The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-06-02
WINNING WHEELMEN.
Captain Day Brings One Prize to Jcrse
CITY.

Captain Day Brings One Prize to JcrseJ
City.
Between six and seven hundred specta-
tors, fully one-half Of whom were ladies,
enjoyed a surfeit of bicycle riding Satur
day afternoon on the grounds of the New
Jersey Athletic Club at Bergen Point.
The occasion was the championship meet
of District No. 2 (New York and New
Jersey of the League of American Wheel,
men, There were thirteen events on the
card. w. ii. McGraff. of the Harlem
Wheelmen, officiating as referee, with ..
Carlton Brown, OF the Elizabeth Wheel
men, and I. b. Potter, OF the Brooklyn
Bicycle Club, as judges. The winner
ana second ! or team in each event
were given handsome gold and silver
and second men in the championship
races also received guarantees OF expenses
of expenses paid to the national meet of
the IT, A. w. at Niagara Falls, N. r., on
August rs, 20 and 81.
Inc events and their results are sum-
married. below
Championship Rnces-One mile ordinary; eight
starters; won ny w. F. Murphy, X. e. w; w. s.
Campbell, B. A. O., second; time, 2 m. Sc ass.
One-Miie Tandem Safegy-lhree teams; won
by Kings county Wheelmen, W. T Murphy and
@. III. Murphy: New Jersey Athletic Club sec
ond, with A. A. Zimmerman and S. B. Bowman;
time, 3m. Z lbs.
onelMile safety-Four starters; won by W. +.
second; time. 3m. % 2-5s.
Tfve-Miie Ordinary Race-Ten starters; won
by L a. Charlie, 3. A O.; A. B. Rich, B. A.. c..
second; time, 16m. Is.
Two-Mils Tandem S~afety-Three teams; ron
by Kings County Wheelmen, with W.. II. MUIR
ply aud g. M. Murphy; New Jersey Athletic
Club second, with 8. b. Bowman and +. G.
Brown; time, SIN. 40s.
Two-Mile Safety-Won by w. f. Murphy. K.
{. w; ". Schumacher, B. &C, second; time,
Two-Miie ord1nary-Five starters; won BY. A.
B. Rich, y. A. O.; f. g. Brown, N. J. Al. c.,
second; time, i'm. 81 ass.
Five-Mile Safeiy-Won by w. Schumacher B.
ism. ssgs.
Threesmile Tandem Safety-won by New Jer-
sey Athletic Club, with A. A.. Zimmerinann and
with W. S. Campbell and A. b. Rich; time, 9m.,
81 DDS.
Iialf-nile Safety Handicap-Won by E. J.Day,
H {. W., 100 yards; T. B. Hesse, N. J.. A. c., AZ
yards, second; time, I'm. 20 BIS.
HaI-nliis Ordinary. Haudicap--Won by A.. A.
Zimmerman, N. J. A. O., 30 yarls; F.. b.
Hesss, N. J. A. G., 10 yards. secondi time, I'm.
oneinile Safety Handicap-Won by F. B.
Hesse, N. J. A. c.. 20 yards; q. Coggeshall. R. A,
c., 1870 yards, second. time, I'm. 81 l-5s.
Roberts. K. 9. W, 1870 yards; J. B. Pear
son, Vineland, N. j., 100 yards, second; time, I'm.
49s.
In the latter event E. C. Anthony, of
Taunton, Mass., and A. A. Zimmerman,
Of Freehold, N. j., tried to avoid a foul
while turning the lower corner OF the
track on the last lap. Anthony took Il
header over his wheel anu Zimmerman
plunged over him. To escape a similar
misfortune Nd. L. Killmer, of Reading.
Pa, turned aside from the track, but AN
into q tree. Several boys who were
near by fed and a horse bolted. In the
excitement a boy named Meilen was
severely hurt about the head. and the
carriage attached to the horse was
wrecked. The three cyclists escaped with
several cuts and Commissions each.