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

HILTON. y. j.. May So.-The irving
ton-Milburn race course was the Mecca
Of all enthusiastic wheelmen in the
vicinity OF New York to-day.
The roads leading t. Orange and
Newark by which the course is reached
were swarming with Cyclers almUs
from sunrise, and at an hour when most
people in the city were thinking of get
ting their breakfast. the pretty ilye-milc
stretch Of road between the little viii
lagos Of Milburn and ~lrvington was al
iages of Mi.burn AMI lrv!nston was lincl
with spectators from end to END,
The day for the great annua 2j-milc
handicap road race, given under the
auspices Of the Metropolitan Associa-
tion OF cycling clubs. was perfect.
The CLERK Cf the Weather had been
good to ;he wheclmen. The sky wac
just overcast enough to make 1t COM
fCrtahlo for the races. There was a
Hight breeze from the west. not strong
enough to interfere with the making of
good time, and the road was In almost
perfect condition, the rain OF two days
ago having laid the dust completely.
This Is the sixth of the annual road
races. and the interest in the event has
increased with every successive season.
This year IL 10 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 fun list corrected up to this morn
ing contains the names Of l57 contestants.
with handiCaps ranging from do seconds
to 0 minutes. Last year there were 40
competitors.
The list has already been published in
The Evening World"
! The scratch man Is W. f.. Murphy, OF
the Kings County Wh"elmen., whose
prize last year, covering the distance,
twenty-five miles, in l.lS.3l.
This record is hound TO he broken his
this time in his practice. but several
other contestants who have good handi-
caps have elualled it.
some Of the other cracks who Will have
a chance - distinguish themselves in to-
days race are: John Bensinger, w. II.
Wells, Fred Hawley and 7. G. Mcdonald,
club has furnished tie largest number Of
Mort Scott. of Newark; George W. Coffin,
Of the Atalanta, Nheelmen; and +. b.
Marriott, of the South End Whcelmen.
There are no end of dark. horses, how
ever. and the most careful calculations
may be upset before the day Is over.
At II o'clock his morning there was
an enormous crowd al. the, top OF the
little wooded hill back of IrvinGton.
which Is the place of start.
Fully lO.O00 people had gathered there.
in addition to the thousands who We're
scattered along the roadside over the
fve-mile course.
Many had come on their wheels all
the way from New York and Brooklyn,
and the adjoining cities OF Newark and
Paterson had sent big delegations.
The Oranges, Montciair, TassaiC,, Hack
ensack and Englewood were well repre-
scented in the great gathering:
Among the New York clubs which
sent out large c%ontinsents Were The
Wheelmen, Riverside .Wheelmen, New
York Athletic club. the Crescents, tht
New York Wheelmen, the Century cycle
Club and no end Of unattached riders.
all the way from New York City. as was
the case with a number of members OF
the New York Tourist Wheelmen,
Mrs. Cossett and Mrs. George Sweet, al
: OF whom are enthusiastic w~heelwomen
In the grove which borders the road
stacked UP by the hundred. Many OF
the riders in the club delegations were
ladies. most Of them in the latest anG
most attractive costumes, among which
the bloomer style was conspicuous
Chief Marshal Heath. of the Tourist
. Wheelmen, said that the turnout to-day
exceeded all expectations. The numbel
t OF people present was fully double tina
E of any previous annual race. The ofn
GERS OF the day were as follows:
/. Judges-A. F.. Hilbick, President NJ, A
: A. G.: Il. Gentle. u. A. c. c.; W. e. NJ
. Hole, Passaic W.; f.. w. Loucks, X. G
: w c., Won hengerke,, A%talanta w:
; II. G.. W.: Fred keer, IL. c. W; c.
S Tlmcrs-J. +. Fitch. r. W; A. Schwa,
bach; f.. Burris, l.. |. W.; +. Floyd. Oh
C.; w. G. Nellis.
Clerks of tho Course"L. g. Miller, NJ
W; ". A. Drabbre, a. W.; T.. A. Powers
scorers--F. p. Prial. NJ. II. c.: F. II
Campbell. NJ. II. C.: w. u. Collender
KNAPP. A. w. A. T. -Merrick, J. l. Prial
NJ. A.. Heath, n. Y. T. W. was Chic
Marshal. and with thirty assistants wa
one OF the busiest officials OF the day
re Keeping the course clear and prevent
x ing the crowds from blocking travel @
Martin, Passn!c b. c.. was chief un
pire. and had about a score of rs
sistants.
Forty-nve prizes are offered for CON
v petit'on-thrce, an Eagle safety, n Eol
lie medal and a silver cup, for the hes
" n. gold and silver medal, and n pair G
te aluminium rims. for the second hes
time, and a silver medal for the thir
u, best.
4 Each competitor who finishes In l.2O c
,g better gets a bronze medal. and the 9th
to s%afetleg. are given 10 the competitor
l.. according to the order in which the
N finish.
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