The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-23


Brooklyn. N. Y; Ray Dawson, Boom
ton, N. j.
The time made. $50, tells the story
Of the heat. The men simply drittsd
around till the three-quarters was
reached. when the squirting began.
Krick had the best Of it and led over
the tape. Smith was second aud Daw-
son third
There were eight starters out Of
eleven entries in the second heat. Toe
starters were Monte Scott, Plainfield,
N j, A. F. Diffandsrfer, Bingham
ton, N. Y; F. p Weyandt, Scranton; !;
R. W. Lsngford. Pittston: W. N.
Price. Philadelphia; J. B. Corser,
Pottsville; H. NJ. James. Wilkes
Barre; G. T. Miner, Binghamton, N, Y,
Cries of funeral" grease your
axles, that's pretty near walk" and
the like were the greetings from the
grand stand. The racers redeemed
themselves, however, at the stretch,
finishing in a bunch. The first wheel
wasn't off the tape before the fourth
was on it. Scott won; Corser was
second and Nemsr third. A track re-
cordifor loafng of 3:16 fiat was made.
The two sets of leaders then lined up
for the final heat and expectations of a
good race ran high. To prevent the
repetition of the loefing iu the prelimi-
naries q time limit of 24O was set.
Corser came in first in 242, Scott sec
ond and Kriek third. but as they failed
to get inside the time limit the referee
compelled them to run it over. Four
of them, Dawson. Corser, Scott and
Krick reluctantly consented to 60 an
other mile. Krick led at q brisk pace,
followed in goose fashion by Scott.
Corser and Dawson. AT the final turn
Scott. Corser and Dawson pulled up
on the leader and passed him. Corser
won again, Scott second. Dawson third.
Time, 2 80
THE COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP.
The county championship race was
for blood. Seven Scrantonians started
out with determination to make New
man prove that he was champion of
five counties, which record he won on
Fourth of July The starters were:
r. v White. Scranton; r. A Gregory,
Scranton; G. M. Tolemie, Scranton ;
G. A, Gardner, Scranton; E A, Gil.
more, Scranton; H. G. Newman,
Scranton; F. P. Weyandt Scranton
G. H. Winans, Scranton.
When. after pretty aud exciting
struggle. Gregory, the Green Ridge
man won the race, the grand stand
went wild with enthusiasm. Newman
was not in it at all. Gardner. White
and Gilmore also beat him out. The
time was 49,
THE LAP RACE.
Monte Scott, G. W. Krick, E. L. Val
kenbsrg, G. H. Winans and F. E.
Doup started in the lap race. The best
mile Of the day, 2.27, WAS made by
Scott, who won both laps, Krick came
second in both events and Winans and
Doup each had a third aud fourth place
accredited to them. The third przo
was awarded to Winans because Doup
had not been entered legally.
Two-MILE HANDICAP.
The final race of the day was the
two mile handicap, in which there were
twenty-three entries and nineteen
starters. The men went the first mile
in two bunches, Scott, Corsen, Krick,
Dawson and Doup, scratch and short
handicap men, forming the second
group. Just as the two crowds were
beginning to amalgamate at the last
half Scott, one of the scratch men,
pulled out of his bunch and passed the
first bunch at lightning pace, and
when the three quarter pole wa:
reached he was so far ahead of his
competitors that he could have fear
lesslY gotten off his wheel and re.
mounted. He. however, did not lag
any, but kept up his wonderful sprint
and crossed the tape in A 49, which IL
remarkable time for two miles. Miner
Q25 yards) was second. Diffsnderfer
900 YARDS third aud White $50 yards
fourth.
OFFICERS OF THE DAY.
The following were the officers o.
the day:
Referee-John ]. Van Mort, Scranton.
Judges-Frauk Dietrick Wilkes-Barre
II. P. Hitchcock, Scranton; w. II. Gleason
Binghamton. N. Y.
Timers-U. G. Harmon, Bloomsbury
c. S. Seamans Scranton; Frank Snyder
Pittston.
Clerk of Course-D. B. Atherton, Scran-
| ton.
Assistant Clerks of Course-W. L. Carr
Scranton; E. T. Howe. Scranton.
Starter-H. B. Chase, Scranton.
Scorer-Wiliam Rishton, Bloomsbury.
Handicapper-A. G. Powell, Pniladel.
phia.
In the evening the prizes were dis
tributed at the Green Ridge Clul
house by H. P. Hitchcock. A socia
followed.