New-York tribune., 1896-05-31
CYCLISTS BITE THE DUST.
LONG LIST OF ACCIDENTS AT THE IRV-
1NGroN-MILLBURN CONTEST.

FIELD FINISHES FIRST But is DIsoCALl-
FIED-MoNTE SCOTS NEW RECORD
FOR THE COURSE - THE
PRIZES AND OFFICIALS
The annual Irving.on- Mburn twenty-five
mile road race has for many years been considered
q classic bicycle contest by the wheelmen OF
this district In fact, 1t has been called the
Cycle Derby Of the East. and 1t probably deserves
that hlgh-sounding title. The race was run yes
terday. in the presence Of possibly from -o'ooo
TO 80 600 people. under conditions which IL wouiu
have been a difficult matter to have improVeu
upon The course is along the nhe Pieoe Vi
macadamized road between lrvington ana Mill
burn in New-Jersey. and the hVe-mle stretcn
was lined with wall OF humanity from end 10
end. 1t was stirring spectacle, seen from any
point of view, and the contest beat all preVi-
Gus records as should have beer the case with
such perfect conditions. number Of wheeimeh
fell and were more or less seriously injured.
Charles Hadfeld, o' Newark, came In first in
Impressive style by nearly mile, but as ne
was paced by another rider. which is clearly
against the rules. he was disqualified and his
name consequently does not appear In the tabu-
lated list of the mon who finished. r. NJ. Alex
ander OF the Hartford Wheemen. who finished
second Is the hero of the Irvington- Miliourn
race this wear Alexander is in the bicycle bus-
ness at Hartford and he Is remarkably strong
rider Hadfeld, who disqualified. has
reputation as an all-round athlete. ana ne mas
done some good work as an oarsman. lie VIII
question the rulings Of the referee, but IL VIII
avail him nothing, for the pacing was clearly
noticeable to nearly every official on tne roa''
1t was said that the pacemaker would pace
Hadfeld until near the turns when ne "ouio
stop and catch his wind Then when Hadneld
hove in sight the pacemaker would pick MIN up
and carry him along at a rattling gait. ohiy
those who have ridden with pacemaker can ap
preciate what an advantage such a scheme mas
for the man who Is paced
HOW THE RIDERS FINISHED.
Alexander. the winner Is a weil-bult young
man While he was we'll thought or by tne
handIcapper as he was allowed only TWO H''"-
utes and fifteen seconds start he was not iooAeu
upon as a dangerous contestant by th9se VIM
watch road races closely. His actual time lor Tue
distance was hour minutes and ~ SECONDS. W.
p Neville OF the Vim Wheemen. of Newark
finished second. only few feet behind 'he VIII
ner Joseph Thompson, or the Hreeh"icn
Wheelmen, OF this city. was third MS actual
time being | hour 10 minutes and 80 seconds
The next New-York rider to finish was T. u r.
Schwarz. who came In tenth. l.. Berger or the
Pushwick Wheemen. was the first brooklyn
man to finish. Monte Scott, the record-hoider
and winner OF the time prize flnished twentieth
Charles Earl the well-known ex-Class rider'
had 10 be content with twenty-hfth position. +.
W. RIGHT. OF the Brooklyn Bicycle Club the win
ner last year, found his handicap too much Tor
him. and he came In thrty-si1th
All the roeds yesterday morning seemed TO lead
hafo fha N
over the hills the riders were out taking their
preliminary spins. BY o'clock the people from
the surrounding country began TO arrive In all
kinds Of turnouts. II they did not have bicycles.
They brought refreshments with them. and
determination 10 see the whole show II II took
all day The cyclists came In droves from every
direction and by II o'clock, the time for the race
70 start. II was almost impossible to see any OF
the road for ut least a mile on each side or the
starting point.
SOME GAY COSTUMES.
Women and girls dressed In every conceivable
sort OF cycling costume were there by the
hundreds from tho members OF the fashionable
Micheaux and Cycle clubs. To the up-to-date girl
IN boomers and knickerbockers. Some OF the
womens skirts were abbreviated and scanty
as TO attract occasional comment before the race.
but as soon as the hardy athletes had been
started on their long journey. boomers ana
"knlckcrs" were forgotten.
The race was started in little cump Of wood
land about half mile from Hilton. II was an
admirable starting point, for the shade was
boon particularly for the spectators. The course
extended two miles and half toward lrvington
with turn when the riders had straight
away OF five miles toward Millburn, passing the
starting point a. n halfway mark The course
IL particularly hly and only the strongest
sort Of a rider would care to attempt 10
race over II for twenty-five miles The CEN
ire OF the road for twenty-five feet Is ma
cadamized. and the surface yesterday was In
excellent condition. In spite OF the recent rains,
however there was plenty OF dust. and the riders
had not covered more than quarter OF the dis
tance before their faces presented anything but a
ballroom appearance. At the finish they were a
weary-ooking lot and not few were so coated
with blood water and dust. that their friends |
were hardly able to recognize them.
MONTE SCOTS CLEVER PERFORMANCE.
Monte Scott. from scratch. who won the time |
prize and made a record for the course at the |
same time IL a well-known rider He captured the |
time prize last year His time yesterday over |
such hy course Is really clever performance, |
and many people Of the opinion that 1t Will be
many a day before 1t will~be equalled. Scott |
made the distance In hr 8 min 20 sec. He also |
broke the ten-mile course record, covering the |
distance in 1908 There are men who have rid
den twenty-five miles on the road In less than |
one hour, but not over any such road as the |
Irvington- -Mburn. Barnett had the best previ- |
Gus record Of | hr II min. and IL sec, made in |
the race two years ago
Alexander. the winner Of the race captured |
the second time prize. his time being hour 3 |
minutes and A. seconds. Weller got the third |
time prize In | hour minutes 80 seconds:
Thompson the fourth In | hour o minutes 81
seconds. and Neville the NTH In hour 10 min
utes , seconds. Scott was well within the