The evening world., 1894-07-14
CoNKL|N is FIRST.
Celebrates His Birthday BY Win
ming the Century Run.
First Time, Teo, He Has Ever
Taken Part In a Race.
More Thar. Ono Hundred Bicyclists
In the Contest.

NEWARK. n. j.. July l4.--One hun
dred and four blcyclers started at $40
o'clock this morning on the loo-mile road
race to Princeton and return. There
were 1S1 entered in the race. but the ex-
cessive heat kept many from going to
the mark. The roads are reported in the
best possible condition. and new record
will probably be made.
The starting point was surrounded by
crowd OF several hundred persons
when the Commute handicap men went
towards Elizabeth. the limit men cvi-
IDENTIFY Intending TO keep as far away
from the scratch men as posi- ISL,
we're MIR. Gibbs, Of New York; l.:
A. ulrich, Pastlne a: c.; John, Wizard
and r. Henri. Hillside Wheelmen; g.
W'heelers; Charles A. Tcrrill, C. u. Bed
ford and ". A. Seaman. Century G. C.:
W: +. D~yer. Junction, N. j.; George
voorhls, Union County Roadsters. There
were four men with 80 minutes start,
s with - minutes. 9 with 81 minutes, 8
with 36 minutes, a With 80 minutes,
with 50 minutes, and the rest with handi-
caps ranging down to minutes: Will
lam Won Wagner, who was placed at the
serateh ala i,s not so start yor ana e M AND W.
I. Marshall, OF the Manhattan b. C..
were the ritual scrach men.
Charles. B. Brooks, the colored rider
ianta Wheelmen because they would not
receive his entry. started with the
minute men as he had prom ln ;n.,r mhe
ssor.rs along the ,I l'I ,;ns have bean instruct
a beth. til cpl Plainiaeld, Bound BROOK and
Princeton, returning by the way of New
start. In F,reiinshuys sen avenue. this city
The first man to reach Plainheld was
G. w. W. Voorhis, and he got past me
time for the sixteen miles being IN; I'm
He was closely followed by the follow
ing in the order named: W. 4; Seaman,
schne ssnT w. P'1 Goxa MAA X Rogers SrsS
had been doing the best work, as ne had
caught most Of the men who had hVe
A. W. ". Evans and J., T. Marshall,
the scratch men. passed through Plain
field at 1913 o'clock. At Bound Brook
W VI tns X0pi see s AZ 1865 o saesf and
was closely followed by W. P. Clowan.
Conklln. At 1910 o'clock seventy riders
reached Somerville. a distance of thirty:
two miles from the start. He reached
that place at 1890 o ,sloSk' just o W
Conklln was a minute behind Voorhis
and was riding in good shape.
The town authorities would not allow
the races to go through Crawford. This
necessitated a detour Of several miles
the exact distance not being known, SC
the race will be about iO3 miles.
This vii make trouble If any records
The frst rider reached Princeton at
l:.l4 o'clock. He was G; w. Conklin, OF
ten minutes ahead Of ". p. Clowan,
J. f. Baldwin, OF Newark. was third
At Summerville, L. H. Pyle. who was
riding fast. took a header and broke the
first finger on his right hand. The An
continued In the race.
Conklin was stlll in the lead at New
Brunswick. with about seventy-thrse
miles covered w: P. Clovan was sec
man. 1na a1 ahrd VI w. h pierc. another
Baldwin fifth. The leader reached New
Brunswick at l.l5.a0.
The race was won by j. W. Conklin.
the Mercer County Wheelmen. was sec.
ond. crossing the line at 3.22.A. A. W.
W. Evans was third. one minute later.
This Is the first time Conkiin ever rode
In a race. He Is a carpenter. and to-day
second mans time was Oh 3Sm. 23s.
Conklin finished very fresh. John Stu
art. OF chatham. was the fourth man to
finish. he crossing the line in 3h. Aim.
shaw. OF the Gloucester Wheelmen. was
fifth at Oh. 42m. 12s., covering the dis
lance in Oh. Sam. Evans will get a gold
watch for best time.