The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-06-23
M'DONAL D'S
FAST HALF.
He Goes the Distance in
1.O4 So at Manhattan
Field in Fine Style.
MANY RIDERS TAKE TUMBLES
Six Fall in One Race, Two in
Another and Johnson in
the Glass B,
ONE OF THE TURNS VERY BAD.
Five Thousand Persons al the
Great Meet Of the Green
witch WheeImen.
ONE OF THE TURNS VERY BAD.
Especial to The Evening world)

MANHATTAN FIELD, NEW YORK,
June 23.-The big meeting OF the Green
wich Wheelmen at Manhattan Field
this afternoon Is one OF the most i'm
portant events, from n bicycling point
of view, that New York will be treated
to this season. In fact, 1t starts the
opening OF the cycling season in this
vicinity. Elaborate preparations have
been made for the event, and with q
large list of entries, including some of
the most noted cracks of the clnder
path in the country, there was every
promise of exciting sport.
John s. Johnson, the Western wonder,
who lowered the mile record at the
Waltham meeting a few days ago to
2O3 SO. and who has promised to smash
1t again to-day unless luck Is against
him; w. f. Carter, the Maryland
champion. who is thought to be able to
give the Western crack a hard tussle;
Outerbridge. Titus, Callahan, Murphy,
Blauvelt, Ray Mcdonald, +. F. Good
man, the Intercollegiate champion; Ray
Dawson, Clubs, f. Nelson. of Spring
field. and G. Fred Royce are some of
the Others booked to start in the va
rious events.
The track at the field was In perfect
condition. although 1t Is rather short
one, with too many sharp turns to IA
Vor exceptionally fast time. 1t was
scorching hot on the bleacheries, which
were practically deserted by the crowd
and II wasn't much better in the grand
stand, although there was a puffy breeze
from the northwest which offered occa-
sl4nal relief TO the sweltering throng;
Here is the list OF officers Of the day:
Referee, Howard f. raymond. Chair
man, l., A. w. Racing board; Judges.
J: +; sullivan. \; j. A.; Frank p. Prial,
Nell Me- b. K & e % Mn' a Ghamjq RI SsnEf
c. r.: Howard Tuttle, G. c. c; sidney
Bowman; Timers, James Kennedy. Jas.
Miller, Robert Stoll, N. Y. a. c.; Alex
seorers-E. 6, Mcdonald, a. T Hin
Morrison. George Kelley. Clerks OF the
Fred burns. Marshal-james Merrill.
Al 3 o'clock when the games were
called. there were fully 5000 persons on
cations from all the cycling clubs of this
vicinity, including New Jersey and Long
Island, came to the meet on their wheels
ID uniform and were prepared to root for
their champions.
For half an hour before the races the
track was given up to the combatants
who came out for practice, sprLnt,ss.
known cracks. who were soon recog-
nized by the crowd. and cheered as
they passed the grand stand.
johnson was uproariously greeted
when he made his appearance.
The first race was the one-mile novice.
for which there were f'fty-nine entries.
1t was run In trial heats.
First Heat. Lippman, of the Greenwich
wheclmen, the hrst heat easily In 2tS 10,
with u + w. srd Of B ,S,1s coed second
Sarond Hpat--W Riyergida H,Nheal-
men. raced out from the bunch after the half
mile with an astonishing burst OF speed, and
Raleigh C. C, with c, H. Stevens Greenwich
W. third. Time-2,S3 l-5,
Starr c. c.. after an exciting brush, with John
| Allison. Riverside Wheemen, at the finish, In
?aS l-5: william Loyier. Greenwich wheemen,
The fourth trial heat was handlly won by F.
Henaricks Of bsooElyn .odn In 2s SDs Il Fred
@. IaIager. Greenwich W. third.
1t was then announced that Ray Nc
Donald, Of the RiyeTrsides, would give
the track record OF LOG 2-5, held by
George 7. Smith, of the RIversides.
Mcdonald was in great form. and rode
He was paced from the first quarter by
+. +. Goodman, and the second by w.
s. Gilman, his eliminates. When II was
announced that Mcdonald had covered
the half mile In l.O4 3-5, lowering the
record by nearly two seconds. n shout
went up from the crowd, and the cham
pion was cheered all the way around
the oval.
The trial heats in the one-mile handi-
cap were then run.
First Helt-Won by A. II. Barnett, Crescent
W. handicap 20 yards; second, g. lienshaw,
| Greenwich w, handicap 100 yards thrd \. q.
| 3 90 3-5.
Nelson, OF Springfield the scratch man. was
| dlstanced
| Second Heat-Won by Charles brown Eliza.
| beth A. e., 20 yard handicap. IN 22I 5-j,
w. Brown was virtually scratch maH, though
| he started from the gO-yard line.
| Third Heat-E l.. uIGuyeit Elizabeth A. G.,
| scratch man, won in ? % a.. with " A Bar
| beau Riverside W. second, and j. r. barrett
Mercury Whcslmen third.
| The fourth and NTH men In early heat are ais,
| alnwct to start in the nnal,
| ], &. Johnson, i. G. C., scratch; l. A.
Silvie. = ]. A. c.. 9O-yard; a. W. War.
| rem. Hartford W.. 90 yards, and G. cal
| 'ahan, Press G. c.. started In the one
mile handicap. class Is. Much disap,
pointment was felt that Carter the Bal
| iinore crack. and Steenom and Titus
who ware entered, did not start.
| There was another setback when John
| son. after good start, fell at the lower
turn on the final lap and was out OF tn,
| race. The other three men rode bunche1
TIL the last quarter, when Warren drew
| away and won by about i've yards from
| ~ liahan ..,ith 2iI,tta ehirt s.lpaa