New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-30
w. MARTIN A STAR RIDER.
HE WINS THE TwENTY-FIVE-MILE RACE
AT THE BICYCLE TOURNAMENT.
c. NJ MURPHY ALSO DOES MAGNIFICENT WORK.
CAPTURING THE ONE. TWO AND FIVE MILE
CoNTEsTs-FoR TWO MILES HE BREAKS
THE RECORD by OVER 90 SECONDS

CONTEsTs-FoR TWO MILES HE BREAKS
THE RECORD BY OVER 20 SECONDS
ZIMMERMAN IN GOOD FORM.
The bicycle contests ia the Madison Square Oar
den drew a large crowd of enthusiastic people yes
terday. and from the ncessant cheering they kept
IN they must have been satisfied with the pro-
cramme provided by the management OF the Graho
national Bicycle Tournament The women
who were present in large numbers evidently en-
loved the racing as much the men. Tney proved
they were well posted on the rules governing picyco
contests and also could pick the winners at the
start OF each with considerable success harry
Wheeler is evidently d great favorite among them.
and cries from them OF Hurry Harry hurry.
were plainly audible on every side
The excitement was at a high pitch in the hrst
preliminary heat Of the two-mie professional race.
In we're Martin of Detroit. the winner OF the ten
mile race on Wednesday night; Verheyen, Appel
and Colombo. Martin tried 10 pass Nerneyeh ana
they came together Martin was thrown ana was
picked up in a fainting condition ana carried OIL inc
track 1t was reported his leg was broken, but
this afterward contradlcted. lie raceu as"i'
/ later.
c. NJ Murphy, OF Brooklyn. continued his 3ood
work of the afternoon BY winning the hve-miie
race for professionals 1t was close race between
him and Monte Scott. who has been In Class only
one week The two-mile professional race was
2
man and Wheeler Zimmerman held the others
safe however, and a beautifully contested
race by a dozen feet. Wheeler made terrinc
squirt In the last hundred yards. but Martin beat
, him ont half wheel under the wire for second
place
TWENTY SECONDS KNOCKED OFF RECORD
The morning and afternoon holiday programme
drew more lovers Of cycling to the GARDEN thah
had been present at any time before IN the meet
,sar tinO
number of close finishes created much enthusiasm
ci,.rles Nurphy won the wo-mile race for Class
men open TO all corners, in the wonderful time OIL
, min IS A. sec. The previous record was n'ii
10 Sec and this knocks IT into cooked nat lor'
Butler the lad from Boston, won both the i've
mile championship for Class \ men and the
onc-rnlle handicap in grand style. and his name
sake Nat Butler. from the "liuo captured ''c
two-mIe handicap for Class b men. Ih!s was
run in 4 min 49,. sec. He had handicap OF
twenty Yards but still the time was even raster
than Charley Murphy's in the two-mile scratch
race in which Nat Butler was second
The two-mile race for professionals was hotly
contested The best Of all the talent qualied IN the
preliminary heats and the entries in the final ana
decisive heat included Nerheyen, the German
Wheeler the young Jerseyman; Luigi Colombo
and Edwards. Zimmerman had allowed Coiohoo
to bca; him in the preliminaries' so 'he i'd'"''
could have chance TO compete III 'le nH"i "9""
He never dangerous. however anu INC '"NN
DEVELOPED into a terrific struggle between Nerheyen
and Wheeler Edwards also was In the lead at
times Verheyen's riding marked by his method
~ going all over the track. cutting off the others
at critical points OF the contest In the last zap
he crossed in front Of Wheeler. shutting him out
and winning the heat and race. Wheeler was sec
ond and Edwards third. They claimed ioui'
which was allowed. and Wheeler was dec!arei ''e
winner The uninitiated Immediately set UP a
serles Of shouts for Verheyen. They Kept IL up
for a long time but the judges were not to be
coerccl.
Referee T. p Pria made the following state
ment: "verheyen and others were repeatedly told
not 10 look around az IL was exceedingly DANGER
Gus for any one to ride thus. In inns
two.mlle race Verheyen twice told by the REL
cree verbally while the race was In progress ho'
to look around to which he paid no attention.,
! The reason Verheyen looked around was so liia'
~ could ride i'll ana out. thus Keeping othel co'ii-
pettors behind him. and not giving them an S Sp.
iaps. and hence the disqualification" ,,.,,,.
Theodore + Mersees of the Hudson County
saiI last night he was willing that Nerheyen
SHOULD take Arst money. He would be satisfied
The boys' races in the morning were hotly con
tested John u. Gluck. jr. fell of the top OF sne
track ana his wheel followed him. Young Tisher
also fel over Charles X Granger. OF the RIVER
giie Wheelmen. thrown so nara on me traCh
a to get badly hurt. Three stitches were taken Ia
Al he Class and the prof t ma pr 9s
manded mat sr new re'fr n the pe Afternoon
Th~ twenty-nve-mile race began about II O'Clock
last niEnj ana M w4f Wet Of Detroit won IT, The en-
thusiasm the finish between MN anu -" ne ~,
The three leaders Martin. Wheeler and Verheyen
went the frst mile fas; they gained nearly zap
on the Others. The mile was mace IN W'"' % So
DAY CONTESTS.