The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-09-13
W KEELING.
Events That Were Distinguished by
Their Record Breaking Features
Notable Incidents.

The big meet Of wheelmeu at SPRING
field. Mass, was attended Friday by
5000 cyclists, the largest crowd that ever
yet gathered at bicycle meet Five
years ago George NJ. Hendei made him
self champion of the world; Friday he
was out again. more as an honor 10 the
meet than anything else. and succeeded
in winning the one mile Safety handicap.
He would not have won the race. now
ever, had not Sage of Hartford fallen,
taking seven other men down with him.
Sage was badly hurt.
The twenty mile road race to Holyoke
and return was won by T. G; Graves OF
Springfield, who defeated W. Van Wag-
ner. the crack road rider. The novices
rode very fast mile, in fact the fastest
ever made in novice race 81 4-5.
William Wiudle was to have entered
some OF the races, but his throat troubled
him and he declined to race. z. J. Berlo
Of New York fouIed w. It. Murphy IN the
quarter mile race, and thus lost prize.
The one mile tandem record succumped
to the efforts of Draper and Gnyler of the
Athletic Club of the Sehuylkl!l Navy
Time, 2.28 rs: previous record, 80 Ia
In nearly every race records were broken.
The fast riders Of the Hudson County
Wheelmen are-in for smashing records in
the fall road races.
The debarment of pneumatics IS becom-
ing common at cycling meets.
Messrs. H. S. Schauck aud w. D, Faul
of the Brooklyn Marsel1es ran to Pat
chogue, Long Island. distance of no
twenty minutes. This is remarkable rid
ing.
Sidney Bowman of the New York Ath-
letic Club is endeavoring to smash Halls
ten mile record.
The last road race of the Riverside
WheeInen for this season took place yes
terday at Englewood.
The Hudson County Wheelmen are
making elaborate preparations for road
races Cor the Inst week in this month
The Hudson County Wheelmen rejoice
in large acquisitions TO membership and
sound financial condition.
Berkeley Oyap' is the name OF the
track on which numberless cyclists
The big meet of the Riverside Wheel
men, to be held October 3, will be partici-
pated In by Quartette of Hudson County
Wheelmen.
The annual tournament OF the Fort
Dayton Wheelmen was held on the ninth
instant.
The track on which big records were
made at Providence ON September 8 was
stenm-rolled. Such a track is always a
fast track.
The sidewalk regulation fever which
seized Long Branch and Asbury Park
this summer had a demoralizing effect
upon seaside wheelsSen.
The proposition to relieve the League
of American Wheelmen of its colored
members is meeting with considerable
disapproval throughout the country
Hudson County Wheeimen fluid Staten
Island runs full of interest. Just why
this is so, no one can say. but casual re-
marks would lead one to suppose that the
places most frequently visited are full
with pretty girls.
The great cycling race between Terrent
aud Jiellaral. from Paris. to Brest was
won by Terrent Terrent led until near
Brest. when the tire OF his machine broke.
This accident allowed Jiellaral to arrive
at Brest nearly an hour ahead Of Terrent.
Both men started on the return Journey.
Jietlaral. however, was arrested ut GUM
camp and detained three hours. Terrent
Continued the race, and arrived at Paris,
two hours ahead OF his opponent, having
completed the double journey, a distance
Of i45 miles, in fifty-four and one-half
hours
The big Hartford meet was an unquali-
fed success The races were some of the
greatest ever seen on the path. 1t is esti-
mated that more than five thousand peo-
pie were in attendance last Tuesday.
The large field of entries in the differ
ent events caused the starting of the trial
heats at half-past one, and In an hour the
finals were ready,
A novice race was first, but very slow
time was made. The half mile safety
national Championship was the second
race. In this race were the fastest riders
in the country. The race was won by the
famous Arthur Zimmerman III minute
aud ~ 10 seconds. He rode the last
quarter in 20 4-5 seconds, which is o
worlds record for the distance. There
was great surprise over Zimmermann'5
victory, fnasmuch as he is new man on
safety wheel The old quarter mile
record for safety was 80 As seconds,
Tim hermann again created new
world S record, standing start, for the
quarter mile safety. His time was 80 3-5
seconds
Willie Windle, the young wonder of
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