The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-28
JERSEYS CRACKS.
The Best Prizes in the Big
Bicycle Meet Go to Zim-
my and Wheeler.
NATIONAL GUARD BOWLERS
Company "A Members Can Roll
as Well as shoot-FoOt-
ball Notes.

failed to win a place in the opening days
racing of the big international tourna-
ment at Madison Square Garden yester-
day, they made a fine showing. In the
half mile scratch, class A, Billy Darmer
secured second place in the third heat,
the fastest of the race. Darmer rode
well in the finish, but seemed afraid to
/, take the corners and lost much ground in
consequence. In the five-mile scratch,
Glass. A. event, Darmer won the third
event and the fourth heat was captured
by Louis Hunter, the old n. J.. A. c.
rider. Neither Darmer nor Hunter Sc
cured a place in the finals. The snag
which all riders struck was in the turn
at the eastern end of the Garden. 1t
was located under a footbridge, and a
rail fence along the edge of the track
made matters doubly dangerous. The
banks should have been built higher, a
point upon which all the contestants
agreed. The creates event of the night
was the final heat of the one-mile pro-
fessional scratch race. There were four
starters-Zimmermann, Wheeler, Martin
= and Yerheyen. At the start the pace
was slow, but after two laps Wheeler
nut on steam and rushed ahead. closely
IOllOW6u ny ZIlllulN dliQ w AtA'
ter tried in vain TO get up, but the W
Jerseymen held their own. When the
bell sounded for the last lap, Jimmy cut
loose and dashed along a length behind
Wheeler. who was making the pedals
fly like electric fans. On the eastern
turn Martin came on. too, with an aston
ishing burst OF speed. but the pace was
too hot for him to win. When they
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was leading, but zimmy's powerful legs
hustled his wheel to the front and in a
Notwithstanding finish he beat Wheeler by
a wheels length. Following are the sum
maries Of the days events
THE AFTERNOON RACES.
one mile, novice, class A-First heat
won by W. H. owen, r. w; A. NJ Nc
Intyre, r. S. w. second. Time. 2 min
utes S5 25 seconds. Second heat won by
N. NJ. Bower, n. Y. L. w; B. R. Sack
EFT, r. w. second, Time, 2 minutes
Sc Is seconds. Third heat won by R.
W. Butler, n. Y. w; ]. Talbot, B. B.. c.,
second. Time, 2 minutes 46 20 seconds.
Fourth heat won by F.. F. Fisher, T. w;
A. A. Scheuber. D. r. c., second. Time,
2 minutes IS % seconds. Fifth neat won
by E. R-osenheimer. D. R. c.; W. H.
Higgins, r. W, second. Time, 2 min
utes &c seconds. Sixth heat won by R.
Fl. Roberts, C. w; f. Carbonell, G. w,
second. Time, . minutes IS seconds.
One mile. 2:l5. class B-First heat won
by Nat Butler, Boston; c. E. Gauze, r.
T. second: e. A. MeDufie, Springfield,
third. Time, 2 minutes q 20 seconds
Second heat won by y. +. "a
ond: II. II. Maddox, I. c.. third. Time,
9 minutes 80 Ia seconds.
Half mile, scratch, class A-First heat
won by O. HedstroIa. n. W; A; J.
ute 30 25 seconds. Second heat won by
Charles K: Granger, R. w; +: D.
White. L. W. Secona, Tlnle, h. | minute M
Barbeau; ". L. Darmer, y. j. A. G.,
second. Time, l minute u 10 seconds.
Fourth heat won by F.. A. Nagle, r: W;
T. F. Goodman, r. W., second. Time, 1
minute 10 As seconds.
Five miles. scratch, Glass A-First heat
won by F. D. White, L. W; F. c. Roome,
G. w, second; E. Hodgson, N. W., third:
Time, 5 minutes 10 As seconds. Second
heat won by w. A. Barbeau. R. w; T
Butler, r. W, second; w. Blake, r. w,
third. Time, 5 minutes 16 seconds. Third
heat won by W. L. Darmer, N. ]. A. G;
A. ]. Hargan, C. c. c., second; c. Lie
bold. G.. w, third. Time, 5 minutes q 10
seconds. Fourth beat g w0g 8. G IL dDuis
e W second; G. W. Judge, R. W,
third. Time, 5 minutes II IS seconds.
The above event was cut dow to two
mile heats.
heat won by Nat Butler, Boston; c. NJ.
Murphy, Brooklyn, second; L. A. Gala
Is seconds. Second heat won by Ray
McDonald,R . W.; z. A. McDufie, Bos-
ton. second; E. L.. Blauvelt, L. {. c.,
third. Time, 2 minutes % Is seconds.
In the above the heats consisted of
One mile scratch, professional First
heat won by Alex Veheyau, Germany;
Lucien Lesna. Switzerland, second. Time,
2 minutes rs 3-5 seconds. Second heat won
by w. Martin, Detroit; H. G. wheeler,
Orange, second; Adrian Query, third;
Time, 9 minutes Is 35 seconds. Third
heat won by A.A. Zimmerman, Freehold;
P. J. Berlo, Boston second; c. S. Appel,
Brooklyn, third. Time, 2 minutes 26 As
I Nat Butler, the Boston rider, succeed
ed in lowering the worlds indoor com
petition record in the preliminary heats
of the class B mile race. He covered the
vious record was 2 minutes 80 2-5. held
!" THE EVENING RACES.
One mile novice, class -Tria heat
won by N. NJ. Bower, n. Y. T. w. F. C.
Borden, NJ. w, second. Time, 2 minutes
.9f3-5 seconds. Final heat:-Won by AN.
III InfFYe. W. N. NJ. Bower, n. Y. T.
gs second; B.. r. Sackett, R. W., third.
Time, 2 minutes 80 80.
ii one mile, 2:15. class B-Final heat won
by Nat Butler, B e t 9f1;rp Monk scout W :.
third Time, 2 minutes "a S-5 seconds.
Half mile. scrach, class A-Final heat
won nv w. A. Barbeau, r. w; E. Hodg-
SON. r. W., second; o. Hedstrom, M. w,
Afbird, Time. minutes 10 seconds.
Half mile, class B, in heats Cirst prize
90 he winner of fastest heat, second
nrize to second fastest third prize to
third fastest)-First heat won by Ray
nnond Mcdonald, r. W.; Louis Callahan,
] Buffalo, second; w. F. Murphy, K. c.
/ W, third. Time, l minute IL rs Sec
Second heat-Won by G. NJ; Murphy.
Tx q. W; e. A. McDufie, Springfield,
second; Monk Scott, G. W., third. Time,
i minute 10 2-5 seconds.
Prizes awarded to c. M. Murphy, K.
@r w. first, and Ray Mcdonald, second.
hose men making the fastest times.
Tbree mile lap race, final heat-Won by
OF Butler. Boston,; E. A. McDufie,
nrinefeld. second; Charles NJ. Murphy,
G. w, third. Time, Z minutes % LIB
eFFive mile. scratch, class A-Final heat
ron by w. A. Barbeau, r. W.; Charles
granger R. W.. second; j. M. Bald
xin, C. c. c., third. Time, IA minutes
81 rs seconds. 1870 ~,
&eat won by A. A. zimmerman; Harry
= Wheeler. second: w. Martin, Detroit,
Third. Time, 2 minutes % 10 seconds.
Five mile professional race, maj neat
N-Won by A, A. Zimmerman; Alex Yer
Seyen, Germany, second. Time, IL MIN
les 9 As seconds.
! STRIKES AND SPARES.
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