The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-10
News of the WheeImen.

the clubhouse Sunday for a run TO Nor
ristown. Upon arriving at Morristown
dinner will be eaten and the return trip
made. The run will be in charge Of
Captain Hasbrouck.
The Alpine .cyelers will have a club
run next Saturday to Passafc Fails.
The Hoboken Arcanum Wheelmen will
rave a run this evening to Bergen Point
The Mantle Wheelmen viii hold their
postponed race meet on Sunday over the
one mile. two mile and five mile club
championship.
The following are the latest records
allowed by the n. C. U.:-Amateur.
Goodwin and Prevost's tandem safety,
2 to 4 and I to 10 miles, Wood Green,
May 9; professional, J.. Platts-Betts, v
starting, ", u and / mile, safety. Wood
Green, April 8; A. A. Chase, 2 to so miles
and l hour, safety, Wood Green. May
IA; ]. w. Stocks, 2 to 10 miles. safety,
min and Mortlake. Y flying. u standing
to 5 miles, quadruplet, Catford, June IL.
The riding Of W. A. Barbeau. of the
Riverside Wheeimen. in the handicap at
the Cuban-American carnival, at Waverly
on Wednesday, was a revelation 10 his
friends who have considered him a back
lumber.
Another race meet will be held az
Boonton, on August s. on the track of
the Boonton Athletic Club. which is now
in excellent condition.
The Handicapped of New Jersey is well
known at present under the soubriouet
OF the Gear of the Jersies."
n numerous complaints that tacks
nave been the cause of serious INJURY TO
the tires of the bicycles on the Boulevard,
the idea being tina they were put there
maliciously, has. resulted in an exchange
of communications between Chief Consul
Gentle Of the New Jersey Division and
reply to Chief Consul Gentle's letter
calling attention to the work of the tack
hend and asking that something be lone
TO stop It: Director Heller has this to
say in reply
Jersey City, July II
Robert Gentle, Esq, Chief Consul New
Jersey Division League of American
Wheelmen.s
Dear Sir-your Communication OF Sd
inst. received I lave notified the police
of the different municipalities and they
Will keep a strict watch for the tack
The Superintendent OF the Boulevard
has been requested to instruct his men
to be on the lookout for any one at
tempting such mean tricks.
This Board at its next meeting will
have your letter, and also the letter Of
Mr.. jain, read in open meeting. and
! viii do ali in my power to severely
puillsn any one caught throWfng taeks,
Yours respectfully,
WILLIAM HELLER, Director.
Prizes for So. Josephss Athletes.
At the games OF the Catholic Knights OF
America Wednesday, at Suffers Harlem
River Park, the ST Joseph's a. c.. made
a remarkably good showing, and a number
OF the prizes canne to this side OF the river.
The one mile bicycle race was won by
VIM. Hughes, St. Joseph's A.. c., In 8
minutes. 1-6 secs, with Waiter Hughes.
St. Joseph's, second. The other events in
which the st. Joseph's athletes landed
prizes were:-
J. FftzpasTAick ky ST so Joga,ep Ser &. 3, With y Z
Jump of IS feet G inches; F. Touhey. ST,
Joseph A. c., second. with. jump Of SO
fset I inches; F. Hurley St Joseph A.
One-hundred-yard dash, ScratchEWon
BY William Stone, ST. Vincent A. c., with
81. yoseph A. c.. second. and Lee Lewis.
St, Joseph A.. c., third. Time. II rs sec
Won By George lsed Starr tai be Be Gay La SAFE sisaI In
~stitute, with William Ryan. St. Vincent
a. G.. second. and Edward Bradley.
Dominican Union, third. Time, 50 As
Wa Halfsnailss Ran for BOYS only. scratch
with W.NRyan.. St. ~-Bartholomew A.. G.,
second, and. Edward Brady. Dominican
Union. third. Time, 2 minutes 20 Sec
onds.
bicycle Cops Training.
The bicycle policemen Of the Third and
Sixth precincts were out training on the
old Torcav C;+r T~i,;rr ,oxt~ 4u.1l. 4L.-