New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-16
THE BICYCLE CLUBS.
RACES OF THE LONG ISLAND wHEELMEN.
A HEAVY TRACK AND SLOW TrME-MATTTRs OF

A HEAVY TRACK AND SLOW TIME-MATTERs OF
INTEREST TO RIDERS Of WHEELS.
Had the day been fine It is probable tnst there
would hayo boon records broken and made
tho race meet Of tho Long Island wheemen yesterday
superintendent HALEY had hept his promise 70 put
tho track OF the BrooRyn Athletic Association In
nStclaSs SHAPE, and IN tho morning It was In the
best possible condition The rain, however, spohoo
II all and after tho second race tho wheelmon han
hard work 10 get along On account OF tno hesVy
track the starters fewer then were eApecteh
But despite the Indictment weather there was goody
crowd In attendance, an enthusiastic crowd, ana
many OF those present ladies Every race was
we'll contested but, of course, the time was SLOW
Tho Kings County wIeomen had their best riders
out and won must u the conostH
The start was considerably delayed in tho hope
that tho rain would pass over, but when was found
that there we're no signs Of clearing tho first race
was started and the programme was carried out
Each OF the contcsiSpts we'll SplaShed with mud
and the machines win require much attention 10
bring back the lustre that l. one Of tho chief charms
of bicycle to tho behOlder.
The first contest was a one-nle novice race, open,
first and second beAs and a final !. u. lies'e, Of
the Kings County Wheolmcn, captured tho hrst prho'
Q gold medal, and 4. s. Farmer, Of the same CLUB
tho silver medal Iicsses time IN ito final was four
minutes, though he won the hrst heat IN 81 20
In tho two mile long Island whecIm'n Club Handl'
cap @. ". Kruger Wa At The scratch ana !" H.
Wlse and W. SCHUMACHER had Hry yards. The last
named won In 1853 30, and Wise came IN seconu 10
: rs 3.5. Tho King, County Wheeim"n won the
third contest n mile handicap for rover ma
chimes W. f. Murphy WA first in 80 80 and ".
G. Glass, Of the brooklyn bicycle Club second
The fourth rsce was q hnndFap OF onr mile, OPEN
two heats aud = nnaL This was won by hess'' OF
the KIucs Couutys his time Ia the final boat being
\ 40 ab C. NJ Murphy, OF the Kings County Wheel
m.n vas second The onc.miis brooklyn Bioyclc
Club novice race vas by ". +. sheffield IN
3;baa5, ". j. MAsierson bring se'Hld.
A most interesting race was the sixth one On the
nrocr.mus. a relay race OF and four hfths mile.
Team, Of ,hre, men each from tho Long Island Wheel
mcn King, County Wheslmcn BERKELEY Athletic Club
| and Broklyn Rlcyrl' Club contested In this tho
KIngS County NhcClmen we're again SuoeosSI"''
winning In $40 -. Each team rOds taIeo laps
Tbero veu thrco starters in the ninth race one '@
! cula,ed 10 tcSt q mans staying qualities. IL was
one mile ride and run. To contestants rodo zap
and ,bon ran once around the trsck with their wheels
rtn s,,rters vcrn r. ". sircr. nl tho Kings County
whecmen: =. T.. Bsggnt, OF ihe NowJcrsoy Ahie"e
CIub and r. y burgess. o. tho Rntherfon "iheihFh.
| Steers won IN 80 minutes. haga"' oe'hs = so''
second There vrre only thrs starters In the threc
1 milo omen Landcap-A. {. Bankrr OF 'p' hV'N''o'
| Athletic club scratch, William schumacher OF ,"o
Iory Island Whccn 100 yards. and ". f. Murphy
| -, tho KIugs County whc,lmen, l7S yards. bahher
drppted out after going over two mios anu SIhs 'hA
| the race was hopeless for him. schnma'hof won III
| 10 "a H. with murphy second. n ono-mHo c"o'
, ISOLATION for non winners Of tho P','o'S lao'
Z N.. won by II. q. klnc, IN I ~ -. J. H. Hanson
+ s,o,pa The game, cIosch with a halfmlle handicap
MN which was won by T. Jcuks, OF the Ne"'efsey
A.hlrtc club ~ > ;u7 ID. ". W. kuhlke va" "cohd.
Tho names tRhcn altogether Wer0 well cohbstod anu
extremely enjoyable $500,
] I,argrmrn,, are now being made fOr tho annual
] lantern parade Of the Kings County Whe"m"n' when
ur ,,hc Mace on tho night Of June 81 All the local
Climb, have been Invited participate an from pr sont
lions there will b. nearly 800 DIcycHss N inc
| The parade win be nom the Kings County "hccihon
clubhouse No 1858 Bedford ave. to tho foot OF that
street and return. After The parade sn oho'
and Refreshments wul be- enjoyed
| E.xt saturday IL. J. Hall, jr., and I. j. Han, IT.,
two Of tho crack riders Of the Kings County "ho"imen'
will lido = twcnty.ivcmls rae" over tho irVIhston'
! MIturn course and rudcsvor Ia ower the record hr
that distance ON tho roaI II Is expected that largo
psrty viii accompany them aud cheer them on.
| Entries for ire eighth annual rSre most oil tae
SaE sro,pds On juno 2s and 20 VIII close FRIDAY.
lcasno of American Wherlmrn rules will govern az
Sc 1ovnrSsd by The rules OF the Amateur Athletic
Union. most ATTRACTIVE programme mas poeh pro.
| pared by the Race Committee. Following IL tho ISt
FTst ono mile Novice Club for wheels Of not less
than ,hrtynyo pounds; ave mile X. C. W. championship
one mile boys open boys ot sixteen years or under
one milo bicycle handicap open two mile bicycle hanhi'
cop open two safety handicap open for Rover type
wheels only one oncquarer mile ride and run open
| triangular match between bcycNst runner anu
! walker; one hundred yards run, handicap.
S.eond day-Onc mile poyce, open fyr wheels o. not
less than thirty pounds mile bicycle handicap
open tH uur bicycle handicap, UIFn Two mile tandem
6icJcie handicap open mile saety handicap open
for Rover yua wheels only, three mile team acc-tcanS
four men each club and substuto,i three mile New
York state championship; mile handicap Brooklyn
bicycle Club on'.hnif mile run handicap; seVenlyhve
IArls run, handicap. 49, >, ---.-.- \
= The Ming, lounly Wheolmen were wo represented
In the bicycle contests a. The fay o. the Los island
live Stock Fair Association al Huntington Ou Thur
nd "A, TNT.s tram
captured seven prizes, four first and thrc' seOOnd
>. g. brown won two first and Quo socond prize W,
Murphy got Hrst and rSo second prE's AM
Charles Murphy first prize.
NcAt friday Is the day named for tho formal Op'n
ing OF the HrUuhlyn bicycle Clubs new home at No
| OF Hanson Plgre A most successful opening ~ as
surrI. The AFFAIR viii DO fun dress stag ra' hot
! and admission viii b. by card On the following day
The club viii give ladies' reception from 20
! D. m Tho hoDsc IL now nearly completed a. regards
Interior fittings, largo number OF new lockoI'
are b"ng put IN and racks for eighty machines ART
already In place, . MI,
| Club WHO started last saturday on the Century
rin TO Philadelphia i've finished, They were MoAsrS
Mesnecr, Fay, Fuller. Warner and Gnlmby. No othe
| club made so good q showing.