The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-09-04
Annual Race Meeting.

Everything consluefeu tne Flrst AiiittaI
Race Meeting Of the N. j. Division,
League of American Wheelmen. held on
Saturday, was a decided success. Little
time was allowed for perfecting arrange
ments, and the boys of the Millville Club
worked like Trojans, first in getting the
track in good shape, and then in working
up the affair, SO that the heavy expenses
might be made of the gate money. They
succeeded, and deserve credit for the char
acter and success of the tournament.
Long before the liour for opening the
races, the crowd began to gather at the
grounds, aud by half past two nearly every
seat i'll the grand stand was taken, and a
goodly crowd disposed themselves about
the grounds. In the neighberhood Of 400
people paid the admission fee and passed
in at the gates. Nearly, if not quite, half
the spectators of the grand stand were
ladies, and the marked order and decorum
of the races rendered their presence salts
factory to themselves, as it was agreeable
to the managers. The demonstrations of
approval and appreciation of he erfor-
mances were such as only gentlemen in
dulge in. and were no more boisterous than
the encores which greet the actors in Il
we'll regulated theatre.
The Judges were Chief Consul Henry 5.
Wood, of Philadelphia; DR.. Edwin Field,
of Red Bank, and DIR. J. A. Bolard. of
Millyille. Promptly at half past two they
announced that the time for opening the
meeting had arrived.
The first race called was the One Mile
Scratch, with the following contestants:
C. w. Higgins, Burlington, N. j.; Chas.
Wilson, Phila.. Pa; Louis Kolb, Phila.,
Pa; Z. II. Burtis, Mt. Holly, N. j. The
race was spirited and was won by Louis
Kolb in 3 minutes, 1911 seconds.
The One Mile Scratch, L. A. w. State
Championship. was contested for by t. r.
Finley. of Smithville, who rode a Star, and
C. s.. Stevens, of Millville. Mr.. Stevens
did some fine riding and came off victor
ious: time, 3minutes and 10 seconds.
In the Ten Mile Race, for championship
of Cumberland county, the contestants
were George Lanning, of Bridgeton; Jos.
l.. Doughty, of Millville; Jas. Pearson, of
the Millville Club, but a resident of Vine
land, and Thomas Hand, of Millyille.
Pearson met a mishap early in the race.
His machine banked up with a hot box
and refused to carry its rider. He made a
rapid change, and although his competi-
tor was a lap ahead of him, soon made up
the lost time. The first five miles We're
made in 10 minutes and ) seconds Pearson
was the winner, making the ten miles in
SO minutes and II seconds. Thomas
Hand came in second. the distance being
covered in 81 minutes and So seconds.
Pearson did the hardest task of the day,
and when he passed the line on the home
stretch was loudly a%pplauded.
In the Two Mile Scratch, Chas. Wilson,
of Philadelphia, Louis Kolb, of Philadel-
phia, Z. II. Burtis. of Mt. Holly, and e.
S. Stevens. of Millville, entered as con-
testants. Stevens started ahead and kept
the lead to the end. His first mile was
made in three minutes, : Id seconds,
which was the best time recorded during
the day. Burtis soon dropped out OF the
race, and Kolb and Wilson Jagged.
Stevens was the winner; time, 4 minutes
and 30 seconds. Wilson passed the line
on the home stretch time, s minutes and
20 seconds.
When the Five Mile State Champion
that Stevens had no competitor. DIR.
Field, of Red Bank, took his place as
s'pace-maker." Stevens made his first
mile in 3. 10; second, 1926; third, 3.45, and
the five miles were made in II minutes
and 81 seconds.
The Half Mile Race without hands, was
contested by c. S. Stevens, of Millville,
riding a Columbia, and T. r. Finley, rid
ing a Star. Finley was the winner, time
/ minute and 43 seconds.
Mr.. George S. Hart, Of Philadelphia.
gave two exhibitions of fancy riding, using
an expert Columbia. His tricks were
remarkable clever, especially that of
standing the machine on two chairs,
and mounting it in that position, mount
ing on the run, and turned the machine
bottom side up, getting the bicycle ON its
wheels and himself into the saddle with
one movement. His riding backwards was
very fine. His performances were loudly
applauded.
r. r. Finley, of ~Smithville, gave an
exhibition of fancy riding ont the Star. His
performances on one wheel, riding sid
ways, using only pedal, and his dex-
terity in mounting, We're marked and highly
appreciated by the audience. Mr.. Finley
is quite a young man, the youngest, We
should Judge, of all Saturdays performers
at the races.
Mr.. John Henry Ottinger, of Millville.
greatly amused the crowd by an exhibition
Of burlesque fancy riding. The way he
Jumped over and tumbled under his ma
chine. took mock headers and cut up other
capers, showed him to be an expert hand
Ter of the bicycle.
The One Mile Consolation Race, for all
riders who had participated in previous
races who have not Won a prize closed the
performance for the afternoon. There
were but two contestants. Joseph Dough-
ty. of Millville. George Laning, of Bridge