The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-07-27
TURN OF THR WHEEL.
Hudson County Wheelnlen,s New
Ranner-B&nEzer Rides Well.

Ranner-B&nker Rides Well.
The Hudson County Wheelmen had fifteen
survivors in the recent century run from
Newark to Asbury Park and won the ban
nsr for the largest number of riders at the
finish. The banner is now among the clubs
collection or trophies. 1t arrived u few days
ago.
The Metropolitan Association of Cycling
Clubs will hold its second annual race meet
at Manhattan Field tomorrow, beginning at
half-past two o'clock. The events are open
to Glass A riders only, and some OF the
fastest men in this class will compete.
In the list of entries are the follow
ing well known riders George c.. Smith
New York A. c.; Fred Royce, Tourist,
Cycle Club; Ray Dawson, +. f. Raw, T. L.
Blauvelt, T. F. Goodman, the intercollegiate
champion; T. q. Brown and Z. A. Butfinger.
There will be a five mile team race for the
championship of the NJ etropolitan Associa-
ton by teams representing the Riverside
Wheelmen, the Kings County Wheellnen,
Harlem Wheolmen, New York Wheelnen.
Greenwich Wheelmen and Tourist Cycle
Club Of Newark. There are 100 entries In
all. A silver cup win be offered to the club
scoring the most points. G. C. Smith Will
attempt to lower the half mile track record
and W. S. Maltby will show his trick riding.
A band concert will be a feature.
The attached Jersey City and Hoboken
bicyclists will goto Manhattan Field tonor-
row afternoon to .'root" for their club mates
in the races.
In the bicycle races at the Paris Velo-
drome, Yesterday, George Banke of Buffalo
won both the Prix d'Orange and the 1,400-
metre racesgdeteating Muringer in the first
and Lumsden in the second. He also won
the acknowledgements race, Baras being sec
ond.
The Racing Board of the League of Amer
lean Wheelmen have placed a number of
Western racing men in Class B this week
and suspended a number of riders for COM
peting in unsanctioned races. The men de-
clared in Glass B this week for violation of
the new racing rules are as follows
C. A. Allen, Bay City, Mich; E.. W. Bal
lard, Chicago: W. F. Clements. ~Indianapo-
lis, Ind. T. Cooper, Detroit, Mich; c. G..
Fisher, indianapolis, Ind Roy Keator,
Chicago: r. j. Leacock, st. Louis; N. B.
Taylor, Quincy, IL; Thomas T~odhnnter'
Wecke. st. Louis, and r. NJ. Walton, De
troit, Mich.
A cycle show will be given in New York
next January.
johnson and Sanger rode a dead heat in
the one mile race at Toledo yesterday. They
tossed a coin. and johnson Won III prize
was a $500 bedroom suit. johnson rode a
mile in 2:05 "a. 1t is rumored that johnson
and Eek, Murphy and Callahan have left
the-team for which they have been riding.
The Good Roads Racing Tournament to
be given at Asbury Park on August 30-31.
and September l is receiving the indorse-
ment of cyclists, and the friends of the
good roads movement all over the country.
The teams, after the Denver meet, will return
to this CITY in special cars and will rest
a few days at the seaside before the tourna-
ment begins. The managers of the tourna-
ment feel assured that they will be able to
turn over a handsome amount to the good
no lie n oifo tion f,1nd &C a Tac11f nf the fhrpn
days races.
Harry Tyler will be the next TO try for
records on the Waltham track. He proposes
to make his attempts on Saturday, paced by
P. j. Berlo, A. B. Rich, L. Cutler, l.. Berlo,
E. McDuffee and i. Warren. Chairman
Raymond of the Racing Board has given
Tyler permission to be paced by these pro-
fessionals.
The fact that BrotheFcin-law McDer,nott
has gone to join Jimmy" and ill manage
the champions racing affairs for the re-
mainder of the season, lends color to the
rumor that w. B.. Troy has "split" with the
young professional.
Now it is said that Dirnberger will com
pete at the Springfield races. He is still far
from well, and those who know ain best
sredict that he will do very little racing this
year. He is now at his home IN Buffalo.
George Banker was very successful on a
recent three weeks trip through Germany.
Austria, Italy, and Switzerland. He cap
tured eight firsts, one second, and two-thirds
in eleven races.
The prize committee of the Harlem Wheel
men has almost completed its labors for the
coming meet at Manhattan Field on Sep
TENDER Is. The trophy list, it is said, will
be unusually attractive.
Somebody has figured it out thar, barring
breaks and punctures, it costs on on averages
only 80 of a cent for every mile ridden on a
modern safety.
will not 60 over the Western circuit until
lust previous to the Denver race meet.
I1ster Berlo is at work Oh a tandem to be
used for record breaking purposes.