New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-09
CYCLE RACES AT WAVERLY.
THOMAS BUTLER WINS BOTH OF THE
PROFESSIONAL CONTESTS
THE MEET RUN AS FEATURE OF THE CUBAN
AMERICAN FAIR-CARELEssNEsS LEADS TO

THE MEET RUN AS FEATURE OF THE CUBAN
AMERICAN FAIR-cARELEssNEss LEADS TO
BROKEN CoLLARBoNE.
Between 1000 and 5000 people attended the bicycle
race meet held at the Waverly track near Newark
Yesterday Some Of the best professional r'oers III
the county and about all the fast amateur riders OIL
this district were present. The races were part
of rho Cuban American Fair. now being heid at
Wayerly and II will prove the most popular part OF
the weeks entertainment. Tho tents wheeis OF ror'
une pretty girls and the dancing paviiloh were
forgotten and everybody got as close to the track as
possible and howled right merrily as the scurryihs
racing men sped past.
A drizzlng rain fell during most OF the afternoon
hut n did not seem 10 interfere with the crowd al
though II did have the effect Of making the track
rather dead" The time made throughout was sooo
and some Of the finest finishes seen thls year 'e
euIted Charles Hadfeid was not allowed to start as
he has fallen under the Gideon BAN ALBEIT hey-
polds of Kearny n. j.. was the most unfortunate
Of rho riders He fell off his wheel In practce ana
received a broken collarbone. 1t was due TO care
Iessness as no other riders were near him wnen ne
fell woman went up in a balloon. but as ths M
terfered with the sport only few minutes SIZE was
forgiven and as quickly forgotten
Thomas Butler who Is riding In rare gooo ior"
just now. won both OF the professional races Ia
clever STYLE The amateur contests were won by j.
Korb. tr.. j. NJ Hoppler. Bert Ripley, b. I. Allen
and r F. Goodman A. G.. Batcheder was the
referee and the races were run OF IN goou Slyie.
Goodman failed to qualify IN ms neat III '"' '"e
mile open.
The summaries:
ONE MILE NOVICE
FRS, hea, won by :sco KYrS II II !s ehmd c e.
1 S fe'Snd HICKS fsas Won Essbeth
Joseph Baldwin. 3. o. and A. A. th'n' i'e "
FINAL HEAT.
xoh - rsr,.v ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. !
II. o. Hicks Elizabeth z
ii. T. smith W c. R;.a4sss;'''''''''''''
Won by half a wheel a between second and third
oNESHAIF MILE HANDICAP
FRA, heat won BY Ray Dawson Boonton (scratchl;
r' SaSsy Ts ssna 20 s
YARDS: j. NJ Hopper Boonton oo Yards; seS 7 os
E Esi4s heat V %sn by Whsemsn
T Msesmsn 90 go y ys1Ss
Fourth heat won srD by Sasa LIKE go yarS
second; Victor Check East orange 90 yards third
j. NJ Hopper. Boonton 40 YARDS .......'''.........
Ray Dawson Bson'Cn scratch. i
D. ~ ''e'''N Time-i:o 34 s
Won bv foot: haIf wheel between second and third.
oNE-MIr.E OPEN PROFESSIONAL
First hea, by Conn Baker quill Club wh sel,
jay Eaton anf nse 's sSSniG M s2 s
heat by Thomas Butler Planseld
hGSe r. K smith BROOKLYN. fourth Time-2:2e d
FINAL. HEAT.
Thomas Butler. Cambrdgepo-t ,....'''.'''.''''''''''
Conn Baker Quill club Wheelren. ........'.''....
u Nosher Plainhed. o
H. X Smith. BROOKLYN ''.'..''''''''''''''
80 " 2:26 :.
Won by three lengths: half length between second
ard third.
ONE MILE OPEN.
First heat won by Bert Ripley. Tourist cycIe club
" (, Roore Jersey A. g, second; W. A. baroeau
riverside Wheelmen third j. T. Beam. Riverside Wheel
men fourth. Time-2;20 10 Second heat won by Kay
Dawson Boon,on b. Il. Stevens. Philadelphia. second:
oscar Hedsrom Riverside Wheelmen. third J. NJ Hague
r. G. and A. A., fourth. Time-2;24 Third neat won ny
l. r Jefferson Harlem Wheelmen J. Harrison. Harlem
Wbeelmen second Samuel Brock South Brooklyn Wheel
mon third; O y. Mitchell. Fast Orange Rambers.
fourth. Time-2:2i.
FINAL HEAT.