The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-27
ATALANTA RACES.
Walter Roome Scored a
Triple Run in the Con-
tests Yesterday.
SUSPENDED BIcYeLIsTs
officials Chosen for the Catholic
Club Games-Bakers' Pleas
ant 0uting--Eew Jer-
sey Wins.
SUSPENDED BICYCLISTs


The races of the ATLANTA Wheelmen.
postponed from last Saturday, was hela
yesterday at Waverly and attracted a
large gathering of people. They wit
messed n of the best managed meets
ever held in this vicinity and saw. racing
that was up to the highest notch in
interest. The entry list was unusually
lengthy, which necessitated a number Of
preliminary heats in each handicap and
in the closed events. The track was
in good shape and the time made in the
races was excellent. There were entries
in the races from this city, and of the
number, Walter c. Roome, Of the Clio
Wheelmen. and Jack Jasper, of the Ar
eanum Wheelmen, were the only prize
winners. Roome rode beautifully, and
his exhibition was one Of the best Of the
day. He competed in every event in
which be was entered. and did more rid
ing than any other contestant. His per-
severence had its reward. as Roome re
turned to this city a triple prize winne-.
Jasper won two prizes and L. Michel, of
this city, who rode in the one mile novice
just missed a prize by half a wheel.
He finished fourth. In his trial heat
Michels rode to the front in the last
so yards and Won by three lengths. There
We're several tunbles,Qne of which resulted
seriously for William BROMLEY, of Kear-
ny, who went down in a bunch in the
half mile and had his knee cap torn open
a space Of several inches. He was sent
home in a coach. One of the features
was the. race against time for a half.
mile by W. H. Ross, Of the K. C. W.,
who was paced by a triplet. He lowered
the track record to IS is seconds. Bert
Ripley, of Paterson. rode an exhibition
mile paced by a tandem in 2 minutes j
second. Considerable interest was Gre
ated by a team race between three menu
pers of the Fire Department, police and
letter carriers, in which the latter won
by 20 points. Police were second. Sum
mary
One mile novice-Won by c.. M. Tot
ten, Brooklyn T. Firth, Harrison, sec
ond; R. Roome, Newark, third. Time, 2
min, 2 40 seconds.
One mile open-Ffrst heat won by Joe
Harrison, Asbury Park; W. Babb, K. G.
Q. 2; H, g. D. Raismes, 3. Time. 2:2s is.
Second heat-Won by Bert Ripley. T.
G: c.. Paterson; Walter C.. Rome. Clio
Wheelmen, 2; M. A. Shannon. II. q. O..
Paterson, 3. Time, 2:24 3-5.
Third heat-Won by Sam Brock, S. B..
W; J. I. Beam R. W.. 2; ]. NJ. Hague,
Final heat-Won by Joe Harrison. Bert
Ripley, second; Walter G. Roome, third.
Time, 2.16 As.
One and a half mile tandem-Won by
Joe Harrison n Bert Ripley, H.. w;
w. c. Roome and J. Jasper. N. J. A. O..
second: A. s. Jungkind and E. Krum.
X, w, third Time, 3 minutes IS seconds.
Half mile, h-andicap-Fsrst heat. won
by w. H. Cane. Jr.. Hackensack. 10
yards; John Beckett. Paterson. 50 yards.
second; NJ. w. Forney, Asbury Park, 80
yards, third: J. e.. Buehler, New York,
Second heat. won by J. r Farley.
Newark, so yards; W. X Sibley. Brook
10 yards, second: w. R. Burrows,
R R;aa 60 YARDS third; r K Van
l minute 3 3-5 seconds. Third heat, won
by H. c. Hicks, Elizabeth, 50 yards; S.
Brooklyn. 10 yards. second. E. e.
E : Brooklyn. 50 yards, third: Y
Time. minute 4 seeonds. Fourth heat,
won by T. G.. Hughes, Paterson. 80 yards;
q. Robb, Paterson. 20 yards. second: j..
N. c. Tattan, BROOKLYN, 70 yards, fourth.
Time, 1 minute 4 1-5 seconds. Final heat,
won by W. + Bennett. NJ. G. Tattan. sec
W. II. Cane, Jr., third. Time, i
One mile, 2:25 class-Won by W. c..
Beach, second; ]. Jasper, Bayonne, third.
Time, 2 minutes 36 3-5 seconds.
One mile. invitation tripIet race-Woh
by the Vim Bicycle Clvb. George Coffin.
Weller, and Bert Ripley; Riverside
Wheelmen. second, ]. =. Beam. J.. Judge.
and r. Maggie; Harlem Wheelmen. third,
r.. F. Hovey, W. Hughes and Z. Mock
bridge. Time, 2 minutes 6 2-5 seconds.
Two-mile handicap-Won by ]. j. Greg
ory. Jr., Newark, 1870 yards; J. A. Forney,
Asbury Park, 100 yards, second; c.. r.
Bird, Elizabeth. 50 yards, third. Time, a
minutes 46 As seconds.
T~wo-nile- invitation team race-Won by
the Newark letter carriers, 20 points:
team, j. F. Hood, C. Sim and w. Jill
son. Newark police, second, IL points:
W. Templeton, c.. Betz, and j. c..
Time, 5 minutes 36 rs sec
The weekly Bulletin, :" issued by Chair
man Gideon of the Racing Board of the
L. A. w, contains notice of a number
of penalties which have been imposed
local riders. All of the riders who
Athletic Club. at Gutenberg, four weeks
ago, who were suspended because the race
was unsanctiofed. have had this remov- |
ed. II. W. ST. John of the Vigilant Field
Club Of this city has been suspended for
two months from August IS for having
made a double entry. The Castle Point
Cyclers of Hehoken have been hit uniisti-
ally hard by the Suspension of its best
men for having competed in u~nsanctioned
races al the Gutenberg track Among
Sangstracke. Edward N. Bruno, Ed
Roenecke, w. g. Gondersdorf, Ce-
Gil Hasbrouck. w. f. Hoffman, w. Nit
tlesdoff. F. ". Traeger- F. Matthew, H..
and William Brewer They will
be prohibited from riding IN any races
until after September 20.
ON THE BALL FIELD.