New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-07
THE RUN TO THE PARK
RAIN AND MUDDY ROADS 1NTEkFhhh'

HOWEVER. 2s5 RIDERS. INCLUDING TEN WOMEN
TAKE PART ~ THE CENTURY RUS FROM
NEWARK TO AsprRY PARK
, total - ees cyclists incluilng ten women left
~. continental Hotel AT Newark Mt n IN. yes'er-
dav FOR A run to A.bury Park under the auspices
., On. Associated Cvcing Clubs OF New-Jersey
On. thousand whcelmcn had been expected 10 taHe
uar, In the run. but the rain deferred 'he'h ''''"
the Journey. There we're l0 riders from Mero''
COUNTY sixteen from Philadelphia and others from
Newark Jersey city. Ne~-iork, BROOKLYN ana
r.,rhboring towns Nine OF the women riders wore
,,,,.rs The uaccmakcrs were Joseph E~tocle'.
., thu,d.luh,a and George &. Wheeler OF tbs
Westch~sier cycling League
From Newark the FIRST point 20 he reached was
Paterson where the Tourist club hai Iun'h pro-
y,i.l for the riders who reached that CITY AZ
,.,loct and made their headquarters n the Cot
Inn track The ride was then resumed taxing IN
Montcair Pompton. Morristo"n. flainhed' New
Hruuswick Rcd Bank. Long Branch and inter
mediate places
Red Bank y. J. July s-The Associated cycle
clubs on their century run from Newark 10 AS
hurry Park passed through here ~ $50 =. m. being
on schedule time The participants AT this point num-
h.reI about three hundred and MY. Among them
yer. nine women three Of whom were MIS- A. i.
Williams the president OF the Mercer county La
dies cycle club and Misses A. DO Grasse ana Oh
san Thompson OF Mapewood The Mercer county
Whe.lmen had the largest number IN line NUMBER
INK 49, The roads were very mu@'y Inc orS.
run was from Niidie;oxn 10 Red Bank several
accidents occurred 20 riders. bat none o' '"e"
proved Of 4 serious nature
Asburv Park July (Specian.-Amd the huz"as
Of y 90 residents and summer guests IN" Hsso''''''
cycle clubs Of Ncw-Jerscy the van "t the League
Of American Wheelmen. rolled INTO town to-"'sh'
e,actIv ON schedule time from their great century
, nO'e lock
49,, d, - the .centurions" had passed Long
p,a,ch Immediately all the Asbury Park wheel
men it town repaired 10 the Deal LAX" pt'uee ID
crcet the visitors. Across the br'dg" was s'te'o"e
. ,,s. hammer Of welcome. Schnedcrs beach band
VAS LAYING at the Asbury Park terminus ""e"
IN. cycers appeared. led by captain Won '
.rL. and the pacemakers. Joseph Estociet ana
coree g. Wheeler the band and tally-ho. with
v.vo, Frark Ten Brock and the Common 'ouh-
eli together with a hundred hotel guests OF Wheels
escorted them through Grand ana Asnury yves "
tho Ocear Hotel. Most OF the "centur'ohS '"'"c-
dlatelv took advantage OF Founder b"o''v feo
hath IN the Roman Pool at the Asp"r' -"'e' ~"
vlion but some first got dinner.
rho Nerccr County Wheelmen carried on the
,i-o cup and "A banner for bringing through the
largest number OF men. They started Win no. anu
oe are in The Montcair Wheclmen won the sec
ond cup and a banner. hfty OF their men nhish'is'
and the Hackensack Wheemen were third with
,hIrty-nye men. The Pennsylvania banner goes 10
tho Columbia rCycers. OF Philadelphia, ana the
Gramercy Wheelmcn get the New-fork banner
The Triangle and Excelsior clubs. OF New YORK
crescent Wheelmen, OF Painned, Schodalra. OF
Morrlstown: Young Mems Christian Association
-, N,w. brunswick; Essex Bicycle club. OF Newark
south brooklyn Wheemen Frankford ana Meteor
r,ubs OF Philadelphia: Long Branch w hecimen
nod Bank Wheelmen. South orange Wheei Gun
and Asbury Park Wheemen were among the other
clubs that finished. ,.,. -. - -,
Few accidents occurred. Ninety-elght per cent
~ eI the entries finished. Eight women riders nm
v,od One of them Miss Eva Brindrim OF Brook
iyn holds the record for n century, hours ana II
minutes.