New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-27
FINE RACES on THE WHEEL.
GAMES OF THE NATIONAL CYCLING ASSCClA-
TON AT EASTERN PARK.
LOVERS OF THE SPORT TURN our IN FULL
NUMBERs-wHEELERs REMARKABLE WORK
in TIE EIvE.MILE nANDICAP.


Lovers of bicycle riding who did not take IN nliS
holiday Yesterday for spin Suburban OF cou"''
roads nocked Eastern Park TO witnes, tae races vi
Brooklyn branch u the National Cycling Associai'n' he
Interesting. and the delightful breeze iroh
jamaica Bay made lie in the grand stand par;cui''y
pleasant.
IL perseverance and sound business tactics count io
anything then the cashprizc league ought TO D.
Cash the goal toward which the "aeiS
pushed th'ir steel stccds YESTERDAY. the entries were
heavy. most OF the professional riders OF TIE cOuhtf.
taking pat Little Wheeler, the wheeling wonder Of
Orange again the lions OF the capturing
10th the one.mile open AMI the nyeme handicap
Wheccr'> performance in the handicap was remark
able. lie started from scratch. and some oil The
contestants much as 600 yards start The pace was
terrific from the start some OF the 'Isa'
weights working with the dta that they must get a.
far possible from The scratch men. They couh h't
have made better pace for Wheeler who can sprint a.
well a. go q distance. Wheeler gradually oNerhauicd
the LEADERS, and eventually won with something to
spare making the distance In IL minutes Id sccoio@
which beats all records made In competition either for-
ci2n American. whceler's performance Is the more
remarkable considering that 1t was made on quarter
mile track and that he had to turn out oil MS course ~
pass his competitors
The little fellow when sprintng hump his Oach
in style unlike the charact>ti" attitude assumed
by snapper" Garrison when riding desperate hnsh III
hor'erace. Wheeler made the last quarter In - 10
seconds. aud C. H. Byne ard =. r. Powers VIII never
contcnfeI until Vince meets Zimmerman and Sanger
OF the tracks. They arr confident tha'
Wheeler will win. Ninde, holds the hvc-nile
record Of II is, made IL with PAGERS hsfnie track
j. ". Schoicd, the EDalish cy'st arrived on the
steamer NcwYcrk yesterday, ana he Interested
fpectatO OF the race. SchChrd watched VIII lie;
clo'eiy, and he to think that the OraEg" flyer
Is likely 70 cause him more Inconvenience than any Of
the other American riders. Schciad Is twenty-five
ycus old, WEIGHS li5 pounds and /. feet inches tau
lie from Southport and he his been bicycle
for the eight YEAR. Ills best performances
are quar,cr N 3d. seconds , half in .0e. thee
.I3 lie zoe, To Philadelphia tomorrow 20 into
Thinning Tor the National Cycling Association
race, in that city next Saturday.
o. y. Brunnell the referee; Charles J. Harvey,
announcer aud j. C. kennedy W. II. Hydr ard Samuel
Karm Judges. NewhOuse won the twO.mlc Ldndicap
from the I5O.yard ark The summaries follows:
First iacc-Onc mile Op'n Won by II. c. wheeler,
Orange A. C.: \. q. Rich. Nev-York. second; II. =.
Bar tholomcw Lcwisburg. Penn. third Z. W. Pre". Mil
waukcc fourth. Time minutes and 81 i-5 second
Second racr-Two miles, handicap. Won by J. \. New
house kochostor $50 yaids II. +. Bartholomew. Lewis
burg 100 wards. second: &. j.. Williams, Charleston,
: c. ia: !. T.. Stubuck. Marion. Iowa, 40 wards
,our;h. 'rimr-j minute, aud - srconi
Third incr-Five miles. handicap. Won by IL. g
Wherlrr Orange scratch: C. W. Price Milwaukee,. 23O
vn,ds second: b. C. Bctne Rochester. so yards, third
G.. W. Ashlnqer Ncw.York. 100 yards fourth; Frank
,lbert Ncw-YorN 49, yard. fifth. Tlne-i2 minutes
IL seconds.
The International OF the Cleccnt Cycle NinO VIII
rc at the Derby Driving Park, Birmingham, Conn., OIL
September ..