The evening world., 1894-07-14
CONKLIN IS FIRST.
Celebrates His Birthday by Win
ming the Century Run.
First Time, Too. He Has Ever
Taken Part in a Race.
More Than One Hundred Bicyclists
In tho Contest.

NEWARK, y. j., July 1T one hun
drc1 and four hiCyclers started at SO
clock this morning on the lOv-mlo road
race to Princeton and return. There
were Isl entered In the race, but the en-
cess,rc heat kept many from going to
the mark. The roads are reported IN the
! best possible condition, and u new record
win probably be made.
The starting point was surrounded by
| crowd OF several hundred persons
when the W-minute handicap men went
away al The crack of the pistol
me riders sped down the avenue
IDENTIFY intending TO keep Is far away
! from the scratch men az posi-
bic, The twelve men TO stSrt irst
a. Ulrich, Pastims a. c.; John Whyard
! and ". Henri. Hillside Wheelmen q.
j.: piesslcr and A. Smith, EsseN County
| ford and w. A. Seaman, Century G. CT;
! w. +. DWyer, Junction, n. j.; George
Schneider, New Brunswick, and @. wv.
! Nuorhis, Union County Roadsters. There
S with y minutes, . with ~ minutes,
with 81 minutes, II with 81 minut es,
! 10 with "a minutes, b with " minutes, ~
caps ranging down to 8 minutes. Will
lam Van Wagner. who was placed at the
scratch, did not start. and A. w: W.
n.
T. MARSHAL. OF the Manhattan u. c.,
were the virtual scrach men.
| cha rles Il. Brooks: the colorGd rider
who has brought suit against the Alta
! lanta Wheelmen because they would not
receive his entry, started with the b
minute men. as he had promised. The
scorers along the line have been instruct
| ed not to take his time
abcth. Plainfied, Bound Brook and
Princeton, returning by the way Of New
finish win be at the same point as the
start, In Freinshuysen avenue. this city.
The first man TO reach Piainiied was
G. W. " vocrhis and he S%' Ipn ase tn nd
time for the sixteen miles being H.; I'm.
lie was closely followed by the follow
Ing in the order named; w; a; seaman,
schue Henr + oe Gowa MhSar T. Rogers sSIss
c. ii. Rogers and c. A. Terrell Clowan
mad been doing the best work, as ne h ha.e
caught most of the men VINO mad h't
A. W. W. Evans AMI J. r. Marshall
the scratch men, PASSED through piain:
field at lo2 of9ek Vas At h' aRaad hroSs s
reached that place at 1903 O'CLOCK. and
was closely followed by W. j. Ciowan
4. II, Rogers, W; 4. Seaman and e. ;,A W.;
had passed through Bound Brook. w.
T.. Ciowan was ahead when the riders
reached Somerville, distance Of thirty,
that place at 1880 O'Clock, just one
minute ahead of Noorhs. q. ".
! Conlln was minute behind Noorhls
and was riding in good shape.
| The town authorities would not allow
the races 10 go through Crawford This
necessitated a detour OF several miles,
the exact distance not being known, so
the race will be about lo3 miles.
THIS win make trouble IL any records
are broken.
The hrs, rider reached Princeton at
124 O'Clock He was G. w. ConklIn, Of
the East orange Wheelmen: He was
ten minutes ahead of W. i. Clowan,
J. T.. Baldwin, OF Newark, was third.
At Summerville, I. II: Pyle; who Was
riding fast, took a header and broke the
ger was bandaged by Il doctor. and Pyle
| continued in the race.
Conkin was still in the lead at New
Brunswick, with about seventy-three
miles covered, w ?. , Ciowan was snra sec e.
man. third. q. ". Pierce. another
short-mark man. was fourth, and J. NJ.
Baldwin NTH. The leader reached New
| Brunswick at 1.ib.So
| The race was won by J. W. Conklin:
who finished ut 3.l3,3O. w. p. Clowan. OF
tia. Mercer County Wheelmen: Was sec
ond, crossing the line at 3,2224. A. W.
! W. Evans was third, one minute later.
This Is the first time Conklin ever rode
in a race. He is d carpenter, and to-day
celebrates his twenty-ftth birthday.
Conklins time was Oh. I'm. Sos. The
second mans time was Oh. 3Sm 23s.
| COniSlin finished very fresh. John Stew
art. OF chatham, was hte fourth man To
| finish. he crossing the line at 3.4l.
shaw, OF the Gloucester Wheelmen. was
hr,h at 3,+2l2, covering. the dis
! lance in On. sam. Evans Will get u gold
| watch for best time.