The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-09-13

started from scratch in the one mile
handicap, finishing Ia 2 minutes % 30
seconds. This is another world record
for competition. Windla caught mis-
field nj the half mile and from THAI time
to the flush was compelled to make his
own pace. His last quarter was made IN
81 SECONDS, which shows that after pass
ing his field he decreased mis- pace.
Attempts were made by wv. Murphy,
Boerle and Rich. WHO also started from
scratch 10 equal WIndie's time. but were
unsuccessful. All the scratch men in
this race got place in the fiHAl heat on
this account. When the final heat was
called four of Americas greatest riders
were on the scratch mark. viz Wind1e,.
Murphy, Boerlo aud Rich. At the report
IT the pistol each man seemed 10th to cut
he pace aud for this reason about three
seconds were lost. Finally Murnhy shot
eff in the lead, the others following close
IL. The men kept well together. Round
ing the three-quarter pole the scratch
men pulled up aud with ease passed the
field, with Windle in the lead. Two feet
from the tape he had passed every enc
but w Worden of the Manhattan Ath-
letic Club. The latter won. Windle's
time was minutes 26seconds. Murphy,
who held the worlds record. rode ia mis-
cradle form
On Labor Day twenty members of the
Hudson County WhseImeu took runsto
Miiburn, through the Oranges and To
Elizabeth, where they stopped for dinner.
In the afternoon they visited the Union
County Roadsters and watched the races.
Frank Eveiand acted as Judge of the
races, and 7. f. Merseies, Jr., as umpire.
Secretary Huson entered several races,
aud kept the H. g. w. banner well in
front each time.
Large numbers of lady riders can be
seen daily riding through the Oranges.
DIR. II. Al. Benedict, who has been So
fs,,, 4 Tnb NJ r OF al
last week tired out. The Doctor enjoyed
himself immensely.
Captain McAra and w. e. Muller OF the
Hudson County WheeImen, who are
touring through Massachusetts are ex-
pected home next mouth.
Charles C. Mcbride, a member of the
Road improvement Committee of the
New Jersey Division OF the League OF
American Wheeimeu, Is the author OF Il
history on load reforms, entitled "Our
Good Roads, Four Thousand copies of
the book have been distributed among
wheelmen. The ouly fault found with
the book is that it is like Sob" Nc
Naughton's, which makes all the good
roads enc in Hoboken.
Louis Gruber is one of the most popu-
lar wheelmen on the Heights. lie is now
on his way to Miltonsberg, O., where he
will remain one month.
Yesterday member of the Hudson
County Wheelmen took a run to Ruther-
ford. This morning party started for
Plainfieid.
An election Of officers in the Alpha
Wheeling Club will take place next
week.
Every bicycle rider of note in the coHn-
try entered the Springfield, Mass, races,
which were held yesterday.
p. J. Berlo, OF the Manhattan Athletic
Club, is considered the greatest cycliet of
the present day. In addition to his great
feats recently of breaking the one-half
mile and milo worlds records. he has also
broken the quarter mile worlds record.
England has a remarkable bicyclist in
the person of w. Jones, of the Sovereign
Cycling CLUB. of London, Ii one-legged
rider Jones recently covered one nun
dred miles in eight hours and thirty-one
minutes, using three-fourth Inch solid
safety His club is endeayoring to ar
range match with any one-legged rider
in the world for any sum.
H. A Citizens. the great Western crack,
will participate in all the Eastern races
possible.
The Quaker City WheeImen expect to
carry off all the donors at the inter-club
century race at Harrisburg, on October
4 Several of the Hudson County Wheel
men intend witnessing their efforts.
The Staten Island Wheelmen have
Joined the Staten Island Athletic Club.
w. F. West, the well known and speedy
amateur rider, who has been under the
ban of disqualification for some time, has
been reinstated by the Racing Board OF
the League OF American Wheelmen
New York Wheelmen are kicking be-
cause the police do not enforce the ordi-
nance compelling every rider to carry a
lamp at night. Several serious accidents
have occurred in Central Park recently
At recent convention of the League
of Amateur Wheelmen many important
changes were made in the constitution.
The most important one was the adoption
of new definition Of an amateur rider.
(b) Competing with a professional. or
making pace for or having the pace made
by such in public or for o prize.
(c) Selling. pawning, turning into cash,
or realizing upon any prize won by him.
(d) Accepting directly or indirectly for
bicycling any remuneration, compensa-
ton, or expense whatever from a bicycle
manufacturer, agent. or other person in-
terested in the trade. or from any other
person having pecuniary interest In the
sport, except from his bicycle or other
athletic club for necessary travelling aud
training expenses.
(e) A. bicycllst does not forfeit his
amateur statusby teaching the elements
of bicycling solely for the purpose of
effecting the sale of bicycle.
Another resolution passed at the same
convention permits State Divisions to adj
nit clubs, three-quarters Of whose mem
bers belong to the League of American
Wheelmen. Under the old constitution
all of the members must be members Of
the League.
There are fifty-two bicycle manufac-
tories in the United States.
The sport of cycling is but fourteen
years old in this country.
One hundred aud fifty thousand BIZ
cycles of various makes have been sold in
the United States so far this season
All railroads carry bicycles free when
accompanied by owners except the New
, Haven & Hartford and the Chicago g
North estern.
On Wednesday last, at Hartford, Conn,
A. B. Rich smashed the two mile safety
record IL seconds, riding the distance in
5.11 rs
SchllsKoffsky, New Orleans wheel
man, has invented a water cycle attach
ment. which he claims can be attached to
any safety bicycle and does no5 impede
the rider on the road. With this contriv-
anee he can ride down bank, IL slopiig,
aud into the water without dismountin9
or in any way wettiDg himself A public
exhibition OF this water cycle will take
place at New Orleans this week
Kluge's twenty five mile road record Of
20 40 has been beaten over two minutes
nv w q Sqada IF fha AViIt4,in ofan