New-York tribune., 1896-10-04
MISUNDERSTANDING
GOOD SPORT AT WAVERLY.
BALD RIDES IN EXCELLENT FORM.
szp WINS THE oNE-MII.E SCRATCH RACE FOR
PROFESSIONALLY PRETTY STRUGGLE IN
THE ONE-MTI.E HANDICAP.

PROFESSIONALLY PRETTY STRUGGLE IN
THE oNE-MrI.E HANDICAP.
large crowd witnessed a day of excellent sport at
the Wavery track near Newark. yesterday aiier-
noon. 1t was the last days racing IN this hes "oo
hood in which the stars OF the circuit "ou'u '""'
part and as several OF the fast professionals are c
together in supremacy points, lively interest was ie'
in the outcome of the races in whlch bdiu' p"'''''
Murphy and Gardiner took part W.,
The races were held under the auspices OF the vim
Bicycle Club Of the most progressive '!.e
ORGANIZATIONS as well as one OF the !ou"eo'' " ,,,
Jersey The attendance of women was "''
large, and the majority of them at the races 'o.'
ybera on their wheels and many OF them were az
tired In the much-discussed boomers anu 49,, %
diamond-frame wheels. The track was 4" ~ ~
condition and the time made was good Just twenty!
six contests run on In less tnan '''''
svhch sneaks well for the track officials.
or the professionals. Bald won the redi no'o, VI
the day. He rode in something Ike MS o'u''' ~ ~
especiay in the one-mie scratch waiter i'oo''.
ana Joseph Harrison as they have so ofteh uohe Vi
late did the best work for the aWdteu' WIZ" ~
son and Dawson not far behind ,,
The contests opened with me usual i"''e 81, " i
for novices and the heats were run IN soou u',
In the final W. G. Douglass outsprih'eo MS iN"
and won easily. Most of the fast amateur rue's VI
This district were entered in the one-rmie Sc.d'."
rac~ Harrison and Roome won their respective ne"'
IN clever style. insurinG a lively contest III '''e ~
Tn the last try Harrison seemed 10 nave 'he oe'' Vi
At I'D to twenty yards OF the hhlsH "ne'o "
hadlv and the New-Jersey Athletic Club crack man
snod ~ heat him out by half length. Jefferson had
aittle trouble in beating out the rest OF the heiu
Raid continues to be popular favorlte. anu ms
victory in the one-mie scratch race ior P'oie
was loudly applauded. Little Butter was "o''"e
,,eu at the head of the stretch, where there was
.or,o crowding Clark went do vn and Butler was
carried over against the fence an lost all chance OF
winning The little fellow simply lung MS neau anu
made no protest Gardner finished sec''' anu iose'
third. ., ~,
The one-mile handicap amateur. furnished an
n,her rret,v struggle Fifteen men qualified Tor the
Anal The pace was fast. and the back-mark men
had some trouble in catching the ions
F. W. Richt the Irvngton-M Milourn WINNER vi 'as &
year won after hard sprint up the stretch ""n
Uhomas Firth second and Walter Roome the scra'c"
man, third. Roome rode a clever race.
Tba match race between Letzelter. pohceman
and Bleyhe fireman. something OF iarce
The policeman was fat, but the fireman couo ho'
ride fast enough to keep In heaitny presp'" ""''
The fat man as he pleased
The one-mile handicap for professionals was
sno,Ied TO an extent by the actions OF the scra'ch
men. Butler paced quarter-mile nut none vi
the others would do any pacing ana as a ieSu,'
shev finished hundred yards behind the he'n
harrison won the haf-mie In clever manner WIN
Dawson second and Jefferson third Harrison ano
= a1erson won the tandem race. with something 10
snare and Harrison was member oil 'he teal"
which won the triplet race
Charles Hadfeld was TO have tr1eo 10 preah '"c
vr,,e track record. but notice was received from
George D. Gideon, the chairman OF the naci's
poard refusing the track privileges to Hadheid
ohio Is under suspension. Ray Dawson, paced D!
q triplet. rode an exhibition mile in 1:9s 70 Inc
srack record is 1:5S S-5 The Gramercy Wheemen
sextuplet was sent mile in l:o9 10
The officials follows:
Referee-Robert Gentle. chief consul, New-Jeersey
2iysi%Sn Gayk %iheie L. H club: Dixie Hines quill Club New
Ered
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Cycle Club. Paterson C. f. w wilson MEnag,er Hnsz,e-
WIN WnseImsn Bcyee cns ,sSe SewarK caholc
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Whsemen H. Reed Vim Bicyse, , cus sarter rfsd
el'ff HH Chamberian Union County Roadsters As
ssant H. Gresna South bTS1kyh PepEes
Chicago Quill ca6 whse%eR Of AmsTGa Sm Rcyslc AS
%sssl@sn; SSs Ss%aIs smh Vim Hisysfs fidS
Ns""5f E rSSf! GSdng f9Sh Vim Bicycle u
srSSkyn sinssSy vim Beyse cuS ss
Orange AFcGS Gnsnv Afaaa Thoas
Gates BROOKLYN Rambler oical handoapper- noapper
John hsa Vim bicycle
Newark Dr. F. A. Vaudeville. Newark
THE SUMMARIES.
EMILE NOVICE.
First heat by J. W. White. Century Wheeimen
Victor Hess IT, Bicycle Club second Carl H. Nico-
let. Vim Bicycle Club. third. Time-2;4o 20 second
heat won by Edwin Thomas: l. H. Ogden Newark sec
ond: A. A. Woodruff Newark third. Tme-2:34 - Third
heat won by s. $. Baldwin. b. c. A. A.; John King
second: Frank Bixer. third. Tme-2:3i. Fourth heat
won by T. o. bloomfield: C. c. Hemingway
second: w G. Douglass. third. Time-236 20
FINAL HEAT.
W. G. Douglass unattached. ed.........................
Victor Hess Vim b. C...........................
w White Century Wheelmen n..................... )
- " Tme-2:34
Won by four lengths: a length between second and
ehrd.
ONE-MII.E SCRATCH AMATEUR.
ryrst heat won BY Joserh Harrison Harlem Wheelmen;