Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-05-31


the first time in twenty-five years the
Hampdsn Park Associstionhas voted 10
hold no trotting and pacing races TINS
year. The action is the result OF the RAIDS
made on the pool sellers last year, and
which cases are still pending in court.
The directors OF the Association do not
believe that they can make the races
pay without pool selling.
wALcorr AND HARRIS MATCHED.
BosToN, MASS, May 30.-Joe Wal
colt, the negro weller weight pugillst
OF this city, has been matched 10 meet
Mike Harris, of New York, In ten
round contest, in the Casino on June |
%. for a trophy offered bY the Ta6Aco
Club. The men will weigh in at lao |
pounds.
THE CHICAGO ROAD RACE.
CHICAGO, MAY 3O.-The Chicago road
race, the successor of the historic Pull
man bicycle event, was run over the |
new North Side course today. Inc
successful contestants for honors wore
as follows: First, Fred Rau, Chicago,
time, 57:lO; second, j. j. Dezenek, L.
C. C. Club; third, f. F. Bart
lett, g. OF c.; fourth, j. SHELTON,
NJ. and W. C. c. Club; fifth, |
A. ]. Jackson, L. C. Club. The winner
had 1880 start. TIE race was for the |
first time run from point on the lake |
shore drive, opposite the Grant monu-
ment In Lincoln Park, north to Evans
ton and back TO the starting potLt a !
distance of something over IS miles, |
and while it was 8 trlfe longer, |
and contained more bad turns than
the Pullman course, it was much the |
superior Of the Jld track as to footing. |
Much 10 the surprise Of the spectators, |
the three scratch men, Jarrett, Win |
ship and Lumsden, failed to show In the |
fnisl Each was heavily backed for |
tine prize, but all came in with the |
ear guard.
A RECORD BROKEN.
MILBURNE, n. j., May 30.-The |
greatest road race of the season, the |
Irvingt Milburne race between Hilton |
Hill and this city, came Off to-
day under very auspicious cir
cumstances. The day was ideal
for the cyclist and the roads were
never in better condition. The !
distance was % miles with l35 starters.
A. H. Barnett, of Elizabeth, crossed the (
tape first in one hour, eleven seconds, |
beating the record for that distance IA |
minutes and 80 seconds. Horace A.
Allen, of Asbury Park, was second, and |
f. A. Boffinger, Riverside WheeImen |
third.
ROAD RACE AT CLEVELAND.
C-...r 49, NJ % Eio htv Four |
riders, including some Of the fastest |
men in the State, started in the 25-mile |
handicap road race given under the |
auspices Of the Cleveland Wheel Club. !
The weather was fine and road fast.
The winner was, L. A. Grimm, IL min
ute handicap; J. S. Reedy, 12-minute
handicap, second; L. F, Lucas, third,
12-minute handicap. Time prize, Geo.
D. Comstock won; scratch; time, 1:14:21.
MASSACHUSETTS L. A. W.
BosToN, MASS, May 3O.-The annual
meeting OF the Massachusetts Division,
L. A. W., was a great success ia every
way. Thirty-fve hundred cyclists par
ticipated In the morning parade. In
the afternoon the whealmen went out
to Waltham to witness the A. G.
c. race meet. The races con-
sisted of six events equally divided
between class A and class B riders.
Summaries; Glass A, one mile novice,
John Quiet; time, 2:46 is. Two-thirds
mile open, Porter first; time, 1:46. One
mile handicap, Weltergreen first; time,
PIG Is. Glass b, two-thirds mile,
open, Bald first; time, 1:31 is, One
mile handicap, Sanger first; time,
2:13 2.5. One mile, open, Sanger first;
time, 2:23 lis.
THE MARTIN ROAD RACE.
BUFFALO, N. Y, May 3O.-The third
annual Martin road race OF twenty-five |
miles, was run in this city to-day over
the Bowmausville course. There were |
1876 starters, and of these, eight men
broke the worlds record for |
twenty-five miles, The record, as 1t
stood before the Martin race, was fin
ished was one hour eleven minutes and |
overweight seconds. Louis II. Gala |
han, of the Press Cycling Club, of this |
city, finished in one hour, ten minutes |
and thirty-eight seconds and the seven |
other record breakers made these |
marks: Adolph B. Goehler, Buffalo, |
1:1O:42; A. L. WieniE, Buffalo, 1:10:45; |
J. w. Binneman, Buffalo, l:16:5s; Frank |
II. Railway, Buffalo, 1:1l:O3; E. T. |
Leonart, Buffalo, 1:11:07; w. +. Buse, |
Buffalo, 1:11:O7; VIM. VanWagoner,
Syracuse, 1:ll:1s; John Pensyres, Buff
falo, 1;1l:2O.
BAY STATE CYCLE MEET.
WORCESTER, MASS, May 3O.-The |
Bay State Bicycle Club held series Of |
races at the Fair Grounds this after
noon which were attended by 1900 |
spectators. The class 3 races resulted |
as follows: Half mile, open, John s.
Johnson, OF Syracuse, n. Y; time 1851. |
Mile, open, Fred c. Graves, Spring field;
time, 2:31%. Mile, handicap, Watson |
Coleman, Springfield; time, 2:22.
OXFORD ACCEPTS.
LONDON, May S0.-0xford University |
has decided to accept the challenge OF
Yale for an athletic contest in England |
in July next, provided representative |
team can be formed.
TO COMPETE WITH oxFoD.
New haven, Conn, May 3O-It Is |
now almost certain that Yale will send |
an athletic team over to England to COM |
pete with Oxford some time 10 the |
month of July. Charles Il. Sheriff., Jr.,
Yale so, the well known Yale sprnter, |
is to manage the team, which will con-
sist of note more than six men. |
Several we'll known Yale graduates |
have promised to pay the teams |
expense. President Walcott, Of |
the University Track Athletic tsGm, |
was seen this evening. The only thing |
now in the way, he said, was the con-