Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-07-11
PENNSYLVANIA BICYCLE RACES.
New Track at Willow Grove-Four
State Records Broken.

PHILADELPHIA, PA, July lO-Ihe
sacond annual race-mset of the Penn
svJyania wheelmen was held this after
noon on the new board track at Willow
Grove. The track was built especially
for the national League OF American
Wheelmen meet, and proved to be very
fast. four State records being broken.
one mile open professionalism by Earl
Kizer second. Jay Eaton; third, Charles
r. Newton. Time, ZIP 10.
One-mile handicap. professionalism py
L. S. Rothwell 60 YARDS; second, Charies
r. Newton Us yards: third. Fred TITUS
90 yards); fourth, 7. N. Mudd 90 yards).
Time, 2:O3 10.
Five-mle handicap, professional-won
nv A. C. Mertens (scratch); second, c. ;.
wells G0 yards; third. William simms
go yards); fourth, T. c. Hoyt go YARDS.
Time, 1903 %.
RACES IN NEW JERSEY.
ELIZABETH, n. j.. July 1O.-Nat. But
Ter WAS the only crack rider who landed
a prize to-day. the remainder being car
rled off by lesser lights.
one mile open, professionalism. Butter
first; Carroll r. Jack second, j. L. Deck
er, third Chaig Carpenter fourth. Time
2:lO 3-5.
Five-mile handicap, profess'onal-Nat.
Butler first; a. 7. Crooks second. }. I.
Decker third, c. C. Carpenter fourth.
Time, 12:47 10.
WORLD RECORD MADE.
DETROIT. MICH. July l0.-Tom Cooper
to-day rode mile on a quarter-of-a-mile
board track in LIZA world record. He
was paced by a quad.
MANHATTAN BEACH RACES.
NEW YORK, July 1O.-Frank Waller, OF
Chicago. finished first in the lW-mile pro-
fesslcnal bicycle race at Manhattan
Beach to-day, but he had to relinquish
the prize to Thomas A. Barnaby, OF Bos-
ton, because OF unlawful pacing. Barna-
by nearly reached Waller after the pace
maker had dropped out
About 5000 spectators attended the
meet. one of the attractions OF when
was a special half-mile race between the
ex-champion pugilist, James j. Coroett,
and Charley Murphy, in which Corbett
was second man.
One-hundred- mile professional. compe-
tition record race; prizes for first man
at the end of the following distances:
Ten mlles--H ii. Maddox, n minutes,
81 seconds.
Twenty miles-A. F. Becker, IS minutes,
Q seconds.
Thirty miles-W. F. Becker, hour, %
minutes. 80 seconds.
Forty miles,. w. Conklin, / hour, IS
minutes 80 seconds.
Fifty miles-Barnaby, hours. 20 min
utes.
seyenty-fve miles-Barnaby, hours, 20
minutes, 90 seconds.
One hundred miles-Frank Waller, Chi
cago: second. Barnaby, New York; third,
w II Becker. Boston. Time. 5:l4:H.
special race-handicap, one-half mile
Won, by Charles Murphy, Brooklyn,
scratch: James j. Corbett. 40 yards. Sc
cond Time, los 3-5.
Ualf-mile handicap. Professionalism
heat won by Sam. Brock, Brooklyn. 20
wards. II. X. Smith, Brooklyn. 40 yards;
7 Newhouse, Buffalo. 10 yards. third.
Time, l:02
One mile open, professional-Final heat
wo, nv +. b. Rigby. Newark; +. r.
Goodman. Riverside Wheslmen, second
7 A. Newhouse. Buffalo. third; Orlando
stevens. Ottumwa, Ia. fourth. Time,
2l7 rs. s ,,,o,
PROVIDENCE. r. l.. July lo.-A
,ar,ds record OF 2:0i lis. tandem amateur
',va IN competition. was made to-day on
re- crescent Park track. These figures
'.s,e nut up by Casey and Eckberg, OF
,varcsster In the mile handicap. John
= Iohnson. OF Worcester, also added
S,o,s record to the list by winning the
mile open In 1903 S-5.