Morning journal and courier., 1884-09-24
GRANDPARENTS THE ENGLIsHmAN


 The New Haven FavOrIte Regains HIS
 LaureIs By His Fine Work i'm the
 one Mile Race Against Sellers
 Chambers and Wait Win Several
 Events Each-Great Programme For
 This AfternOOns
 That there is some interest in bicycle rac-
 ing in New Haven was proven by the fact
 that ever one thousand people went to Ham,
 ilton Park yesterday afternoon to see the
 first days sport of the fifth annual meeting of the New Haven Bicycle club and sat all the afternoon exposed to the fresh winds that hurried over the park and toyed about the unprotected spectator until his nose be- came blue and cold streaks ran down his back Considering the weather the crowd was a large one, but it was not as large as the attractions deserved and as the enter prise of the New Haven club warranted. The track had been put in frst-class con dition Had there been less wind and more sunshine it is probable that some records would have been broken. The grand stand was well covered with people. Carriages lined the track for some distance either side of the finish. The races were called at 2:19 The first race was the one mile novices' race. l.. G. Cannon, of this city, had the pole, G. L. Clark, New Haven, second, and William Wait, New Haven, third. At the half mile Wait led by twenty feet. The race was easi- Iy won by Wait in 3:0415; Cannon's time 3:O514. Clark, although second at the half mile pole, gave up the race on the three quarters stretch and came in slowly at the finish a long distance behind. First prize, $15 gold medal; second, silver medal. In the two mile race for the club cham
 pionship, w M. Frisbie, w. H. Hale and J. { G. Root did not appear and Dr. N. P. Tyler and William Wait started. Tyler took the lead for the first half mile. Wait passed him on the mile and Tyler regained the lead on the third half Wait spurted short dis tance from the finish and passed Tyler. The times are as follows: Half, 1:4315; mile, 3:25s4; mile and half, 5:12; two miles, 6:52 Tyler was one-quarter of a second be- hind Wait at the finish. Prize, $25 gold ! medal.
 The great event of the day was the one mile ! scratch race between Sanders Sellers, of England, and George NJ. Hendee, of this city, Asa DolpFi of New London, O., L. B. Hamil- ! ton of Waterbury, R. Chambers, G. H. Ills \ ton of England, and Lewis A. Miller of Meri- den not starting. Everybody was on the tip toe of expectation hoping that Hendee \ might regain the laurels lost at Springfield when Sellers proved too fast for him. It was ! rumored that Sellers had snubbed Hendee at Springfield when the latter congratu- lated him on his victory, and that added to the popular wish that the Englishman might be beaten. Some I sport from Meriden went about offering to | bet S3O to $20 that Sellers would win. The \ crowd took him for an Englishman, and | laughed and hissed him accordingly. He | found few takers and was finally ordered to \ step his proceedings by Chief Webster \ Hendee appeared, dressed in his wel1-known | suit of black. Sellers also wore black, but | his legs were bare below the knee. Hendee \ took the pole. Both started well when the pistol was fired, and Hendee got the lead. Sellers dogged him, keeping within few | feet of Hendee's machine. They set off at good pace. The first half was finished in | the same order. On the three-quarter turn | Hendee made a magnificent squirt, throwing | all the power that was in him into the effort. ! Sellers responded, but he could not equal 1 the fast pace of his opponent. As ! they came down the stretch with the favorite V America \ along at furious speed with the Englishm an straining every nerve to pass him, the crowd | rose to it's feet and broke out into a mighty ! cheer The victory was soon won and every | body seemed to vie with everybody else in | the effort to do the champion honor. As
 Hendee rode back to the judges stand he
 was cheered again and all sorts of congratu-
 latory messages rained down upon him from his friends in the audience. The time was:
 First quarter, 491z; second quarter, 1:3614;
 third quarter, 2:2534; mile, 3:0124. Sellers
 was only one-quarter of second behind.
 The last quarter was very fast, being made | in 3615 First prize, $50 gold medal; second, ! silver medal. This was the first race lost by Sellers in this country.
 ! The five mile tricycle. race brought out | three Englishmen, H. W. Gaskell, R. Cham bers and G. H. nlston. ulston had the pole, I Gaskell second Chambers took the lead on \ the start, with nlstou second. Gaskell dropped out on the third half mile. Illston ! led on the fourth half. Chambers passed ' him on the back turn and won the race \ Time, first half, 1:5634; second, 3:5534; third 5:5415: fourGh, 7:5914; fifth, 10:0034; sixth ! 12:101l; seventh, 14:21; eighth, 16:30; ninth | 1S:4215: tenth, 20:46. First prize, $25 gold | medal: second, silver medal
 The race for boys (50 inch machines and ! under) was contested by William G.. Red ! field. Roland K. Jones and c. M Furguson of this city, and A. J. Stokes of Meriden. | Redfeld took the lead. On the first half, just as the riders were nearing the judges stand Furguson, who was second and press ing Redfield strongly, took a header and landed on the track near the railing. His machine whopped over and it's back struck boy named Willie Hopkins, who was leaning
 over the railing. He was struck on the head just back of the right ear and was struck senseless After some time he recovered his senses and was taken to his home in West vile by Officer Reilly. Furguson did not re- mount, although he was not hurt much.
 Redfeld won the race, closely followed by Jones.
 The five mile handicap was the next event. William Palmer was given B
 seconds start ahead of H. E. Bidwen, of Hartford, and in two seconds afterward
 R. Chambers and G. H. Illston started
 Palmer got good start. On the first mile
 Chambers and nlston had passed Bidwell.
 They gained steadily on Palmer, and finally passed him on the back stretch. Bidwell
 got the lead, but did not keep it.. Palmer
 gave up just before the last mile and Cham bers took the lead away from Bidwell and kept it to the finish. Time, 1850. Prizes, s25 silver cup to to the winner and cups to the second and third men.
 The one mile 3:20 class was pretty race. William Wait, of New Haven, took the lead and was not headed. John F. Ives of Meri- den finished second, w. J. Foster of Meri- den third, and w. A. Hurlburt of Stam- ford fourth. Time, 3:O615.
 The ten mile scratch race was an interest ing contest L. B. Hamilton, Yale '86, dis tinguished himself at Springfield and Hart I ford, and his friends hoped he would win the ten mile race. He had Sellers and Gas
 kell pitted against him. John F. Ives, of Meriden, also rode part of the distance, but | finally dropped out. The first time around | Gaskell Tod, Sellers second, Hamilton third, | Ives fourth That order was maintained for eleven times around the track. Hamilton | then passed and Gaslxell fell back to third ' place. On the thirteenth half mile GaskeI regained the lead and Hamilton fell back to ! last place. Then on the next half Hamilton ! spurted and got first place. On the fifteenth ! both tried to pass him but failed. On the eighteenth Sellers passed and Gasken got the ! lead On the beginning of the last half Hamil- \ ton lost his pedal owing to the breaking of one | of his shoes and that accident delayed him so 1 that he lost several rods. Sellers got the | lead again and left long distance between himself and the other two riders. Hami1- ton spurted, but lost second place by about 8 l foot The time was 33:23I. First prize, \ $50 gold medal second, silver medal; third ! bronze medal.
 l The last race of the day was the two-mi1e