New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-26
MERCER COUNTY wHEELMEN MEET
MANY ENTRIES AND SOME GOOD RECORDS sum
MARY OF TIE RACES.

MANY ENTRIES AND SOME GOOD RECORDS SUM
MARY or THE RACES
Trenton Aug 25.-The annual meet OF the Mercer
County Wheemen was held to-day at IN" inter-
state Fair Ground with about 2eN persons present
Their. was a large number II entries. The track
was In fine condition and some good tine was
made George W. Coffin. OF the Orans" Athletic
club. covered mile from scratch in open con-
,..i In min l3 SIS sec establishing new New
Jersey record and winning a special prize 'o'lh
did this In the mile handicap in which however ne
was not "A winner. During the first heat OF the go
class accident happened at the round,ns OF hn ,ns
first turn number Of the riders s9' N nII,vH
ana several Of them fell In heap e. 4. Du p
OF qn, ca. " had his shoulder disocaed
Ga rT & smith Of the New-York Athletic club
W., To" b o?ih lie in '' MIN ii Is Sec and the mile in
min q The last quarter OF the ihiIe , In c
was eoveffa The 30 class were covered in min
rs sec and min 80 sec. respectively. but me MAJ
~" limit and the referee declared 4 no race and
would not permit II to be run Syr me- T was run
in the .ow time OF min. % 80 sec. the riders
making no effort -, ,.
Tho races were all Class and the prizes
ranged from $50 and under in value. The summary
OF the races follows ,,,
one mile noviceEdward C. Johnson h T,roo Lh,1n
So cnnd lanes G. Beckwith Kings County Wheel
men third Time. min y sec.
cncond heat-Won by Carroll b. Jack wilmington
Wheel cub time, min ?, sec RIM d ng' er.t" W
T. Howard Mercer County Wheeimen, se. p,i
charles IL Coffin. orange Athletic CluD' th'ru
Time min 20 sec. No race.
one mile handicap-First heat-Won by JOSH
IIndley Mercer County Vince men lU yarus2I;
I'm min u sec Second heat-Won by carroll
B. Jack wilmington Wheel Club r1o Hg r. yaT aeR rst
~ NJ Trout. Philadelphia %, yarh',.o sr%s
Charles H. Coffin. Orange Athletic C.uo "o !a'"s'
third Time, min. lol4 sec .
George &.
,,hie,,c club first; Monte Scott. Crescent Wheel
men second: w. +. Sims Pennsy.Vah'a b'c'eie
H,'h third Time. min "A sec.
Mic CLUB champIonship)-J f. Purcell nrst; r:
Townsend second. Josh Lndiey' '"ru' i'"e' d
min % 3-5 sec. -.
one-hnlf mile (handicap)-Flrst heat won by
,Iorry n Martin Asbury Park Wheelmen go
vards, time 1 min. sec; second neat won ny Al
bert J. Ford Greenwich Wheelmen go yards,' UNI
min s sec; third heat won by J. r. Granch uold-
~ "'i Eagie Wheelmen go YARDS; time min; 70
sec Final heat-Carroll 3 JACK " i',ns,o Sh,rr
1'Iib rs yardsD, first Harry H. Marun As Ei
park Wheelmen go yards, second hipeFt :; or -
crrsnp,vich Wheelmen 90 yardsl. third; George Z
Smith New-York Athieuc Ni"p' '''"' ~
Time min. 20 sec go 1T.
uaifrnile (scratch)-Cicorge G. Smith New orK
Athletic club frst; Monte Scott. Crescent W nseI-
men second; Charles NJ krlck. Pehh "heeH'e"
"New-york Times" one mile team race-hi yer
side WbeeImen hfteen points. hrst; oransg ,k h.i
iet,c club Ten points. second; 0ua,ker tE i,,or Z.
mer Ave points third. Individual winner;
Granger Riverside Wheelmen iihe' A''"' -
--a.ccrt
u Two mn, 10 yards, irst Charles ". Krck Penn
Wheelmen go yards). second. fh'.hp Time
Orange Athletic Club Qeo yards). third AAn''
min q rs sec.