Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-30
WITH OAR AND WHEEL
Athletes Celebrating Both on Land
and on Water.
THE GREAT CHICAGO ROAD RACE
Twenty Thousand See tho New
jersey Contest.
TWO atlas ROWED

MILLBURN. N. j., May 30.-Uniess the
Chicago road race of bicyclists, and that of
Linscott Mass, be excepted, the great
lrvington-Millburn road race here today is
the chief Memorial day event of wheelmen.
The Irvington- Millburn course is a famous
/! track. and the event has become an annual
wheeling fixtures in the east, and wheelmen
from radius of hundred miles gathered
here today to attend. The course is five
miles long, and track is started midway
and the entire distance was lined with spec
tators among whom it is estimated there
were nearly 5000 non-contesting wheelmen.
The track was in splendid condition this
n orning. the rain and the wind, the sun
shine and the rollers having made it a
capital bottom for wheels.
The first race over this course was held in
1850. Bicycle road racing was then prac-
ticaiiy in its infancy. Yet so high in favor
was the sport that over l. 400 persons were
In attendance to witness the race. The
starting point, which is also the finishing
point, is at the top of Hilton HILL just mid
way between the lrvington Hotel. the lower
turning point, and CampbelPs dam, the up
Fer turning point.
The Metropolitan Association of Cycling
Clubs had made great preparations for to-
days race and to all those VINO cover the
distance in an hour and twenty minutes
enc of the regular old medals.
The race Is, as usual, open to the world
The winners. in the order they finish. will
be permitted to make their own selection of
the prizes. The referee is Isaac b. Potter.
Among the contestants today We're Chas
Wilsin. jr., A. w. Fuller. Harry Stevens
Fred Garner F. p. Northup. Fred
you. Hans Hansen. Richard H. Stewart.
Chas. F'redericks, Sidney Allen, wm Hail.
John T. Montmeat. Chas. N Rydel Arson
E Carton. Burton ]. Baldwin, George Cos
tigan, Louis Berger, Samuel johnson, Carl
Berger s. B. Burke, w. L. Austen, F. G.
Smith. A. w. w. Evans, VIM. Weller, P. L.
Coffin, H. S. Upple. Chas Keeseman, f. c.
Bryan, Geo. b. Cobb Chas A. Fulle, ]. w.
Baldwin. J. Schneider. G. T. Taylor. Monte
Scott. E. A. Willis. E. A. Bofinger. L. S.
Frank, c. A. Cox. r. Bradford, H. A. Saun-
ders, ]. T. Rooster, H. E. Eckstein. Chas
w. Mayow. Ch.. Pope. II. A. Allen, Ed
Mather. b. Fox, A. H. Barnett, c. P. Stau-
bach. A. N. Laggren, c. P. Saubach, F. Heg-
man, G. Muller, =. H. Johnston, c. w.
Pearson, s. A. Cramer. James Grigory,
Chas. b. Vaughan, Benz. Parton, JOS H.
Nanhest. Alfred J. Hargan, J. w. Davidson,
s. T. Thompson, Chas. Church. Fred Rum-
ford, F. NJ. Dampman, John J. Garvey,
Geo w. Coffin, Leonard II. Pyle, w. L.
Darmoor. This Walsh. Harry Gray, Map
gar G. Stewart F. F. Carberry, L. H. Ad-
sit, c. ]. Iren. c. 4. Gibson VIM Freeman.
!. d. Phillips, d. l. Rains, W. L. Benn w.
r. Murphy. G. b. Waters, w. H. Roberts,
f. 9. Mcdonald. c. Nance, George Tonkin,
Y. q. Edge, II. r.. Davis J. T. Beckwith, c.
w. Young, G. A. Needham, w. N Staiey,
J: p. Beckwith, C. T. Earl A C. Kipp W. E.
kipp. Fred Hawley, VIII. Wells,J J. Gregory.
II. A. Wadsworth. The best previous time
for the course, twenty-five miles, one hour
fifteen minutes and ten seconds was made
by c: NJ. Murphy Of the Kings County
Wheefmen last year
There were fully 10000 people on the sides
on the road leading from Irvington to Mill
burn this morning awaiting the start of
the twenty fve-mle handicap read race.
The start was made at IL IA am
V. A Barnett of the Elizabeth Wheel
men, won; Horace Allan of Asbury Park,
second, and E. A. Bofanger OF Riverside
Wheelmen, third. Time one hour eleven
minutes and thirteen seconds, or four min
utes better than the best previous record
on this road.