The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-10-05
RACING AT WAVBRIY
Walter c. Roome Won the
One Mile Scratch By
Brilliant Riding.
MANY FOOTBALL NJ
Iroquois Won the Ellsworth Cup
flames of Handball-Pa-
vonia Clam Bake.

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Saturday afternoon the last regular
circuit meet Of the season was held in
this vicinity at the Waverly race track,
under the auspices of the Vim Bicycle
Club, which furnished excellent sport for
the large crowd of spectators. The races
We're up to the average, and in some
events the finishes were Of the sensa-
tioaal order. There was a large attend
ance of local bicycle riders. One OF the
great surprises of the day was the de-
feat Of Tom Butler by Eddie Bald in the
one mile scratch professional. The splen-
did riding of Waiter c. Roome. of the
New Jersey A. c. and a member of the
Clio Wheelmen, was sufficient to arouse
the enthusiasm of the spectators, and his
brilliant finish in the one mile open race,
in which he beat Joe Harrison. Ray Daw-
son and Jefferson aroused the wheelmen
to cheers as they sped over the finish line.
Roome is the hero of the hour at pres
ent, and has pushed his way to the top,
leading both Harrison and Dawson, who
have been considered inyincible to other4
riders in this vicinity. Roome beat both
in the one mile handicap, but could not
head off RIGHT n Firth, who beat him
"t 6Coo 34AAtNAG0po. III Lie TdCt lUT
triplets, the New Jersey A. c. trio. c..
NJ. Ertz, John Jasper and L. Hunter,
made a fast pace, and in a strong finish
were beaten right at the wire by the Vim
Bicycle Club team. The summary of the
races IS appended
One mile. novice-Final heat won by
". @. Douglass, Victor Hess second,
j. W White third. Time, 2:34.
One mile, scratch (amateur)-Final
heat won by F. w. RIGHT, Brooklyn, 10
yardsi Thomas Firth, Harrison, 100 yards,
second seeo5 Nv, y, {; Roome, \. J. q g,
Police and hremanss match race for
two mleS-John c. Letzeiter Of City Po-
ice Department and Jacob Bleighl of the
City Fire Department. The fireman start
ed off in the lead, but on the first turn
was passed by the scop." and each alter
mated as me race was run, until the final
and won as he pleased in 5:4S.
One mile, scratch, professionalism
heat won by L. C. Bald, Arthur Gardner
second. H; p. Mosher thir& c. NJ. Muir
g!ls a fourth. John p Bowler fif'h. Time,
One mile. handicap. professional-won
gy S-G- carpenter, Rahway 140 yards;
J. B. Bowler Chicago, 50 yards. second,
Neville, Newark. 10 yards. fourth; H. g.
CLARK Denver, so yards, fifth. Time.
2:U5 lib.
Half mile, scratch, anateur-Fina heat
won by Joe Harrison. Ray Dawson Sec
ond. L.. r. Jefferson third. Time. 1a07 As.
One and a half mile tandem, amateur
Won BY Joe Harrison and L. R. Letter.
c., second. Time, 3:56 Is.
The Palma Club Wheelmen completed
a century u yesterday, which was par
ticlpated in. by a large number Of riders.
Saturday the members started by boat
for New Haven and left there early in
the morning yesterday on the trip through
Connecticut and New York, back to this
anticipated because of the Threatening
weather. The roads were heavy and the
Paimas had difficult work. but pedalled
through and passed through Stamford.
bridgeport, Greenwich and other prom
1nent places. They We're on schedule time.
and reached the clubhouse at six o'clock
last evening.
The Hamilton Wheelmen and Castle
Point Cyclers had a joint run yesterday
70 west Orange. There were over seventy
men in line.
The North Hudson cyelers is the name
OF an organization in Union Hill that
was formed at Groth's Hall Friday even
ing. LIT has started with better prospects
than any wheel organization that has
over fifty members, a number Of whom
are women. The election Of officers was
made, with this result
President Theodore B~uttenbaum. vice
president, Joseph C. Young: treasurer
Miss Madge Carleton; financial secretary,
Frederick OFT; recording secretary. Fred
eriek Schencki captain, William Ayres;
first lieutenant, Leon Chanaud: second
Lieutenant. August Schaap; first sergeant.
George Lacey; second sergeant. PhNjD
Wetzel; nrst color bearer, Frederick Off.
second color bearer, Frederick Schenck
Ladies division-Captain, Miss Annie
Wallace; first lieutenant, Miss Madge
Carleton; second lieutenant, Miss Sophie
Wichman.
1t is rather late in the year. but the
members expect to nave some pleasant
soclei sessions during the fan and winter
months, which will provide lots of anlise-
men for the members, sufficient TO keen
everyone interested.
me Catholic Club Wheelmen had a run
yesterday 10 Hampstead. L. 1. The stormy
aspect in the morning deferred manv
were limited.
h Mantle Wheelmen had a club RIM
to Eonkers yesterday.
A regular meeting of the Mantle Wheel-
men VIII be held this evening at the new
CLUBHOUSE. This is situated at the corner
OF Third street and Jersey avenue. and Is
furnishings are completed 1t will be a
model resort for bicycle riders. where
gull winter hours nay be passed in a
happy manner.
Not satisfied with his conquest af
Wtayerly Saturday afternoon Walter q
Rcone. the Jersey City star, coutensed
at night IN the meet at Olympia Park,
and won the one mile open with annar3
ent ease from the Riverside and Harlem
Wheelmen entries. o. ". Babcock and
G M Eitz finished behind Roorne in
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