The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-06-22
CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS

FOR New Jersey Wheelmen on the Gard OF
the Mercer County wheelmen's Meet.
Not one OF the Catholic Clubs cyelers
have been at the clubhouse for TWO
nights and no run for Sunday has been
posted.
The Jersey City A. G. wheelmen will
have a run TO Coney Island on Saturday.
The Mercer County Wheelmen have
selected the New Jersey Driving Park for
their annual race meet to be held Julyl.
The programme of events includes the
fo~llowing:-One mile safety race for
noyfces. scratch; $50 yard safety race for
the New Jersey division championship;
/ mile safety race, handicap; l mile safety
race, for the New Jersey division cham
pionship: l mile safety race. for the cham
pionship of the Mercer County Wheel
men; $50 yard safety race, handicap; l
mile safety race, for boys eighteen years
aud under; l mile safety race, open; l
mile safety race, $50 class; 5 mile safety
race for the New Jersey division cham
pionship.
Four bicycle events will be on the pro-
gramme OF the South Orange Field y
carnival of sports ON the Fourth of July.
H. H. Lambton. the famous cyclisJ of
Australia, will compete in the interna-
uional championship races at Chicago.
He is now in the Worlds Fair city traln-
ing for the events.
Hoyland Smith, of the New YORK Ath-
letic Club, is after the twenty-five mile
championship of the League of American
Wheelmen. He is training hard. and is
fairly good condition.
Harry Wheeler, the noted cyclist, will
ride his last race as an amateur at the
meet of the Kings County Wheelmen on
July l.. After that date he will compete
in the races OF the Casn Prize League.
The recently organized Ne wark Wheel
men AVE decided to give special attel-
ton to racing matters. and request that
entry blanks for race meets n road
races be sent TO their headquarters. No.
81 Park place. Newark.
The dedication of the new board walk
which Founder Bradley has built be-
tween Ocean Grove, N. j., and Avon-by-
the Sea for the use of picyclists, took
place yesterday. The walk ia two miles
long, and connect with the famous plaza
at Asbury PARK. 1t ls wide enough TO
allow two wheeimen to ride abreast.
In an interview on bicycle riding DR..
w. II. Burr. of Wilmington, Dell, says
9Th bicycle fever ia n OF the most in
fictitious. contagious, endemic and cpl
demic diseases known on the face OF the
earth, and the most peculiar thing ABOUT
il is that instead of ending In death like
vaccination it preserves thousands aud
thousands from an early grave
A feature of the South Orange Field
Clubs carnival OF sport, on July 4, will
be a series of bicycle contests. The pro-
gramme includes the following races
Que mile safety race, handicap, TWO mile
safety race, handicap; one mile. safety
race for noyices, scratch; one mile team
race. Entries close with Nj. FL. Roberts,
No. 20 Pearl street, New York City, on
Ihe 2Sth inst.
William f. Murphy. in a letter to his
btother Andrew, writes that the report
that ne has applied for, membership In
the CASH Prize League is not so. Il have
not the slightest idea" he continues. .of
becoming a professional in the strict
sesse OF the term. intend TO continue
riding as an amateur, aud nave arranged
all my plans to ride on the circuit during
the year as a representative of the New
York Athletic Club"