The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-18
NEW WHEEL RECORDS
Four More We're Broken at
the National Meet in
Denver.
LANTERN PARADE ON THE HILL
Local Wheelmen Will Unite in the
PROFESSIONALISM, Oar and
Gun Reports.


The Hudson County cyclists nave been in
vted to unite this evening in a lantern
parade arranged by the Hillside Wheelmen.
The weather is delightful and every club in
the county should be web represented. I'm
attached wheelmen are also requested to par
ticipate and will receive a cordial welcome.
The parade will leave the rooms of the Hill
side Wheelmen, No. SO Palisadet avenue, at
eight p. M. A band of music will head the
line. All wheels will be decorated and the
lanterns and decorations will be furnished
gratuitously. A COLLATION. will be served at
the clubhouse after the parade. The line of
march will be from the clubhouse down
Palisade avenue to Pavonia avenue, to. New
York avenue, to Franklin street, to Central
avenue, to Hoboken avenue, to Five Corners,
down Newark avenue to Oakland avenue, to
Hoboken avenue, to Palisade avenue, to Hut
ton street, to Central avenue. to Blocker
street, to Summit avenue, to Paterson ave-
nue., to Clinton avenue, to Hoboken avenue,
to Palisade avenue, to clubhouse.
-Four new cycle records were made yesUer-
day III the National meet at Denver. Bald
OF Buffalo started the ball rolling when he
rode from scratch in the half mile handicap
heat OF the morning. doing it ins SO 2-5 sec
onds, a clean cut of a second, and the first
half mile ever ridden under the minute in a
race. Bald's time was not officially caught.
and was, therefore, not recorded. In the
final, Bald rode into fourth position one
minute even, and this will stand as the COM
petitive record.
The two mile competitive record made by
Sanger last year at Springfield was the sec
ond record to fall. This was in the national
championship in which the pacemakers did
such valiant service. All but Zeigler of
San Francisco and Murphy of Brooklyn
dropped out. Zeigler won in 4:2l 2-5. The
first mile was made in PA, and the last in
2:07 rs. Sanger, Cabanne, Kennedy and
other good men dropped out of the contest
early in the game. Titus finished third.
b. b. Bird OF st. Paul went from scratch
in the five mile handicap, Glass A, and COW
creed the distance in 1918 Is, four seconds
below the record made yesterday.
To top all, a. H. Maddox lowered the
worlds competitive record for the unpaced
mile held by Sanger.
Maddoxs time was 2:10 Is. His fractional
times w~ere:-Quarter. 0:31 40; third, 0:42
3-5: half, 1:03 As; two-thirds, 1:25 45; three
curriers', 1886 Is. He was outside the record
at the three-quarters.
TIL results:-
Half mile handicap, class B-Final heat
z. s. Wells, San Francisco, 40 yards first;
B.. A. Graft, st. Louis, 80 yards second; G.
K. Coulter, Toledo. $50 yards third; L. C..
Bald, SCRATCH fourth; L. C. johnson. go
yards fifth. Time-0:59 as. Bald's time,
Loo.
One mile open, class A-Two heats and
final-Final heat, open-A. A. Gardner,
first; L. A. Callahan, Buffalo, second; E, E.
Anderson, Roodhouse, third; George Heller,
Salt Lake, fourth. Tlme-2:35 3-5. Last
quarter, 0:29 Is.
Two-Mile National Championship-Final
heat-Won by Otto Zeigler, San Jose, Cal;
z: M. Murphy, Brooklyn, second; F. j.
Titus, New York, third. Time-4:21 So.
First mile, 2:14 Is; last mile, 2:07 25.
Two-Mile Lap Race, Class Avon by A.
Callahan, Buffalo, q points, second; C. w.
Davis, Chicago. e points, third. Time-5'01
Is.
One-Mile, Western Championship-Won
by. G. s.. Wells, San Francisco; l.. D.
Cabann, st. Louis. second; w. F.. Foster,
San Francisco, third; NJ. II. Burt, Topeka,
Kan, fourth. Time-2:2S.
One-Mile, Open, Class B.-Two heats and
final, first five qualffy-C. NJ. Murphy. first;
Q. Zeigler, second: L. D. Cabanne, third: J.
s. johnson, fourth. Time-232 No race
limit, 1920.
One-third mile, open, class B-Raymond
Macdonald, New York, fost; Otto Zeigler,
second; w. w. Taxis, Philadelphia, third;
II. d.. Maddox, Asbury Park, fourth. Time
-4:40. Last quarter. 0:29 is.
Five-mile handicap class An. K. Kreutz,
Denver 900 yards, first; G. Maxwell, VIII.
st. Paul (scratch), third; B. b. Birds time
1915 Is. New worlds record, breaking
1919 Is.
The Good Roads tournament, national
circuit, promoted by the American Wheel
men, will be held at Asbury Park. 1t will
Saturday, September l. The programme
Thursday, August 30-One mile novice;
two thirds open, class A.; one mile handicap,
class A; two mile handicap, class A. open to
New York and New Jersey riders only; two
mile handicap, class B; one mile open,
class B.
Friday, August 31-One mile novice; two
mile handicap, class A; one third mile, class
A, open to New Jersey riders only; one mile
tandem, class B.; two thirds mile open, class
B; five mile open, class B.
Saturday, September 1-One mile novice;
one mile open, class A, New York, New Jer-
sey and Pennsylvania riders only; two thirds
mile handicap, class A; one mile open, class
B championship; one mile handicap, class b;
one third mile open, class B.
The class B mile championship will be run
in heats, the winner of each heat to receive
a special prize.
Entries for handicap races will close
Thursday, August %; other events, Monday,
August II. Races will each day,
2:30 ?. NJ. sharp.
The GOOD Roads" Tournament will be
given annually. and the proceeds applied by
the Executive Committee to further and ex-
tend the agitation for better roads. The
promoters intend to make this tournament
the best possible success, and have secured
reduced rates for parties aud individuals,
from the Ocean Hotel League Headquar
ters), Brunswick Hotel and other hotels.
Address ali communications to w. M. Per-
rett. care of American Wheelman," No. 80
Park Row, New York.
The Crescent Wheelmen will have a meet
at Plainfield this afternoon.
The Catholic Club Cyclers will have a club
run tomorrow to Greenwood Lake. They
will leave the clubhouse at eight in the
morning.
GAELIC FOOTBALL