Morning journal and courier., 1885-06-09
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The Final Evemts-The Exciting Com
 tests Yesterday-Hendee,s Fine Work
 His Attempt To Lower Tho Record
 The Enthustasm-OtherI Interesting
 Proceedings.
 About five hundred people were present at Hamilton Park yesterday afternoon to wit ness the last days races of the Yale Bicycle club tourney, which from the many disap- pointments has failed to prove a financial success. A strong wind was blowing and it was at first thought that Hendee would not try to break the record, but just before the last race of the afternoon the wind partly died away and the champion appeared on the track in his black suit of tights. The applause was loud and long when Hendee started, and when he passed the quarter in .38 and the half in 1:16 the people on the grounds shouted with excitement and threw their hats into the air again and again. The band then began to play and Hendee laid himself out for the last half and passed the three-quarter pole in 1:55 4-5, but on the homestretch he seemed to fail 1ittIe and when he finished the mile his time was 2:39 4-5, this being 4-5 seconds behind Sel- lers' record However, Hendee will without doubt lower the record before the season is out Hunter, who broke his wrist Saturday in the AAAAO and did not appear on the track. They were entered for several races.
 The one mile State championship race be- gan at half-past 2, and as the American band struck up tune Illston, of Hartford, ap- peared on the track, closely followed by Bid well, of East Hartford, and Ives, of Meriden. When the word to start was given by Starter Hyde the riders were away in an instant with Ives in the lead, Bidweu close second and Illston in the rear. When the riders came by the judges stand on the half Ives was still ahead, with Bidwell f'running in the soft" quarter of a wheel behind the leading man. The riders kept these posi- tions until on the hoInestretch, when Bid well spurted to pass Ives and succeeded, but did not hold the lead but few yards when Illston, who had kept in the rear, spurted and in rapid succession passed Bidwell and Ives and took the lead, which he kept rapid ly increasing until he passed over the tape in 2:49 4-5, winning the race, with Bidwell second and Ives last
 The entries for the next race, fve-miIe record race, were Weber from Smithville, N J., the Star bicycle rider, Rich of Brooklyn, N. Y., and Hall of Brooklyn, N. Y. Kavan- augh, of Cohoes, N. Y., was also entered in the race, but he returned home Sunday, hav- ing been disgusted with bicycle riding in this city after so many tumbles on Saturday When the pistol was fired the three riders shot forward, Weber taking the lead with Rich second, with Hall trailing along in the rear about six yards behind the other two riders. The race was a rather pretty one be- tween Weber and his Star and Rich on his light racer, and for the first three half miles Weber went over the tape first about six inches ahead of Rich On the fourth mile Rich went over the tape about foot ahead of Weber, who took the next three laps, thus winning the race, as it is given to the man winning the greatest number of half miles, Weber having won six. The latter then dropped behind and took his time, and Rich rode ahead of Hall, winning the last three laps of the five miles and second prize The time was for each half mile: