The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-07-16
THE /AhER|CAN WHEELMEN
The Thousands Of Delegates De-
part for Their Homes.
a Programme for An Afternoons
Sport Hurried!Y Prepared but
Magnificenty Executed A
Day Long to Be Remem-
bered by Participants.
BY Southern Associated Preas.

BY Southern Associated Press.
AsBURY PARK, n. j., July 15.-The
sixteenth annual meet of the League of
American Wheelmon is a thing of the
past. Tho thousands of delegates ha We
soatter ed and gone their various ways,
the races are matter of history aud
the sedate elders OF Ocean Grove
breathe freer aud easier.
10 day the town reassumed its nor
NAL tranquility and lss,itude. This
afternoon at the race track, the iiunI
heat of the two mile, class b, haudicap
with horse, harness and carriage for
the hrst prize, was run off-rain and
hail having prevented decision on
Saturday. -Four other competitive
events aud several speed trials were
arranged hurriedly to ill out all after.
noon of good sport aud capital pro
gramme 1t proved to be. Many of the
big cracks entered for the generous
prizes, as tue present is vacation
week IN the national circuit and all tho
mighty pedal.pushers are laying off
here for a few days.
l.. T.. Bird, OF st. Paul, won tho
equestrian outfit in the two mile. from
100 yards. riding q driving finish with
Barnett and Barry. Bald, from
scratch, went desperate mile in 2:l7
without catching anybody aud dropped
out. Fred Titus rode from twenty
yards aud caught the second bunch.
but none of them could reach the limit
contingent. Gardiner, XIegler, Me
Donald, Mcleod, Titus, Bird and
kennedy lined up for the final OF the
Glass Is, mile open. Gardiner ran uD
on the back stretch and led the sprini,
with Mcleod, the sturdy Canadian, ut
his heels.
Zieger got bad position on the
turn and could not recover, although
he made pretty fight that cnught the
grand stand. Gardiner kept the hole
aud beat Mcleod aud Titus on the
stretch, with Mcdonald lost in the
scramble. Titus had the Glass Il two
mile final up his sleeve all the way and
won 1t prettily from Maddox, who
hnlshed with Allen ut his side, "klng"
hlehael Dlrnberger losing his head
when place was within his grasp.
Mosher, the Hudson river skating
champion, won the class A here, win.
nlng both of his heats and fnnls with
ease. In tho special race for the class
winners of the meet, Joe Harrison,
OF Asbury Park, bent Mosher ont at
the lap IN record style, Mosher appear.
ing to be weak.
1t was announced that the next race
meet will be held at Asbury Park
August 18th by the Athletic Assuc.a.
ton, when class A, class Is and profos
sional events will be given The five
mile trlal against time promised by
Harry Maddox, the local, WAS not uE.
dertaken, Maddox pleading unit con
ditlon. Fred Titus offered to take
Maddox's place, and went for the
five mile paced by tandem manned bv
Murphy aud Earl and Saunders
and George &. Smith, and the BerIo
quad" worked by Mcleod, Barnett
Iavy and Mayo. The track was IN
bad shape, but nevertheless Titus rode
in l0.22 3 .; tielng Johnsons worlds
record. The miles were made in 2:O7
.; 100 .; 2:O3 Is; 2:07; 2:O5 l.5.
The summaries follow:
Summary Two mile handicap, class
Il. won by b. b. Bird, ST. Paul, $50
yards; A. Fl. Barnett. Plainlied, II. D.,
$50 yards, second; J. Fred Barry.
Syracuse. 100 yards, third. Time,
ABA ) 5.
One mile. open, class a, won by II.
p. Mosher. Stormklng, n. Y; II. Ii.
Mccall, Denver. second; w. f.. Tens
ler. Rockville, third. lime, 1:l425.
Half mile. open, class a, final heat
won by II. p. Mosher. Harlem: +. n.
Mccall. Denver, second; w. +. Tout
Ter, Rockville, Conn. third. Time,
1:l4 %.
Two mile open, class B. final heat,
time limit $40, won by +. J. Titus,
New York; Ii. II. Maddox. Ashury
Park, second +. Hallen, Syracuse
third. lime: j:3O l-5.