The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-10-06

THE third annual tournament of the
Springfield, Mass, Bicycle Club opened
on the 18th at Hampden Park. The
one-mile race, 3:20 class, was won by 4.
b. Prince, Pittsfeld, Wesley Barton,
second, Harry ". Smith, third time,
3;04 As. The one mile tricycle. race for
the championship of the United States
was won by W. w. Stall, Of Bos-
ton, A. G. Powell, Of Philadelphia, sec
ond, Il. S. Johnston, of Orange, n.
j., third. The big event of the day was
the ten-mile amateur race for the cham
pionship OF the United States and
$500 gold medal There were
eleven starters. The men kept well to-
gether throughout the race. Pitman,
of New York, led at the sixth mile, with
Frazier, Of Snithville, n. j., second.
Corey, of Boston, led In the seventh and
eighth miles, with Hendee, of Spring
field, second. The ninth mile was fin
ished with Hendee leading, pushed hard
by Robinson, who is styled the English
Heudee. This order was kept up to tine
finish. Hendee's time was 33:43 1-5.
Corey, of Boston. was third. Over
1000 persons witnessed the races, and
1900 wheelmen were IN attendance The
races ON the 10Th were witnessed by over
20, 900 people. The races were the best
ever seen in this country. The 1-mile
dash, without turn, was won by Burt
Pressey, Smithville, n. j., in 3:11; G.
H. Jenkins, of Louisville, second. The
2-mile scratch was won by Robinson, of
England; Carrie, of Boston, second !;
time, 6:02 8, beating the record. The
10 mile handicap had eleven starters,
Burnham, of Newton, won; Chickering.
of Smithville, n. j., second; Stevens, of
M1lville, n. j., third; time, 32:13 1-5.
The tug-of-wsr was won by the Spring
| fields, The intercollegiate smile race
was won by ClaHin, of Harvard; time,
| 16:4S. The twenty-mIle amateur race
was won by Hendee, of Springeld; !;
| Midgsey, Of Worcester, second; time,
| hour. s min, 32 Sec, beating the Amer
lean professional record. The enthusi-
asm of the people over the victory of
| Hendee impelled them to rush over the
| lines and upon Hendee, who elIstunned
| Upon his recovery he was borne from
the track on the shoulders of friends
| amid loud cheers. The professional
| handicap race was won by Prince, of
| Washington; Keen, of England, second;
time, 81 :063.5 The attendance on the20th
was $1,000. Inthe club drill, the Roches-
| ter, n. Y. club won. Geo. Nash, offspring
| field, gave an exhibition of fancy bicycle
riding The one-mile scratchrace was
| won by Corey, of Boston; time,
2:51 As, beating the record. Robinson,
the Englishman. beat the record also,
his time being 2:52 Hendee, of Spring
field, beat the record in the first three
| quarters, but gave out near the finish.
The tve-mile amateurs handicap race,
ten contestants, was won by G. Sharp,
of Springfield, by half a length, in
1859 5; Charles Frazier, of Smith
vile, n. J., second; a. B. Prince,
of Pittsfeld, third. The twenty
mile race. for the professional
championship of the world and purse
of 81, 900. was won by Higham. His
| time was hour and 6 minutes, p sec
onde, beating his recold / minute, =
| seconds. Keen was second, James third
Prince was effectually "pocketed' neal
the finish and could not spurt. In tbs
25-miIe amateur contest Frazier came
under the wire first, Robinson second
Vesey third. The race, was, however
/ given to Robinson, as Frazier foulet
him in taking the lead on the hom'
stretch; time, / hour, % minutes, 10 sec
onds, beating his record by 13 minutes