The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-06
SCRANTON RIDERS.
Capture Prizes at the Bloomsbury Bicy.
Gle Races...Events Were Closely
Fought Injury.
Special to The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune.
bloomsbury. Aug. 5.-Over two thou
sand persons attended the bicycle races
held here under the auspices of the
Bloomsburg Wheelmen. 1t was ex-
ceedingly hot throughout the day, in
fact it was so hot that several of the
riders We're nearly overcome.
&. w. Krick, the veteran Reading
flyer. was the star of the day, winning
the mile invitation. one-half mile open.
one-mle open and the two-mile lap
race.
The Scranton riders cut quite a figure
by winning five prizes.
In the final heat of the one-mile open.
Ray Grouse, of Allentown. sustained a
painful injury to his right foot by COM
ing in contact with the pedal of j. N
Harry's bicycle Whine he and Harry
We're juggling for position on the back
stretch. The wound was very severe
his foot being horribly lacerated. 1t
was necessary to call a physician to
dress the wound.
SCRANTON'S STRUGGLE.
X. V. White, of Scranton. captured
second prize i'm the onehalf mile open
after Il short struggle with Charles
Coleman, of the same city. Coleman
and White rode down the stretch neck
and neck until about ten yards from the
tape, when White shot ahead with the
most phenomenal squirt seen during the
day, beating Coleman by two lengths
Keller. also from Scranton, finished
fourth. two lengths behind Coleman.
A desperate night for second place In
the two-mile lap race was waged be-
tween j. b. Corser. of Allentown, and
X A Gregory. of Scranton, and al
though Corser won by one point on ac-
count of his scoring second In the first
two laps. still he was ridden quite of
his seat by Gregory. who scored second,
The last lap by two lengths.
The three mile handicap was the
most exciting event of the day. There
were twenty-five starters, all but one
or two staying to the finish. krick, the
scratch man, was unable to catch the
long mark men, On the last lap, Greg
ury, of Scranton; Gstalder, Of Williams
port, Grouse and Arner, of Allentown.
and White, of Scranton, all short mark
men. caught the bunch. The fight for
first place. however soon resolved itself
down to Kicker. of Binghamton. long
mark man. and Gregory. These two
riders slowly forged ahead Kicker
won by a fraction of "A wheel. with
Youse, of Allentown, and Whlte. oil
Scranton, third and fourth respectively.
THE SUMMARIZES
Following are the summaries:
one mile. open--First heat. K. l.. Ar
n-r Allentown. first: J. z. Henderson,
Lewi>town second; r. ". Grouse. Allen
town, third. Time. BIZ.
ON. mile. open-Second heat. Charles
Krick. Reading. first: J. n. Harry, Rer-
wick, second: Charles Coleman, third.
Time, 2.29.
Final. one mile open-Charles krick,
first: X. l.. Arner. second; Ray Grouse,
third Time, 2.l5.
One-half mile open-First heat, Charles
Krick. Reading. first; r. ). Gstalder,
Wlilumsport, second: Charles Coleman
and X. Y. White. of Scranton, tie FOR
third. (Bolh allowed in finals). Time,
liz.
One-half mile, open-Second heat. John
h. Corser, Allentown. first: X. W. Grouse.
Allentown, second; B. +. Keller, Scranton,
third. Time, LII.
Final, half mile open-C. W. Krick,
first; X. V. White, second: Charles Cole
man, third. Time. los 10
one mile, boys race-Will McMichaal.
Berwick, first; George Harry. Berwick.
second. Time, 3.3s.
Two-mile. lap race--Charles W. Krick,
Reading, first; John B. Corser Allentown,
second; X. A. Gregory, Scranton. third;
b. F.. Keller, Scranton, fourth. Time,
sol.
one mile, invitation-C. W. Krick. Read.
ing. first: r.. 5. Youse Reading, second;
b. +. Keller, Scranton, third Time, 2.l3
1-3.
Two-rnile, four county championship
COLUMBIA, Lycoming, LuZerne and Mon
touD-F. p. Gstalder first J. n. Harry.
Berwick, second: r.. l.. VanValkenberg.
Pittston. third
Three-mile handicap-Robert 4. Kicker,
Binghamton, 225 yards, first: r. A. Greg
ory. scranton. 200 yards. second r.. =.
iouse Allentown, 22j yards. third; X. V.
White. Scranton. 100 yards, fourth. Time.
Ill.
c. NJ. Price. of Scranton the chair
man of the Pennsylvania Division
Racing Board acted as referee. His
work was very satisfactory.
The following Scranton wheelman At
tended the races. arriving here on the
Delaware. Lackawanna and Western
train which leaves Scranton at q. m.: 4:
c. NJ. Price. of the Scranton Bicycle
club; Frank Depew. Sam Lewis, Walter
rilson, d. w. Williams. Frank Suydam
and Charles Coleman, of the West Side
Wheelmen: r. A. Wambold. r. ".
White. Charles Carr 4. F.. Keller, How
ard Davis. Ralph Gregory and j. o.
Cox. of the Green Ridge Wheelmen. The
Scrantonians all left here on the 6.39
Delaware. Lackawanna and Western
train. taking prizes with them to the
amount of seventy da1larc