The herald., 1895-07-12
ASHBURY PARK BIKE RACES
A Programme That Began in a Driz-
zling Rain
"a 0enuine Old-Time Denver Day" and a
Grand Carnival-Finats of
the Day

ASBURY PARK, July 1.-The cyclists
who have thIonged this city since the
beginning of the week settled down to
business today after enjoying themselves
by road runs. hops and Sightseeing for
the last few days.
The racing programme was begun in
anything but prom Using weather. but by
10 o'clock there were two thousand devo-
tees Of the wheel on the stand. Rain
drizzlsd uncom fortably until O'Clock,
whom the weather cleared up and an en-
jeyabls afternoons racing was witnessed
by over 5000 people. Among those who
secured boxes were Col. A. A. Pope, who
had as q guest Maj. Gen. Nelson A Miles,
e staunch friend of the bicycle as
means of increasing the efficiency of the
teular army. and through whose efforts
many military bicycle corps have been
organized.
Tor 1ovices Glass A. one mile. The Win
ss, Is only sixteen years old and has just
left school. He is a brother of Mike
Dirnberker and last spring made paced
mile in 2:o9 and half mile in o:59.
In the final heat of the nalf mile open,
class B, A. D. Kennedy of Chicago was
debarred for using ungentlemanly
language. The trials for the two mile ma
tional cham pionship were hotly contested
and seven men qualified for the final. In
the run-off Mayo and Saunders laced the
first mile ana the Johnson brothers un-
dertook to pace the second lie. but they
soon ran away from the field and stopped
opposite the stand on the fifth lap. At
the start E. Keiser OF Dayton, o, caught
the tandem, followed by Gardiner and
Coulter and Butler and Caldwell in the
rear. Stowe and Terrell were soon at the
back Of the bunch. but the latter fell in
the first turnsand Caldwell and Stowe did
not last beysnd the second lap. keiser
picked up the second tandem with Gard
liner, Coulter and Butler in the order
named. In the fifth lap the tandem shot
ahead. In the finish Coulter led around
the turn, Gardiner on his right and Butler
c1ose behind. Keiser was last showing
ten yards from the finish passed Gardiner
and won bv couple of inches, while
Gardiner was the same distance in front
Of Coulter Time, 4:26.
The one mile open. class B, was won
by Bald of Buffalo, with F. J Titus Sec
opd. Mayo and Saunders paced them.
GaEdiner was the lucky man in the
break for the tandem, Bald running up
on the ourtsids Titus held Gardiner s
wheel with Allen, Church and Mcdonald
trailing. AT the first turn Bald took the
pole. After riding a lap Gardiner gave
up, ana AT bne emu Oh lne race lOOSeu q
protest against Bald for giving him the
s'elbow." Bald won by yard from Titus
and Allen. Church and Mcdonald finished
q yard apart in 2:07 3-5.
The cyclers are enjoying great caIni-
val tonight and the Denver Wheel club. has
ISSUED Invitations to what they call gem
uine old time Denver day in progress at
the West End hotel. Racing will be re-
sumed tomorrow at 9:3O.
Following are the finals of today:
Mile novice, class A-C. G. Dirn berger
won, Donald Mckay of Denver second !;
time, 2:37 is.
Two mile handicap, class A-W. G..
Douglass, co. New York. won; A. w.
Abel, 200, Arlington, second; G. S. Hen
shaw. 200, New York, third; time. :3S.
Half mile open, class B-Arthur Gard
iner of Chicago won, +. II. Allen second,
3. J. Jenny. Utica third time, 10 s.
: Half a mile open class A-C. Merit won,
Tom Butler second, W. G. Douglas third !;
time, lib 1-5.
Two mile national champion ship-Nat
Butler of Boston won, Arthur Gardiner
second, G. r. Coulter OF Toledo third !;
time. 4:26.
Mile open with pacemakers, class b
e. G. Bald won, +. J. Titus of New York
second, + III. Allen third time. :07 80
Mile tandem, class A-Caldwell and
Butler first. Henshaw and Owens second !;
time, 2:30 1-5.
Mile for professionals, paced by thinner
man and Wheeler-P. J. Bentlow of Bos-
ton won, J. F. Starbuok OF Riverton sec
ond, 2. Il. Bartholomew OF Riverton
third time, 2:lS.