The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-06-19
A Big CENTURY RUN
One Thousand CYclers Will
Start in the Associated
Cycling Clubs Event.
HUDSON COUNTY A. C.'s BIG SHOW
George Dixon and Frank Erne
Matched to Fight Here-Bowl-
ers on an Outing.
HUDSON COUNTY A. G.'S BIG SHOW

The second annual century run of the
Associated Cycling Clubs of New Jersey.
which will be held on July 6, promises
to the big affair, it being expected that
fully 1000 persons will make the run.
The Asbury Park wheelmen have pre-
scented 10 the association two silver
cups, valued at 500 and $50, which will
be presented to the clubs sending the
largest and second largest number OF
riders through from Newark to Asbury
Park. The association will give five silk
banners-one.t to the club from Pennsyl-
vania taking through the largest number
of survivors, one to New York n
Brooklyn, two TO the association clubs
first and second. and one to the club
from any State not eligible to compete
for the others. The start will be made
at five o'clock on the morning of July s
from Washington Park, Newark, with
Carl Won Lengerke acting as captain.
The pace will be about eight miles an
hour. Captain Won Lengerke will have
the assistance of George C. Wheeler of
the Westminster. N. Y, League. and
Joseph Estoelet of Philadelphia. The
route VIII be to Believille, and through
the towns and villages to the north.
to Paterson, where the first stop Will be
made at the home of the Tourist Cycle
Club. Then the trip will be resumed to
Montclair, through the Oranges to NIL
burn, by way of the Irvington-M.burn
course to Springfield, Elizabeth. West
field, Plainfeld. Metuchen and New
Brunswick. Dinner Will be served at
Plainfeld and New Brunswick. When
the run is continued after dinner the
ro,,+ r-:1 he Nj ~ uro Tittia Silver
Long Branch and Asbury Park. The
entrance fee is s1.5O. which will entitle
the. E.der to a souvenir medal. Entries
should be sent to A. H. Chamberlain,
secretary and treasurer, Railway. A
large number of Jersey, City wheelmen
have already signified their intention of
participating in the run.
A.. W. Batchelder, the League of Amer
lean, N. Y, State handicapper. in dis
track. said amor other things.
THE track at Manhattan Beach will
he one of the fastest in the country.
1t ran on Saturday against counter
sporting attractions and drew a crowd
of 1000 persons. a pretty good sign that
possible TO have electric light racing
there Night racing. has been tried on
other tracks ard has Sssn fairly success
ing could not he conducted safely ar
Manhattan provided the managers Of
tne track FecsOe the pGOEs WOulO i-he. H.
am glad to hear that the Brooklyn
man supposed to have heen killed in the
ore mile novies Is stu living. I know of
only one fatal result In a bicycle race.
provided it Is conducted properly. Spills
rarely happen in races other than those
per. When there are too many
men IN the trial heats there is always a
slight element of. danger. A maj should
have some experiences on a high banked
track before starting in races As to
pacing. IT seems TO me thai competition
races. while they would not be so fast,
r. tSos tandsn and auadrnpist pace
makers: or, IL they must have pacing,
sirgIe pace makers in my opinion, are
nine cases out az ten # VIII put ali the
competitors out of a race and will leave
after the qudruplet. The first and second
men have the race well in hand and the
first fights out the second at the finish.
for the quad to drop out. it would be q
good thing. for then the best man would
have to fight It out independent of the
course, where the racing men are faster
than the quad at the finish, t is al
risht; b.. blt f fon abysau 1t is rea realsy e In rnf
drop behind the leaders. Single pace
makers are the hest when they can be
erai complaints about the tandem and
and so they get them"
Walter Roome has been entered in the
two mile handicap and the one mile open
Philadelphia, which will be run on satur-
makes as good a showing as last Satur-
day his many friends in this city and
Bavonne will have cause to rejoice.
Should any cyelist pc unfortunate
night without a light he will be most
presiding magistrate the. following
morning. Last night, on the Bayonne
section of the New County Road, a
ssroad hog of the mcanes type made
his appearance. He appeared with a
~wheelharrow which, was loaded down
with logs Of wood, each being over
planted the whee'barrow with It's load
In the middle of the road. sat down, lit
I his p.pe and laughed heartily when the
1 cyclists had to execute a difficult flank
to ESCAPE colliding with the
III Nogs. A collision would have re-
rb ero sroad ' hogs b bHe ppss over
feet of road and "carried no
Its a bad rule that don't work
great zimmerman-Johnson match
not be decided at Ashury Park If
nager. Yesterday sent out the follow
: communication to the Chairman of the
hurry Pork Race Committee
81 intended to INSPECT your track to-
ay. hut owing to the remarks of VIII
son. your representative, to a reporter,
ard nv wish to ave the race run on
neutral Ground. I have decided not to
Asf,ury Park. Johnson will meet Zim-
merrnsn on any track mutually agreed