Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-07-13
WHEELMEN'S LEAGUE
The Crowds Increase as the neet Draws
toa Close.
xixMERMAx's FASTEST MILE
That II the Fastest Ne Has Ever
Made In This Country-Time,
1857 f-4-Other Interesting Events.
some Tumbles.

ASBURY PARK. n. j., July l2.-As the
national meet OF the League OF American
wheelmen draws to close the attend
ant crowds increase, many who cared
more for the races than the sociabiiity
and picnicking having waited to mako
their appearance until the track events
were under way.
This morning was given to trial heats
at the Athletic Grounds the twenty-six
preliminary events attracting an audience
OF fully 5000 spectators. The trials were
for the most part well worth seeing, and
the scarcity OF accident again was as
welcome as IL was unexpected. Two or
three bad tumbles occurred. however IN
one of which Frank ID. White. OF LIN
brook. l.. l., got serious shaking up.
In the afternoon perfect weather greeted
the riders and a crowd that completely
flied the stands and bleacheries saw a
display OF wonderful riding
A big surprise TO many was the appear
auce in the professional event or Conn
Raker the modest Ohio man. and !. A..
Silvia, of Staten Island. who have pre-
yiously figured In class Il.
The "B' men were unable to make q
showing in the money-race. owing to the
execrable handicapping which put them
on scratch, and Alva Stewart on the
loo mark.
ZIMMY's FASTEST.
zimmerman rode an exhibition mile,
naeed by the Quad" in l:57 IA. the fast
est mile ever ridden by the champion In
America.
The various heats resulted as follows:
Two thirds of mile-open special. class
b. first prize a trip to Europe ana re-
turn-won by T.. c. Bald, or Buffalo,
Charles Murphy. OF Brooklyn second: A.
w. Porter, Waltham, Mass. third. Time'
la.
Half mile-novlce-D. 4. Mansbrougn'
Andover. won; AVN B. Weiss, New YORK
second: W. c. Hart, McKeesport, third.
| Time. l:l6 2-5.
one mile-handicap. class A, final heat
won by W. A. Brown. New YORK u
verds,: Louis Hunter $50 yards) second;
J NJ. Baldwin, Paterson 60 YARDS, third.
Time, 1902 l-5.
QUAD" RACE.
"Ouad" race-teams going a mile sepa-
| rately for best time-won by boston
quad" team-Callahan, Butler, Mcleod
| and Haggerty-in 80 20 the worlds re-
cord by Is OF second; Syracuse team
| Citizens. Levy, Mayo. and Coburn-second
in l50.
Half international championship. final
heat-won by T.. c. Bald. Buffalo; Ray
mond Mcdonald, New York, second
Charles Murphy, Brooklyn. third. time
l:2l25.
| Two-mile bankruptcies Il, final heat
won by Charles A. Church Gao yaris)
Harty Davidson u20 yards second; Monte
Scot, $50 YARDS third; +. ii. Allen uVV
yards) fourth. Time, 425.
One mlle-open. class a. Eleven trial
heats run. Then came two semi-iinals.
First seml-hnal heat (winners OF irs'
six heats)-won by II. G. Winters, iona
wanda; Bert Ripley. Newark, second
Tom Butler, Boston. third. Time, $40 80
Semi-nnal-second part imen in last hve
heats 10 aualify)-won by III. Z. Mosher
Harlem: W. J. Beane. Riverside, second
| ~. G. Douglas. New YORK a. {. o., hird
Time, 31i S-5.
AMATEUR RECORD.
NJ. +. Dirinberger. OF Syracuse, rode
mil,, paced by the Quad, In -"i' az
! amateur track record
One-ntfle neutrality-suspicious. aD-wch
by Alya Stawart Ridley Park 90 yarGs,
! George Gutter. Boston 80 YARDS. second
Jay Eaton, Elizabeth 90 yaris), MIRO
Il. II. Rumford. Chester ulo, yaros)'
fourth. Time. 212 rs.
O1e mllc--open, class a. final heats
won ny Tom Butler. Boston; H. ii. WIN
10. second; n. l.. Mosher. Storm h'rg'
! New York, third. Time. 2:Os.