The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-09-05
d R OF THE WHEEL.
Catholic Club Cvclsrs Held Thei,
Initial Club Races.

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races. II was the first race meeting and
awakened a lively interest. as the ability
of the members rs sprinters or long dis
lance riders was in doubt, ana there
were mauy surprises. John, P. Stone
won a first ana a second place. O'Mara
led over the short course and was third
in the half mile. Joe Hayes Carried OF
AN honor. Moersdorf led In the long
race, Mcdonnell and Schroeder each
caught u second aud q third place. and
S. Hayes aud Waylett were amouR the
plsce winners. The winners were:-
Quarter ml1.-J. O'Mara. |; William
Schroeder, 2 Peter Mcdonnell, :.
Half mile-John 2. Stone. /; 3. Hayes.
2; j. O'Mara. 8.
One Mile-Joseph Hayes, l; ]. P. Stone.
2; w. Schroeder. 3.
Five Mile-George Moersdorf, l; z. Nc
Donnell. 2; J. Wayiett. /.
VIII Darmer OF the Hudson County
Wheslmen was at scratch yesterday In
the two-mile race at the carnival of the
Staten Island A. C. He flushed thlld 10
Mcdonald, S |. A. c.. who won from
scratch, and G.. Z. Dupry. Port Rich
mond, who had 100 yards start. The
time was 5 minutes II 1-5 seconds.
Schofeld. the English crack, made HIS
American debut Yesterday. He rode Ia
the National Cycling Associations races
at Manhattan Field. He was beaten by
Wheeler in the one mile open race.
Schofield was pocketed aud shut off by
the riders in the first heat, but finished
secoud. In the iual heat he was pocketed
again and flushed fifth. He refused to
race after this experience, giving az his
re son that he dldu't cara TO comDere Ia
such big fields. Schofeld and Wheeler
may meet IN Il match race before ioug.
The events were closely contested, ami
the managers pronounced the affair the
most successful Of the season. The re-
suits:-
First race-One mile. open; best two In
three heats; purse 500. divided. Final
heat-Wo on by Wheeler, Rich secoud.
Price third. Dornrge fourth, Schofeld
fifth, King, of this city, sixth, and Hess
seventh. Time. 2.46.
Second race-One mile handican: purse
$125. divided. Final heat-Wou by
Ashinger, fourth. Time, 30 As.
Third Race-Two-mile handicap, purse
s155, divided. Won by Frank Albert.
270 Yards; G. w. Ashinger. 300 yard. Sec
osd; j. e. Starbuck, 80 yards, third; A.
F. MeIxell, 800 yards. fourth; + G. Funr-
man. 223 yards. fifth. Time. 4:43 40. II.
c. Wheeler, the scratch man, Was too
heavily handicapped, and flushed in che
ruck.
Fourth RAGE - Five-mile handicap,
purse sl70. divided. AS Wheeler and
Sheffield did not start 100 yards was taken
off OF each mans handicap. This u A.
B. Rich on scratch. The race was won by
A. u. Rich, scratch: G. w. Price. 80
yards. second; G. w, Dorntge. 20 yards,
W. AshinRer. $50 yards, fifth. Time.
1919. Ashinger and Albert collided on
the eleventh lap. and the latter had TO be
carried from the field. Ashtuger re-
mounted aud finished.
Fifth Race-One mile. consolation;
purse $50, divided. Won by J. w. Scho-
field, England; II. Kanaska. Milwaukee.
ssconu: Carl Hess third. Time, 2:50 la.
Sheffield won GU the tape.
AT Columbus yesterday Zimmerman
went out and did II flying start mils In
POS As, paced by Meiutjes, G.. Banker, G.
Baker, and A. 8. Baker. These men had
originally Intended pacing the champion
on the quadruped, but the tires exploded
In practice. Both Johnson ami thinner
| man pronounced the track the best rid
| den on this year, and Zimmerman will go
| q stnading-start mile for the record TO-
| day. Zimmerman won his heat OF the
mile handicap III The morning iu 2:l5, but
| did not compel in the final. He QUE the
half, one, aud two mile events. aud Jonn
j, Jvhson forced him to ride every incn
OF the way, trailing him throughout. aud
1 81 Uuh Ucub ubuI ~
| class race was won in 2:31 1-5. The mile
| banuicap was run i'll 2:0S, and was Won
| by French OF Columbus from the Is yard
| mark, VINO, cuttiug l ,ose from the field,
covered his last quarter In 30 3 3 seconds.
| Meintjss rode 10 his mark in the five
mile handicap in 1856. but In the finish
he was beaten out by E. V. Miner Of
| Indianapolis and G. Baker OF Columbus.
The four Baker brothers Of Columbus
won No lass Than thirLseu UrtZas during
the day. Barrett made a winning spur
III ths1nils opeu, but was overhauied al
the tape by Zimmerman, with johnson
at his rear wheel. The Baker brother,
tried the same thing in the half-mile ant
failed tho same way.
AT Hartford the Springfield men cap
tured all the big events. Tyler broke TIT
worlds record for the half mile. ridint
III 1.01 2-5. This is rs Of q second lowe
the quarter mile dying start) record il
competition, down to rs 2-5. Windle al,
a quarter in % 8 5. This was also undet
Zllnmerman's record of 81 seconds. made
last year at the same track. There wa
q stiff breeze blowing down the home
stretch, which Is partly responsible 70
the fast time.
The Stone Wheelmen did not hold thei
road races yesterday. They will probaOl'
be run next Saturday. The road wa
crowded with bicyclists, aud they coult
not get a clear track for the media con
tests. u abandoned The events
Shnfto Of the Hudson County Wheel
men did nobly yesterday al Berger
Point.
Kluge is riding in fine form. but seem
to LACE contideuce. He has an opinio
that he cannot beat some OF the crack
aud Is content to trail after them wlthou
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