New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-11
CYCLERS IN GOOD FORM.
TYLER THE HERO AT THE MANHATTAN
BEACH TRACK.

EXCELLENT TIME MADE IN THE SEVERAL CON-
rEsTs-AMATEuRs AND PROFESSIONALS WIN
PRIZES SUMMARIES OF THE RACES
The usual Saturday races at the Manhattan Beach
track yesterday furnished some excellent sport to
crowd OF probably $500 spectators The place swept
by ocean breezes certainly more comfortable
than many other places still the wind was not
strong enough to interfere materially with the
riders and excellent time throughout was the re-
suit
The band played. the wheels whzzed and the
crowd yelled at the several desperate finishes. and
ali present II the defeated riders excepted.
seemed to enjoy themselves. II. c. Tyler was the
hero Of the day. capturing both the one-half mile
and the two miles for professionals. This rider is
In rare good form just now. and he had little
trouble In lowering the coors Of Sanger and Porter.
Wheeler is as far away from true condition as
ever and he badly beaten every time he
started
The winners H. c. Tyler. w. Coleman. F.
Num- l.. G.. Bach. T. w. Young and Brock and
Rrown on the tandem NUM-. an amateur. made a
mile in PA. while Tyler made the clever record OF
40 As for the two-mile scratch. Tyler also rode
the last quarter in the halfmile race In q rs sec
onds which another remarkable performance.
l.. G.. Bach. a novice. covered mile IN z'z' which
Is clever work for beginner.
HOW THE RACES WERE WON.
There were heats In only two races. which enabled
the MANAGEMENT TO off the contests in short or
der and the last race was over before p m Less
time was wasted than in probably any other ath-
letic contests ever in this neighboorhood AS
soon as one winner crossed the line another bunch
az aspiring athletes would be sent on on their jour-
ney 10 victory disappointment
The first race of the day half-mile scratch
for professionals. Baker won the first heat, Berio
won the second on sufferance. and Tyler won the
third Crooks Sanger. Young and Porter qualifying
for the final heat which resulted in terrific sprint
hotU riders.
Tyler. Porter and Sanger These three men drew
away from the bunch and a splendid finish resulted
Sanger wavered in the last fifty yards and Tyler
won by a length while Porter finished strong de-
feating Sanger for second place by about half
wheel The last quarter was made In q 20 sec
onds the best time ever made on the track.
The one mile novice brought out some likely
young fellows and one or two or them VIII De heaiu
from hereafter In better company. Long and Bach
won their respective heats George Seitz getting an
ugly fall fifty yards from the finish in the second
heat Seitz was finishing strong. and he entered
a complaint of foul against Bach. the winner Out
II was allowed In the final heat brocK ana
Brown paced the riders on a tandem Bach raceu
ahead of the tandem until it got under way when
he fell in behind and held on Tor grim oed'h' ne
won as he pleased in 227
TYLER declined the issue in the one-nile handicap
Sanger started from scratch. but gave 1t up before
the last lap had been reached Walter Coleman won
in 2:07 with Starbuck second and Eaton third
The One-rile handicap Tor Olass n iiueis A"i
nshed another good The pace was fast from
the start Entering the homestretch Samuel Brock
Jumped away from the bunch and ne seemed 10
have the race we'll in hand He tired badly for'y
wards from the finish and F. A. NUM- came on with
an extra squirt and captured the prize with BLOCK
second and John w. Conk.in third -
The two-mile scratch for professionals fur-
nshed the best contest of the day. Besides tne
purse of $500. cash prizes were given to the hrst
man at the end of each lap. Pacemakors "ere
consequently unnecessary. and the riders kept up a
merry Clip from start 10 finish. Eaton led al me
finish OF the first laps and captured 80 ana re-
tired Baker led at the third lap. Sivie al the Iourh
and Berlo at the fifth, and might have been eX-
nected none OF them were in the real struggle a,
The finish Tyler sprnted in the last quarter ana
won BY a length and a half from Coleman. VIII
porter third The time was $40 As. the fastest two
miles ever made in competition without paceinak
ers a scratch race. sanger however, mas w
ord of 4:3l. made in handicap - .o,
only three teams starters 1t was good rae
more than the regular races did Young ana M Tl
,nok the lead at the start and set slow pace IN,
real race was confined to the last lap Brock a a
brown shot away from the Others win sase, W. :.
,rant wide al the last turn. This made desperate
srsightened out their machine ana nnisneu IN ga
90. stve winning by length from smith anu
- rmer The consolation race was won by ,ns
i,,tin Canuck F. W. Young, with cutter second ana
Kuhke third