New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-02
CYCLE RACES At FLUSHING.
AMATEURS PEDAL FOR DIAMONDS.
HARRISON. sCTIwARz ROSS AND sAcKErr WIN
INDIVIDUAL PRIZEs-THE MANAGEMENT

HARRISON scIIwARZ ROSS AND sAcKErT WIN
INDIVIDUAL PRIzEs-rHE MANAGEMENT
NOT OF THE BEST.
A so.caled diamond bicycle race meet was run
off at Flushing yesterday before large crowd OF
spectators 1t was called a diamond meet possibly
because most of the prizes to be contested ior
were diamonds. AS far the management was
concerned II. did not sparkle like gem serene
The track was full OF people nearly half the time
and the clerk of the course. had ne been an en-
perienced man. would have had his hands fuii' Out
he was not, and chaos reigned at times
The track half mile In circumference and
il was in excellent condition. While no records
were broken. the sport was interesting throughout
c. 7. Earle. paced by the Kings County Wheel
men quadruplet, rode exhibition one-mile race
in SO So. c. S. Henshaw, of the Riverside Wheel
men, paced by the same quad, rode haf-mile In
81 seconds fiat
Joseph Harrison. the pet Of Asbury Park. did the
best all-around work. The contests were won by
Edward A. Ross Joseph Harrison. B. r. Sackett
and G. G. F. Schwarz while the tandem race was
an easy victory for Henshaw and Hedstrom. The
men who rode in the second heat in the tandem
race went slow that they were ruled out and
were not allowed 10 start again.
The officials follows: Referee. G. NJ
Worden; Judges. D. D. Adee Liberty Wheelmen
c. S West Mercury Wheel Club and II. Strugnel
timers A. Stahl. Greenwich Wheemen; +. W.
Nichols Mercury Wheel Club. and J. f. Masters,
Mercury Wheel Club; scorers. c. c. Downing, Mer-
curry Wheel Club; Christopher Clark, Flushing A.
&C. Rd W MorS Msa Whsd
course, r. b. Bailey, Mercury Wheel club; assist.
whes sef Cub Of ana e
club; umpres, Eugene Wright, Mercury CIS Wheel
BAILEY Mercnry Wheel Club; oicia Handicapped
G. Bachelder l l. A. w.; ar announcer' fa"' b.
THE SUMMARIES.
oNE-MII.E NOVICE.
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Logan John yo cOr s clio T%
23s % Third heat won by s. Johnson IT, Na,ic Dd
c IL Meianse1 nassau wheemen third: ii. ianiey
orient whemen fourth Time-2;s3 3S Fourth :, heat
ensack wheelmen, second Robert B. Harris. Nassau
iSafh ns Ps at res By
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iaehfd' second; P Graneery: parEway Wheeimsa
third. Henry ONeill Hackensack Wheelmen. fourth; X
Behrman. Madison Wheeimen. nth. Time-3:lo As.
FINAL HEAT.
EdTard 1nAd R %ss.o PCly, sa.1
W lie Fort Rch Falcon ri%s w9 b. n'...''.'.
Won by three lengths two lengths between second and
ONE-MII.E OPEN.
First heat won by j. Curtis Meriden; George Reith
Harlem Wheelmen. second: John T. Beam, Riverside
Wheemen, third; E.. j.. Clark, Mercury Wheel Club
fourth T1me-2:24 l5. Second heat by Joseph Har
Harlem wheemen: Bert Ripley. Tourist Cycle
Club. second Ray Dawson New York A c. third George
Schohe.d, Tomaqua Wheemen. fourth. Time % Third
heat by l.. r Jefferson. Harlem Wheelmen; H. X
Roe, Patchogue Wheelmen second J. W. Conkn Arling
ton. third; Edward G. krumm. Greenwich Wheelmen
fourth. Tfme-2:23
FINAL HEAT
Joseph Harrison. Harlem Wheelmen CONGRATULATIONS.
l.. r. Jefferson. Harlem Wheemen. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 2
Ray Dawson. New York A. C.........-......--..-- 3
Tme-2 33 3-5.
Won by half length; q length and half between