New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-10
RACERS ON FLYING WHEELS.
A SUCCESSFUL CYCLING MEETING
MANHATTAN FIELD WELL F1LLED-wlNNEi@S IN


THE CONTESTS.
Tho wheeling interests Of the country "'c y.
furnishing condition at present. Manhattan ie"
ba, .eldom presented more inspiring spee'ace UNA"
II did yesterday Afternoon. About lo'0oo pOP'
were In the handsome Enclosure 10 witness ln So.
annual Isce meet Of the Riverside "hec"""' "
was the largest attendance ever present AZ
meeting In this state, and the enthusiasm
WIS Of the livcest kind.
Leaders q fashion finance. and sport were present
the attendance Of the fair sex being unusually arse
The upper balcony presented pretty picture "o'"
the field and was freghted down Win ic'"'''"e
oveliness The modest shop-grl In hcr Oeco"i'ns
summer gown also present In goodiy numbers
The rest of the crowd made Of lovers OF sport
in general and they accepted the opportunity aHou
by the half-hoday arrangements 10 enjoy an out
ing.
The heavy rain Of Friday night and early yesterday
added ustre 10 the grass. but 1t deadcned the OrlcK
dust track and ccordbreaklng was out oil the qnes
ton. still the races well contested ana inc
time made In several instances was remarkably eood
considering the track. The management was Dhu
as Is generally the at amateur contests the uh'
between the races being long drawn out and nRsome'
The crowd on It's horlGNard journey was especially
incensed at accommodations offered by the elevated
road Colonel Hahn had apparently maze Ie"' ]"
any, preparations for handling the crowd, ana the
crush at the Onehundred and fifty -ffthst' station
was awful. The cars were crowded to snh"n'lon
and timld women held back. and 1t was nghtfnl
before many got started for their homes. The men
were venturesome and climbed into the WINDOWS
when the train drew up TO the station
The ten.mile race was captured by P. J. Berlo. OF
the Manhattan 4. c., after lively race In fact the
Cherry Diamond men showed up IN excellent rornl'
Chicago sent on lusty athletes who can propel
the oddooklng machine with speed and endurance.
The handlcappng multy, scratch men being
fnCfa
would probably have also captured the oncmile safety
race but he and others disqualified for making
such poor time In their respective heats. There were
some ugly falls. but nobody was seriously injured.
The winners in the boys race looked suspciousy
well developed physically for lads supposed TO be but
sixteen years Of age.
The ten-mile race for the championship was the
contest OF the day and 1t brought out nineteen clever
riders. Ralph led for half mile, with Bcrlo lying
second Hess took the lead at the MILE the dis
ance being made in . 40 40. Seely was in front at
the second mile, the rest being lined up Ike req
ment Of soldiers The pace Increased slightly AFTER
four miles had been traverscd. first one and then
another going out to set the pace. The bve miles
were done In 10 80 Is. with Ioyand Smith In front
and Bcro's Drowned limbs showing third In faot
Berlo WIS In o coed position during the whole race
mover being mere than few lengths behind the
leader. After nine miles had been MADE befio
worked the front taking the lead In the next To the
last lap and winning BY two lengths. Munger was
second, Hoyland smith third. Murphy fourth. BaS
sett fifth and Hess axth. The fractional time was
as follows: one mile, 40 45 two miles. 3 80 ID :;
tbrre miles, on3 i-5 four miles. Il %: five miles.
10 sci ak miles, Is 40 20; seven miles.
81 AS 90 eight miles. "a :4j IS; nine miles
% O3 30 ten miles, 80 :4025. The time limit war
thirty five minutes.
Handsome prizes were given to the winners in each
contst. who as follows:
one mile novice safety, open-Frst heat won by
Irwin A. Powell. y. Y. A. C.; r. J. Wolr Prospect
wheelmen, second time. &c % second heat won
by George p. Douglass. Bellville wheclmen; r. J.
Croker y. A. A., second time. 3 10 80. Final heat
won by George 2. Douglass In o7 ID. r. J. Croker
was second and n. J. Wolf third Douglass made his
run In the last 200 yards and won easily.
One mile ordinary, handicap-Run in one heat. won
by c. A. Hoppe, L. c. c. and w. A. a, 30 yards I,
Zine 30 45; l.. Ct. Hoppe, 100 yards, second and
George C. Smith Riverside Whcelmcn. IS yards, third
Halfmile boys under sixteen years, championship
OF Amerca-First heat by G. r. WhyaCd. Pahsade
wheelmen; T. ". lIoarne, City. second, and Lewis
Chapman, Rutherford, y. j., third; time III 40
second heat won by Erwin A. Powell, CITY; Tony
Delgirono Albert f. b. c. C., second and :. +.
Goodman htirt time 20 IS. Final heat won by f. A.
Powell +. W. Hcarnc, second time, % 33. Powell
won easily. only two finished. Whyard fell on tho
last lap and painfully injured
one mile safety open--Won by Carl Hess, NJ. A. C.;
T. Ralph Springfield y. C.. second; A. D. Rich River
side Wheelmen third. Another heat and r.
J. Berlo won but as the time only ;oo . 3 all
the men were disqualified Final heat won by Carl
Hess by few inches. T. Relph, second. and Rich,
third.
one mile safety handicap, open-Ftrst heat won by
C. Ford Sccy VI. \. G.. 30 yards d. Connolly,
NJ A. C.. 20 yards second t. ID. Knapp, NJ. A. e.,
IOj yards third time . %. Second heat won by
Paul GrosI orange W. 30 yards II. c. Wheeler,
" A. c.. 80 yards, second; IL. =. Thompson ~ a.
c. lO7 yards, third time. 81 40. Third heat won
by G.. ". shannon, Prospect w. leo yards "uss
Iclmsly, Riverside W, 1870 yards, Second, John J.
Hughes Bedford W., 100 yards third time, = ~ ..
Final heat won by Paul orosh {. Ford Scely second,
Irwin A. Powell, third time, . :2S ..
Half mile safety, New York State L. A. w, cham
plonship In ono heat-won " 6: g smith, River
.Idc Whccmcn; Carl Hess, NJ. x. C., second e. a.
Banker. NJ. A. G.. third; time, l 10; won by about
three yards.
Ten.niIc safety. championship Of Amenca-Won BY
L. +. Bcrlo, NJ. A. c.; L. D. Munger, Chicago {. e.,
second Ilayland Smith, cw-York l.. G.. third, hne
80 40 20. .
| Two mile team race three men-The Chicago c. G.,
Manhattan A. G. and Kings County Whcclncn started
teams Points scored for the leaders In cach lap
The ChcnsO and Manhattan teams we're tied with 40
points each. The Kings County men got 10 points
At the finish Chicago was nrst second aud third uUc
; 49, 80. In the run on the ChcagOs won easily
scoring 100 points. Two Manhattan wheels btokc and
the men did not finish.
Two mile safety handicap-Ftrst heat won By j. "
Thornc, Chicago G. c.. 80 yards: I. \. Connolly, NJ
A. C.. 100 yards, second: Joseph ID. Racey, Orange
Wheclmen iD5 yards. third time. 3 90 25. Final
heat won by George +. Taylor, NJ. a. {.