Rob and Bob Hemingray listed in bicycle races

EXCELLENT RACES

Will Be Held at the Fair Grounds,

Monday and Tuesday.

Muncie's Grand Fourth of July Celebration

Will be a Grand Success — There Will Be

No Parade Monday.

Everything is in readiness for the monster free Fourth of July, celebra­tion Muncie will have at the fairgrounds Monday and Tuesday. The committee on arrangements held it’s final meeting yesterday afternoon and reported everything in shape for a real god time. It was decided to dispense with the parade on Monday morning as the program is too long to permit it.

The program for the two days at the fair grounds is as follows:

9:00 a.m. — One mile bicycle race, open, purse $75 cash.

9:30 a.m. — Two mile bicycle race, handicap, purse $75 cash and prizes.

10:00 a.m. — One mile bicycle race, Delaware county, purse $75, prizes.

10:30 a.m. — One mile bicycle race, Delaware county, boys under 16, $40, prizes.

11 to 12 — Foot race, sack race, wheelbarrow race, bag punching, greased pole, etc. etc.

1:30 p.m. — 2:35 class pace, purse $200.

2:20 class trot, purse $100.

One mile run, purse $100.

As nearly every store in the city will be closed during Monday after noon, it is the intention of the gentlemen to hold two of the bicycle races over until 1:30p.m.

Tuesday: — 1:30pm — 2:35pm class trot, purse $200.

Free for all pace, purse $200.

County green mixed race, owners drive, purse $100.

Entries in the hose races are comings [sic] coming in rapidly and some exciting contests will result.

The bicycle races, under the supervision of Kirk brothers and C.S. Wachtell & Son will be the best ever held in Muncie. The one mile professional will be the best. Among the entries received up to noon today for the races, are O.F. Sprange of Elwood, Tom David of Indianapolis and Clark Brown of Butler.

The entries in the other races at noon were as follows: One mile novice - Rob Hemingray, A.G. Falaski, C.A. Elliott, Earl Tuhey, E.D. Falkner. One half mile boys' race - Ulrick Hurrle, Bob Scott, John Banta Jr., Frank Shirk, C.A. Elliott, Earl Tuhey, Ed Falkner, Bane Falkner. One mile handicap - John John Jones, Frank Snell, Sherman Lamar, A.G. Falaska [sic] Falaski, Will Boyle, C.A. Elliott, C.E. Willis. Two mile handicap - John Jones, Frank Snell, Sherman Lamar, A.G. Falaski, Gwillym Jones, Bob Hemingray, "Red" Murray, C.A. Elliott, Sam Stucky, Al Frazier.

E.W. Kirk made the following selection this morning:

Judges — Robert Winters, C.S. Wachtell and Herbert Maddy.

Time Keepers — Goley Williamson and Victor Silverburg.

Starter — Will Whitely.

Handicapper — W.J. Hunter of Indianapolis.

Announcer — Edward Hamilton.