The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-07-05
INTERESTING BICYCLE RACES.

Thousands Saw Them at tha Driving
Park Yesterday Afternoon.
The bicycle races at the Driving park
yesterday afternoon, conducted by the
Scranton Bicycle club, absorbed Il
greater number of people than any one
event in or about the city. The COW
cred grand stand was crowded and the
temporary bIeachers erected on either
side of that weather beaten and dilapi.
dated hulk were loaded with living
freight.
Within the enclosure encompasse ed
by the race track hundreds of persons
were lined up against the fence and the
scores Of carriages were crowded with
persons who. from the seats or tops,
surveyed the track and watched the
work of the 1.-THE, brown armed young
men who competed in the various
races A conservative estimate placed
the number present at 1000.
There was enthusiasm galore.
Whenever Il favorite flashed over the
ribbon as winner in any Of the events
a storm Of applause. mingled with the
blare Of horns, would burst forth and
forest of canes, bedscked with colors,
describe circles and angles through the
air.
A PICTURESQUE SCENE
The grand stand presented a most
picturesque scene during the races
1t contained hundreds of ladies in
gay summer attire. many of them
wearing the colors of their favorite
club. The orange and black Of Scran-
ton was OF course the most conspicuous,
but the car iinal and black of Wilkes
Barre also futtered from many femin-
inc bcsoms. Several ladies had impro-
yised bands for their jaunty sailor hats
out of club colors. The young men
went further, aud not only used the
colors for hat bands, but also decorated
themselves with neckties OF orange and
black aud badges OF every conceivable
shape and color.
This study in color was further com
plicated by the many colors of uni
forms worn by the cyclers. the whole
forming a most impressive picture
whenever a move Of enthusiasm stirred
the assemblage.
The races were interesting and we'll
contested. With fast track, a
favorable wind and perfect weather
the 'cyclers had everything in their
favor and could not have wished fol
anything better.
Scranton has reason to congratulate
itself on the showing its young riders
made. Shiffer and Newman won first
prizes, Gilmore second and Gregory
and Waldner third prizes. Weyandt,
of Dunmore, also won second priz.
and Winans, of Scranton, won a specia
prize Of gold watch for being the
first man to cross the ribbon at the
half mile in the one mile northeastern
Pennsylvania championship.
TRACK RECORD ESTABLISHED.
T J. Titus. of New York, established
the very fast mile track record of 2 II
As with a flying start and pacam ,kers.
George f. Taylor was advertised to
ride the mile, but felt unequal to the
task after riding the regular races ant
Titus was substituted. He is young
man and a splendid wheelman. The
record for the track heretofore has
been 2. 10 2-5, which was made by Ty-
| Ter last fall.
A combination mile state record wa
also established in the one mile handi.
cap race. Taylor. the scratchman
crossed the ribbon in 2. 25 and Sten
son, who won the event with a seventy
FIVE yard handicap, flew over the rib
bon in 2. II AS.
In the first race Of the day occurred tn
only event that marred the occasion
A young man named Henry Wilby, o
this city. who rode under the name o
Harry Waldner, was thrown from hi
wheel and wasiat first thought to be fat
ally injured. He>was taken to the Lacka
wanna hospital, where be was las
night pronounced out OF danger.
During the last race the clouds begal
to lower ominiously and the crowd hat
scarcely began to disperse whom th
large drops began to descend and fe '
moments later the rain was descend
ing in sheets.
WERE A FINANCIAL SUCCESS
Aside from the large crowd and tht
consequent financial success Of tn
meet, the results of the different race
more than amply paid the Scranton
Bicycle club for all the expense an,
troublesome details entailed by tn
preparations OF the past six weeks
Two first prizes. two second prizes an,
two third prizes were won by repre-
sentatives Of the local club. In addi
tion, the gold watch offered by tn
Union Cycle company through Flore.
q Holt for the man first over the rib
bon at the half Of tho one-mile north
eastern Pennsylvania championship
Glass A. race was won by Winans VIII