Morning journal and courier., 1885-09-03
AT CHARTER OAK PARK.

AT CHARTER OAK PARK.
 Nearly Five Thousand People Pres
 eut at the First Days Races of
 the Connecticut Bicycle CIub-Hen-
 dee Defeated-A Good Track, Hut | Strong Wind Prevents Hut Two
 Records Being Lowered.
 | A strong cold wind blew across the track
 at Charter Oak Park yesterday afternoon,
 raising clouds of dust and causing the men on the grand stand to button up their over- | coats and the ladies on the stand to draw
 their wraps tighter about them to keep out
 the cold while they impatiently waited for
 the first of the annual races of the Con- necticut Bicycle club to be called. Shortly
 after Colts band of Hartford had played the
 march of the Connecticut Bicycle club the
 riders for the first trial heats of the one mile
 amateur race were called on to the track to
 race heat. The five of them who came in first are to be allowed to enter the one mile amateur raoe In this heat there were about
 dozen riders, and as there were twenty
 seven entries for this race there were two
 heats and ten of the best men in the heats
 were allowed to enter in the race. After
 these heats the riders for the mile novice
 race were called on to the track and for ten
 minutes stood shivering on the track before
 the pistol was fired, the signal for
 them to start. The riders who started 1 were: J. A. Lounsbury, Hartford, Conn; D. | w. Revision, Worcester, Mass. E. B. Smith, East Hartford, Conn.,; H. B. Wadsworth,
 Springfield, Mass; F. G. Warner, New York; E. A. De Blois, Wethersfeld, Mass; c. E. l Minor, New Haven, Conn.,, and George B.
 Buxton, Meriden, Conn. The riders had | hardly started in this race when E. A. De Blois and c. E.. Minor coIlided and were
 obliged to drop out of the race. At the
 quarter Wadsworth took the lead with War
 ner close on to his little wheel and Buxton
 following as third. The wind favored the
 riders on the first quarter, but on the back
 stretch they seemed only to be crawling along | at snail's pace with Wadswo1th still in the
 lead. As the riders spurted to come down the
 homestretch with the wind at their backs
 they seemed to fairly fly, and Revision and
 Buxton spurted and passed Warner, and
 Buxton was we'll on to Wadsworth when he
 missed his pedal and took bad "header,"
 his machine landing on top of him. A mo-
 ment later Wadsworth was seen to take | header, his machine going over the fence | which lines the track This allowed Rowl-
 ston to take the lead, with Smith at his little
 wheel and Warner third and in this order l they passed over the tape, Revision winning | the race. The trainers of Wadsworth and
 Buxton immediately hastened to the fallen l men and assisted them to their quarters, | where it was found that besides few pain
 full bruises they were otherwise uninjured.
 The time was: Quarter, Az; half, 1:39; 1 three quarters, 2:3114; mile, 3:0S 1-5.
 l After this race the men who generally visit the pools crowded about the fence trying to 1 get stray bet as there was no pool selling CT l games of chance on the grounds, and the l four thousand people on the grand stand ! made vain endeavors to keep warm. The 1 next race was soon called, however, and w. 1 A. Rhodes, Dorchester, Mass; WIN. Winans, | Springfield, Mass. F. F. Ives, Meriden, ] Conn; Robert Cripps, England; E. P. Burnham, Newton, Mass, and R. Chambers Birmingham, Eng, appeared on the track as the entries in this the one mile tricycle. race l l When the pistol was fired Ives, who has only l ridden tricycle. for few weeks, spurted | I and took the lead, with Winans close sec ond, Cripps third and Chambers well in the | rear. On the backstretch Winans crawled | up on Ives and tried to pass him but failed l and the latter held the lead until the three 1 quarters. At this point Burnham had taken | second place and Chambers third, leaving | Winans fourth. The race was, however, on | l the homestretch when Chambers and Cripps, 1 the two Englishmen, who had been saving | themselves, spurted and Chambers quickly | took the lead, while Cripps went in as second l and Winans pushed into third leaving Ives l fourth. In this order they passed the judges | stand. The time was: Quarter, 45 IA; half, | 1:36 1-4; three-quarters, 2:31 IA; mile, 3:O9 | | cycle record four and one-ffth seconds, and | was good riding for the day. In the five mile professional race, which | occurred next, the men who appeared on the | track for the race were: John Brooks, Bloss- l burg, Pa.; R. Howell, Leicester, Eng; R. A. l Nelson, Boston, Mass; Fred. Wood, Leices- ! ter, Eng, and w. M. Woodside Chicago H. l At the quarter Woodside took the lead, with | Howell second, Woods third, Nelson fourth 1 and Brooks last. These positions the men ho1l &Ipf fi1roff &1a ton that on the half of the third mile Wood | side fell into second place, but regained the f lead before the three-quarters was reached.
