The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-16
TURN OF TEE WHEEL.
Western Cracks Cut Down Records
at gsanFer.

There was a lively time yesterday at
the National Meet of the Law. in Den
Yer. A special car arrived with thirty
prominent riders. trainers and
John S. Johnson will arrive today. These
man have been purposely held zach tina
the rarified atmosphere might not nave
its usual effect on them. Taxis, Maddox,
Kennedy and many others on the ground
since Monday, claim to feel no ill effects,
and are riding grandly. Ali took a pre-
Inn tImi1 Sirbv: spin 8ysxentag f m9rp MoEk but
otto ZeiSler, the Californian, pleased
the assembled crowd by reeling off a mile
III 3:e9, and unpaeed at that. This is a
record of 2:11 2-5, providing it is allowed.
The proper officials We're all present,
necessary under the league rules, Zeig-
ler's time for the third was 0:42, for two
thirds 1:25, and the last third was 0:H Is.
Harry Maddox rode an unpaced third
cord, and Walter Foster of California
did a paced half in 0:57 2-5, which proves
ern riders. Tayis rode an eighth in
wonder. He y brilliant red cheeks, is
me q 90 very Tw plctq wee rs he seo b ahd rode Is 2u5 from ON
scratch in a. two-mile handicap in this
city in 4:44. his first mile in ZIP. He has
lots of ginger and rides surprisingly. He
will be a prominent factor in all the
races of this meeting, and will follow the
circuit hereafter as a member of an East
ern team.
The most intense interest centres in to-
days races. This is the first really ma
tionaI gathering of all American cracks
Eastern and Western, and by western
the Pacific. Hitherto the latter have
not been considered, the Pacific Coast re-
cords having been many seconds slower.
Last spring these Pacific Coast riders
proved themselves star performers, and
today Sanger and other Eastern cracks
are very anxious over the probable out
come of the meeting. The work of Otto
Zeigler on the Denver track has been
of the very highest order, as has that of
Walter Foster.
days contests will be Harry Tyler,
holder of both mile records, and j. P.
has several strained tendons in his wrist.
Regarding the dispatches yesterday
emanating from the Minneapolis Track
Association, stating that acton mad been
league. of the Glass B men who rode at
the meet last Saturday, the men interest
provide for paid" pacemakers, who shall
receive a prize, but not cash consldeTa,
ton. Such pacemakers were demanded
and refused, the men did not ride inside
limit. Titus and Cabanne asked for S75
worth OF diamonds. n arrange to
have these sent to Denver. The diamonds
are not here. The tandem record made,
1:52 Is, would have been considered cheap
ut 81, 600 in prizes on any Eastern track,
vet the Minneapolis people grumbled at
giving less than on~e-tenth that amo9nL,
Yesterday, three parties gong our, each
under escort. Every participant was pro
vided with a umptuoas Gunner az : bne
Marty including all prominent league
men. spent the day insa trip around the
No road race during the coming fall is
excitine as much interest as the twenty
fve-mile handicap, which Will be DECIDED
Issociafed Cycling Clubs of New Jersey
Tbe contest will be decided over the
famous Elizabeth-Rahway course, ana
tie prospects are that the crack road
, az If the East will take part.
1Snough entries have already. peen re-
ceiyed to guarantee a suceessiul conIpst
tition, but the managehm men a wild
looking toward the o race OF the year.
MANY valuable prizes have peen given
1o The eni Hiilside wheelmen of the Heights
will hold a street bicycle. parade on pal
,Irdav. August IS, starting from tnelr
od'elock P. NJ. Lanterns, flags. and dec
orations for wheels will be furnished to
those participating. All clubs ana un-
The praade viii be lead by a band of
,,11sieians consisting of eighteen pieces.
The Hillsides will furnish. a COLLATION. to
nart in the parade upon their return
u club rooms. The dine of march
viii e from the club house down PaI-
avenue, to Franklin street, to
Centrai avenue. to Hoboken avenue, to
rive Corners. down Newark avenue to
oakland avenue, to Hoboken avenue, to
Pslisade avenue, to Hutton street, to
Central venue to Bleecker street, to
summit avenue, to Paterson avenue, to
Siinton avenue, to Hoboken street, to
Palisade avenue, down Palisade avenue
to the club house;
A feature of the big programme of
snorts arranged by the New Jersey Ath-
lstic Club for Labor Day, at Bergen
Paint. will be a one-mile scratch cycle
race for a special prize. The particular
object OF the race viii be to break the
track record of 2:2S made by Champion
Zimmerman while a member of that
club. There viii be but three starters
III. Roome, w Dormer, and F. Shafte.
George L. Spearin of Bayonne will ref
cree the wheel races. of which there
will be several
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