New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-21
NIGHT RACES AT OLYMPIA
A FEW FALLS. BUT THOSE DUE TO OAR
ING OR INEXPERIENCE
CALCIUM LIGHTS EFFECTIVE FOR THE RIDERS
ALTHOUGH THE LATTER COULD NOT AL
WAYS BE DISTINGUISHED BY THE

ALTHOUGH THE LATTER COULD NOT AL
WAYS BE DISTINGUISHED BY THE
SPECTATORS &C., THE RESULTS
Night bicycle racing was naugurated in this city
last night under fairly favorable auspices The
races were held at Olympia Park. One-hundred-and
thirty and Lenox-ave in the presence Of
between 5000 and 1900 people
Some Of the best-known amateur riders Of the dis
trict entered and the sport good through
out.
The track lit by calcium lights While the
light sufficient for the riders however. the
riders could not always be distinguished by the
spectators. Similar races will be held every Thurs
day night The track is a we-banked one. and
measures six laps to the mile. There were a few
falls. but those that occurred were generally due TO
inexperience, or to too daring riding Competent
officials had charge of the races and the contests
were run off without delay. Most of the spectators
went to the park on wheels
The officials were as follows: Referee-A G.
Batchelder official Handicapped L. A. W. New
York. Judges-James F. Haight. Harlem Wheel
men; George VI. Mccarthy. Denver Wheel Club:
Frank p. Prial, New-York Athletic Club: Charles
p Stanbach, Manhattan Bicycle Club Timers
Dixie Hines Quill club Wheelmen Robert StoH
New-York Athletic Club: p. Anthony Brock presi-
dent Metropolitan Association OF G. G.. VI /. Brdg-
man. Kings County Wheelmen. Scorers-Win r.
Piiman, Boston Bicycle club. ". B. Macfarlane
Quill Club Wheemen OF America J f. Fitch
Riverside Wheelmen; II. Struquen. Hudson County
brooklyn Bicycle Club Assistants-Adolph Stdhl.
Tank Cyclers K y. Morrison. Harlem Wheelmen.
Thomas A. Poe, Harlem Wheelmen. Starter-G.
Raymond Ball. Quill club Wheelmen OF America.
Announcer-Fred W Burns. Naruna Boat club.
2mpires1koberi Dye. Logan vs. neemen. +. A.
Brooklyn. Wheelmen Marshall Montague Wen
Claude s vinton, New-York. ofticiaI handicapper
A. O. Batcheder. New-York.
THE RESULTS.
one mile (novce)-First heat won by W s Corcowich
Nsw-York John A. Many. New-York second. Tine
l;26 20. Second by Joseph Bauqui New York.
James McDonough NewYork second Time 20 Third
heat Won by william Piruns. Y. " TimA-l:is Fourth
heat won by Ralph y. Behrman. New-York Time-i.I7
Final heat won by Ralph -. Behrman NJ. W. James
York Time-I:l7i5 Joseph Blauqui finished hiri
Ha,-mile hanaicap-F'st heat v,n by william Plrns
Y. w. 600 yards. ". II owen. X \. G. 40 YARDS. Sc.
Turner. New-Yorls 90 yards. o. v Babc5ck NeS -Y5rX
go Yards second Tine II - Third heat w,n by
Ign rs ards second Time ~ 20 Fourth heat
Leibold X. \. G 30 yards,. second. Tme-i3 Final
heat won by william lam P,nuas y W go ards; william
bold, X. A C. 90 YARDS. thlrd. rime-l:i235
". samuel Brock, brooklyn second. Time--2:374 3
Second tea won by Pert BPey T. C.; W. H. owen
Walter Rooue. y J. A. e: j. " conklin V. 3. e. Sc
9nd Tme-2 AZ - p. F Ina heat To2 by Ws!'er 6
Henshaw R V. third. rims-2sl Is. Al three men
one NILE handic4p-Frs, Heas won by Walter C
Eo Tsrs second N R sI'f ert M@ az ysri
thrd. Tms-22o ; second he9. won ~ L MoeS
X9d soa9 " H S ssa S y by W. 60 AT -n, sa
80 yards ' joseph 'F A. Gracc g W 90 ards
second. Maurice Glasel T. C. 90 YARDS thrd. lime
ond. e J. iele@ld R y. 80 Yards, ,ar5 Time
mile by = - seconds. lie made the distance in iii