The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-09-21
.a0nESDALE BICYCLE MEET
Scranton Flyers Compete In the Maple
City Nheelmen's Races.
COLEMAN MAKES A SHOWING
II Second In Two Important Events
Miner. the BinghamtOn Crack.
Was First Story Of the Day and
Summaries OF tho Events.
Special to the Scranton Tribune

Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Honesdale, Pa. Sept. 20.--The second
annual race meet OF the Maple City
wheelmen occurred here this afternoon.
The Scranton boys captured a few Of
the prizes. but the first prizes in the
principal events. viz: the one-mile and
half-mile ooen were won by c. T.
Miner the crack New York state flyer,
with the plucky little Charlie Coleman.
OF Scranton. close second.
W. II. Crago Of Scranton. won the
$50 class, with b. +. Keller. also of
Scranton. a close second. Harry Van
Horn. another Scranton man. won sec
ond prize In the one-mile novice.
The one-mlle ESQ class was ridden
twice, The first heat was won by X.
v. White. of Green Ridge. but as 1t was
not within the time limit II was ridden
over. Crago winning. with Keller a
good second. William Dunn. of Scran-
ton. won the half-mile race for boys
under l6 years of age.
The weather was all that could be de-
sired for race meet. and the track was
In good condition.
Coieman's Exhibition Mile.
Charles Coleman. Of the Scranton BIZ
cycle club. who Is under d6 years of
age. rode an exhibition half-mile.
paced by the Green Ridge Wheelmen's
tandem team. In the remarkable time OF
LOB l-5. which Is new record for boys
OF 16 years.
In the mile open Keller. of the Green
Ridge team. was well up with the
bunch when his chain broke, forcing
him to retire from the race.
-, Following Is a summary of the events:
One-mile novice-Eleven starters.
Thomas X. Lee. Carbondale. first: II.
A. Van Horn, Green Ridge wheelmen.
Scranton. second: Ed c. Coons. Scran-
ton. third. Time. 2.42ia.
One-half mile open-Eight starters.
c. 7. Miner. Binghamton, first: Charles
Coleman. Scranton Bicycle club. Scran-
ton. second Ben Keller. Green Ridge
Wheelmen. Scranton. third. Time, LOG.
Half-mile boys under l6 years-Four
starters. William Dunn. Scranton.
first: F. c. Ham. Honesdale. second;
Joseph J. Weber. Pittston, third. Time.
LIS.
One-mile championship Wayne and
Pike counties-Eight starters. +. A.
Dittrich. Honesdale. first. Charles Hart
ung. Honesdale. second: Frank Carlin.
Hawley. third. Time, 2.2S S-5.
Crago Won the Event.
One-mile $50 class-Nine starters.
William N. Crago. Scranton. first: r. F.
Keller. Green Ridge wheelmen. Scran-
ION. Seconu, n. '. Nnlte, Green Rluge
Wheelmen, Scranton, third. Time. 235.
One-mile open-Eight starters. c. T.
Miner. Binghamton. first: Charles Cole
man, Scranton Bicycle club Scranton,
third
Two-mile handlcap-C. T. Miner,
Binghamton, first: 3. r. Keller. Green
Ridge Wheelmen. Scranton. second:
W. NJ. Dunn. Scranton, third. Time.
sos l-5.
All the scratch races were paced by
the Green Ridge Wheelmen's tandem
team. Gregory and White, on a
Stearns tandem.
Myles Gibbons. Of Scranton. gave an
exhibition of fancy and trick riding.
He Is attracting much attention
among wheelmen throughout the coun-
try. and gave private exhibition be-
fore the officials Of the Stearns Bicycle
company. at Syracuse, last week. E.
c. Stearns. the head OF the concern.
was greatly pleased with Gibbons
work. and had him pose In several posi-
tions for his photograph. The specta-
tors were greatly surprised at the
young mans ability. He will circuit
next season, he already having many
dates.