Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-09-03
AMONG THE nIoxoL1srs.

The Crescent Club OF Birmingham
Opens Hts First Tournament Very
AuspiciOusly - Cyclists Own the
Town-Records Broken - business
Suspended-Zimme One or the
Drawing Cards-New Haven Gets
Consolation Prize.
BIRMINGHAM, Sept. 2.-Fiue weather, an
excellent track fast riders and an immense
crowd were the conditions in which the
Crescent Cycle club of this city was ia
vored to give its first tournament and field
day this afternoon. The wheelmen began
to arrive in town last evening, and to-day
they have virtually owned the town. The
Crescents have kept open house all day,
and the reception committee has surely
had It's hands full. But everybody seemed
happy and perfectly willing to work. The
track was the principal attraction, and the
visitors pronounced it fine one And on
1t this afternoon American track records
were broken.
Business was suspended in the factories
and stores so that everyone might attend.
The number of people on the grounds is
estimated at between 8, 900 and 1000, and
club colors, red and black, were around in
profusion. The trick and fancy riding by
Mr.. W. 8. Maltby was very good and we'll
received, his home formerly being in Shell
ton. A large number of New Haven peo-
pie were present, all three clubs from that
city sending delegations.
The referee was David ]. Post of Hart
ford and the Judges were D. Edward Mil
p; Ter, Springfeld F. N. Kinney, president
! N. a. W. O., New Haven; DIR. &c. Hitch
cock, president A. w. G., Ansonia. Fol-
lowing are the events and their results:
One mile handicap, open to Ansonia,
| norhxy GhoIfop L.,
Won by {. G.Spencer. S.W.C, Seymour.
One half mile open handicap, ridden IN
three heats, first four men in each heat te
start in final-Time Of first heat / 07, sec
ond heat 1:07. third heat 1:0S 2-5. The
final was won by q. OaSmith, w. @. R..
New York, first; 81. c., Tyler, 8. B. @.
Springfield, second. Time 1:1125.
One, mile, 1886 elass-Won by q. O
Wheeler. New York, first; Il. g. Roberts
Hartford, second; H. E. Bidwel, Hartford
third. Time 2:45 is.
One mile open was declared off by tn
Judges on account of slow riding. Tim
One mile 800 class was also ridden /,
three heats, the first four men in each heat t
start in the final. Time of first hea
1888 3-5, second heat 2:23 s, third hea
2:A 2-5. After this heat the judges al
ranged with A. A. Zimmerman that if n
should break the American competition
, track record he would not only receive
special prize, but first prize in the on
, mile open; and if he did not succeed II
lowering the record the one mile ope
, would be ridden over. Zimmerman wa
the only scratch man in the final he ridin
the first half with the thirty yard mar
Shortly after crossing the one-half tap
Gimme" spurted, and at the three quartz
pole he was up towards the leaders. Com
, ing down the home stretch he passed on
.. after the other until he was in secon
,, place. When he finished he was about th
length of his wheel behind the winner
: The race was won by A. w. Warren c
!, Hartford; g. NJ. Murphy, K. G. W.. Ne
5 York, third; F. N. Herman, NJ. A. G
!. New York, fourth. Time, 2:19 1-5.
Zimmermsn's time for the mile ws
2:19 5. He succeeded in breaking bot
= the three quarter and one-mile competitio
J records. The record formerly We
1921 80.
The onsq quarter mile open was won b
. II. G. Tyler of Springfield, frat; w.
! Windle, Milbury, second, and G. G. Smitl
= New Jersey, third. Time, 3445.
: One mile consolation was won by @.
Thompson, New Haven, first, and ]. Y
a Judge, New Jersey, second. Tim
In the one-quarter mile open Carl He
of New York and W. s. Campbell of Ne
York collided. Neither was injured gel
9 ously, although their wheels were bad
2 wrecked.