The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1889-10-13
CYCLING IN THE RAIN.


Second Annual Tournament of the New
Jersey Athletic Club.
The second annual bicycle tournament
of the New Jersey Athletic Club took
place Wednesday afternoon on the Ave.
nue. A grounds, Bergen Point There
was a fairly good attendance and a
most interesting programme was pre-
sented.
The principal competition was between
members of the N. j. A. c. and the
Berkeley A. 9. The former won the
greatest number of points, scoring IS
points to 81 for the Berkeleys.
The f1rst event was quarJer-mile dash
run, in four heats. In the first f. G.
Brown, N. j. A. c., defeated A. P.
Banker, B. A. G; time, 40 seconds. The
third heat was won by A. A. Zimmerman,
time, 40 seconds. The second and fourth
heats were walkovers, respectively, for
f. b, Hesse, Nj. A. c.; time, 43 seconds;
and w. S. Campbell, B. A. c.; time, Al As
seconds. The final was won by the latter,
with f. G. Brown second, and f. b.
Hesse third; time, SO As seconds
A. A. Zimmerman, who finished
fourth, ran into the starting post, and his
bicycle turning suddenly struck Mr..
Thomas Lloyd, one of the timers, on the
nose and mouth, knocking him down and
rendering him momentarily unconscious.
He was removed to the dressing room
and afterwards resumed his position on
the track, with no other result of his in
Juries than badly swollen nose
The second event was the Elizabeth
Wheelmen championship, In which there
We're six starters, with G. C. Pennell
scratch, and the following:-F. G. Gilbert,
w. H. Caldwell, Il. McNeice, A. f. Car
kins and N. H. White. The latter fell
before the first quarter was finished The
winner was w. II. Caldwell, Gilbert
second and Carkins third. Time, 3m.
4-5s.
There were five starters in the first
heat of the one mile open-F. G. Brown,
n. J. A. G.; A. 9. Banker, b. A. c.; w.
+. Murphy, Brooklyn; w. w. Taxis, A.
G. S. N, and w. Schumacher, b. A. c.
Before the half mile was finished Brown,
Taxis and Schumacher dropped out. The
winner was Murphy, with A. c. Banker
second. Time, 2 minutes 81 3-5 seconds.
IN the second heat f. B. Hesse, N. J. A.
second, and S. B. Bowman, N. j. A. c.
and Hudson County Wheelmen, third.
Time, 3 minutes As seconds. George
Fisher, of the Riverside Wheelmen, was
the only other starter, but failed to
finish. In the final event Murphy fin
ished first, with A. G. Banker second and
+. b. Hesse third. Time, minutes 10 as
seconds. The time limit in the final was
2 minutes 55 seconds, but the contestants
falling to finish within that time the
prizes were declared forfeited Another
trial was made to finish within the
specified time, but another failure re-
suited.
There were three starters in the two
miles QSiver type scratch, w. d. Banker,
w. L. Murphy and w. w, TaXis. The
finish was made in the order named.
through Taxis led during the first mile.
Time. GIN. 34S.
The one-mile, hands off, was very
pretty race, in which three started, w.
w. Taxfs, G. NJ. Murphy. X. c. W., and
j.. +. storm, Jr., n. j. A. G. The former
won with ease. Taxis second. Time.
I'm. 3ls
In the mile-and-a-half handicap, the
following started:-A. G. Banker, scratch;
yards), A. A Zimmerman (65 Yards. S.
y. Bowman go yards). j. H. Hansen. N.
Y. b. 9. 600 YARDS, George Fisher 600
yards), Bowman was the winner. with
Brown second and Taxis third. Time,
Am. 24S.
-Four started in the one-mile novice
race:-L. Vaudeville and G. V, Lewis, of
Jersey City; II. w. Fuller, N. j. a. G.,
and A. f. Calkins, Elizabeth Wheelmen'
Fuller finished first, with Calkins second
and Lewis third. Time, 3nl, Is 3-5s.
The half mile handicap was run in two
AlSeteS AAotSdu VI euIOc, as announced, and
there were eight starters. as follows
First heat-C: w. Murphy GO YARDS. +.
YARDS and w. Schumacher as yardse'
The two first named won first and second
places. Time, l minute 2O1S seconds.
Second heat-W. S. Campbell (scratch),
+. B.. Hesse Qs yards), and William
Hydecker and J. H. Hanson, both N. Y.
A. G. leach IS yards). Campbell finished
nrst, with Hesse second. Time, / minute
% seconds, The final of this event was
the prettiest race of the day, and was won
by Campbell. Brown second, Murphy
third. Time, minute 202-5 seconds.
The one mile tandem handicap had the
following starters:-A. G. and w. ID,
Banker (scratch) T.. b. Hesse and S. b.
Barman go yards). and f. G. Brown
and C. M. Murphy $50 Yards) The
Banker brothers won with ease, but they,e
was close pull between the other teams
for second place, Hesse and BARN AN.
however, winning. First time. min,ltes
55 rs seconds; second time. 3 minutes
23-5 seconds.
The three mile handicap was won bv
Il Il HoWman (00 vardgl w II Mr.