New-York tribune., 1896-06-21
BICYCLE MEET AT WAVERLY
LARGE FIELDS AND GOOD TIME IN
EVERY RACE
NEARLY SIX HUNDRED MEN ENTER THE CON-
CIUDING MANY OF THE FASTEST

TESTS on THE TRACK NEAR NEWARK. N
CLUDING MANY OF THE FASTEST
RIDERS OF THIS DISTRICT.
Bicycle racing seems to be becoming popular, for
many contests were held in this district yesterday
and some excellent sport seen. The most IN
teresting meet of the day held at the track at
Waverly New,Jersey and most Of the last riders
of this district took part The track Is half-rnile
course. just outside OF Newark. and while the ar
rangements for reaching the inclosure were not OF
the best, for those who did not ride out on their
wheels the attendance large and the onlookers
enthusiastic In spite Of the intense heat
New-Jersey has had many bicycle races but 1t Is
doubtful If better has been held in the State,
II excerpts the National meet Of the League OF
American Wheelmen. held at Asbury Park last
summer. All records were broken In the number OF
entries nearly GOO young turning out to battle
for the prizes offered by the Atalana Wheelmen. OF
Newark under whose auspices the races were held.
The track was in excellent condition and the time
made fast.
The little grandstand packed to sufocation.
and the late comers the contests as best they
could. The crowd overhowed into the infeld and
extended along the rails for a quarter of mile
Several times during the afternoon the crowd swept
in the track. they to get good
view of the finish. The attendance of women was
unusually large, many Of them coming to the meet
their wheels. There a few boomers in
New-Jersey is evidently not any more popular than
1t is in this State at present.
Berlo the professional, paced by quintuplet'
rode an exhibition mile in 1:H 25. and he
was loudly applauded. He covered the first half In
81 80 seconds. Callahan Crooks. Mayo, kuge and
Saunders were on the "qunt." ]. Eaton rode half
mile unpaced in l:O2. Bert Ripley, the amateur, rode
a mile, paced by triplet in 1:57 2-5. and he was
generously appauded. The old track record was
212 The handlcappng of John C. Wetmore was
more than satisfactory.
The officials follows:
Referee-Fobert Gentle, chief consul. New-Jersey
Division, L. A. W. Judges-W. C. NJ. Hotze. Pros
pect Wheelmen, Brooklyn; John f. Fitch Riverside
Wheelmen New-York; q. A Beckwth. Tourist
Cycle Club Paterson; 7. A. Zimmerman Manas-
guam Tmers-Charles Brown Elizabeth Athletic
Club; Theodore T.. Merseles. Hudson County Wheel
men; Il. l. Iee. New-York Athletic Club. Scorers
W V Belknap, Ataldnta Wheelmen; +. +. Eagles
ATLANTA Wheemen. Starter-A II. Chamberlain
Union County Roadsters. Clerk of course-W. A
Drabbe. Atalanta WheelmeH. Assistant clerks OF
COUNSEL. ~ Thone Atalanta Wheelmen; IL. NJ
Rhodes Riverside Athlstc Club, F. A. Cadiz. Rlver-
side Athletic club; r. ". Pierson. Atalanta Wheel
men Umpires-W c. Marley +. p Leffngwell. A.
Archibald. A. w Bray. c. T. Dougherty l.. ~
Crane Charles Edge p. Jennings. Oficial hand-
capper-John c. Wetmorc. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
W. Burns.
Most OF tho races were run In heats. yet IN spi'e
Of this the fields In each contest were unusually
largo and bulky. The first beyond the grand
stand caused the trouble. and nearly score
OF riders bit the dust at this point. Two or three
OF the riders were dragged off tho track all but
unconscious, but OF them were seriously IN
iured Hadted. who caused much trouble over
the Irvngton- Miburn road race on Decoration
Day had two falls. and. losing his temper showed
d disposition TO settle with somebody with MS lists
This rider seems to be unusually unfortunate. and
II ne would curb his temper and perhaps use diner
ent tactics he might be successful on the race
track
An army OF ambitious young men started In tho
race for novices and 1t required several heats TO
weed out the chaf The final heat furnished a
pretty struggle down the homestretch. W Ransen.
Of Jersey city, winning by few inches from a. A
Hawkins. Of Red Bank in minutes p 10 seconds
The one-mile open race brought out some OF ,r ne
strongest amateur riders in this district. Tne
riders showed 4 disposition to loaf little In the
wire was a good one J. Harrison. of Asbury Park.
had the most speed. and flashed over the nnisn Two
b., ber, X Ripey 5rS@' was as ii lhri T. ie's''0 ~
The one.mile handicap had a REGULAR army OF OF
each heat In the final the pace Was last from
the start. and J. Mcclure OF Newark. won Win VIZ,
something to spare at the finish. with .. w MI,
che ~ East Orange. second and W. Babb. or
So many tandem teams have never before taken
part in race as were sent out for the prizes IN the
judge and Nagei. of the Riverside Wheelmen. rode
a capital race and by making the winning post at
splendid finish by about six inches from Ripley and
Neye Of NsTark While h ,o 1t was was amost dead
I}abb won tho half-mle haniicap in another pretty
finish and the long mark men divided the honors IN
the two-mile handicap G J. Bird, of Elizabeth.
finishing In front. r. j. Berlo captured both the
races Tor professionals. the veteran riding in fine
form
ONE-MILE NOVICE.
First heat by q. A.. Hawkins Red Bank r. Nc
Mthon. Long Island city second. l. Demore Woodbridge
thiri. II F Varlcy Newark. fourth. Time-22 IS
second heat by Manley ". Ransen. Jersey city; W
Douglass. Beilevie second: L. r blanchard Chatham
third. James :. Mccormick. South Brooklyn Wheenen
fourth Time-2:23 10 Third heat won by G. j Wirtz
Newark. H. Sutphen. Newark. second, T.. IL Abert-On
Newark third: J. r. Mnts. East Orange fourth Time
22i2 Fourth heat by Charles Iiadheld. Newark:
T. T. Allen. Bath Beach second w. G. Guide. Newark
thirL Time Fifth by c. OConnor
New Manhattan \. g: G. De Rasines, E Mora second
J. A. Gregory Newark third T. Firth Harrison. fourth
I'D -.
FINAL. HEAT. NOVICE.
w.
O. A. Hawkins. Red Bank Observation-Disclosures.
Sutphen. Newark
H. G. De Tlasnes FL Mora a.........................
Time2:25 IS.
inches. about distance between