Morning journal and courier., 1885-09-09
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 The Worlds Bicycle Record Beaten @-Other Records Have to GO-HeR- dee Injured-A Large Crowd and Splendid Track.
 SPRINGFIELD, Sept S.-About nine thou sand people were present at Hampden Park
 to-day at the first days races of the Spring
 field Bicycle clubs three days tournament. The track was in splendid condition and
 there was little or no wind. The band con cert began at 1 80 p. m., and promptly at 2:30 the riders of the one mile professional handicap race were called on to the track.
 R. A. Nelson of Boston, who had forty-fve yards handicap, was the first to appear on the track; John s. Prince of Chicago, H., scratch man, appeared next and was loudly applauded as he came down the track towards the Judges stand on his wheel; w. M. Wood side, Chicago, H., who had forty yards, ap- peared next; R. Howells of England, scratch man, followed with John Brooks, Blossburg, Pa, who had forty yards; H. w. Higham, Washington, D. O., who had fifty yards; Robert James, Birmingham, Eng, scratch man, and Fred Wood of Leicester, Eng, also a scratch man. The race was very and won the race over Howell by half wheel in 2:35 3-5, breaking the record of 2:39 made at this place last year by John s. Prince and lowering the record 25 sec onds Time: Quarter, 36.4; half, 1:17; | three quarters, 1:52.2; mile, 2:35 3-5.
 The next race was the ten-mile amateur championship and when George M. Hendee, of New Haven, appeared on the track for this race he was cheered heartily by his Spring field friends. The other entries were: A. B. Rich, New York; ;E. P. Burnham, Newton,
 Mass, D. E. Hunter, Salem, Mass; W. A. Mo-, and Geo. E. Webber, Smithville, N J. Stone took the lead at the start with Hendee second and Hunter third. At the half Web Der was leading, Stone second, Hunter third, Hendee fourth. Stone held lead at mile, Webbsr second, Hunter third. Second mile Hendee. Third mile at the stand it was Burnham, Stone, Rich, Hendee. The riders were evidently holding wind for the last mile. At the end of | fourth it stood: Burnham, Stone, Rich, | with Hendee laying back as sixth man. | Sixth mile, Burnhan, Rich, Stone. Seventh | mile, Stone, Rich, Hendee. Eighth mile, | Stone, Rich, Hsndee. Ninth mile, Burn
 ham, Rich, Stone. Now the tug of war be-
 gan and the men spufted, Stone squirting eh | the quarter. bat on the half Rich tried to pass him., but failed, and they came dewh
 home well punched together. At the half 1t | was Stone, Rich, HeHdee, the latter aBpsf= | sHtly iii pocket. On the third quarter he | spHfted, However, but just back ef the | judges stand Hendee, Stone and Hunter feli, leaving eHly feaf contestants in the field, and the race was essiiy wen by BHfa= ham ever Rowe, sseehd, ia 86ia4 asb, and the tea=aile record was broken, being low
 cred eight seconds. When the msn fell the
 crowd rushed to the spot and the riders were
 assisted off the field, where it was found all
 the men escaped with a few bruises, Hendee
 being the least injured and Stone the
 worst, Hendee had g severe bruise on
 his right shoulder, which prevented him from
 racing any more to-day. Stone had his Jeff
 hand broken, the fall being on account oi
 Stones fouling Hsndee and thus throwing him.