The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-08
A TRACK RECORD BROKEN
BY GEORGE THATCHER AT THE RO-
 TERS' BICrCLE RACES.

An Exhibition Half-Mile in 1:OO 2-5- | Races Largely Attended-Tha Various
 Events With Entries and Times Made
 l.. V. Sullivan Injured in Collision
 Attempt to Break the Mile Track Record
 Unsuccessful-Prize Winners in the Sew
 eral Contests-Incidents of the Meet.
 The Rover's Wheel club races at Elm City park yesterday afternoon proved a great drawing card for the holiday crowds, especially for bcyclists and the races began, there was crowd of fully 20O0 people at the park, the big packed, while the standing room along the track fences for some distance each side of the judges stand was every foot occupied. In addition to these in- side the gates the knolls just outside the west fence were filled with those who wanted to see but didn't have a | quarter anu U teeS dll dIOuliu liit OuItl edge of the park were loaded with what was surely not their natural fruit It Is needless to say, however, that the races were fruit for those occupying these lofty outposts.
 The races while extremely interest ing, did not develop any very fast time, this probably being due to the fact that nearly all those who took part were amateurs. The first event was the one mile race, for which the entries were as | follows:
 E. S. Grinnell, New Haven; W. D. Thomas, Highwood; c. E. Maynard Hartford; r. IT. Smith, New Haven; T. Pavis, jr., Whitneyville; O,Kanne- giesser, New Haven; J. Lyons, New Haven; J Meyer, Waterbury,; A. F. Sandquist, New Haven; W. M. Hotch- kiss, Westville; P. J. Coleman, New Ha- ven; R. H. Chapman, New Haven; & P. Baker, New Haven; w. A. Stratton Hartford; E. L. Forbes, New Haven; M, J. Walsh, Milford.
 For this race there were three heats, the entries being divided in two heats, the best four in each of these to enter | in the finals were Grinnell, Maynard, Thomas, Pavis, Lyons, Chapman, Hotchkiss and Forbes. In the first heat the best time was made by Grin nell, 2:32 1-5; in the second heat, by | Lyons, 2:36 1-5 The final heat was won by Hotchkiss in 2:36 2-3 Second place was won by Chapman, and third | by Grinnell The prizes were as fol- | lows First prize, silver cup, $25; sec nd, silver nut bowl and one pair Hart 1 ford tires s15; third, Luminum King saddle and travelling bag, s5.
 1 The next race was the one-mile handicap, the entries and their handi- caps being as follows:
 E. C. Hausman, New Haven, scratch; 1 J. F. Conlin, Unionville 0 yards; l.. U. Sullivan, New Haven, 30 yards: W. l.. Ernst Brooklyn, 50 yards; F. S. Col lett, New Haven, 60 yards; J. M Bat ten, Meriden, 70 yards; Nat Forbes, New Haven, 70 yards; w. Bowes Say brook, 80 yards; w. A. Stratton, Hart ford, 80 yards; c. E. Maynard, Hart ford, 90 yards; M. J. Walsh, Milford, 90 yards w. D. Thomas, Highwood, 100 yards; S. Williams, New Haven, 100 yards: W. M. Hotchkiss, Westville, 100 yards; W. H. Lamphier, New Haven, 11O yards; J. Lyons, New Haven, no yards; H. J. Bill New Haven. 110 yards; S. F. Baker, New Haven, 12O ! yards; F. L. Forbes, New Haven, 12O yards; P. J. Coleman, New Haven, 130 yards, R. E. Stedman, East Hampton, | 130 yards; H. Batchelder, New Haven, 15Oiyards.
 This race was won by $. Williams in 2:08 2-5, with J. M Batten second, and | W. H. Lamphier third. The following were the prizes: First prize, silver tea set, $35; second, silver tilting water pitcher, $2o; third, travelling bag, Hunt saddle Globe lantern, BIO.
 | In the half-mle open race there were the following entries:
 F. Nat Forbes, New Haven; 15, J P. | Fleming, Mt. Carmel; 20, F. S. Collett, New Haven; g, H. J. Bill, New Haven; l 10, E. c. Hausman, New Haven; "A, w. | Bowes, Saybrook; g. T. J. Condon, New | Haven 26, s. P. Baker, New Haven; Is, T. Pavis, jr., Whitneyville: 28, w. A. Stratton Hartford; z, L. U. Sullivan, l New Haven; 29, J. M. Batten, Meriden; | 5, $. Williams New London; 4, C. F. | Maynard, Hartford; 32, J. F. Conlin, | Unionville.
 | In this race there were three heats, l the best four in each of the first two heats qualifying for the finals. Those who qualified were Forbes, Collett, | Bill, Hausman, Conlin, Eaten, Pavis, and Williams. The best time in the first heat was made by Forbes, 1:20. In the second heat the best time was made by Conlin, 1:19. The final was won by Conl.n in 1:21, with Hausman second. and Eaten third. The prizes were as follows: First prize, silver water set, $25; second, one pair M. & w. tires, or.e pair imported golf hose, s14; third, one pair Vim tires, SS.
 In the next event, the one-mile New Haven county handicap, there were the following entries. with handicacps: 10, E. c. Hausman, New Haven, scratch; ', l.. U. Sullivan, New Haven, 30 yards; 20, E. s. Collett, New Haven, 50 yards; 29 J. M. Batten, Mnr!deE, 70 yards; II, Nat Forbes, New Haven, 70 yards; 31, M. J. Walsh, Milford, 90 yards; ?, w. D. Thomas, Highwood, 100 yards; ,, S. Williams, New Haven, 100 yards; 23, H. J. Bill, New Haven. 11O yards; IA, J. Lyons, New Haven, 1l0 yards; 3, w. H. Lamphier, New Haven, no yards; 8, T. Pavis, jr., WhitneyviIle, in 2O EN I, FOrbas Nax.-