The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-09-27
ROOME A WINNER.
Our Crack Cyc1er Captures
Third Time Prize in the
Ten Mile Race at
Brooklyn.
THE CAMBRIDGE-YALE GAMES
Secretary Sullivan of the A. .. U.
Confident thai Old Glory Will
Gain Another Victory.
THE CAMBRIDGE-YALE GAMES

himself Yesterday by winning lHlu
time prize in the big ten mile road race
at Brooklyn under the auspices OF the
s.Citizen." Roome, although covering
the course in the remarkably fast time
of q minutes IA seconds, was unable to
land in a place owing to the heavy
handicap he had to shoulder. The lead
ers finished in the following order:-M.
H. Brown, Excelsior c. C.; C. H.
Leonard, Lenox B.. c.; H. H. Pervis,
Ridge W.; E. A. Hendrick. Brooklyn
B. c.; A. Reeves, Prospect W. J. N.
Turner, S. Brooklyn W.; G.. Sweeney,
Consord c.: w. H. Walk, Tamaqua W.;
H. G. Relyea, Kings County W.; G.
Sullivan, Columbia W.; M. Murphy,
Brooklyn; L. Mcbride, New York; G. B.
Tyrell. Prospect W; E. S. Maryland,
Freeport: T. P. Kay, NJ. W; J. P.
Warren, P. w; Charles T. Earl, K. c..
W; Oscar Hedstrom, CIV; Walter
C. Roome, MAC; T. D. White, L.W..
Three prizes were offered or the best
times for five miles. They were won by
George Sullivan, z minutes % seconds;
H. B. Laughton. u minutes 40 seconds,
and NJ. H. Brown, IA minutes So sec
onds. Special prizes were also offered
for the fastest time for ten miles. The
winners Invertebrates T. Earle. 27 min
ates 10 seconds; Oscar Hedstrom, q
minutes u seconds: Walter C. Roome,
27 minutes IA seconds, and F. D. White,
q minutes 20 seconds. At the finish the
riders were soclosely punched that there
was considerable confusion as to how
the men crossed the Inc. Several riders,
notably Ray Dawson. protested that
they had been overlooked. Some of the
men, therefore. may be displaced.
The Royal Arcanum Wheelmen will
meet this evening at Linden Hall, Green
vile. and decide upon the all important
question of christening the organization,
Grand Regent Pounds of the Royal Ar
canuna having decided that the organi-
cation must change It's name because it
is not composed exclusively of Royal
Arcanumites. The committee which was
appointed to select a name has had
under consideration a number of names
and a list of them will be presented for
final selection. Among the names sug-
gested are:-Boulevard, Usage, Dirigo,
Tioga. Keystone, Nahant and Neversink.
Although the organization must cease
its use of The name of the order from
which it has recruited its greatest per-
centage of members it will not deviate
from its original plan to enroll all the
- - III LAC La
and it will be as distinctvely a Royal
Areanurn club as ever. Al the meeting
this evening President J. j. Yuhl will,
on behalf of Captain Barr, present Mr..
George B. Wheeler with a handsome
prize as a trophy in recognition of his
victory in the road race which formed
such a pleasant feature of the last club
run. Captain Barr will also arrange the
details fer the club run to South Beach
on Sunday.
Arrangements for the ten-mile road
race of the Atlanta Wheelmen of New
ark are progressing satisfactorily. A
sufficient number of entries has been Sc
cured to max it certain that the race
will be close and exciting.
Reports received by the Signal Service
cycle in the military service. This con-
elsfs in rlle laying of telegraph lines.
were made near San Antonio, Texas, by
Captain Thompson, and proved very sue
%cessful. A light reel containing one mile
of a machine, and the rider started to
run 1t out. The run was made and com
munication established with the start
return trip, reeling the wire up, vans
made in about the same time. The ex-
pertinent proved highly satisfactory, the
work being done much quicker and easier
than by the old method, in which the
horse was utilized.
Samuel wilson. Jr, Of wan will
at four O'Clock tomorrow morning. He
will be paced by A. F.. Gushing as far as
e al0 %fnGian ape 5eeG IS seven fTem a ssw and fe SIX
hours, held by w. H. Marion. Wilson
will have a shot at the figures, Which he
expects to lower. He will ride a seven
ty-two inch gear wheel. Wilson is ped
alIing pretty fast of late, as shown in
the recent 1O0-mile race of the Century
The five mile road race of the De-
fender A c., which will be. held on
South Orange avenue, ewark tomorrow
Entries have been received from New
York, BROOKLYN, Harrison, Belleville,
snd oaheri flla1a A handsome silver
pitcher will be given to the rider who
beats the time made in the Lab Day
One Of the largest and Oldest cycle
manufacturing concerns in the United
States will shortly begin the manufac-
ture of a petroleum motor vehicle. The
experiments and construction have been
conducted under the personal direction
Of Hiram Percy Maxin. a son of Hiram
gun. The vehicle will take the form of
a tricycle., with two large driving wheels
IN front. The tricycle. is a tandem, fitted.
Of course. with pneumatic tires; and is
propelled by an oil engine, This motor
Heal ever built. as it vii not explode,
i sixty hours without replenishing
the fuel and Is not so hot as to cause
Inconvenience to the rider. 1t is able
to provide about one and one-half horse
mower. which is very considerable.
Those who have tried to pedal a tr,-
cycle will appreciate this statement. A
trtcycIe with even one horsepower to
move it along ought to go very far
lust forward of the front saddle. The
speed-governing valve is. within easy
reach Of the occupant OF the rear saddle;
The oil in the motor is not always kept
ed by an eiectr cal contrivance. which
serves also to ignite it again at the
motorman's pleasure. A valuable econ
amy Of fuel Is thus possible when coast
ing or resting. Mr.. Maxim has been en-
eared for ONE time in perfecting his
trieycse at the factory; The otae5 day
that the machine was a complete sue
cess. IN Mr.. Maxim'g opinion. the re-
suits demonstrate that q motor tricycle.
can be built that will not weigh over
10 pounds. He says such a machine
Will be useful not only for pleasure rid
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