Morning journal and courier., 1889-09-03
wHEELmEN AT HARTFORD.

The Big Cycling Tournament Auspi. l cI0usIy Opened-Over Four Hundred 1 and Fifty Wheelmen in Line-A BE Attendance.New Haven Wins Sec- ond Prize for Numbers-The Prizes Won Yesterday-Rxcitings sport. HARTFORD, Sept. 2.-The third annual tournament of the Hartford Wheel club opened auspioiously this morning by the parade of the Connecticut division, L. A. W. There were over 450 wheels in line. Bicyclers are present from Brooklyn, N. Y., Jersey City, Philadelphia, Boston, Pitts- burg, Providence, Springfield, Dorchester, Worcester and New Bedford, and all parts of Connecticut. At :30 p. m. concert WAS given on the City park by Weeds band. The wheelmen were photographed in front of the Capitol after the parade. There were eleven races this afternoon. The track was in ex- cellent condition.
 The first prize for the greatest number of wheelmen in uniform went to the Meriden Wheel club. The New Haven club won sec- ond prize, with twenty-three men in line. This is the third prize won by the New Ha- vens at Hartford.
 When the one-mile novice race was started, at 2:30 p. m., there were about 7,e00 persons on Charter Oak Park. There were prettiest race of the afternoon, all coming in l close together at the finish. O. H. Wood of Hartford won in 3:051a, Fl. A. King of Hart ! ford and o. B. Fuller of Danbury coming in | only quarter second behind
 | The one mile State L. A. W. championship was won by H. G. Cornell of Hartford In 2:5211, with F. A. Clark of Plainville sec. ond, F. T. Ives, Meriden, third.
 The third race, one mile novice safety, was won by Hoyland Smith of New Bedford
 Mass, with D. 0. Shea of Hartford, second.
 The two mile tandem safety race was wor
 by W. D: and A. c. Banker, Berkeley A.
 club, in $40.
 fancy riding and balancing that was wonder.
 full. His most difficult feat was his balancing
 on his bicycle placed upon two chairs which
 in turn were placed on three tables, one tou
 of the other. W. s. Campbell of Niagars
 Falls will sport gold watch and F. F. Ives
 will take pictures with g Kodak camera,
 on account of the one mile open. This was
 the first race with a time limit 2:55. Camp
 bell won in 2:43Z, Ives second, Schimachel
 third. He received pair of pearl opers
 glasses.
 In the one mile open 800 minute class Fl G. Cornell of Hartford took first place in
 2:501a, L. L. Clarke second; F. A. Delabarre
 third. Van Benschoten of Freedom Plains
 N. Y., attempted to start in this race but h.
 had a record ander three minutes.
 | The three mile National l.. A. w. safety
 championship had five starters. W. D
 Banker won in 9:4111s; A. E. Bailey second
 The time for the miles was: 1st, 3:14; 2d
 6:39; Sd, 9:411a. As time limit of min,
 minutes had been put on this race no prize
 were awarded.
 The two mile handicap had eighteen start
 CTS, with F. F. Ives and A. o. Banker scratcl ! men. The other sixteen were scattered alonj for thrre hundred yards. A. A. Zimmerman
 150 yards won with F. F. Ives second. Win
 ners time 5:2e11 Ives' time 5:27114 being thu
 fastest two miles ever ridden in Charter Oal
 park on bicycle.
 ! The Columbia Cycle clubs safety handicap was won by G. R. Secor, 100 yards in 2-54115 F. F. Elwood 100 yards 2d. George Smar
 scratch Sd. Scratchman's time, 2:59. A. Bailey, Summervelle, Mass., in PAS. W D. Bankes 2d. Wm. Harding, Hartford. 3d Eleventh race, one mile team race, thre
 men, for Connecticut clabs only-1, Herids
 Wheel club, F. F. Ives, J. E. Brainerd, LA
 Miller; time, 3:5214.
 There are forty. 1.-two entries for the one mil
 handicap to be run tomorrow (Tuesday) an
 1t will have to be run in heats. II Five thousand people witnessed the open ing races to-day.
 This evening meeting of the Connection division, League of American Wheelmen, va
 held at the United States Hotel. Charles , Burdette of Hartford was elected divisio
 lawyer. Joseph Goodman of Hartford an
 T. W. Gillette of Danbury were elected reE
 resentatives to the national organization. . , committee of three was appointed to inquiI into the advisability and cost of revising
 road book.
 The wheelmen met later at Germania Hal where programme was rendered, consistin of boxing, wrestling, fencing, music an { speech-making. Tomorrow (Tuesday) u
 bicyelers take run to Wethersfeld and wi ! visit the Connecticut State prison.