New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-27
FAST TIME ON BICYCLES.
A GOOD DAYS SPORT AT MANHATTAN FIELD
MAKING A NEW RECORD ON TANDEN-ThH
WINNERS.

MAKING A NEW hbOOND OA'
WINNERS.
Woman were largely in the minority In the a.'odu'
orca at the cycling meeting at MAXIMUM r'0'1 ~
t.rdsv afternoon The first competition WIS o"S
n. 500 Cor poyices on safety machines IL "a9
- c.o-ro r. Nences Riverside Wheeimen' III
Won =, - "a seconds. j. Harold, Riverside Wheel
men. WIS second. ,,. hicvcle was
iron nv C. NJ Murphy, Now-fork AthieUo "iup, -
minnie 90 Is seconds; Charles IL "ciu ''
pole Athletic Association seoohu' .o,..v -oce
u,s xere necessary In the one-mle SAFETY l'o0'
handicap. The final heat foil to George A. barhe,
T-n. o "a. II. p. Arnold. Manhattan Athleuc Oi'o'
,.a. socona Wendle fell in the first lap Loud ap
,s. Greeted Banker. who rode beauuiul 49,
saving himself till the last lap, when nc came W WV"
q rush and won looking BACK. -, uuo
There were four pairs Of starters III tne '"o my
tandem safety handicap race, which was "oh "
George F. Muller IT,, and V. H. Muier ManHA' on
.th,oac Climb 800 yards start, In minutes ~
seconds. MessrS Menges ana warner hNei'"'
men, $40 yards, were second
There wns a roar Of disapprobation when the one
mile scrntch safety race was declared no race Inc
crowd was sure il fast and game struggle, Oo
finish between W. +. Murphy. Of toe Ne" io'N
Athletic Club, and p J. Berlo, OF the hahha.ua'
Athletic Club, calling forth rounds OF aPpau9e i"'
time limit of As not reached by more thsh hVc
seconds, and no prize WINS WWaiucu' AN' INV WI"
over at the finish Of the programme
The twomile race, scratch, safety for members VI
the Manhattan Athletic Club only, was loafing an'nF
till the last lap when P. j. Berlo sputed ana won W
three wards with q. VI. WOrden second
Long applause greeted the feat Of E. l.. ssrre' Vi
the Manhattan Athletic Club. in breaking the Aner[
can II not the worlds amateur 44oyaru hu'uii" >
record The worlds record is SO seconds the Aiheri
CON 60 as seconds Paced by Messrs. Christie ana
raU at %
pistol up at the end of the 22oyam str'hgh'a""S
under The Cliff which is used chute for running
ouarter.rn mile and 3OO-yard races at this Track hc
came down to the stand in such way rs 10 ihhhe !.
evident his chief concern was not TO go so lasv iaV
he wonld not be able to finish we'll Sarre TOOK tAe
three hurdles each feet 6 inches, nrecdy III iii'
OF the grand sand in superb style, Just grazing oNci
as he did every fence he came to. ohiy one Nuluo
was displaced in the whole run. Around the lower
turn sarre swept like deer and made gallant
effort in the homcstreteh The worlds record stssds
by a. of second but the old American record Is dls-
placed by n second.
The two-mile ordinary handicap fell to George
smith Riverside Wheelman. 200 yards; W. C. Barker
Manhattan Athletic Club, 40 yards, second llme'
D IA 40
The Muller brothers decided to establish worlds
record for riding an ordinary tandem mile. Assist
ed bv pacemaber the brothers rode splendid race on
a machine of their own invention, and placed the
worlds record at 100 %.
The one mile safety was an open handicap. The
final heat was by William Winde, scratch Berke-
lev Athletic Club who won In the fast time Of minute
II ID seconds L. j. sylvester, ten yards start, was
second.
George Smith, Riverside Wheelmen, won the 2 80
class race Of one mile ordinary bicycles, in 80 with
| W. G. Barker second,
-he twomlle salty handicap was sharp struggle.
Wlnde did not start and George ~ Banker, 40 yards,
won after good effort time, 26 SO. E. A. Powers,
! 2G0 Yards, second.
| The figures for the turnover one-mle safety race
were ~, 5-5. F. J. Berlo after fine and spir
tied contest which fought almost from the sendof
| c. NJ. Wooden was a close second.
The officers OF the cycling department Of the Man
haitian Athletic Club who deserve credit for yester-
DAVIS successful meeting are as follows: Director,
c. o. Perry; captain, f. H. Rowland; first lieutenant,
r. b. MOneypenny second lieutenant J. b. Anderson
secretary, F. II. Rowland; surgeon, DR.. j. A. Booth
col9r-bcarcr II. T, BOVINE and buSeE {. A. Maurice.
The officials Of tie day were George " Carr, referee
Judges c. II. LuscOmb C. o. Perry, A. II. Curtis, T. p
| Pnal and j. Frank Borland; timers c. C. Hughes r.
Sto Geor-o Avery and {. a. Reed inspectors, F. p.
share, H. Smith and J. F. Fitch scorers, II. J.. Jones.
G. A. Sheehan, r. b. Morrison and c. A. Maurice; clerk
CT the course, W. De Forest BOstwlck; starter, Harry
| Pile; Official reporter, H. Chassaud