The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-08-15
EZ TFaFE F+E EL
ROOME WINS AGAIN
Our Crack Cyclist Carries
Off a Prize at the Man
haitian Beach Meet.
CoNNEFF AND ORION TO MEET
In a Special Race at the New Jer-
sey A. c. Games-Gossip
of the Diamond.

POI a Qlaly WIZ
big race meet at the Manhattan Beach
track yesterday afternoon. On the grand
stand many Jersey City cycling enthnsi-
asts were noticed, and On the track this
city was also not without it's representa-
tive. In the Glass A events Roome. OAR
mer and Hunter competed, and in the
fve-mile professional race Charles E.
Kluge. Hudson county's old champion,
surprised his friends by walking away
with fourth prize in a field of fifteen.
Billy Darmer competed in both Class A
events, but failed to do anything of
note. while Walter Roome, or the other
hand, distinguished himself by a beauti-
fui piece of riding in the scratch Glass
A event. In the trial heat of this race,
Roome, although in second position, was
pecketed, and IT looked as though he
would not secure q place in the final.
On the last turn, however. when the
crowd began to sprint, Roome, by a
dexterous move got out and started
after Ertz. who was in the lead. He
set such a terrific pace that Ertz had
to pump like a Demon to cross the tape
first. Roome landed in second place.
In the final the boys were paced by a
tandem, and at the crack of the pistol
Ertz jumped to the fore, Roome follow
ing close behind. The leaders retained
these positions until the sprint In the
stretch. It was a pretty race, the boys
coming down well punched. Ertz Kept
the lead and won. Roome was three
feet behind, but w. G. Douglass made a
terrific squirt. snatching second place
from Roome at the tape. Roome Sc
cured third place and a silver cup as a
prize. The time. PIG Is seconds. shows
how hotiys. this race was contested.
Hunter of the N. ]. A. G. finished sec
ond in his heat, but was not in it in
the final.
The great event of the day was the
achievement of Fred Titus, who started
out in a ten-mile match race with Harry
Maddox. holder of the record of q m
80 3-5 S., for the. ten miles. At the start
Titus picked UP. the quad, and on the
first lap Maddox was already beaten.
Before the second mile was finished
Maddox was a lap behind, and ON the
third mile he dropped out. When the
time of 2 m. 3 Is S. for the mile was
announced there was a prolonged whistle
from the grand stand. followed by cries
of Record, Titus. reeordr Titus sped
on and held the tandem and the quad
which alternately paced HIM. Such rid
ing was never before seen on any track.
On the last mile Titus cut away from
the quad and set his own pace. He not
only broke the ten-rniIe record but all
the intermediate distances from two
miles.
Walter Sanger did not put In an ap-
pearanoe to attempt to bea the half
mile professional record of 81 seconds,
held by Zd~1nmermann, SO Pete Berlo went
in to beat his. own one mile professional
re of / minute and So seconds. He
wi ned by the quad and succeeded
in fsaAag the distance in even record
time, duplicating his own record. Harry
+. Tyler then went in to beat BerIo's time
and paced by the quad he cut the record
down to I minute 40 2-5 seconds. He
kept on for the second mile and Clipped
a fraction off the tive mile record, maxi
ing the new figures 8 minutes IS seconds.
Following is the summary
One Mile ehardfeap). Glass Artist
heatLWon By R. a Miller, Greegwidh
Riverside WheeImen 60 yards, second;
F: 8. Shinn- Lakewook Bicycle Club l7s
Wheelmen G5 yards: Oscar Hedstrom,
Greenwich Wheelrnen l35 YARDS. second;
= Harrtses Asenry Park Wheelnen
heat-Won by H. P. Mosher, Harlem
WheeImen (scratchl: ]. r: Warner, Pc
g Ro wnse'1 N'JAt' se y9 Is sar sss9nd fbis y:
time. am. IA 3-5s. Final heat-Won by
Miller. Hedstrom second. Beam third;
flying start-Firgt neat&Won By, ". cole,
man. Springfield, Mass; E y. Young,
Jersey City. fRird. Time, % IS seconds.
Second heat-won by p. j.. Berlo, Eos
ten. Mass F s. Onge Boston Mass;
won by nc. Tyler, Springfield. Mass.
I. A. Silvie, Port Richmond, S. T., second;
a. W. Porter, Waltham, Mass. third.
Tyler, Selvie, second; Coleman, third.
Time. % Is seconds.
One Mile SsGratSho, Glass A-Ffrst
Athlete club; IT,. P. Mosher. Harlem
wheelnaen. second; Oscar Hedstrsnq,
S 3 - Rive ssSRn9 wh ssafmMo q. y 3. R s, ".
NJ second; ". ! Poug Ias NJ.
wen BY LAWRENCE Hoppe Riverside
ond: g. 3. Smith, Beflmore, Long, Is
Won By e. NJ Ertz, Riverside Wheel
men: w. g. Douglass. second; w. c.
R5ome. third; time, I'm. IS LIS.
James j. corbett as YARDS. ii. G.
Wheeler scratch ~(second); time I'm.
: five Mile (handicap. professlonaD-
yards1. A. ". Porter, Waitham, Mass,
1scrateh@, second: W. Coleman. Spring-
field, Mass. (scratchl third. G. 2. Kluse,
Jersey City 600 YARDS fourth; time I'm.
one third of a Mile Match Pace Char
dbcapEWon bv Lewis D. r.. BenfFer e.
yards; John J. Beaaer, scratch, second
One Mile Tandem (scratch), for the
club championship of the Riverside
WheeImen-A lead heat between c. K.
Granger and W. A. Barbeau. and 7.
Beam and Walter Beam: F.. A. Nagle
and y. B. John third. Time I'm; II 4-5s;
Ten Mile Match Raee-Won by Fred
TITUS. Harry Maddox dropping out at
end of three miles Timeaone nile,
miles. en-. 6 2-5s.; four miles, SIN. II Bps.
FIVE miles. 1Om. IS 1-5s.; six miles, jim.
a2 2-5s.: seven miles, 14m. 2ss.; EIGHT
m;les 1anl. SO 4-5s.: nine miles, Ism. AS.
ten miles. pom. So 4-5s.
One Mile Match Raee-Won by Walter
Jones: George c. Boniface, Jr., second.
Time 2m. Al 3-5s.
az the meet yesterday and watched
with intense interest the trick riding
of Master Leroy See. One Of bis many
friends in the grand stand was cruel
enough to offer TO bet that within a
week ssTfms would be hard at work in
Ibis f,aek ward TRYING to duplicate Master
Secs performance.
ceived a bad fall at the Manhattan
Reach track on Saturday last is just re-
covering from his injuries and will be
abrs III eoupetea i'm the club races of the
rrepnuiIte WbeelD1en which will be held
on SATURDAY. AUGUST d.