The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-30
ROOME'S GREAT RIDE
The Only Exciting Race in
the Big Bicycle Tourney
Last Night.
CROSS COUNTRY RUNNERS
John j. Hart Leads a Pack Of
SiXty-Three Football
Gossip.

Gossip.
There was a distinctive New Jersey
flavor in the atmosphere at Madison
Square Garden yesterday that seemed
to instill determination in the hearts OF
Roome, Darmer, Shafto and Hunter, the
Hudson county cracks, WHIT are riding
for glory and prizes in the big Inter
national Bicycle Tournament. Early in
the afternoon Referee Prial ruled out
Verleyen, the German champion, for
looking to the rear in a race, a proceed
ing which was Kissed loudly by specta-
tors and riders alike. In the evening,
when the Glass B. men faced the start
ing line, they refused to ride with Prial
as the referee, and as soon as this fact
became known the "rooters' began to
shout, w want fair play" and Give
us Merseles." Prial withdrew, and
Theodore F. Merseles of the Hudson
County Wheelmen, who had been act
ing as judge, was induced to take
Priars place. and the kicking riders
went pack to the mark.
In the trial heats in the afternoon OAR
mer, Roome, Shafto and Hunter, all dis
tinguished themselves, and the only
demonstrative enthusiasm of the day
fg q aroused in f5e by sve sshsm- the In cro 5Rd
shouted itself hoarse when Oar
mer and Roome, who were virtually
on the scratch mark in all events, py
their magnificent spurts cut down the
lead of the limit men and pedaled to
the front.
In the one mile three minute, class
line furnished the only exciting amateur
race of the evening. The limit men IN
this race were ringers in and set ana
maintained a pace that was killing, TO
saw the least. But Roome let out, and
before the fourth lap had closed in on
the man ahead. One by one he passed
the riders, until the next to the last zap
found him in fourth place, and seventy
five feet behind Henshaw. Then Roome
realized that it was a case OF "do or
die" and deciding upon the former, he
lap had been passed, he was neck and
neck with Henshaw. In this position
the two riders remained until the last
turn. Both were riding like demons,
leaving the other men rar 10 the rear.
when Roome, with a terrific burst OF
speed, shot out in front and crossed the
line a winner by two lengths. Hunter
finished third. Darmer, although quail
fed for the finals, did not win. The
handicaps which his opponents received
Darner's superb riding was or no ayall.
On Wednesday Roome secured thlrd place
in the three-mile scratch A event, WIN.
ming a pair of handsome vases valued at
S35. His prize for last nights victory IS
a pair OF solid gold cuff buttons with
diamonds valued at $50. Following are
the summaries of last evenings races:-
One mile, three-minute class, Class A
Final heat won by w. c. Roome, Jer-
sey City; c. S. H%enshaw. G. W. second 9flnd
Louis Hunter, Jersey City, third. Time,
2 minutes and q seconds.
One mile, championship dndoor), Glass
A-Final heat won by ". A Barbeau.
York, second; J. NJ Baldwin, Newark
Time. 2 minutes 80 rs seconds:
In this race it was claimed that Good
man rode foul, and Referee Prial sus-
tanned the complaint, which debarred
him from any of the prizes.
BNWon by c. N. Murphy, Brooklyn; E.
Scott Sc Mf Plainffsld, Af third. Time, : minutes
TWO mile. handicap Omit $40 YARDS,
by Tom Butler, Lowell; J. NJ. Baldwin,
Newark; second; J: ": Bulge. ao H. Z w.
Butler, who has become quite a favor
lite with the public, won the event handi-
ly. Judge gave Baldwin a close race for
Two mile, scratch, Glass B-Won by
c.. NJ. Murphy, Brooklyn; Nat Butler,
Boston, second; E. A. McDufie, Spring
field, third. Time, 5 minutes 50 40 Sec
In this race Charley Murphy succeed
ed in winning by a close margin, and
lowered the indoor record; me p miv1'}es
I 10 seconds. Butler gave Murphy a great
race for first place.
Two miles, scratch, professionaiIWon
pei, Brooklyn, second. Time, minutes
Zimmerman; H. C.. Wheeler, second.
Two Miles, Professional, S~cratch-Fina
heat, won by A. A. Zimmerman; W: Mar
tin, Detroit. second; Harry Wheeler
Zimmerman and Wheeler a~lternated
the pace in this race. Zimmerman was
compelled to sprint out AND win, as a
made a great finish with Wheeler, and
beat him out for the place amid great
Two Miles. Handicap, Glass A-First
heat won by Tom Butler, Lowell; J.
Nd. Baldwin, Newark, second; J. W.
Judge, New York, third. Time 5 min
Pladnfeld' second; G. T. Earl, Brooklyn,
third. Time. 5 minutes 80 seconds.
York; C. R. Frazier, New York, second;
w. L. Darmer, N. j. A. G, third Time,
4 minutes 8 As seconds. Final heat won
A. Brown. New York, $50 yards, second;
?. r. Frazier, New York, $50 yards, third.
rinte, ) minutes 4 As seconds.
4 IN this race the officials became tangled
S5,E and it was asserted that they gave
fad race to the limit man.
Five Mile, Scratch, Final heat, Class 3
Won by c.. NJ. Murphy, Brooklyn;
n7Ionte Scott, Plainffeld, second; W. F.
Murphy, Brooklyn, third. Time, ID min
Sites u seconds.
Twenty-fve-mile Professional Race
Won by William Martin, Detroit; Harry
Wheeler, orange, second; Alex: Verhey-
IN Germany, third; L. Colombo, Italy,
fourth; A. 7. Crooks, Buffalo, fifth. Time,
1 hour, s minutes, "a seconds.
sPLINTS AND BANDAGES.
An Old Time smuggling Match at
GreenvfIle.