The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-16
CLOSE OF THE BICYCLE MEET.
-,r GREAT GATHERING WINDS Up
IN A BLAZE or GLORY.


m Rird of 81. Paul wins the Horse.
harness and Carriage Put Up ns
he Prize for the Victor in the
rinnl Heat OF the TyvO-MiIe Hand
,.,n-EIe Was Given $50 Yards and
mad Driving Finish With Barnett
and Harry
,sbury Park. July 15.-The sixteenth
,,,,al meet Of the League of Amari-
-, wheelmen is thing OF the past. The
,s,usznds Of delegates have scattered
..s gone their various ways. the races are
matter Of history and the sedate elders
# ocean Grove breathe frcer ana easier
TODAY the town resumed its normal
,r,1ouility and lassitude.
This afternoon at the race track the
enal heat of the two pile handicap. with
horse. harness and carriage for the
orst rrize. was run off-rain and hail hav-
,rpevented a decision on Saturday. -Four
oler competitive events and several speed
r.ess were arranged hurriedly TO hn out
an afternoon of good sport, and a capital
trosramme il proved to be. Many of the
big cracks entered for the generous pflzes.
Is the present is a vacation week in the
rational circuit and all the mighty pedal
poshers are laying off here for a few
days
B. B. Bird of st. Paul won the eques-
,rian outfit in the two-mile race from $50
wards riding a driving finish with Barnett
md Barry Bald from the scratch, went a
desperate mile in 2:17 without catching
ANYBODY and dropped out Fred Titus
rode from % yards and caught the second
bunch but none Of them could reach the
limit contingent.
Garner, Zeigler, Mcdonald. Mcleod
Titus, Bird and Kennedy lined up for the
final of the class b mile, open. Gardiner
ran up on the back stretch and led the
sprint with Mcleod. the sturdy Canadian,
at his heels. Zeigler got a bad position
on the turn and could not recover, al
though he made a pretty fight that caught
tie grand stand. Gardiner kept the pole
and beat Mcleod and Titus on the stretch
with Mcdonald lost in the scramble
Titus had the class b, two mile, final up
his sleeve all the way and won il pref
tly from Maddox, who finished with Allen
at his side, King Michael Dirnberger
losing his pedals on the stretch when a
pace was WltHAu MS grasp.
Mosher the Hudson river skating cham
pion was the class A. hero winning both
Of his heats and finals with ease.
In the special race for the class A. win
ners of the meet, Joe Harrison of Asbury
Park beat Mosher out at the tape in rec
ord style, Mosher appearing to be weary
Of well doing.
1t was announced that the next race
meet held at Asbury Park would be given
Aug. Il by the Athletic Association, when
class A., class b., and professional events
will be given. The officials to-day were:
Referee Isaac b. Potter, chief consul,
New York state; judges. e. c. pode, DR..
+. A. Myrick, Philip Young: timers, A.
C. Zimmerman, Henry Goodman and A.
r. Peck.
The flve-mile trial against time prom
ised by Harry Maddox, the local wonder,
was not undertaken, Maddox pleading
unfit condition. Fred Titus offered to
take MaddoXs place, and went for the
Murphy and Earl and Saunders
and George c. Smith, and
the Berlo quad worked by
Mcleod, Barnett, Seavy and Mayo.
The track was in bad shape, but Titus,
nevertheless. rode in 1922 SO; tieing John
sons world record. The miles were made
in 2O7 10. 1853 80, 2O3 1-5 2:O7, 2:O5 10.
LIE TWO ulile ndIVledp, tidSs D. WIS
Won by b. B. Bird Of ST. Paul, $50 yards,
with A. f. Barnett of Plainheld. n. j.,
80 yards, second. and ]. Fred Barry, Sy
r2cuse, 100 yards, third. Time 4;Si 3-5.
The one mile, open, class A, final heat
was won by II. p. Mosher Of Harlem, with
Joe Harrison of Asbury Park second, and
c Hoefer of ST. Paul third. Time. 2:29.
The one mile class b was won by Arthur
Gardiner of Chicago, with Angus Mcleod
Of Brantford. ont, second and Fred J.
Titus Of New York third. Time 2:27 l-5.
The half mile, open, class \, final heat,
was won by II. p. Mosher of Harlem, with
F. ~ Mccall of Denver second, and w.
Z. Tcutzler of Rockville, Conn, third.
Time, liza 20
The two mile, open, class B, final heat,
time limited to 5:14, was won by f. J. Titus
Of New York. with A. Fl. Maddox of As
bury Park second and f. II. Hallen of
Syracuse third. Time $50 4-5.
The next was a winners race, all first
and second place, class A men of last
week and to-day being eligible. The race
was paced by Owen and Davey on tan
dem. 1t was won by Joe Harrison of AS
bury Park with II. P. Mosher of Harlem
second Time 214