - A. E. Ings.

Referee - J. B. Dawson.

Umpires - J. A. Moore, Art. Alley, C. J. Patton.

Judges - Dr. H. D. Johnston, George Godkin, George Dixon.

Timers - F. S. Mitchell, H. A. Dingwell, Frank Hutchison.

Scorer - Aeneas A. McDonald.

Clerk of the Course - Geo. J. Roger.

The entries for the bicycle races are as follows:

Novice Race - J. M. Mollison, (Milton), Will Cook, Wendall Harvie, Jack McLeod, Louis Whear.

Boys Race (Under 16) - L. W. Peardon, Rege Stewart, Treb Taylor, Nelson Pickard, Ernest Joy.

Quarter Mile championship - Lorne Unsworth, B. C. Prowse, Frank Cannon, Will Cook, F. deC. Davies, Louis Whear.

Half Mile, championship - B. C. Prowse, Louis Whear, Lorne Unsworth, Frank Cannon, Will Cook, Wendall Harvey, Jack McLeod.

One Mile, championship - Frank Cannon, F. deC. Davies, Will Cook, B. C. Prowse, Lorne Unsworth.

Two Mile, championship - Will Cook, Lorne Unsworth, Louis Whear, Frank Cannon, B. C. Prowse, F de C. Davies.

Three Mile, championship - Frank Cannon, F. deC. Davies, Louis Whear, Lorne Unsworth, B. C. Prowse, Will Cook.

Five Mile, championship - B. C. Prowse, Frank Cannon, Lorne Unsworth, Will Cook..

Two Mile Handicap - Wendall Harvie, Louis Whear, F. deC. Davies, B. C. Prowse, Will Cook, Jack McLeod.

One Mile against Time, (Morgan & Wright tires) - B. C. Prowse, Lorne Unsworth, Will Cook, F. deC. Davies, Louis Whear.

FOOT RACES

Hose Reel Teams - Hook & Ladder Co., D. W. Finlayson, Captain; Rolla, Bert Newson, Captain; Ramblers, Thos. Ronaghan, Captain.

400 Yards' Dash - T. C. Rotchford, Hirtle McGregor, W. J. Y. Murray (Bradalbane,) Robert McLean (Moncton,) Ed Redmond, D. J. McDonald, H. McCallum (Summerside,)Patrick Duffy, James Matheson, Daniel Redmond, W. A. Edmonds, Victor Goodwill, Jerrold McLean.

220 Yards' Hurdle - T. C. Rotchford, Hirtle McGregor, W. J. Y. Murray (Bradalbane,) Robt. McLean (Moncton,) D. J. McDonald, H. McCallum, (Summerside,) Louis McMillan, W. A. Edmonds.

Quarter Mile - T. C. Rotchford, Hirtle McGregor, W. J. Y. Murray, (Bradalbane); Robert McLean (Moncton); D. J. McDonald, H. McCallum,(Summerside); Philip Egan, Patrick Duffy, James Matthews, Louis McMillan, Daniel Redmond, Ed Redmond, W. A. Edmunds, William Flood.

Half-Mile, championship - W. J. Y. Murray, (Bradalbane); Robt. McLean (Moncton); Ed. Redmond, H. McCallum (Summerside); Philip Egan, Patrick Duffy, Adolphus Gaudet, Louis McMillan, W. A. Edmunds, Wm. Flood, Victor Goodwill.


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