New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-09
WHrELFRS REMARKABLE FEAT.
MS BICYCLE FREAKS rs THE TENMlLE RACI
AND HE GIFTS ANOTHER ONE AND WiNS--RE-
SUITS or THE BROOKLYN CONTESTS.

SUITS OF THE BROOKLYN CONTESTS.
The nr,t meeting In Brocklyn Of the National Cycling
Association brought IN end at Taste Iafk y>ter-
day. The lr gramur was an interesting one The races
were nncl, corrected ana the spectators showed The
liyclicst nt~rost throughout. \ delightful beer" be"
in nom J.mra Pay. In tact The wind blew down the
tack .t, n 80 >trgly that it seriously incfcrrd with
t,o rider. II wa. hard the whcclnen bat II a
M sing spectators who had Just left the furnace
iIkc streets Of Ncw-YorN and brooklyn.
4 Il! Rich ont II the >p''die>t ~ the OLD amateur
rider. cat hi, fortunes with the new leash prize
lcaai Yesterday. aud he woS considerably put out "hen
he va, Informed that he could not start III the hoNc'
race IT, said tlat he would retire from oil the othcf
races but he changed his mind and rod in all the other
r,c,. netting fourth place ia all three. Wheeler won
tho t., mil, and the ,mc.nic sratch races. and Bcro
cnpurd thc Erook!yn iandi'ap after spirited rae" down
tbr s,reclf with Wheeler, DorItge aud N'h The four
were in a bunch At the finish. Klnge claimed foul
,gain,t the winner but 1t was not allowed
The pluckv whoel,rs I,riurn in the tenmile race
wa rally remarkable he md srd himself to every
body On the Pr,nnds rhc pace was gooi one ana after
covering four aid onehaf miles Wh'eler- machn" gave
out, lie changed his wheel In few seconds and kept on
in m. race nearly hall mil behind lie gradually over
hauled took the 'ad on the thirty lnth Zap
ans ,Ncncually amid Wild applause The last nile
was coy, nd in 81.
The fractional time for ble was as follows; one
mu, . 81 3j: tvo.uile- ~; three miles, 3S ID
tour miles II 80 - nyc mites. lil3 81 sin mile
l. 10 ~: seven miles 20 ~ 81 eight miles. % :lS 10
nine miles - 80 10 miles. % 30 -. b"'lo :
time n ,hr hand cap. a mile In % ID, clever per
performance considering ia. condition of the track ana
the high wind.
Frs. race-Pursr $50 Of which 40 70 Second so o.
mia On,-uil" heats. scratch flr,t neat
non by J. g. NewhOusr Kor h. ster; \ : M"I\e Lev
hur- second U H. anti kJ,h'siet third 1. l. Roe.
CLlra.o f.r,h: time minutes 30 IL seconds; ~'ohd
b.,t Wou NeWhnu-, Me N,l second. SfhlnK ihlfI
Vor fourth: Tine. 3 minutes 100 seconds.
second race Purse 500. oI which $50 10 second $50
~ third soO Ia fourth crc-:ilr h"it,. sratch. First
S 10 Two Won EI H. G Wheeler Orang' A. D. Rich staten
Island second T.. j. Ecio Boston. third Z, W porhtyr.
irTnlo fourth - mlnut.. IL Id seconds second
and ma, by Wheeler. Pcflo 80 on Dornt"'
t,ilL Rich loufth; tine 2 minutes bS'i srt onhs
rhrl "a Bruoklyr Handicap; rrrs" 500 OF which
200 t1j third 800 "a fourth ~ 10 nun
an. ma Won V y J. B'rlo Boston 80 vard' H. :.
wtc,er pra,cc. scratch. serand o. W. Dotntge. Buf-
t,lo 80 wards third \. r. Rich seton Island - wards
lo, nth: tlmr pinutes y 10 seconds.
Fourth race-Pursr $50 Of which $50 20 second Fto
~ thirl ~ :, 'or rti; ten hilr> scr,t u. won ny
~ Wheeler Orang" J.. J. P"ro P0~ton. second 4,
4, ~ Do,rt.,r Eur,o third n. Rich. staten Island.
t,urtn; tim, % minutes 20 } seconds