New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-30
WALTER c. SANGER.

Beach were we'll filled yesterday afternoon when
the fourteenth annual race meeting OF the Kings
County Wheenen held. The crowd. was
the case at the State meet. was late in arriving,
and in consequence the pistol starting the first
was not FREQ until $50 p. m, instead of at
O'Clock. As the programme was long one. the
races were until after O'Clock. which was
a gr/ thing for the hoteikeepers on Coney Island,
but Aard oil those who had arranged ior carr! u'h-
ners ct home.
While no serious complaint could be made Of the
weather early in the afternoon. from spectators
view point. the riders dubious. and pointed
10 the dark clouds and hazy. heavy atmosphere as
n serious handicap against fast time. Then there
was a sprinkling rain. accompanied by ftful gusts
of wind which was further handicap against
Is-ord- breaking.
LOTS OF PRETTY CYCLING COSTUMES
Many of the spectators. both men and women.
went 10 the track awheel. and some pretty cycling
costumes several OF them OF new design. were no.
tced and brought out admiring comment TWO
Young women in short brown skirts and leggins,
with light-colored silk waists and brown derby
hats made picture which decidedly striking
Iy the time that the races were over the rain hah
settled down to a steady, disagreeable drizzie ana
the fair ones who had gone 10 the Island on their
wheels looked disconsoate. The mud splasners
plunged boldly into the mist. but the more eau
t.ous came home by boat and train. carrying their
wheels with them.
George D. Gideon. the chairman OF the RACING
Board Of the L. A. w. who has cast CONSERVATION
into the ranks Of the amateurs, was the referee
and rarely has chief justice OF an a'hieuc meet
ie ever attracted so much attention The riders al
orce christened Mr. Gideon The Axe and NOBODY
knew upon whom his wrath would fall next MI
Gideon is we-proportioned young man: appaa .
entity about thirty-fve years OLD, weighing aoou'
40 mounds He wears glasses and he impresses one
as a man who knows just what he is about,
Uae remarked that Philadelphia owed MT. Ulocoh
a good round salary owing TO the attention ne Is
attracting to the Quaker City Just now
GIDEON AND POTTER CONFER.
Chairman Gideon met Chief Consul Potter In this
city and talked az length about the rac'Ns sr1"
ton No plan was decided upon and MT. Uiasoi
returned TO Philadelphia last night He VIII prop
.blv return about Tuesday and ho.d conference
with L. A. W. and Board Of Trade ofcla4s. a
SILVER went up the back OF every Class man %,
the track when he felt Gdeon's eagle eye ias'eheu
mon him As Mr.. Gideon was late in reachihe '"e
track. Major Luscomb acted as reieree UNI ~.
chairman's arrival. Joseph Goodman protested 4.
W C;orY OF the Riverside Wheelmen the ah-a1ouhu
amateur champion. who started and hhsheo ui
placed in the onen.le noyice rae s0s although slvle
and Sims the Class B. men, had an ugy cS,''9 5"r
in front Of the grandsiand Sims was ,nfo"r
one Of the supports Of the judges stand BY the
narrowes margin He was 1 ,S vap,pole handicap
Is e Bald OF Buffalo. made the best showing o.
The day 9T the cas. men f9ygf e SECONDS ss
II the Track record Murphy out later and ID COZ
Murp h Covered the last quarter g sS seconds
" G. Sanger. the PET OF me Spa ,1h v 49,
psaare ,9es IN to 5hs break the hafe con
lions not ay9rabs and ine . eesl in't unpaed
The 5S P ea",1 ifs nss rode
hafme on an Eiqel Tower wheel He was c fps
pended in the air aboIt twenty feet me macn.n r
Is monstrosity and 1t can be OF no p'''0'e 'e'
The best Class race Of the Gay was Th the rT 1he
une medal The time limit. as at the state m nee"
Be 2 sernbsss and but ra ,e . an Sfoke
down at the start and the race was run IN ~
Il was ordered to be run over again TOT the '''''
uosurR WINS THE TRIBUNE MEDAL
7, the Ana, r. p. Mosr-r. the skating cham
,,o, won the contest in N good time OF zN 30
II was Mosher's third victory In this race ana ne
certainly deserves the handsome trophy. Mosher
also won the one-rne scratch Class In the $40"
uRe G. shInn won the one-rnle novice; showing
hirnself a remarkable Judge OF pace anu e''''e'"
ioT az d. oven Of the Gramercy WheelnHen s, won
TIE sans P haneiesP the @A Knss County
men captured the two-nile handicap lass snd;can
Sas. p5sig Glss spd h ha q cD0a csss Il
with something to spare
THE SUMMARIZES
Following are the summaries:
On. mile novice Class A-r ns 9 Tsn Eo@ Kins.
Ssu .Ho. whs ,hIIs ssnene s"'"F'
second hsawon by choaeld PrOsp tss arr
%sa; n N.mY ok ri cny third
rh,,a hsa,won by F. s. shnn Lakewood ,r nnye1e
E fno,:r H. D r. S'i third Tme-2:47
Fourth hawo aROsyi ,s E1" eias s.eona
CUE S..endSfs. Riversids Wheemen third Tims-2'So
Final heat
= s sh,nn Lake wood bicycle club ....'.''''...'..
r. Wris, Gramercy wheelmen. ............''''''''t
n ~ H. Dressed. Brooklyn. '.'''''''''
-. Time-2A3.
Bach. BreokIyn Bicycle Ss' sehaaeId Prospect
MSsernen. ichmond nm C. H. HHRpss sb Athletic
Club. also started
nm. mil. tscra,ch Class a; L. A. cn"mp'o "m..r
Metropolitan D.rict-lr,i hssi Won ,y Sy whecimen
nlrs. h a. Hoppe liberty wheeimen: third. Wh.cl
2s second won By w. D. 0%sn; whselmen
od ssm"., Sroc wheemeSa o, snla Liberty
:ss 40 Third heat %ca ' New YORK CITY second r.
Whssmsn' ~nbrook Whecimen. third. Time-2ai 90
Final
H. r. Mosber Liberty wheeimen ........... z
w. A. Dsrbeau New-York ''............
c. n. Estz Riverside w ynn'Is n
Boanxer. Riverside wbeeimen: oscar mepWh Wheel.
south brooklyn Wbeclmen: r. ID. wh'e H''
men also started. Won easily a., r,uer
Onsm,le handicap Glass AFrst heat Won n Yards W.
uods,on Ess. Side wheenen. Lyndhurst ~ 5yna: WIN
Bow e asrna iissie% WIei@e yards .e ,sr
Time - Ray Ds s'S5 tSa, won by = snyn
Tourist Cycling Club 10 yards o. " 1he T,r. Kings
baldwin, 20 yards :eco mira hG Tn,mer2I Third
County dy H. d. oven Greenwich wheslmsm:c onS'
en- w Ss.Jsf.sy s. ys9a. y'' miro
-2:i6 % Fourth heat won ~ p r. Ne%arf yard:
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