The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-07-30
A REC0RD-BREAKNC DAY
Green Ridge Wheelmea's Meet q Big
Success.
THO STATE MARKS LONERED
Best Time Ever Made Ia Pennsylvauia
In Class A Composition Hot Fight
for Lackawauua County Cham
piouship-The Other Races.

In every feature. The attenuahce was
large. the day was almost perfecs, the
track in excellent condition. ana para
mount above all they attracted together
a large and excellent list OF racers. two
Of whom gave their meet fame by
breaking a state record.
This was done in the one mile and
half mile open. the principal events OF
the day. and II. 7. Mosher. Of storm
King. N. Y. and Bert Ripley. or
Belmar N. j., were the men
who did It. Moshers time was
I'll As. which is the fastest mile ever
made In the stale OF Pennsylvania IN
open competition among class a riders
The record heretofore was held oy
Krick, who recently, at Berwick. made
a mark of 2.l6 AS.
Mosher's performance Is a remark
able one considering the fact that he
ran ON half mile track and hld a
strong head wind to contend with ON
the home stretch. But for the wind he
would have undoubtedly beaten the
track record of :. II. which was made by
Titus on July last, at which time he
was champion of the state. Before
er had ridden hard In two races besides
a preliminary heat for the mile open,
capturing the half mile open and later
on winning the two-mile lap race.
Mosher is the same rider that won
the mile open against field OF sixty
five at Asbury Park. riding in eleven
preliminary heats before the final race.
Bert Ripley. who made the half mile
record. scored a mark Of 1.04. He had
the best men on the list to contend with
and won the most hotly contested race
OF the. day. He had against him such
cracks as Mosher, Difrendorfer. Miner
Jack and Millard. besides our local
flyers, two Of whom, Keller and Gard
ner, secured places in the preliminaries
Fea, Of Local Men.
Again the old state record for a mile
went to smash when the local speeders
contended for the championship OF
Lackawanna county. There were Ten
entries and all started: Thomas X.
Lee. Carbondale; o. Z. Wonnacate,
Carbondale: B. f. Keller, Green Ridge
wheelmen: ]. o. Cox, Green Ridge
wheelmen; George A. Gardner, Scran-
ton Bicycle club; William M. Dunn.
Scranton; J. B. Corser, Scranton BIZ
cycle club; c. E. Coleman, Scranton BIZ
cycle club; r. V. White. Green Ridge
wheelmen; F. p Weyandt, Scranton.
Coleman won in 2.16 1-5. with Keller
second and Gardner third. These three
ran away from the bunch at the turn
and coming on the stretch were goose
fashion after the tandem in the order
in which they finished. When they
spread out for the final grand squirt Kel-
Ter tried for q clear track on the out
side. but his speed was broken by hay
ing to make a quick and sudden swerve
to the side to avoid Coleman's rear
wheel. which kept in his path. As Cole
man was looking back continually COM
ing down the stretch some were led to
believe that he had crowded Keller to
the outside fence, but the judges did not
look at it in that light. and wholly ex.
onerated Coleman by awarding him the
race. Keller's friends urged him to
protest the race on the grounds that
Coleman made foul by looking back.
The rival local clubs were much
wrought up over the race before It took
place, and when it was ended and there
was an opportunity for disputing.
neither side failed to avail itself Of this
opportunity, as consequence Of which
the following race was greatly delayed
Summary Of thc Races.
There were eight events In all ard
each had a big list OF entries. and
there were but few Of the entries that
did not start. There were ffty-three
men on the card, ond of this number
only three were absent on account of
the postponement made necessary by
Saturdays rain.
One mile. novice-C. f. House, Scranton
T. ]. Quinnan. Scranton; Frank J. Leon
ard, Scranton; Frank Carlin, Hawley, pa.
Oscar e. Wonnacott, Carbondale; Charles
Millard, Binghamton; w. l.. Montrose,
Binghamton; Kelsey d. Purdy, Carbon
dale: David A. Hustace, Blnghamton;
Harry W. Boss. Binghamton: Eddie q.
Vought. Scranton: Thomas K. Lee, Car
bondale; George Palmer Scranton; Thos.
Ham. Honesdale.
Charles Millard, Binghamton, first;
Harry w. Boss, Bhghamton, second;
Frank J. Leonard, Scranton, third. Time,
2E.
Half-mile. open-L. F. Leonard, Auburn;
B. F. Keller. Scranton; J. o. Cox, scran.
ton; A. B. Curtis, Sydney; J. J. Weber.
Pittston; F. w. Ogden, Binghamton; F..
A. Deittrich. Honesdale: Bert Ripley, Bel
mar. N. j.: William BIrdsall, Syracuse;
Rudolph Clark, Storm King. N. y; George
Redfern Wilmerding. Pa; Louis Hunter
Bayonne. N. j.. W. l.. Barton. Bingham
ton; J. B. Corser, Scranton; G. T. Miner
BinghamtoD; J. o. Smith, Pittstor; Budd
Hopler. Binghamton; II. p. Mosher. Storm
King. N. T.; G. Il. Coleman. Scranton;
George w. Thorne, Binghamton; Clarence
Clark, Storm King. N. Y; Charles Wheel.
er, Port Jervis; II. F. Ketchum, Bingham.
ton; II. c. Ogden. Binghamton; r. v.
White, Scranton j. ID. Bloxham, Blng.
hamton; +. =. Weyandt, Scranton; George
A. Gardner, Scranton; H.. NJ. James
Wilkes-Barre; Carol b. Jack, Reading: +.
p. Gstalder, Williamsport; A. F. DiHen-
derfer, Binghamton; Thomas Lee Car.
bondale; Charles Millard, Binghamton.
First heat-C. T.. Miner, Binghamton,
| first; Bert Ripley, Belmar. N. j., second
B. F. Keller, Green Ridge wheelmen,
third. Time. 100.
Second heat-Carrol B. Jack, Reading,
hrst; A. F. Dffenderfer. Binghamton,
second; George A. Gardner, scrantin Bi.
cycle club. third. Time, 1.22
Final-Bert Ripley, first; Carroll b.
Jack, second; A. F. Diffenderfer, third
Time, Lon.
Those In tho Quarter Mile.
Quarter mile, open-Louis Hunter, Bay.
onne. N. j.; J. o. Cox, Scranton; b. +.
Keller, Scranton; J. Il. Corser, Scranton;
w. L. Barton. Binghamton; Rudolph
Clark. Storm King, N. Y; Frank Carlin,
Hawley; Bert Ripley. Belmar, N. j.; viii.
lam Birdsall. Syracuse: L. f. Leonard,
Auburn; F. w. Ogden. Binghamton;
Thomas Lee. Carbondale; F. A. Deittrich,
Honesdale; c. T. Miner. Binghamton; ].
o. Smith, Pittston; George Redeem, vii.
merding, Pa; H. p. Mosher, Storm King,
N. Y; @. A. Gardner, Scranton; Carroll B,
Jack. Reading; r. v. White, Scranton;
H. M. James. wilkes-Barre; Charles
Wheeler. Port Jervis: F. p. Weyandt
Cora ylfOns A r. nfRandorSor rtn ut, m -,