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Show . 9 . A BICYCLE RACE. The Greatest Event in the Western Eoad Took Place Today. FIRST USE OF THE WHEEL IN THE ARMY Interesting Baseball Games Played by Various Clubs Through the Country This Afternoon. Chicago, May 30 The Pullman road race, the greatest event of the year to western bicyclists, was run today. Over 375 flyers took part. A record-breaking time is not looked for on account of bad roads. The run is from Michigan avenue and Jackson street to Pullman a distance of twelve miles. J. B. Woolas, Lakeview club, who was given a handicap of six minutes, first in; W. B. Anderson, Chicago, second; E. A. Fox, Lakeview, third; H. R. Wiuship of Engle-wood Engle-wood wins first time prize; II. A. Githerns, Chicago, second as to time. Lumsden, who was expected to win the prize, was thrown out by accident. Woolas' time, 50 minutes 5 seconds the wheel IN' the army. General Miles this morning made the first experiment of the army use of the bicycle iu this country. He started eight regulars who are not expert with the machine to ride with full accoutrements from Pullman to Chicago. The whole party came in together to General Gen-eral Miles' headquarters in one hour and twenty-tive minutes. General Miles was highly pleased with the result. He says it demonstrates the fact that the military command com-mand can move in heavy marching order, over the worst roads, much faster than on foot. MORRIS PARK RACES. The Metropolitan Handicap is Won by Pessara. New York, May 30. The spring meeting at Morr's Park began today with a brilliant-gathering brilliant-gathering of people to. witness the sport. The most important race on the card is the Metropolitan handicap. ' First race, live furlongs Dr. Hasbrouck, first; Correction, second; Kaceland, third. Time fifty-nine seconds. Second race, one mile 'r'-vo Bits first. Miss Beck second. Lemon third. Time Isf&U. Third race Juvenile stakes, "-year olds, five furlongs. Bonnie Tee Coll first, Prince George second, Penier Jouet tliird. Time, one minute. Metropolitan handicap All ages; $10,000 added, niiles. Pessara first, Locobatchee second, Sleipner third. ISaseball. AT lMTTSBURC,. Pitf-s'm g 11 Baltiuv r e 1 AT col; 'MBt:s. Columbus 7 Indianapolis 1 AT BOSTON. To -ton 4 " e 4 0 itn nning, all runs ni: d i fir i half of t -nth inn n : AT WASHINGTON. Washir. ton i 7 ChiC gi 10 AT MINNEAPOLIS. Minnnaj o'.is 7 j Milw aukee 5 AT BUOOKLTN. Brooklyn 4 Cincinnati 5 AT PHILADELPHIA. Loui?Ulle 6 i Philadelphia 6 AT NEW YOC.K. New York 9 St. Louis 3 AT OMAHA. Omaha 10 Kansas City 9 |