Morning journal and courier., 1890-09-03
THE BICYCLE TOURNAmENT.

Three Thousand Spectators Attend
Yesterday-The Result of Yester-
days Contests.
HARTFORD, Sept. 2.-The second day of
the Hartford bicycle tournament opened
we'll, although the attendance was not as
large as yesterday owing to the latter being
Labor day and legal holiday. There were
about 5000 people present. The weather
was clear and pleasant, although there was
considerable of breeze blowing.
A telegram received before the races be-
gan from Peoria, H., where races will be
held on the 18th and 18th, stated that bicy-
cles with pneumatic tires would be debar-
red. This practically shuts out the Eng
lishmen, H. E. Laurie and E. J. Willis,
and G. K. Barrett of Chicago, who prefer
the pneumatic tire.
The first race, one-mile handicap, Rover
tpye safety, was run in heats. There were
eight starters in the first heat, with Fl. e.
Laurie and the scratch. The handicap was
too much for him to overcome, however,
and he came in last. Mont Scott, one
hundred yards, came in first in 2:37 is.
The scratch mans time was 2:404. The
second heat had nine starters, with P. j.
Bulo and Hoyland Smith at scratch. The
head was pretty one and was won by
William Harding, one hundred yards in
2:43 3-5. Bulo's time was 2:46 2-5.
Race No. was one-mile handicap for
ordinary bicycles and was also run in
heats. Eleven men started. There was
but little change in position till the last
quarter. G. L. Sage, one hundred and
thirty yards, won; time 2:34 2-5.
The sacond heat had eleven starters
with A. B. Rich thirty yards, VINO refused
his handicap, at scratch, and was pretty
race Rich overcoming all the handicaps
and winning in 2:43 2-5.
The third race was a one mile tandem
safety, with two teams starting-Shea and
Harding against Sage and Wood. The
time limit was announced as $40. Shea
and Harding had little the best start and
won in 800 20 This was followed by
the final in the one mile handicap safety,
witch had six starters, with Kluge and
Scott at scratch, and was won by G. s.
Fox in 1888 40; Kluge, scratch, second in
$3.50, which is the American safety record
for mile in competition.
The next event was the final in the one
mile Ordway handicap. There were six
starters, with A. B. Rich ut scratch. S.
w. Merrihew, who had so yards, won in
$50 3-5; J. Van Bensehoten, 125 yards,
second, 2:43 As; A. B. Rich, scratch,
1 third.
The fourth race, a three mile lap, had
eight starters, and in order to avoid the
| phenomenal loafng race of the previous
day, time limit of ten minutes thirty
seconds was placed on the race. The first
lap was won by E. G. Anthony in $40 10
w. L. Campbell, second. Citizens dropped
| out because of broken wheel. The sec
| ond lap was also won by Anthony, tint
| for two miles, 7:003-5; Van Woggoner, sec
ond Campbell dropped out on this lap
The final lap was won by Van Woggoner
time 1905 2-5; Winship, second Anthony
third.
E. q. Anthony won the race having
seven points; Van Woggoner second, will
six points; Winship third, with thre
points.
The fifth race was atwo-mile, 6:10 class
Rover type safety, and had seven starters
E. J. Willis, the Englishman, having tn
pole. The men were well punched till tn
last quarter mile, when they strung out
Willis crossing first in GIG 2-5, H. d
Hutchins second.
The one mile, $3.50 class, contained fiv
starters. H. A. Citizens of Chicago, b.
hard riding, won in 1884 As, G. A. Sage @
Hartford second and s. w. Merrihew Q
Philadelphia third.
| Inc Ono-mlIe tandem Safety nau fOu
teams entered. Hoyland Smith and G. T
Kluge were scratch men; D. G.. Shea an
William Harding 80 yards, A. NJ. Beer
and H. D. Hutchins 80 yards, and G.
Sage and O. Il. Wood 1870 yards Beer
|: and Hutchins won by three feet in 1854 Al
with Shea and Harding second.
The eighth race, one mile 800 Rove
safety had eight starters and was won b
. F. A. Wallace in 1853 As, E. j. Will
, second.
The one mile consolation, ordinar
wheels, had two starters, B. F. McDani,
of Wilmington who won in time 3:04 2
, and E. Van Beuchoten, Poughkeepsi
second.
Gay Wilkes the celebrated trotter w,
, tried with running mate to break his re-
, ord of 2:10 "a, but failed, doing the mi
in 2:11 ga.
The one mile consolation safety hs
four starters and was won by Mont SEQ
of Providence in 1858 is, d. A. Ross
a Mittineague, second, Fidel Bubser, Han
ford, third.
81 p. j. Bulo made an attempt to break Il
: mile safety record of $3.50, made Mond
o by H. E. Laurie, but failed, his time bell
! 2:38 3-5. 1901 80 /
Q "A. E. Lumsden made an attempt to To-
/ er the half mile ordinary record Of LIS A.
held by Osmand Of England, and .succee
y ed in establishing new figures for th
distance, lib %.