Morning journal and courier., 1892-07-05
BuCYCLusrs AT HARTFORD.

Good Day for the Tournament nj
Hartford Yesterday-RecordB Break
ing-Made a Worlds IL ecord-Spirit-
ed Contests-Elght Thousand spec.
tators-Trick Riding.
HARTFORD, Conn.,, July A bright
sun and strong wind to-day destroyed the
bad effects on the track at Charter Oak OF
the heavy rain last night, and 1t was smooth
and firm for the bicycle races. The day
has been COOL and pleasant, just the kind
of weather to suit the big crowd of specta-
tors who went out to the park. Not less
than 5000 saw the races, ell the nearby
cities contributing TO the crowd. ?. J.
Berle, N. A. g., made a worlds record
In trial against time he made quarter.
mile In 20 ID seconds with u flying start
Watches were held by Colonel q. l.. Bur
dett, president Of the l., A. W.; Calhoun
Latham Of Bridgeport, Colonel George
Pope of Boston and o. 8. Bunnell of Phiia-
dslphia, and all the watches agreed. This
performance knocks full second off the
record. Berlo was paced by Carl
Hess, M. A. 9. Allowing for the
interference of q stiff wind up the
back stretch the heats were done in good
time. There WAS failure to get within
ute class, although two trials were made.
The limit was $3.50. At the first attempt
George Banker, M. A. O., finished first In
GOA As; George L. Taylor, M. A. O., fin
ished first at the second trial in $3.50 4-5.
After this 1t WAS declared no race. There
was considerable loRfing in both trials
A mile against time was done on triplet
tandem by George Banker, M. A. O.; w.
w. Taxis, A.C.S.N.; P. J. Berlo, MA G.,
In 2:14 As. The quarters were done in
80, 1907 and 1:48. The summaries:
One mile safety, novice-Five starters:
H. Il. Whitney, Holyoke, first, gold
medal; George B. Cooper, New Haven,
second, silver medal. Time-3:O7 Is.
pionship-Ten starters Charles E. sted-
man, II. w. g., first, gold medal; r. N.
Herman, M. A. G., second, silver medal.
Time-2:33 As. Il. b. Arnold, who held
the championship, was fourth.
One mile safety, open-Ten starters: P.
J. Berlo, NJ. A. O., first, gold watch; H. b.
Tyler, Springfield B. o., second, magazine
rife; George r. Taylor, M. A. g., third,
gold sleeve. buttons. T'Ime-2,81 SO.
One mile safety championship Of Hart.
ford, eight Standardization II. stedman,
II. W. g., flrst, Avery medal; r. II. Full.
or, N. A. g., second, standing lamp; r. N.
Herman, n. a. g., third, silk umbrella.
One mile safety handicap, two trial heats
before the ANAL, sixteen starters In each
health flrst heat H.. g., Tyler, Spring
1eld, u. g., scratch, finished ffst. Time
=s!ee. In the second heat W, y. Murphy,
N, Y, A. O., 90 yards, finished flfst Time
$3.50 10, Final heat, II. O. Tyler, g. d,
g., scratch, afst, Century Columbia ma
second, French eleekI 9, D, stedmsa, II,
w. g., 100 yards, third, field glassss Hey
land Smith, N. Y. A, g., % yards, fourth.
silver shaving mug. Tims-hia4 %,
One mile safety championship, O. N, a.,
four stafters=H, @. Roberts, Hartford W,
g., first, Heublein medal, L, 9, Lahey,
South Manchester, second, silver medal
Time-sib7 10,
One mile safety handicap, Connecticut
riders, twenty starters--H. W. Chaplin,
New Haven B. O., go yards, first, Tourist
scratch, second, silver watch; William
Harding, Hartford w. O., 40 yards, third,
silver carving set. Time-2;29 10; Ar
nold's time, $3.50.
One mile safety, 2:55 class, Eight start
ers-H. 81. Whitney, Holyoke, first, kodak
No. 2; h. @. Roberts, Hartford, second,
pair of bronze figures; John D. Cronin,
Chicopee, third, rug. Time-2:38 4-5.
Tomorrow Hoyland Smith will try to
make twenty-four miles in one hour with
the aid of pacemakers.
FROM NEW HAVEN.
Among those who entered from New
Haven were George B. Cooper, F. T. Cat
lin, INV. Chapman, N. H. Ballou, George
E. Smith and G. s. Fox, Y. A. A. 6
In the one mile safety, handicap, open
to Connecticut riders only, 81. W. Chap
man of the New Haven Bicycle club won