The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-06-22
q. G. W. CENTURY RUN,
A Very Successful Event and Many
Riders

La IL
Riders.
The century run of the Hudson County
Wheelmen held yesterday was a greal
success. In the run We're 1872 riders, and
all but a half dozen finished. The run
was in charge of George Blakeslee. The
paeemakers were Tom Ward, of the River
side Wheelmen of New York; e. Fl.
Smith. Nantes: B. C. Ahrens, J. F. B.
Ransom and Ernest Clark. of the Hudson
County Wheelmen. Start was made at
six A. M. The checking stations were
reached on time, and at Plainfield the
boys were ahead of the schedule. Seven
ladies started. and those to finish were
Miss Murphy. Miss Plag, Miss Mcdonald
and Mrs. Harlan, of this city, and Miss
White. of New York, who completed and
finished the century on Saturday from
Newark to Asbury Park under the aus.
New Jersey. She. rode from Asbury Park
to Plainf1eld, and covered the last half
Of ne run ,1d When she finished she had 4
H. G. w. entertained its guests very hos
pitably at the clubhouse. The riders
essama dren Tbs1 WITH hsa rain F,,s wa len neal ha,f
an hour late. The event was very sue
cessful, and the Riversides won the silk
banner by having the largest entry.
Ransom Won the Novice Race.
The annual race meet of the Atalanta
Wheelmen was held Saturday at Waver-
ly and was the most successful one ever
held in New Jersey. There was a very
large attendance and the entries in each
race We're unusually large. The racing
was keen and provided a great deal of
sport. There was a considerable num-
Der Of entries from this city, but the
cracks mara ~ cu,ooaccf,,l r-1,o ox,,o,Aso,
was w. Ransom of the Hudson County
Wheelmen, who won first prize in the
one mile novice race, after a very excit-
ing finish with G. Hawkins and D. SUIT
pllen. Ransom made excellent tine and
completed the distance in 2 minutes and
20 seconds. In the other events in
which the local riders competed they man
aged TO get placed In their heat, but
We're unable TO get in front ait the finish.
IN the half mile handicap f. L. kuhl
and H. c. Rohlfs of the Clio Wheelmen
finished sixth and eighth respectively,
and in the two mile handicap Walter C..
Roome, another Clio Wheelmen rider.
who rode from the 20-yard mark, fin
ished sixth.
Nipples Fine Race and New Record
Saturday Waiter Nipple of this city
Won the half mile run at the games of
the National Inter-scholastic Association,
at Columbia Oval, in New York, and
created a new school record for the dis
lance. The race was a fast one all the
way, and the ease was lacking with
which Nipple had won previous school
contests. He ran under the colors Of
Barnard School, and succeeded in cross
ing the line three yards ahead of f. Han
sen of New England, and C. A. Brown
Of Iowa Nipple, Hansen and Brown
were together all the way, and at the
bend IN the track Nipple cut out the
work, but the others held on, and it was
a struggle for every foot. When near
the line Nipple brought his reserve into
play and crossed with f.. Hansen and c..
A. Brown right at his heels, in l min
ute 50 3-5 seconds Nipple did not start
in the one-mfle.
Singles of the West Side Tennis Club
The gentlemen's singles were resumed
Saturday in the tournament of the West
Side Tennis Club. The games resulted
as follows.-
Thorpe, 6-S, 60, 6-2; William E.. Beach
vs.. Charles Newton. sc, 60, final to be
played; George 4. Hughes VS.. William l..
Cummings, S-6, 6-S; Ellsworth Schultz VS..
Harry Cumming 20. The finals are yet
tests thus far are Edward Cummings,
Edward Thorpe and William l.. Cum
m41gs. Two more preliminary games
will be played this evening. The mems
doubles have been arranged, and viii be
played off this week. The, final contests
viii Pc played On July lasase gsisss
An Accident cave Robb the Race.
The postponed ten mile race for SIS be-
tween Alex Robb and Dick Bach of Ho-
bcken was decided Saturday afternoon
upon the Gutenberg race track. Both
are speedy riders and Robb has mad
considerable notQriety as a boxer and a
handler Of pugilists. Bach set the pace
at the start and led during the whole os
the distance until the last half mile
when he made a bad turn and fell from
n nas Wheel W breaking hSs wrist Robo
another match between the riders.
Two Eaics.
Critics in England find plenty of fault
with them clergy and church Institutions.
Says Mr.. LaboucheEe in his TRUTH
IS have heard of q country parson insist
ing upon his right TO profit by getting a
crop Of hay from the inouldering heaps
where the rude forefatlers of the hamlet
sleep, but IN a village near st. Ives the
rector has improved upon this .dea. Some
time ago q disasater WAS buried IN the
deceased, who lives at Cambridge. lately
sent a wreath to be put over the grave.
But this could not be done. The rector,
shall be placed upon the graves in his
Church yard, but only crosses, which can
pc got frcm him at four shillbngs EACH
de continues:-There is a curious vari-
ETY. OF opinion as to VIA constitutes Inn
pertinenee. One Of the strangest ever
brought Under my notice IS that put for
ward BY a reverend gentleman who airs
his elcquanee in a certain parish church.
a member pr his congregation a Sunday
or two ago happened to be looking toward
instead Of bending his glance upon he
officiating priest, Whereupon he latter