The evening world., 1894-07-28
BROKE WHEELS,
NOT RECORDS.
Annual Meeting Of The Met.
ropo,itan Association Of
Cycling Clubs.
HEAT PREVENTED FAST WORK.
The Great Number Of Entries
Made Racing Exceedingly
Dangerous.
MANY BAD FALLS RESULTED
W. 1. Oarmer Carried from the
Field Unconscious.
Tho Resu is.
Especial to The Evening world)

MANHATTAN FIELD. N. Y, July
ga fairly large crowd journeyd to
Manhattan Field this afternoon to wit
ness the second annual meet of the
Metropolitan Association OF Cycling
Clubs.
Cyclists were present. not only from
this city. but from surrounding
places. The track was in excellent con-
dition. and the programme was OF such
a nature that exciting finishes were
promised.
The heat, however, was almost unbear-
able. and on that account alone 1t was
predicted that few. II any, records would
be broken.
The first event was the one-mile
novice race, which was divided into
seven heats and had sixty-seven
starters.
The hrst heat was won by H. r. Dusenbury.
n. W.. who had practical ~.lk-over In the
third
n Second Hsst1w.n BY st.y. Dunn. Aml,y
lyn;, second, and W. b. Mcdnnn. third, '''~
Orange second. and a. Hedstrum third.
H., Fourth heat vi. won won by A. Kugs. Brook
and 2. H. Grain New York, third '@''"N
90 90 + 4cln;yrs T. VI w. "" .seo a5.'' and al
sbih Hest"wOn by j. Morgan. N Y. W. in
:sstS; l. H. Adsit N. Y. W, second; A c.
in as rs; I LsiSold O. w. 's sssond e w
Darling, Of Brooklyn third.
The second event was mile scratch
race, for which there were fifteen entries,
but only seven started. 1t furnished a
pretty race between q. C. Smith. N. Y.
4; C.; r F. Goodman. r. W., and F.. l..
Blauve!t. r. A. c. c., who finished in the
wheels length in Pm. 3-5s.
The third event was the finals in the
novice mile. The first, second and third
men In trial heats started. The final
second and third men of fastest heat
to win the prizes.
Nine started in the first final, which
second; a. Kluge, of Brooklyn. third.
The second heat furnished a SEN
sation. The start was bad. and there
was crash ON the second turn, when
three OF the contestants fell.
The others went on and made what
proved to be pretty race; O..
2S2 As
The, one-mile handicap, class A.
brought out los starters. The event was
divided into Ave heats.
scratch. In ara. Fred Nagel. n. W, second; A.
NJ Mcintyre, Ny R. W third. :,
20 Yards n ar, II. X. Roe second; NJ, Scott,
TniTs Ts,t Hi BY George Cobb, H; W, in
DRrn"r, 7 e. II. G. W, third.
Fourth Hs.,-Won BY +. 4, p.npser,, N, Y, A.
Dad. and c. X Granger third . @'' '
Finh Hest-won by George r. Coon, South
Orange. one hundred yards in AIS, J. W Judge.
third.
In the final reat OF the mile handicap
eighteen men started. Everybody but
the officers seemed to consider that such
a number Of men entering was dan
gerous
This belief was proved to be correct,
Hubs IN County Whee:men, fell ana ten
of the other cyclists piled on top of him.
Darmer, who was quickly dragged from
the wreck. was carried unconscious into
the grand stand,
The viner of the anoi hsa, wa. D A Bet
nnser n. w George Cobb. Rsrlem W, second
W e Roomp, J. A. C.. third Tlme--2 81
Before the half-mile scratch race was
finished it looked as If half a dozen
moned. Eight wheeimen faced The
starter and the second round had been
half completed when q. G. Smith, n
y. c. a, who, WAS In the lead. slipped
his pedals and fell.
q Fred Royce. v. Y. C.. G., who wa.
close behind ran into him. +. +, Good
man followed suit and Il. l.. Blauvel
did likewise. In an instant every mar
and from out OF the pile crawled q. W
Coffin. o. A. c. who mounted his vince
and won the race. ] +, Frmentrout, !
&. Club. was second. and +. F. Goodman
II. w. was third. No bones were broken
but many wheels smashed.