The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-13
TURN lori THE WHEEL.
Zimmermanss Half Mile Record at
Asbury Park Was Beaten.

Asbury Park Was Beaten.
Eight thousand persons gathered on
the grounds of the Asbury Park "A.
on Saturday to see the bicycle races.
They enjoyed the pleasure of witnessing
fast riding, and saw the worlds track
record for half a mile, with a flying
start, made by Zimmerman, lowered by
George C.. Smith. The champion covered
4 half mile in Lon. On Saturday Smith
cut it down to :02 20.
At Herne Hill. England, on Saturday,
N the race against time, Zimmerman
seconds. scnofieid was second in 81 AS,
Banker third in 30 IL. and Wheeler
FOURTH in 80 34 seconds. The interna-
.ional five-mile race was won by Ed
wards of England. Wheeler of America
was second. and ouy of France was
third. Zimmerman and Verheyen col
,ided.
At the matinee races of the UTICA, N.
Y, Bicycle Club Saturday +. A. Jenny,
a elias A man, rode a half mile in CON-
mile on a tandem Jenny and Emil George
I1paced, rode in IS seconds, which is
aaimed to be the fastest, in the void.
1t was not a cheerful a for bicycling
Yesterday, and many enthusiasts remain
Two new clubs are added to the list
Columbia B. c. of Brooklyn and York
vile Wheelmen of New York City.
The annual championship race meet o.
the L. A. w. began at Denver day
AlSIbF wac W6i II n " VI SAAS ~AhA
n~eapolis meeting Saturday, and several
races were not run. The race of the day
Was to nave e o been mo- the thr Z nri1e zap 1p
u lap race the contestants are required
10 sprint every lap, and points are count
cd at the finish OF each lap; This Is the
the track. AS a rule the men loaf all
put the last quarter, and then sprint,
fihe manager insisted on fixing a time
limit of 7:25 and the riders retired.
Despite the adverse conditions, sew
eral of the Catholic Club cyclers went
on the club run yesterday to Plainfield.
The threatening weather deferred sev-
eral of the regular tourists of the Castle
Point cyclers from joining in the club
run yesterday to yThas1men S Snd s y rnn
scheduled for yesterday to Paterson and
the Passaic Falls. Only a corporafs
guard went out.
ended at 10:40 last night. The Nebraska
riders were delayed ,seyral hours by a
sandstorm, or tn schedule would have
been beaten oyer twenty-four hours.
Trap Shots.
The Essex Gun Club, who usually shoot
at Heritage's grounds, Marion, on the
third Thursday of each month, will not
shoot until the third Thursday in Sep
TENDER, owing to Mr.. Heritage's in
Der Shoot the member will be allowed
to shoot upon their July and August
scores.
the worlds championship between DR..
Carver and j. l.. Brewer will take place
at Woodlawn Park, Long Island, the
latter part Of September CA.
Al. Heritage. Neat Apgar. W. R. Ho7-
bart, Enoch Miller and Milt Lindsey
will represent New Jersey at Jack Par
at Detroit this week. The
shooting grounds are on Dechree-shos-
ka Island, at the mouth of the Detroit
River.
Oarsnaen Broke Records.
Their was a great record smashing on
Saturday at Saratoga at the regatta of
the National Association of Amateur
Oarsmen, and the racing was superb.
New records were made in the senior
singles, senior fours and senior Fights,
and in the junior singles and Junior
tours. Two Jersey crews won champion
ships. Ferdinand Koenig of the Western
Rowing Club of st, Louis won the SEN
ior singles in 8 minutes At IL seconds.
The A%rgonaut R. c, crew of Toronto,
won the senior four-oared shells in 8
minutes As seconds. The Tretons of
Newark won the senior eight-oared shell
race in Z minutes So IL second Joe Ma
guire, Bedford B. c. of Cambridge won
the Junior singles in 10 minutes 8 IL Sec
onds. The Excelsiors of Paterson won
the Junior four-oared shell race in 8
minutes % seconds. The Vespers of Phil
adelpnla won the uOuDle-ScuH GNeHL III .
minutes 6 LIZ seconds
Schuetzen King Coming Home.
Gus Zimmerman, the sharpshooter, who
has made a remarkablerecord abroad, is
expected home the end of this month. He
will bring back several cases of prizes.
The Schuetzens in this vicinity are MAX
ing preparations to receive the Schuetzen
King. He has won seventy-fve trophies
on his trip.
P~urftans Elect Officers.
At the last meeting of the Puritan
Athletic Association. the following Off
GERS were lected.-President, R. Grant,
Jr.; VicezPresident William Hendricks;
Secretary, Frederick Roeder, Jr.; Treas
urer, D. J. Miles, and Sergeant-at-Arms,
l.. Erhardt.
Each Made a Point.
Kickhams and Garryowens played a tie
game of Gaelic football yesterday at
Ridgewood. Each made 2 point. Nc
Cormick of the Garryowe1ls was ruled
off the field for fighting. He tackled
Big Buckley of the Kickhams.
PURITAN'S ANNUAL PICNIC.