The evening world., 1894-05-30
RECORD
AT M|LBURN.
Barnett Makes the Twenty.
f7a Miles in the Fast
Time of Lib,
PREVIOUS RECORD 1850.
More Than $4,000 People Wit
messed the Start and
Finish.
LAST YEARS WINNER LEFT.
Hundreds Of Pretty Women in
Boomers Rode to the
Scene.
LAST YEARS WINNER LEFT.

HILTON. y. j.. N1y 3o.-The Irving
ton-MIlburn race course was the Mecca
OF AL enthusiast, wheClmen in the
vicinlty of New York to-day.
Tn. lay for the great annual 25-mile
handicap road race. given under tho
auspices OF the Metropolitan Associa-
ton Of Cycling clubs, was perfect.
This Is the sixth OF the annual road
races. and the Interest in the event has
increased with every successive season.
This year 1 10 the aborbinE topic among
whcelmen ii. this vicinity.
The number of entries is greater than
ever before. and the competitors are
drawn from II lurGer number of clubs.
The fan list corrected up to this morn
ing contains the names of l5I contestants,
with hindiCaps angina from 10 seconds
To . minutes. Last year there were 40
competitors.
Among the New York clubs which
sent out large contlngents were the
Harlem Whcclmcn. New York Tourist
Wheclmen, Rivers de Whcclmen, New
York Athletic club. The C~rpScents. the
New York Whec!men, the Century cycle
club and no end of unattached riders.
Not II few of the ladies' had wheeled
al the way from New York city, as was
the case with II number Of members Of
Ia" New York Tourist Wheelmen,
among them Mrs. Henry l.. Westbay,
Mrs. 'ossett and Mrs. George Sect. all
OF whom are enthusiastic wheelwomen.
In the grove which borders the road
o. "tll,"" 81" OF the star wheels We're
stacked up by, the unlred. Many of
the riders In tn" club delegations We're
ladies. most Of them in the latest and
most attractive costumes, among which
the, bloomer style was conspicuous.
Chief Marshal Heath. Of the Tourist
Whe"lmen. said that the turnout to-day
exceeded all expectations. The number
Of people present was fully double that
OF any previous annual race. The olii-
GERS of the day were as follows:
lteteree-T. u, Potter. Brooklyn j. G.
,JuIscs-A. ., Hilbick, President N. 4.
4, &C., 3; Gentle; r. A; g. e.; "; +; n,
VI; e., Won ..engerHs.. Atalnnta W.;
i Z FTsi Kssr;, II {. r.; z. 4,
Timcrs-J. +, Fitch, X. WA. schwal-
hach L Bgrrts, l.. /. w: +. Floyd, OBJ.
Starter NJ. l., Brldgman. X. c. w.
Clerks of the Course-L. q. Miller. NJ.
W. W. A. Drabble. a. w; Il. a. Powers,
scorers-r. r. prlal NJ Il. C.; +. II.
Campbell. NJ. H.. C.; W. u. Collcnder.
j.. NJ. Knowles. orange a. G; W. V. Bel
krap. A, W. A. T. ,Merrick,' J. l. Prial.
M M: IA; H nnd Win Il; , II; T; Sss,s Mns cR Msr
one OF the busiest officials of the day,
Keeping the course clear and prevent
ing the crowds from blocking travel or
- ~ '''''Fs e g.
Martin, Passaic y. e., was chief UNI
pire, and had about n score OF as
sistants.
Forty-hve prizes are offered for COM
petitton-threc, an Eagle safety, a gold
medal and "A silver cup, for the best
time made in covering the course: two.
a gold and silver medal, and "A pair OF
aluminium rims. for the second best
time. and a silver medal for the third
best.
Each competitor who finishes in 20 or
better gets a bronze medal and the other
; prizes, which include second high-Grade
I. ~SafetieS, are given to the competitors
; according to the order in which they
finish
When time was finally called for start,
q ing the races, just before noon. It was
, estimated that there. were fully. 25,or
r course. or those no less than 1905
I came on their whee;s.
The pistol was fired at ll.39 and tho
, first to start were the nine minute haIdi
n cap men. There We're three racers II
n this batch. Then Came one in the So
class, and these were followed by thirty
r nine eight minute men. The Others
Z started IN their turn.
The first man to pass the line on tn
- marx was William Weller. Of the Cen
l. The other long handicap men followed
l. him well punched. Whcr The short han
/ dicap men came along. 1t was seen tina
y they hnd gained very little on the frs
4 hv"-mil" stretch II was evident from
. the time made that the race would b'
9 "A very fast one"
Il was - It'll" over II minutes. MURPHY
was but a few seconds faster. but h,
n was riding In magnificent form and wei
within himself. He was still far in tn,
rear whcn he passed the first hve-mtl,
mark.
In crossing the ten-nile line Weller
closely followed 10y II. Weir. OF WI
, minEtOu, and w, G, ROOme. Jersey CITY
The relative positions Of these thre
men had not changed materially sine
well in the lead Of nll the other cigr
$ minut" men, many OF whom had droppe
n out along the course
The next In the race At the ten mil
n j w. Baldwin. OF the Centur
Wheimsn. Of Newark ~.
tn" last man in the race, though he wa
To- getting up "A hotter pace and gradual
drawing M on the field, There wer
several falls in the second stretch, an
one OF the riders, George CostiEan, {
O. the Amsterdam Wheclmen, who took
header Just after passing the line, wa
'e badly hurt. His fall was caused ny on
Nc track just as he was passing. He va
tuuncd aud had to be carried OF N
track, hut he was soon brought aroun,
n At the fifteen miles Weller had drnppo
M out and Wier was leading the bunch
~ wlioh were RooGlc. Baldwin and \.
Hargan. Of Newark.
Nv The speedy mHn were putting q
81 more power and the race was grown
7" exciting.
pc Murphy was still the last man, but a
~ though ne was riding wcll he was lusir
I' ground. lie crossed the fifteen niIr In
~ at 1888. just > minutes 10 seconds hghij
o.. B-uN niger AMI Wells, his club mates, vi
J., only mad ( seconds start Of him,
p George ". Coffin. OF the Atalnu,
- Wh'clmcE, was working up among II
m leaders and r, Walsh, the BriaUcpo
c. ,irrh." was making a good record, Fr,
ne Iawley Of the x. G.. W, wGs draggiy
behind.
Rpomc had forged his way into fir
place when III" twonty-mile line W;
passed ana the Jersey City man vi
riding "a great race.
~ Weir, ~ Wilmington. was in secol
~. place, aud Baldwin, ~ the Century Gu
w was third.
e. a. H. Barnett Elizabeth Whoclma
M, reached the finish line first. He ma
~ the twaufy-DNa miles in IN Is Ito a..