Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-11-28
CYCLE TOU URNAMENT.
THE INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS
AT NEW YORK INAUCURATED.
A Tricky Track, Resulting in q Number
of spilIs-American and Foreign
Champions.

NEW YORK. November 27.--The great
five days international cycle tourna-
ment began at Madison Square to-day.
About 900 Individual entries had been
received for the various amateur events
both class a and class Il, and for the
professional competitions. Perhaps the
greatest interest was felt in the latter
tonight, as they brought the world
beater Arthur a. Zimmerman and the
American champion. Harry c. Wheeler
back to their native heath. after unnum-
berod European conquests. Verheyn,
Edwards, Columbo. Guerry. and Lesna.
the champions respectively of Germany,
England. Italy France. and Switzerland
likewise appeared making their Ameri-
can debuts in brilliant style.
host Of nervy. muscular young ANA
teurs came forward for the various costly
prizes offered in the class a and b
events, and every trophy won was earned
only after one OF the most thrilling and
anxious experiences In the plucky win
ners life.
The ten-lsp track, a temporary wooden
creation. with dangerous corners and slip
perry banking. proved unsafe and tricky,
and here were numerous fearful. though
not serious, tumbles. The great thinner
man himself had a spill I'm his first race
one Of the afternoon trial heats, falling
heavily just as he started to squirt away
from the field on the seventh lap. But
he was unhurt, and. being allowed TO ride
in another heat. won handily after a hard
fight with Peter I5erlo
The big garden was crowded with an
eager, excited throng long before the
hour TO commence the evenings final
heats. and when the first race at length
began the multitude hardly breathed for
trembling at the reckless work of the
men upon the flying wheels and the
tricky track. who. taking fearful chances.
rode at terrific pace. and went through
so many tight places and made so many
narrow escapes that no one questioned
whether they were not made all Of
muscle.
THE RACING.
The novice race, the first event on the
programme was run in time that would
have been good on more reliable track
2:S9 3-5-and resulted in a wel-earned vic
tory for A. NJ Mcintyre, of the New
York Riverside Wheelmen.
Excitement was fast and furious in the
2l5 class 3 race, at the hottest point OF
which Eddie McDufIie slipped on the
upper turn and fell. Ray Mcdonald went
over him. and they retired. Nat Butler.
Billy Murphy, and Monte Scott remained
to ride Ike demons. Butler got the
sweep Of the course. and, gaining a long
lead, won in record time. lowering Star
bucks indoor mile record of 2:29 by over
four seconds Monte Scott stole second
place from Murphy on the last lap by
sensational squirt up the back stretch.
Another spill occurred in the class a
half-mile, which was a thoroughly good
race, Barbeau, of the Riverside Wheel
men, winning in a hard tussle, from
Hodgeson and Hedstron Tom Butler,
a brother of Mats, made a pretty race OF
his trial for the class \ five. and beat
Barbeau out with show Of grit and
speed that his big brother himself could
not have eXcelcd.
One mile-nOVice-Wo by a. Mcintyre,
Riverside Wheelmen. New York; y. NJ.
Bower New York. second: b. X. Sackett.
Long Island City. third. Time, 2:59 S-5.
one mile-2l5 class (B)-Won by Nat.
Butler. Cambridgeport; Monte Scott.
Plainheld, second; ". +: Murphy, Brook
lyn. third. Time. 2:24 Is.
Half mile-scratch (class A)-WOn by
". a. Rarbeau. Riverside W., New YORK;
l.. HodgesOn. New York, second; q. He'd
strom, MOtauk w, Brooklyn. third. Time.
1913.
Three-mile race-lap race (class B)-Won
by Nat Butler. Cambrdgeport h. A. Nc
Duitec, W est Everett MdSS., srcOnu'
Charles VI. Murphy. third. Time, 7:2S l-3.
Five miles-scrstch class A,-WCn by by
G. X. Granger. Riverside W. New YORK.
second; J. NJ. Baldwin, Newark. third.
Time, 1:5 2-5.
one mile-scratch professionally by
a. \. Zimmerman. Harry Wheeler second,
William Martin third. Time, 2:23 10
Half-mile heats-(class B)-Won by y.
C. NJ Murphy. Brooklyn; Ray MacDon-
aid. New York, second; Il. a. McDuffee,
West Everett, third. Time 10 2-5.
Five-mile-scratch professlonaD-Wo
by A. A. Zimmerman. Alex Verheyn se-
cond, William Martin third. Time,
1909 As. -
RECORDS BROKEN.
LOUISVILLE. KY, November a.
The worlds half-mile tandem bike re-
cord was broken at Fountain Ferry Park
this morning. when w. a. Rhodes and
Pop OConnor covered the distance in 90
fat. the record being sc Is.
LATER. s. Johnson broke another
worlds record to-day. He went one third
Of a mile in IS 3-j seconds, unpaced, in
the face Of a brisk wind. The. previous
record was 80 Is, held by Gardner. and
also bv Allen