New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-28

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lions left. Many Of the late corners found 1t I'M
noss,ble to check their wheels for all the wheel
racks were full Some of them turned back 10
BROOKLYN while others. with more enthusiasm ior
the races than their brethren threw their wheels
IN hie niles at the rear of the stand and scrambled
wherever they could to watch the speed merchants
on the track. 1t splendid TRIBUTE 10 the nc"
snort and il the racing question Is handed properly
+hera s little doubt that bicycle racing will have us
full quota OF followers.
-rha s,apds wou,d 10 longer hold the crowd. ana
~. officials allowed the overflow to go to the centre
Of the field. In the number were many women III
gorgeous bloomer costumes. ana the crown c"e
earcastically whenever particularly e""N' w.
went across the track.
,rhare was good music and plenty of enthusiasm
,hronehout. There was slight breeze blowing from
the southwest but it not strong enough 10 inter,
tere materially with the riders. and the time maze
throughout was excellent
C r Earl Of the Kings County Wheelmen' paced
ny the Kings County Wheelmen quadruplet, MADE a
mile in :56 40 doing the first quarter IN thrty-sM
seconds fat
The officials we're as follows:
Referee-A, G. BBat,cheder' Sfieial Handicapped
" gSdgesHJohn F. Fitch. Riverside wheemen; R.
J. suits Kings County Wheelmen Harry DAVIS Davis
Kings County Wheelmen; Waldo Fuller, Brooklyn
Chief Scorer-R. L. Jones, Kings County "heei-
assistant ScOrerSGhn McGee w Kinss CUB GSoupy
y a Class Kings County Wheelmen. ~
Chief Clerk OF Course-T. c. Crchton' Kings
Assistant Clerks Of course-F; R. Borland Brook,
Ign Bicycle Club; I. d. Phillips, Kings county
starter-A H. Chamberlain Union County Road
eters. ,, ,,, County
wheeImen; F p Prial, Manhattan BICYCLE Club;
/ B. Whymper Kings County Wheel Te, El lott
County Wheelmen; }. c. Pierrez' Palmer cycle
Tm2.res-W. O. Tate. Brooklyn Bicycle Club; H.
X I'D New York Athletic club; James p Haight,
Harlem Wheelmen; Alexander 5. Farmer Kings
4rn55lnccrNF w. Burns. New-York City. w.
Cficial Handrca opera. c. Batchelder, L. A. w
On ef Marshal-Frederick Hawley, Kings County
Ass,stsnt Marshals-Charles Schwalbach Kings
County Wheemen; A. c. Cooper, Kings County
Clerk Of Competitors-A. r. Gardner. Kings
Chief Usher-S j. Graham. Kings County Wheel
men
The racing proper began with the usual intro
ductory scramble for novices. Two colored men
started but they kept well to the rear when the
nace became warm. After six trial heats. the final
was won by w. II. Ross. Of the Kings County
Wheelmen, by length. although he could have
made it two or three lengths had he wanted to. The
first three-ouarters slow, which accounts for
the poor time; in fact, all the heats were made in
better time
The one-mile Greater New-York championship
brought out about ali the hes, amateurs of the dis
trict and many from up the State. Little TEDDY
Goodman OF the Riverside Wheelmen. with Powell
out OF the way was looked upon an almost sure
winner Big punches started in every heat. and
when the time for the final came around 1t was de-
cided 10 bring out the Kings County quad TO pace
the race The numbering machine started rather
slowly and Owen of the South Brooklyn Nheelineh,
cut around with the hope Of catching the quad lie
missed his guess for by this time the ouadrupIet
was spinning along rafting gait. and owen Tell
hac nd Before
made several Of the other riders were In diicuitcs
Henshaw caught on behind the big machine. ana
he hung on like grim death while the others began
to string out. The pace after the fn't quarter was
terrific and before half the distance had peeh
trayersed II WIS apparent that Henshaw would nm
sh alone provided that he had enough left to strug-
gle along the last quarter alone. Henshaw finished
good and strong, amid mighty shout, In z:o' d re-
markedly clever performance. fully fifty yards be-
fore Teddy" Goodman. VINO was all out l-ahe' VI
the Harlem Wheemen finished third.
About 800 ambitious young men started In the one
mile handicap which required nine heats TO Gift out
the char The final heat resulted in capital strug-
gle with the result in doubt up 10 the finish line
W c. Roome OF New-Jersey. with thirty-yar
handicap had the most speed at the finish. and ne
. non by a length with Barbeau and Reith the next
n order.
carly as many young men started in the two
. dred-yard handicap. George Reith, of the Har-
u Wheelmen found the handicap much 10 his
IA ng and he won rather easily by a length, with
s-beau second and Ray Dawson, the New-York
.Leio Club man. who started from scratch,
ind
The .vo professional contests furnished excellent
sOy With Cooper on the National Circuit many
ol,sn that Eddie" Bald would make a clean
6 eep of both races Last years Glass Il champion
ws beaten out in both races. In the one-me
scratch Bald seemed to have the best OF II at the
homeSretch. TON" Butler however. challenged
him ana Bald began TO wabb.e all over the track.
Butler kept on and won easily by three lengths,
while yshers last years New-York State amateur
chan p finished second, half length in front OF
Bald
In the two-mile handicap. professionals, Baids
friends Thought that he would certainly redeem HIM
self. He sarted from scratch with Tom Butler.
and seemed 10 watch his adversary throughout.
but Tom has brother named Nat" and the
other end of the Butler family did the trick this
time. NAT" Butler challenged Bald IN the last
Quarter and again Bads head began to fly up and
down. as IL 81 was hinges. Butler finished like
yellow streak a good half-length ahead Of Bald.
with Callahan third and Smith, of Brooklyn. fourth.
The summaries:
ONE-MILE NOVICE
>, First heat Won by W. C. Cuberson coney Island: G.
- r. Schwartz Manhattan A. C.. second Time-2:2s.
neeond heat won by w H. Ross. Kings County Wheel
TTsa W II. Crane. jr. Harlem wheemen. second
fr.me-235 Third heat won by Louis Hunken. D. W
rrIarles Dugro. New York City, second Time-2;3l 20
rO1 y beat won bysF j. voorhees, Highlands. " ~
s''sssa. second Tims-s:sa 50 SIKH heat WOO ~