New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-23
AMONG THE WHEELMEN.
SOME FACTS ABOUT THE MANHArTAN BhACh
TRACK PROFESSIONAL RA'ING-SoMh
XIV WORrp'S RECORDS.

SOME FACTS ABOUT THE MANHATTAN BhACh
TRACK PROFESSIONAL RAcTNG-soME
NEW WORLDS RECORDS.
= = Uauley the engineer who designed the new
h,.vcle track At Manhattan Beach. has TINS TO say
regarding the track; -,,-
t,,,r-,is statistics notes and comments are given
rei,fiye 20 the new Manhattan Beach track 'harles
T. Jacobs t. named the designer OF the track
and Henry f. Hawley is said TO have assisted hin
charles VI Jacobs. consulting engineer 81 the Long
Island Railroad and c. r. Hawley, Of Hartford
are the persons referred To. Mr.. Jacobs had noth-
Ing whatever to 10 with the pans Of the track
10th the track and the grandstand were designed
by me- ana lad general supervision o. tAe ehsi-
rs.ring work during the period OF construction w
, cole who id the grading Of the "a!tham
track has hal charge OF the work on the new
track ami performed II with rare energy ana intel
ur.r,c Mr.. Jacobs under whose orders all this
vark was accomplished gave it his earnest support
and attention and il required such support and such
resources as the Long Island Railroad Company
Possesses in gravel trains mechanics. materials and
tools
The angle OF banking has been given az 81 de-
rrees % Is degrees which would elevate the outside
Of the curves above the inside somewhere from
twenty 10 thirty feet. OF course no one couli stand
upon such an incline. In fact the highest angie o.
banking Is about IL degrees. Atte over six
and a half feet. The homestretch is forty feet wide
ami all other parts OF thr track tN'nty-sN anu Il
hllf feet The ends OF the curves have a radius Of
considerably over two hundred feet and corre-
spondingly low banking. THIS secures safety AT the
corners a. was shown in the races on the 10Th inst
when not a single accident occurred on the curves
The track Is departure from Al forms heretofore
employed. and L. certain extent. may be called
an experiment. The ,en-mie worlds record. made
upon II In p minutes % 20 seconds is ample Jus
uhcaton OF the theories which II was CON
structed"
Whether professional cycle racing has to
stay remains 10 be- seen. The League OF American
Tor relieving them Of further responsibility regard
ing a rather serious racing situation WIN pro
MIL 's Made out q"ST nG S @n AL ' s Sc sp~sy
SIGNALS attor the annual meot AZ Ashury PARK
Conducted ON strict Hines, professional racins IN
this country may be- popular. There must. however
be great change OF policy from ,nal pursued by
quickly two years ago
Onc of the host contests " the Riverside Whce
mrn'a meet on July b win be- the tcn-mle special
invitation race. The following riders hpyc been IN
their intention to ride. shnscr TITUS. cnbanne
INlcr, Sll,lc, Maddox Slccnson, Macdonald, sims
commodity, llclfcrt lu,cr iirnndi, Dlrnbrrgcr
Warren aud Baker
", f. sims, Of The columbia team showed re,
At Manhattan llcach ON June 10 when he secured
sN worlds records ia competition The contest
was the ten Hlll' NtlllNN raw anu Nv i'' l''
nr.i siN miles. and again led In tho eighth ana
ninth. Tho last two mentioned and those from the
ihlld to the sixth mile. inclusive. w,rc within
record time. and were AZ follows Three miles
& ~ %. four milos A3i I'VE miles. lO.1 30, SIX
miles, Il ~ -. eight miles lilf 80, nine miles
1881 20 The best previous performances FOR these
distances IN competition were iol 20 s;2b's ll.t5H
liSt. E2lA and y b6i. respectively. and were
made by Fritz Lacy ut Los Angeles. Cal, on
May 49,
Entries for the bicyc'c races that are TO be held
IN conjunction with the Ncw-Jerscy Athletic Club
the Fourth OF July celebration VIII cloec on the
- inst. The contests are one mile open handicap,
mile open handicap and one mile race open 10
residents OF Greenvillc and Bayonne CITY on.y.
Gold, silver and bronze medals Will he given TO
first second and third. respectively. In each event,
and the riders can have the use OF he GROUNDS one
week before the presentation or their COM
petitors' tickets Communications should be sent
to james r.. Sullivan. No. 2N Broadway.
large number OF wheelmen assembled AT the
Forty-secondst st. ferry about $50 a IN. yesterday,
prepared TO start the loublc century run OF the
Manhattan Bicycle Club Philadelphia anu re-
turn. The start made at 045 The return TRIP
will made tomorrow. The survivors at Philadel-
phia Will get silver medals. and those VINO make the
whole trip will be rewarded with gold medals
Cyclists desiring to lon the League Of American
Whee.men may obtain full printed Information ana
blanks by sending name and address 10 the CycunS
Editor. New-York Tribune ,.s.-.-s- --~-A-~