 Neilson's wheel gave out on the beginning of
 the fourth mile, but he got another
 wheel and started again nearly half mile be-
 hind the others. After the men had crossed the tape and begun their fifth mile, they spurted and the race had really begun and the spectators began to feel interested Wood side still had the lead, with Howell running l alongside of him. The riders kept these positions until the homestretch when Howell | spurted and with Woodside came down the track swheel and wheel" and the spectators | fairly held their breath, the excitement was so great. The spell was broken as Howell slowly forged ahead at the flag and went over the | tape first among the cheers of the thousands ! present, with Woodside second and Wood third. The time was by miles. First mile, | 2:59; second mile, eos; third mile, 9:27 1-5; fourth mile, 12:4224; fifth mile, 15:44.
 The peOpIo HOW began to get interested as ! the next race, the one mile amateur, was the event of the day, as the peoples champion and favorite, George M Hendee of New Haven, was to be of the riders and was to undertake to beat some of the English riders The racers were: H. W. Gas kell, Boston, Mass. R. H. English North Shields, England; George E. Webber, Smith vile, N. J.; B. P. Burnham Newton, Mass; w. A. Illston, Birmingham, England; P. | Furnival, London, England; M. V. J. Web Der, England; Joe Powell, Smithville, N. J., and George M Hendee As Mr. Hendee ap- peared on the track dressed in his suit of black tights with his trainer, Frank Vest ervelt he was heartily applauded by those l present, who expected to him win the race. When the word was given to go the riders started well together, but when the ] quarter was reached Furnival had the lead | with English second, Hendee third andWebber of England fourth. It was thought by many that Hendee was only laying back for :, the last half but when the men were seen coming down the homestretch in the same positions except that Gaskell had given up on the half and Burnham had spurtsd into second place people gave up hopes of their favorite winning and at the flag he gave up and came in neaI the last, allowing FuInival to win the race, with Burnham second and Joe Powell, who had spurted on the home, third. The time was: Quarter, 464; half, | 1855; three-quarters, 2:1515; mile, PAS 1-5.
 Why Hendee did not win the race is not known, as if he can race with the English | , champion, Sellers, there is reason why he should not with the men whom he raced against yesterday, but Hendee will probably do his best at the Springfield races next | week.
 Next, Prof. Dan Canary, of Meriden, gave @ fancy bicycle exhibition, which was well , received by those present.
 The entries for the ten-mile amateur record race were: P. Furnival, London, England; D. E. Hunter, Boston, Mass; R. H. English, North Shields, Eng; H. L. Snodderly, Washington, D. O.; H. W. Gaskell, Boston; George E. Webber, Smithville, N. J.; H. s. Kavanaugh, Cohoes, N. Y.; Robert Cripps, | Nottingham, Eng; M. V. J. Webber, Eng land. At the start Furnival took the lead, l |, with English second, M. V.J Webbsr third, l and George E. Webber fourth. During the first three miles the men held their respec- tive positions, but on the fourth mile English l spurted and got a long lead, which | he kept throughout the rest of the race, winning seven miles and first prize. Furni- val, knowing he was sure of second prize, t dropped out after the fourth mile, as the prizes are given to the men winning the , |