The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-06-17

With the "Bikes..

NEW YORK, June 15.-When the bell
rang for the first race at Manhattan Beach
to-day ten thousand people were in the In
closure, and the opening of the new track
was an assured success. The New York
Division l.. A. w. was sponsor for the
meet, and the smiling countenances OF the
satisfied with the result of their hard work
The smallest field Of Class b riders yet TO
face the tape this season was accounted for
by the fact that many OF the prominent
teams sent in their applications, intending
to pay entrance fees at the track. These
entries were all rejected, and many of the
men accepted refused to ride through SYM
pathy with their fellows. During the after
noon it was announced that Thomas W.
Eek, manager of Johnnie johnson, and Ar
thur Augustus Zimmerman had met and
effected an arrangement for the meeting OF
the two champions at Asbury Park some
time between July and 10. Johnson having
accepted 'Zimmies'' challenge to ride for
5000
The feature of the day was the mile Open
Class Ii. This was run in two heats. In the
first heat Brown and Murphy qualified. and
in the second, Ziegler, Bald and Mcdonald
made good. In the final heat the crack
tandem team, Mayo and Saunders, was put
in to pace. The men lined up with Brown
on the pole, Murphy, Ziegler, Bald and Nc
Donald in order named. AT the pistol
did not wait. and jumped by the double ma
chine and took the pace, which he kept to
the middle of the back stretch, when he
dropped in behind the tandem forcing Muir
ply out of his coveted position. The men
then strung out in single file, Ziegler
Brown and Mcdonald following the leaders.
This was kept up until the last turn, when
Murphy shot by the tandem and got away
for two lengths, when Bald went after him,
passing him in a magnificent rush, and win
ming. oy two lengths, Ziegler third. Time,
2.04 %. Mcdonald and Brown dropped out.
Conn Baker won the mile handicap. Glass
B. from the 757yard mark, by rs yards. rid
ing pretty a handicap as was ever ieen
Mcdonald second, Allen third Time. 2:ll 20
Ten-mile open Class b proved or more
than usual interest This contest was
paced by the quad and tandem teams that
paced Dirnberger for his records at Louis
vile. Pat OConnor, Terrill, Brandt and
Coburn were on the quad, while Mayo and
Saunders pushed the tandem There were
six sttrters in the contest, Sims Maddox,
Silvie. Murphy, Earl and Conn Baker Sims
caught the tandem and held it through the
changes from quad to tandem and tandem
to quad until the seventh mile, when Conn
Baker caught the pace makers and fought
Sims off for two laps. The quad then
to Sims. Silvie, Earl and Murphy had
dropped in the order named. Murphy round
ed the track slowly for lap OF two, then
made very dirty play in attempting TO cut
off Sims from the quad. He failed inglori-
ously In the attempt. and was Kissed from
the track. At the last turn both Sims and
Maddox let go the quad and jumped out in
front, and in fierce struggle down the
stretch Maddox beat Sims out. Baker ran
second. The miles were run in 2:l2. 400
Ii:i7 SIS. 1881, 2l:3s 2-5 Summaries:
Mile Open, Class B--Bald won. Murphy
second, Ziegler third. Time. 2:04 2-5. Nc
Donald and Brown dropped out.
YARDS won, Mcdonald G5 yards) second
Allen as yarjs) third. Time 2:11 2-5
Ten Mile Open. Class B-Maddox Won
Sims second, Baker third. Time. 2l:s9 2-5.