The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-06-04

JERSEY TEAM WON
Beat Pennsylvania and New
York on the Wheel in
the Relay Race.
HANDICAP TENNISTOURNEY
Scratchmen Won the Doubles
Baseball, Football and
Yachting Contests.
HANDICAP TENNIS TOURNEY

The New Jersey Wheelmen won the Is
mile relay race on Saturday. They defeated
the Pennsylvania cyclists by ten points and
the Keystone wheelers excelled the New
York bike pushers by ten. The Jersey boys
were first in three of the relays, caught sec
ond place twice and finished third only once
and that was on the last relay. Fast time
was made The distance was covered in 8
hours, 40 minutes and As seconds. There was
a delay in the first relay, which was won by
W. C. Roome of the Hudson County Wheel
men of this city, who won sixth place in the
big road race when he covered the % miles
in a few minutes over an hour. There were
no guides stationed along the road above
Newark and the wheelmen struck the wrong
trail and had to go back. They lost about
half an hour.
The finish was at Broad street and Nice
town lane, Philadelphia, and at this point a
large crowd gathered to welcome the COM
petitors of the sixth and last relay. which
began at the Wheat Sheaf Inn, between
Trenton and Bristol, Pa. J. w. Dawson of
the Washington Wheelmen, New York,
crossed the finish line first at q. 5:45. He
rode strongly and was in good condition, but
ran into an obstruction on Broad street fifty
feet from the finish and smashed his wheel.
Dawson was thrown by the collision and
slightly injured his knea. Charles Measure,
Century Wheelmen, Philadelphia, finished
second at g. 1850, after using three wheels on
the Journey. He broke the handle bar of
the first bicycle, and rode eighteen miles
upon the disabled wheel to Rising Sun. At
this point ne secured another wheel, but
punctured the tire after going but a short
distance, and was forced to get q third
machine.
Whitfield Smith, Atalanta Wheelmen,
Newark, the third rider, arrived at 6:31. He
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one fall.
The officials at the finish were:-Judge,
Chief Consul Samuel A. Boyle, League of
American Wheelmen: referee. Thomas Hare,
President Century W~heelmen; scorer, A. j.
Powell. The result of each relay follows
First Relay, City Hall New York, to Pas
sale Falls Wheelmen's clubhouse, Paterson
w. C. Roome, Hudson County Wheelmen,
Jersey City. first, at 10:f9:50; +. B. Marriott,
South End Wheelmen, Philadelphia, second;
Frederick Maggie, Riverside Wheelmen, New
York, third.
Second Relay, Paterson to the Mansion
House Hotel, observation-disclosures Church,
Chester. Pa, first, at 1918 o'clock; F. j.
Mcmahon, Tourist Cyling Club, Paterson,
second: c. P. Staubach, Manhattan Bicycle
Club. New York, third.
rhird Relay Morristown TO Wheat Sheaf
Inn, between Elizabeth and R~ahway-E. L.
Blauveit. Newark, n. j. Wheelmen, first, at
LIS o'clock: G.. A. Murray, Washington
Wheelmen. New York, second: Louis Gey-
Ter. century Wheelmen, Philadelphia, third.
Fourth Relay, Wheat Sheaf Inn TO Frank
lin Park. N. Baldwin. Century Cycle
Clab, Newark, first, at RAJ O'Clock; U. S.
Paigs, Kings County Whoelmen, New York,
spx0nt: William Hall, Quaker City Wheel
mep, Philadelphia, third.
Filth Relay, Franklin Park to Wheat
Shcaf Inn, between Trenton and Bristol-C.
". Krick, Penn Wheelmen, Philadelphia,
first, at 4:36 O'Clock: NJ. McGovern, Mercer
County, n. j., Wheelmen, second; R. Nc
Donald. Kings County Wheelmen, New
York. third.
Sixth Relay, Wheat Sheaf Inn to Finish,
Nicetown lane to Broad street, Philadelphia
u. W. Dawson, New York, first, at 6:15:45
O'Clock: Charles Measure, Philadelphia, sec
ond; whitfield Smith, Newark, N. j., third.
The points were Is for first place, 10 for
second and 5 for third. New Jersey had a
total of 20; Pennsylvania, GO, and New
York, SO.
Besides six handsome gold medals given to
the members of the winning team, q second
prize, also a gold medal, was awarded to
each rider not a member of the winning
team, who finished first in the relay to
which he was assigned. The race was a sue
cess, and it is probable that a series will be
run during the season.
A dozen Palma Club Wheelmen took in
this run, yesterday, to Morristown. The
roads were in fair condition and they
reached their destination, the Mansion
House.. in time for wash before the dinner
gong sounded and were home In time for
tea.
The Catholic Club had In afternoon run
yesterday. The boys were comfortable when
they mounted their wheels, but progress was
slow at first. Wheeling aids digestion, and
when horleward bound they made the
wheels fly, and returned with keen ap-
pebites.
The Hudson County Wheelmen had a
pleasant trip yesterday. They went to Tot
t~enville, Staten Island, where dinner was
served. They were back at the clubhouse in
time for dinner at home.
A meeting of the Associated Cycling Clubs
of New Jersey will be held at Newark on
June IA.
The Metropolitan Association of Cycling
Clubs Withhold it's annual race meet at WAY
erly Park on July %.
The storm on Saturday interfered with the
run of the Peoples Palace Wheelmen. They
had arranged to wheel to Newark, and ex-
pec.ed that over 100 would participate.
They will try again next Saturday.
Five Jersey City ~clergymen ride the BIZ
cycle.
Racing wheelmen sneer at the National
Cyclists Union of England for refusing TO
license E. A. Nelson of the Springfield
Bicycle Club, who went to Europe for the
benefit of his health, and, having recovered.
now desires to enter the amateur races, and
agrees to ride an English wheel.
The New Jersey roads are the favorite
drives for the New York wheelmen. The
runs of the Manhattan Club for this month
are to Newark, Plainfeld and Asbury
Park.
Zimmerman will compete In the champion
ships of the n. C.. y. of England.
Frank Chadwick of Red Bank is a fast
rider.
At the open meet of the Union County
Roadsters the half mile for the champion
shin of the New Jersey Division Of the L.
A. w. was won by G.. F. Royce Of Passaic,
In 1.2OL. E. L. Blauvelt, Elizabeth A. G.,
was second, James Willis, Elizabeth heel
men. was third.
"MAKERS' AMATEURS"
Chairman RAYMOND of the Racing Board
of the League of American Wheelmen an
uounces that the following riders will here
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