The evening world., 1894-05-30
GREAT DAY AWHEEL.
Milburn- 25-Mile Road
Race Draws the Crowd.
The Entry-List Is Larger Than in
Any Previous Year.
Experts Say the Record Is Bound
to BE Broken.

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hlLIoN' ~ d. May "'-lhe irving
toh-Aiiiourn race course was the hiecca
OF All enthusiastic "heelmeh IN 'he
'iclh'ty Vi ne" 10TH 'o-oas,
inc roads ieauins F" orange ana
Ne"ark py "hich the course ID reacheu
were swarming with cyclers almost
from sunrise. and at an hour when most
a T., 49, ,t,. oro ,ht,L,nu uo
peopie ~ ~ .i.' "u '"''n's Vi IS
ting their breakfasts the pretty nVe-mlle
stretch of road between the little vii
,oye. n, Nilhurn and Irvinpton was al-
lagos of Miiburn and lrvlngton was lined
with spectators from end to end.
The day for the great annual 25-mile
handicap road race, given under the
auspices of the Metropolitan Associa-
,t,, ~ Cvo,i,y ci,bs was ,.rf.ct
''un Vi n'.'"e ,'o ""s pe'te
The Clerk OF the Weather had been
good to The wheelmen. The sky was
Dc, ovorn.s, ano,oh o. u.Lo 4, oom.
JUST oFercas' e"'us" " Inane IL co"'-
m Portable ss.d for the the races ace MOS. There ere, was Was, a
onongh n irterfore Win tho making -,
enough 10 interfere WIN 'he 'hahihs oi
good time, and the road was In almost
g., h.rt,n ,aL, ,,a a,,., oom,,o,o,v
ago having 'a'u the Jus. coH'p'e'eiy -.
This Is the sixth of the annual road
races. and the interest In the event has
t,.,....a III. .,or, ,,,,o.,,,o o,,o,
Increased WY" VERY su.ees'Ve seasoh.
This year II Is the aborbing topic among
wheelmen In this vicinity.
The number of entries is greater than
ever before. and the competitors are
drawn from a larger number OF clubs.
The mi list eorrected in to this morn.
Ing contains the names Of III contestants
with handicaps ranging from As seconds
to . Minutes. Last Year there were 10
competitors.
.The Evening World,"
The scratch man is w. F. Murphy, of
me Kings County Wheelmen. whose
brother. c. M. Murphy, won the time
twenty-five miles, in 1.iS.si.
This record is bound TO be broken this
year, for not only has Murphy beaten
this time in his practice. but several
Some Of the other cracks who will have
n chance to distinguish themselves in to-
days race are: John Bensinger, W. II.
Wells. Fred Hawley and +. G. Mcdonald,
of the Kings County WAeelmen, which
club has furnished the largest number Of
entries: A. Il. johnson, Of Bridgeport:
Mort Scott OF Newark: George w. Coffin,
OF the ATLANTA Wheelmen, and f. b.
Marriott, of the South End Wheelmen.
There are no end OF dark horses, how
ever, and the most careful calculations
may be upset before the nay is over.
At ii O'clock this morning there was
an enormous crowd at the top Of the
little wooded hill back OF %Iryington,
which is the place of start.
Fully 1000 people had gathered there,
in addition to the thousands who were
scattered along the roadside over the
nve-miie course.
Many had come on their wheels all
the way from New York and Brooklyn,
and the adjoining cities Of Newark and
Tie,s Oranges ras Montciaffr. Passaic. Hack.
sest / in an" the greet gath sfre wei" repre-
Among the New York Clubs which
sent out large c]ontingents were the
Harlem Wheelmen. New York Tourist
N SeyS YORK HrR'e Whee ehne; the the C Centurw Cv ,he
Club and no end of unattached riders.
Not a few Of the ladies' had wheeled
all the way from New York city, as wa;
the New York Tourist Wheelmen
among them Mrs Eanry II 'yVestha "
Mrs, Cossett and Mrs, George Sweet, All
OF whom are enthusiastic wheeiwomen
In the grove which borders the road
on either aide Of the star wheels wer.
stackad nm hy Tho hnnaraI Na,w -,
the r;Iarsp in ytbee n cIuh aeIesa Iva Mshy :,
ladies', most Of them in the latest anf
most attractive costumes among uhicf
the bioomer stvie was consnicn6us
SbieT Marshal ueath az h Tour,s
wheeluen said that the t,rnn,,t toIda,
exceeded All concentrations The numhe'
81 neonia present aas f,,iiy dn,,hia The
OF anY previous annual race The On
RefereeNT Il Potter RrooL p r
Jidses-A r. Hiib,ck President NJ A
A. G.: r. Gentle E, A. G q: W r NJ
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