Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-09-27
GREAT BICYCLE TOURNAMENT.
Marvellous Time Made by the wheel.
men at springfield, Mass.

A telegram says: The grand circuit
trotting meeting never saw anything
ike the crowd which poured into
Hamden Park at to days bicycle tour
nament, the gate-keepers reporting
%, 600 and others making over %, 600.
The day was superb, with no wind,
and the track was in the best possible
condition for general smashing of
records. The day opened with a Nag
nlticent street parade of 1, 200 mount
ed men of los different clubs. 1t took
ten minutes to pass a given point, and
the streets were thronged with specta-
tors, who applauded enthusiastically.
Business was generally suspended
throughout the city and the neigh
boring towns. Springfield never fos-
tered an event which has called forth
such widespread interest. The days
sport was exciting to the last degree,
and Springfeld's champion. who
carried off the honors yesterday, has
swept every thing before him to-day.
1t is impossible to describe the feelings
ofthe crowdas the bicyclestcame down
the quarter stretch. The occupants Of
the grand stand arose rs one person,
with deafening cheers, but it was a
fairly impartial crowd, every one re
ceiving merited praise,
The one-mile handicap race was
won easily by Burt Pressey, of
Smthville, N. j. G. H. Jenkins,
of Louisville, KY, second, and Chas.
S. Fisk, Of Springfield, Mass, third.
Time, 3:11.
The two-mile scratch race was eX-
citing, from the contest Of A. III. Rob
isson, of Kensington, England, and
{. d. Nesev, of London, with Eastern
club men. The race gradually mar
rowed down to both the Englishmen
and II. d. Carey, of Boston Down
the home stretch it was anybodys race,
but Robinson won by five lengths
in 6:02 2-5, breaking the record Of
GOA, as did Carey, (second) in S.
Oh 10
Both the Englishmen started off
again in the ten mile handicap race,
but had little cl ance of winning from
the start There were twelve starters.
among whom was +. F. Burnham,
of Newton, Mass, who quickly took
the lead and kept it, The conditions
were favorable for breaking the rec
ord, and he did it. The Star ma
chimes showed up finely, and worried
the leader some, making highly ex-
citing race, especially at the finish.
Burnham won in 32:13 % breaking
the record of 80 "a, Charles III.
Chickering, Of Smithville, N. j.,
second w. G. Palmer, of New Haven
| third.
The great event was the twenty-mile
race for a S500.club cup for American
amateurs only. The contest early
was confined to "Our Hendee and
/ t. w Midgely, of Worcester, Mass.
Mile after mile they spun around
close together, and entered the last
mile SO. In the feverish throng of
people cries of 'Hendee, "Hendee, =
We're once heard IS he came down the
home stretch winner of the twenty
miles as well as the ten miles. the
championship of the United States.
and breaking all records above ten
miles as well as twenty miles in
67;32 The champion was shouldered
by the crowd, and there was great
confusion.
The ten-mile professional handicap
race was won by John S. Prince, of
Washington, in 81 :0G So breaking
the record of 81 ;494 Robert James, Of
England, second, and John Keen, of
England, third