New-York tribune., 1896-05-31

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BICYCLISTS AT CLIFTON.
WONDERFUL TANDEM RACE IN A wHIRLwIND
AND RAIN.
The first annual race meet OF the Excelsior Boat
Club OF Paterson held at the Clifton race track
yesterday afternoon. The grandstand was comfort
ably crowded with cyclists and enthusiasts. many
of whom came from the Irv.ngton- -Mil.burn road
There possibly 5000 persons present.
The racing excellent and the finishes very
close, but the management was poor. The
most exciting and novel contest OF the day
was the final OF the one-mlle tandem handicap.
The started just terrific wind and
rainstorm broke ana fairly blown up the
track In clouds OF dust. which made 1t impossible
even for the officials distinguish the riders. The
finish. which in binding Storm was about
the most exciting ever a track and re-
suited In the judges deciding that 1t was a dead
heat between VI. II. Brown and Elmer Hodgson.
OF Lyndhurst. and II. G. Bedell and c. K. Stearns.
of the Riverside although 1t looked to those who
sought what shelter from the storm they could find
under the badly leaking grandstand that the latter
team had won by few inches. The time OF the
race was 2 minutes and l6 seconds. and had the
rain held off for two minutes. it Is probable that
a new worlds record would have been made as as
coming up the stretch The riders decided the race
among themselves by me toss oI s9: tcam wh'h
and C. A. Hoppe were third notiSeasoe e. feature tU
Sy S Ss %af lns Ghn e cOa
not have been better.
The summaries follow;
FINAL oNE-M1T.E NOVICE.
G. Gloricux Newark
= iieaddy M;lourn ....................
Two foet between first and second man. and three feet
between third and fourth.
The other starters T Firth. Century Wheelmen'
a. J. Wor,z Vim Bicycle club; W. II. Kan. jr Hack
ensack wheelmen: G.. Hale Rlgde wheelmen; D. Tomp-
Nnson. Paramount wheelmen: {. Wright Paramount
whccimen: u. suphin. Newark; A. RaInson. Hudson
County Whe.lmen. J. ]. Vers. Jr, South Brooklyn
Wheeimen.
FINAL. THREE QUARTER MILE HANDICAP.
Samuel Brock Liberty Wheeluen. 35 yards. ........
T. Harlan. Asbury Park whseIm'n. scratch
John T. Beam. Riyersil. wheemen 10 yards''.''''.
Won by yard: inches separated FIRST and second
The other c. II. Eisei. West End Wheel
mon % wards g. Relth Triangle wheelmen. u yards;
l.. g. Hoppe :Aberiy whsemen. ~ yards George F..
Knnper, Columbia College. 10 yards: T. !. Kuh clio
he.imen ,5 yards Elmer Hodgson. Tourist Cycl. cub
10 yards: r. IAbaush. Paterson 20 yards
FIRST oUARTER-MLE DASH
R~r, Ripley Newark
4 X ssa ,ar \ ;1e.ns,ch y. A. wheem.n
Time-30 Is sec
The race WAS by inches The other starters were
Elmer IIoigson Touri. cycle Club J. NJ. Hague Lynd
hurst, George f. Rupper, Columbia College: Joe Harrison
Asbury Park Wheeimen.
FINAL. TIIREE-MIiE HANDICAP.
j. T Brnu. Riverside wheelmen, i45 yards. ........".
=. = Goodman, Riverside Whselmen .crsteh' ''.''''''
W F. MosheF h''er'lng T,re n;ern .s i'' y"'0'
Won by few inches and almost dead heat between
the three.
Tho other starters were David sutphin Newark 2Go
yards: Thomas Firth clio wheemen go yards. d. Tomp
knson Paramount wheemen 100 yards. Joseph Shelton
Ncw-York 40 yards. H. II. Storm. Hudson County
wheeimcn 80 yards q. NJ Huds'rom Riverside Wheel
men scratch. g. ". CONN Harrison. " j.. 50 yaris s
Brock Liberty whecmen il5 yards: q. Bauer. Garfield
wheeimen ?,s yards. G. X Graugen. Riverside Wheel
men 20 yards
ONE MILE COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP.
T Mush., Tourist cyS.s cub
M a shannon Key''one cycis Club. .....'.'.'''''''S
Won by ,~o yards. three fee, separated second and
,hiri men.
The other starters were r. C. Hariefer. Excelsior Boat
club. O Fred Royce Touri,, cycle club: T. iobaugh.
Pa.,ac Fall. wheelmen. @. Hume. jr.. Passaic NJ A.
shannon. Keystone cycle club.
FINAL MILE oPEN.
6jeofsc kupper columbia college se...................2
Joe Harrison. AsDur' FAX, AK.
Won by three inches. half length separated second
Tn. other starter, were NJ. Hague Bloomfield. n J.:
NJ r. Brown. Lyndhurst. ~ j.. and C. h Granger
Riverside Wheelmen
FINAL ONE MILE HANDICAP bN"pr'''
n r. Brown ana Elmer IIodgson: i,yndhurst ~
yars and H. O. Brie and G X stevens RTersds Haa esa,
Wheem.n (5J yards. ''"'" 80
L. O. and C. A. Hoppe $50 Yards ''''''''''''''
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The Hoppe brothers tandem was hair 'ens'n o
hind On the toss NJ. II. Brown and Elmer iodgsoh
won first place other starters were; r. Nase uhn
~ Judge Riverside Wheemen t25 yaris): John Hague
.,a p ~ comn Newark t25 YARDS; G. X. Granger and
+ F. Goodman Riverside wheelmen 90 yard'l Inc
rae. wa. run in a blowing gale and torrents OF raih'
otherwise the amateur record might have been pr'Nf"
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