New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-30
4 FINE BICYCLE MEETING.
COON CONTESTS WITH KINGS COUNTY
WuEELMEN.
FEATURES OF THE SECOND DAY-NorEs ABOUT

FEATURES OF THE SECOND DAY-NoTEs ABOUT
CLUBS AND RIDERS.
Excellent sport yesterday marked the second day
OF the eighth annual meeting Of the Kings County
Whcemcn, ami there was large attendance oil APP
prcclatve SPECTATORS at the Washington PARK bali
grounds 10 enjoy It. Nearly every race was well
Contested. only n one or the winner being much
suneror 10 his opponcnts. Again did the KnSS
County Whcelmcn come the front and carry Of
gGody sAaIo OF the prizes. william F. Murphy, OF
this team. rode IN nearly every race and captured
either FIST or second honor IN most OF them. Hs
Is excellent r!!er with great powers OF endurance
and has this year won about a. many races as ons
wUu!d seem to be entitled 10. His orothcr'
Charles N. Murphy. IS not much inferior TO him az
a RIDER however AID when they both started In
race there was SURE to be exciting finish. Tho
conditions favorable as on the previous day.
In TITO first rare Of mile for nOviccs there wer5
SIX contestants, j. Bensinger and j. Il. Bedford Oh
the Kings County WhCclmen; Robert Miller. OF Brook
lyu Henry Webb OF the Ncw-York Athletic Club;
~ r. barry, OF the Riverside Mheemen. and W. C.
IIyicClcr Of the Eew-York Bicycle Club. II was
a close race Bcnstngcr won. With lyd-cher second'
The time vas minutes Il seconds.
Tho second contest was a one milo handicap, two
heats and final +. B. Hess, 81 the Kings County
whcelmen. won the first h"at IN 23s IS; W. W.
TaNis OF tho Athletic Club OF the schykll Navy b"!Ts
second, and l.. L. Clark. OF tho Berkeley Athletic
CHIO third In tho second heat. =. NJ Murphy. OF rle
Kings County Wheemcn. Was fISt In 3 100 3.o, with
J. IerSingcr second and W. NJ. Murphy third The
hnM holly Contested, He~' and {. NJ Murphy
cxcrting every effort win, bat Tax.s crossed tho
line a few fcrt ahead OF t. former, winning II
2:5O43. TIL. the closest aud INST exciting
race Of III" meet
The third race a one-mile handicap for meUl-
bers OF the Dr,oalyn Bicycle cub. Thor" welr hvs
starters with Landicaps follows: II. Matthew'S,
20 yards: w. j. MsstesOn, 10; J. '. boHand, 90;
v. T. sch"lleL, IT.. 100, and H. L. Bradley. scratch.
Ihc prlc wao gold medal, and was won by sheihela
IN 3 :U3 -. Borlaud was second.
The twomile handicap was we'll contested. In tho
first lcai the starters r. Is. IIcso Of the knss
county Whoclmen. william schumacher VI the Long
Isla"d Whrsu"n; \. A. zimmerman. Of II" Freehold
Cyiri~ who I'd" star" +. X. Miller, ot the River
SIDE WAcclm"n; l.. l.. Jones, Of ia" Kings County
Whcenra, ana T. y. BrucrsS, Of the Riverside Wheel
rrn. zimmerman led for some time, but the orlI-
nsrys were superior Ia tho "Ssr.' and toward
tho end lie dropped ba,h, schumacher taking tho
lead. THIS position l." held un',i Ec cro>Nel the linz
On the seventh lap, when. thinking III" heat over,
lac slowed mp discovering his mis- abe too LATE Ics,s
won in G:l4 -, with Juuc, second. IL ii" sec nd
hat the contestants were L. II. W'sr, 4 the Low;
Island Whcclmen; ". W. 1aNs, C. ". Murphy aat
" 7. Murphy. W. +. Murphy Won. wit! hs LrorEc;
second, AL TaAs third ". N. Murphy won the iin.l
Also In At 80 ID, IaAis being second.
Thcn followed 7j.yarI run. handicap. The frs;
E,a. was won by ". II. ROBBERS, Of tic Droohlyn
\. .lrt,c Association. and the second by ". NJ
icsIctt, Of The Nalct.c hub of the schuylkn navy.
he Latter also Won tho tual heat, his time being
WiIam Newman, W. +. Class AMI W. +. Murphy
co@t">'rt III" mile SAFETY handicap. Althonsh
dl,IanrcI. la, md iu ply malo pretty rae,
the after wiuuI" Ia u ~ 10
cap D. maa aF .; ae nS A3 R k FH h 9
wa, The mime mime ~ ,I ;1 S 10: w. j. Carr Of tho
refL.lcy Athletic dub, the RI, ,r.il" whoelmca,
Tor tic Z. A.. C.: M.ll,r. Powers judy and b,yan
AMI s'Oves for the 4, C. IS; rI@!s
II for tn, Riverside Whcelmcn. Banker had big
load from the start The men fnish'l IN this orlcr:
powers. class. Brown. Miller and Judge. Bryan
withdrew early in the race.
N" two-nl" tandem handicap was a tame affair.
me Kings [0uIy %heGimrI ana J.: Prank borland
l. aatlicAp too much for tho Murphys. and they
Great, filings wcrl crpcctci Of the last race. ,hs
thrrr milo Ncw-Yurk State Championship. The COM
mon; A; G Hnn,"r ". r. Class AMI J. W Sch2"irr q
MURPHY. Of the Kncs County whccmrS A good starr
was risdN ard nank"r shot 10 III" frunt AMI stayed
lap. III, time WA 1000 . Brown second.
G"ttns that place by good spnrt at N" end , 49,
Club Of brooklyn al S tenth anH.al meeting 4 tho
Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday ~ This week.
Most 81 the crack riders Of which there ai~ not .
few In this city, Will 30 to participate in the races
that Will follow the business meeting
y \. Robertson. one OF the l'aiiug members 81 ths
brooklyn Rcyrio Club, yesterday sailcl on tho Aura
MA 10 ioin his parents IN Europe. lie taxes %
wheel with him, and expects 10 enjoy some nne rons
tho Continent =.
Those members OF tho b. II. {. who do NOT e. ~
'hc HaGerStown meeting will enjoy 4 run 10 fitnInG.
ton l.. l., on the Fourth. After having sood Chle
hcre, they Will embark a boat AZ one OF the nearby
points and sail back to Brooklyn.