The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-07-30
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UNLUCKY DARMER.
Severely Hurt in Metropoli-
tan Associations Race
Meet.
CITY DRIVING CLUB
Had a Meeting at Secaucus-Bat,
Ball, Paddle and Racquet
Notes..

WIZ "a "a oNS $780,
Nheelmen, is a clever but unfortunate bicy-
clist. A few months ago. while training for
the Decoration Day race, he ran into a pile
If building materials on Ocean avenue, was
ohrown and broke his collar bone. A short
time ago, while competing in a race. he met
with an accident and was severely hurt and
deprived of a victory. He was one of the
contestants at the meet of the Metropolitan
Association of Cycling Clubs at Manhattan
Field on Saturday and was seriously injured.
Smith, who was in the lead, fell and a mo-
ment later the contestants were all in a
heap. Darmer was so badly hurt that he
had to be carried from the field. w. c.
Roome, of the Hudson County Wheelnlen
and New Jersey A. c.. finished second III the
two mile handicap from the ITO yards mark
and was third in the one mile handicap from
the sixty yards mark.
AT Waltham on Saturday Nat Butler rode
a flying two miles in 4.07 20. and made six
new worlds records from the mile and one
quarter mark. His intermediate distances
are as follows: One quarter, 0:29 80; one
third, 0:39; one-half, 0s59 Is; two-thirds,
leo 2.5; three-quarters, 1:ol; one mile,
2:03 2-5; one and one-quarter. 2:36; one and
one third, 2:45 3-5; one and one-haIf. 3:O5 %;
one and two-thirds, S:26 3-5: one and three
quarters, $3.50 As: two miles. 4:07 rs.
Since the collapse. of the National Cycling
Association the professionals have been
striving hard to get back into the Il. A. w.
The league has refused to reinstate them.
Harry Wheeler would not have gone
abroad to compete as a professional ii he
had received any encouragement from The
Law officials.
During August the racing men will be
well attended to in Asbury Park. Following
the rsces of the Asbury PARK Wheelmen's
Association, the Good Roads tournament
will be held on August 30, 81 and Septeln-
Th&ewll be three days of racing at the
pational meeting of the League of Ameri-
can WGeeimen to be held IN Denver next
monsh land prizes to the value of $1,000 will
be awAfded. Provision has been made for
all classes of riders.
Within the past two weeks Sanger seems
to have been winning the majority of all
the big races, and understanding all the other
cracks. From his performances, 1t is a
natural conclusion that he Is now getting
into record form and will assume the cham
pionship honors.
johnson, Bliss and Tyler have been doing
some erratic riding recently.
In the first eighty-seyen Glass b riders
there is enot a J~erseyman. Over one-half the
list was composed of names of Californians
and Los Angeles contributed about four to
San tIanclscos one. There are over a
Aa& 49,
Jersey cyclist is on the list.
The Associated Cycling Clubs of New
Jersey will hold a twenty-five mile road race
on the Elizabeth-Rahway course on Sep
teni;)er 3.
george Smith of the Riverside Wheelmen
viii try to ridea half-mile under l minute
: seconds on August 10 at the meeting of the
Asbury Park Wheelmen. This is the track
record held by A. A. Zimmerman.
Some of the racing men conformed with
tine new rules regarding racing coiors this
season by adopting some neat combinations,
but it has remained for James Willis of the
Elizabeth Wheehnen to staftle the racing
men with tho gorgeousness OF his attire. His
racing suit consists OF u blue with white
trimmings, a pair of blue racing slippers
and a blue skull cap.
The [. A. ". Racing Board have received
complaints from some of the winners Of the
recent races of the Greenwich Wheellnen,
who assert that the club misrepresented the
value of the prizes offered. Chairman
Raymond denies that Sanger has made any
complaint about his prizes won at Asbury
Park. The charges against the Greenwich
Wheelmen are being investigated.
The twenty-mlle road record was lowered
TWO minutes at Detroit in the Hilsendengen
road race over the Belle Isle course on Satur-
day by Charles Barthol, who covered the
distance in l:O5:5S. The Grant brothers,
George D.. and w. W., finished in dead
heat for second place, less than five seconds
behind Barthol.
At Bordeaux yesterday A. A. thinner
man, the American crack, beat Loste, the
best rider in Southern France, and several
wheelmen of local fame.
The race for the Toulouse prize at the Velo-
drome, Buffalo, yesterday was Won by Lums-
den, with Starbuck second and Muringer
third. The tandem race Of 5000 metres was
won by Verhegen and Louyet. Fassier and
Crooks. were second.
Class BuPacing men and their managers
and trainers, are the charter members of the
AmerfcAIt League of Racing Cyclists, Or
enthusiastically at Indianapolis. Glass A
men will be admitted TO membership. The
constitution gives this as the object
The binding together for mutual protec-
ton; to increase the interest of cycle racing,
and to work in harmony with race meet
promoters.
To aid and assist the L.. A. ". Racing
B0ard in controlling the racing men through
a direct representation, which shall voice
the sentiments of the racing contingents of
this country. not only in regard to the pro-
per management of race meetings, but as to
the value of prizes; in fact, anything that is
of mutual interest, such as improving trans
portal on facilities and increasing the num-
Der of circuits in order that the interest in
racing may be more general throughout the
country during the season. Also to facilitate
the filing of entries with race meet pronot-
ers, etc.
The following officers were elected:-M. L.
Bridgnan, Boston, President; w. H.. Kirk
patrick, Boston, Secretary and Treasurer;
Tom Eek, Minneapolis; A. l.. Atkins, Chic
ago; w. f. Murphy, Brooklyn. and H. c..
Tyler, Springfield, Mass, Board of Directors.
The Catholic Club cyclers will meet to-
night. The club went to Long Branch yes
terday.
Friday night. They mad a run to Pompton
Yesterday.
The Jersey City Wheelmen had a pleasant
run yesterday to Lake Hopatcong.
CANOE CAMP CLOSED.
The Final Race Vas Won by a Jer-
sey Lad.