The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-06-08
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THE BIG RELAY RACE
A Crowd of Enthusiasts
Cheer the Wheelmen as
They Pass Through
This City.
THE SPHERE WILL BE POUNDED
Few of the Local Baseball Fields
Will Be Vacant This Afternoon
Yachting News.

The triJState bicycle race started
promptly at nine o'clock this morning
from the Times building. New York,
Park Row was lined on both sides with
spectators who had gathered to witness
the start There was also al attending
aggregation of bicycle riders. The race
is a relay contest. The riders who
started IN the first relay were w. II.
Owens. Greenwich Wheelmen. New Jer-
sey: Thomas Hughes, East Side Wheel
men, Paterson. and H. C. Voltaire, of
Philadelphia The destination of these
racers was Paterson. where the second
relay began. Thee men were accom-
panied by Frank Waller. the professional
racer. The contest was held under the
auspices of the New York Times" and
is managed by a special committee of
members of the Hudson County Wheel
men of New Jersey. The ime
awards handsome prizes to the winners.
Three States are represented in the race.
wheelmen from New York. New Jersey
and Pennsylvania taking part in the
six relays which mark the journey. 1t is
the second annual tri-State bicycle race
of $50 miles given under the auspices OF
the times"
For half an hour preceding the start
there was a large throng gathered in
front of the Times building awaiting
the appearance of the riders. At five
minutes to nine the three racers wheeled
their machines into the street and STOOD
waiting for tn word to go. Waller also
appeared. with his wheel and was
eheered by. those who recognized hlm.
o~ficiate at the start of the big race
5udlge My Frank Yq Ekelan DdiviPT5 pes;Ide En- Hudson Mi;
County Wheelmen, Jersey City; starter,
Henry n. Cary. Managing Editor. New
son County Wheelmen, W. E.. Clarke.
Waller started with the other Wheelmen
on an independent race. When the word
ed down Park Row to broadway. which
they they fornsS down to c fo the co a4fseti a Thees
minutes for a boat. They left the New
York sid Of the river 9na at s sip a. a me- me- and
relay, at 1880 A. M. The. finish in each
relay is what counts and the cycle sharps
look for a pretty contest all through the
race. Calculating on the time made In
last years relay the intermediate points
should be reached as
ld:2o A.. M; Morris Plains, I1:45 A.. M;
Madison, 12:1O P NJ; I%rvington; l2;45 a A
Brunswick, 2:35 P. M; Woodlawn, 8 P.
M; Trenton, 4:35 P. NJ; Bordentown.
~ P M Burlington. Sis F. M; River
It is expected that the riders on the
different relays will be met at the diff
wheelmen. The racers are easily recog-
nized by the colored sashes they wear.
The riders assigned to the other relays
York, George Beckendorf. Greenwich
MheeImen; New Jersey Wm; slayin.
sylyania T. B.. BuZzard, Philadelphia.
Third-Morristown to Wheatsheaf Ho-
tel: Nsw York, G s. Henshaw. GT rem
syivania Alya Stewart, Philadelphia.
lawn New 9o1E. &. W Hq HARRISON IS War aar-
lem Wheeimen; New Jersey, F. c; Smith,
Bloomfield Cycling and Athletic Associa-
ton; Pennsylvania, w. Robert Lands,
Fifth1Woodlawn to. Trenton: New
York, G; Hoppe, Liberty Wheelmen,
ee e1fary cy Ssw ci SfBseS Nsews Mn- psMn sllsf.
vania, C.. S. Shomo, Philadelphia.
~sixth15Trenton to Riyerton: New York,
Brooklyn; New Jersey, Simpson Stan,
devan. Active Athletic Club Paterson;
Pennsylvania, E. W. Krick. Reading: :.
points; second, 10. and third, 5. The
team getting the largest number of
points will OF course be declared the
victor. Last years race was won by
the New Jersey team, with 10 points;
Pennsylvania was second, with 60, while
New York was third. with so. The ar
rangements for today's race nave been
admirably perfected. With the favorable
weather attending it, the committee look
for a most successful contest.
PATERSON. June s, 1895.-Thomas
Hughes of this city finished first in the
first relay In the Tri-State $50 mile relay
bicycle race, passing the tape at the club
house of the Passaic Falls Wheelmen at
1910 A. M. W.. H. Owen, the New
York rider. was second. arriving at 1O:41.
H. C. Voltaire. of Philadelphia, failed
to come in, having thrown up the
sponge at Passaic. Both Hughes and
Owen a several falls and the latter
led 100 yards from the finish, where
his wheel caught in a street railroad
track. throwing him badly and damag-
ing his wheel. This accident was all
that put the Jersey colors first.
Fuller, Darmon and Green, the cour-
iers who left Taylor's Hotel. Jersey
City. at 7:30 o'clock, and will go the $50
miles, passed here at 9:02, Dampman be-