New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-07
RACING ON BICYCLES.
A s1x.DAYs, CONTEST AT COMFY ISLAND.

A SIX.DAYS' CONTEST AT COMFY ISLAND.
RECORDS MADE so FAR-sTYLEs OF THE RIDERS.
The announcement of the beginning OF a six days
bicycle race drew numbers OF people to The sea
Beach Hotel, COney Island on SATURDAY. Inc con-
testants are William j. Morgan, styled the pro
fessonal champion bcyciist of Canada" who Is
matched against Mile Louse ArmaIndO and Miss Elsa
Won Blumen for SIX days ride OF six hours day,
tie women riding. alternately and changing every
half hour. Mr.. Morgan is a native OF Monmouth
in IN height and fairly well developed
E OsS Yale 1SS and was s dressed IN
A SiqD S was s' born at St Annes, Mon
trea Canada and Is StrGng %el- nd yang
l27 pounds She has ridden 617l2 miles III II
hours and 50mie match al Bostoc she made
the fourth mile IN minutes 30 seconds. In this
match she IIdes a 50-inch Yale roadster.
She was dressed i'll tight-tttng suit of
light blue, with silver trimming, and jaunty
Pensacola, Fla. She is trim and gOOd-looklng,
feet ~ inches iii height. and weighs II pounds.
she has taken part In many long-dlstancc matches
She rode 4S-lnch Columbia, manufactured
especially for her, and was dressed IN suit OF
cadet-gray, with gold Lace trimmings. Each OF the
contestants claims to be twenty-five years of age.
plank track has been laid down alongside OF
the hotel and a city surveyor of brooklyn certlues
that three feet from the inside ra 1t measures nine
laps to the mile Frederick jenkins, editor OF Inc
hOel Is the starter and referee the scoring being
under the superIn tendence of William McEwen, OF
The Sunday Courier, and a. T. Stermer, of Iar ,
Precisely at 3 o'clock Miss Won Blumen and Mr..
Morgan came upon the track and were
gwen the word to 60. Both got away IN good
making S5sly his rs5 s mile IN min. 57ii sec,
Miss Won Bumen following in min. IL u sec.
These relative positions were maintained unul
the last lap of the 4th mile, when Dy The advice
of her trainer Miss Won Bluinen look "a resi- as she
was suffering much from the heat. In three NM
MES she rclnounted and at the close of the half
hn,t b.,l f.a miles - lJDS- MIR.
standing miles laps Tor the same period. Mile.
ArnalndO's first mile was made III minutes ~
seconds, and then she began to force the pace
and there was close struggle for the lead. Each
made exactly seven miles III this hall hour, the
score standing at o'clock: Morgan II miles .
laps the women II miles laps. III the next nan
hour Miss Won Blumcn lost another lap while she
stopped to take drink, but when Nile Arlnaindo
came at 4:3O she suried vigorously ana reduced
MIR. MOrgan's lead by nearly laps the score
at o'clock reading, Morgan, "a miles laps the
women 70, miles laps. Up 10 TINS time Alr. MOT-
gan had not stopped Tor a moment, but when Hiss
Won Blumen came Oh Tor her third hau-hOur he
a lighted for five minutes and was rubbed down In
this way he lost ground, the score reading at $50
Morgan 80 miles lap, and his opponents ~ miles
laps. IN Mile ATmalndO's thrd half hour she
again did some line riding, 50 that at o'clock the
score was even at 80 miles laps From this time
on the women took the lead and maintained II,
Morgan resting Tor another live minutes during
Miss Won Blumens fourth half hour.
Inc afternoon had been very hot, and
each rider seemed welcome the going down
ul the sun. The fastest mile had been made Dy
Morgan, VINO made his seventh In 3 minutes 80 sec
Onds. Mile. ArmaIndO III her eighth had crossed the
line IN minutes Oh seconds, but Miss Won Blumen $
best time was made Ill her second mile, which she
did in minutes u seconds. AS the air grew cooler
the latter appeared i'll much better form,
and succeeded III winning much applause
for her plucky riding She had changed her SUIT for
one OF DARK blue velvet. Mile Arnalndo kept up
her good form until the end; At O'Clock the
81 miles z laps. About this time the
Kings County Bicycle Club entered the
ground. They mustered nineteen members
III iul uniform ana they had ridden down
from Brooklyn 10 see The match. FOR time pubic
attention was divided between Them and the racers.
AT o'clock the women mad made further gains, the
score standing: Morgan, 90 mules :
laps; the women, 20 miles. lap
1he running during the last hour was
closely watched. Miss Won Blumen left the track
al $50 with a of 80 miles laps
70 credit. There a spirited run during the
IaSt hall hour Nile. ArmaIndO increasing the lead
and closing the irSt day with 10 miles laps her
record. i ne total for the women was n miles i
laps for Mr. Moi gan, II miles laps.
lhe race was continued yesterday and
there was much larger attendance Than on
Saturday. Numbers OF bicyelsts UNI
form were about the grounds, and among
the sporting men present was l.. h. Myers
the runner. Crowds would gather about the women
they came oil the track at the end OF each half
hour, and applause was frequent and general when
spurts were made. There is SOME adherence III the
styles OF the riders. Alr. MOrgans riding Is markell
by sJeadiness lie sits nnnly in the saddle and
carries himself upright except when squirting tuen
nc bends well forward. Miss Won Blumen
carries herself gracefully and sts well NJ III the
saddle but her machine wODOies. she would do
better, perhaps, on larger wheel. Inc best l1der
the three Is Mile. ArmalndO. She has hermachlnc
in perfect control and bends well forward from the
hips, after the manner OF Prince, the American
Champion.
The was not so hot yesterday as on Saturday,
but there a stltt breeze from OF the sea that
made riding more difficult. Morgan did some capl-
tai work. lie ieft the track only three times. twice
Tor rest and refreshment and once TO clean the small
wheel OF the machine, losing altogether about
eighteen minutes.
His first hundred miles was made shortly after
o'clock, his time for that distance being hours,
minutes, IL seconds. In the last hour ne spurued
with the nope of making 100 miles before the close,
but at O'Clock his lac miles, = laps. lie
made II miles, z laps yesterday. Miss Won
Blumen showed III much better form
than on Saturday, and FROM 1880 TO
o'clock she spurod III good style. Her tune for 80
miles was hours | minute 10 seconds. When she
lett the track size had covered rs miles lap, her
score for yesterday being 33 miles laps. Mile.
Arinaindo maintained her previous good showing.
Her time for 90 miles 3 hours ~ minutes 10
seconds and neT score az O'Clock last night was 81
miles lap her record for he day beng only laps
short of her record on Saturday. go
The race Will be- continued today, with Morgan
eight miles behind at the start
The other night an amateur prlze-nghter