National Republican., 1884-06-19
THE BICYCLE TOURNAMENT.
The Event OF Yesterday Mt Philadelphia
Tho Record Beaten In Some In

The Event OF Yesterday Mt Philadelphia
The Record Beaten In Some In
stances.
PHILADELPHIA, June 1S.-Quite q largo
asscmblage, including number of ladies,
filled tho grand stand at Jumbo park this
afternoon to witness the second days races
in the bicycle tournament. Most of the races
were exciting, and were watched with tho
keenest interest, the winners being heartily
applaudod.
The first event, two.mile race for amateurs
who had never won first prize, was won by
Frank w. Koher, of Philadelphia, in 6:25t
Fred Smith, of smithville, N. j., second.
The next event, five-mile tricycle. race
was won easily by f. p. Burnham, OF New
town, Mass, in 1855; George Gideon, of
Philadelphia second.
The third event was the novel feature of
the afternoons programme, one mile
amateur obstruction race over hurdles eleven
inches high. There were but three starters:
J. A. Green, of Philadelphia, and G. II.
Chickering and Thomas X. Finley, of Smith
vile, N. j. Finley took header early in
the race and did not finish. Chickoring also
took header, but kept on coming in n fair
second. Green won in 4:14.
In the five mile amateur bicycle race the
best amateur record was beaten by two men
A. Dolph, of New London, Ohio, making tho
distance in 15m. ISIS, and John Brooks, of
Blossburg, Pa, in 15m 20ss. The best record
heretofore-15m. 26gs.-was made by George
NJ. Hendee at New Haven. The two men
toned were tho only ones who finished, five
others who startedNnroppink out. ''''.. -
The two mile amateur state championship
| race was won by A. G. Powell, of Philadelphia,
in 6:53; Edward Kohler, of Philadelphia,
| second.
In tho ona ,,;Io on,nto,r h;o,,.lo .o.a r..
boys under 16 years Finley, of Smithville, N.
j., who had taken header in the obstruction
race, won after d hard struggle and ami
great applause. Time, 1923. j. G. Fuller of
Philadelphia, second.
The concluding event in the afternoon was
one mile tug Of war between the Quaker
| City club, of Philadelphia, and the Star club
of Smithville, N. J.. Each club entered three
men and the three Star mon. Frazier, Web
ber, and Chckering finished first in the
| order named. Best timo, 3i27. Green, of the
| Quaker City, was fourth
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, juno 16..-The races
in tho evening were very exciting, and the
spectators wero continually shouting and
cheering their various favorites. The attend.
ance was large.
Tho first event, n three-mie amateur bi.
cycle race, was won by c. +. Frazier, OF
Smithville, N. j., in 0274, +. M. Dampman
| Of Honeybrook, Pa, second.
The second event, five-mile professional
bicycle race, 500 to first and $50 to second
This race excited great interest and en-.
thusiasm. The starters were Morgan, OF
Chicago; Higham, of Washington; Prince, oil
Boston, and Woodside, of Philadelphia. The
latter took the lead, but for four and three
quarter miles there was not the length of q
machine between tho contestants.
Prince then made squirt, and an exciting
struggle ensured. Prince finally winning by
three lengths. Woodside second Higham
third. Time, 1919. In tho third race the con.
testants were required to travel IL distance OF
one mile, running with their machines one.
eighth mile and riding the othor alternately
G. II. Chickering, of Smitbville,. N. j.. won
in 4:37; l.. j. Kolb, of Philadelphia, second
The concluding event was tho one in
which tho chief interest conferred. 1t was
a 10.mile amateur bicycle scratch race for an
American club bicycle as first prize and a
silver cake basket as second. The starters
were Dolph, of New London, Ohio; Frazier,
of Smithville, N. j.; Millard, of Providence;
Burnham, Of Newtown, Mass, and Roberts,
of Poughkeepsio, N. Y. Milard and Roberts
dropped out after going about five
miles, but the other three contestants
made u lively race, hanging close to-
gether until the last quarter MILE They
then made O grand rush for tho score,
Frazier finally winning by length, while
Burnham came in half wheel ahead OF
DOlph amid wild cheering Tho winners
time was 32m. 32s, and Burnham's 32m. 324s.