The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-03-14
NEWS OF THE WHEELMEN.
THE CENTURY ROAD CLUB ADOPTS
SOME RENARKABLE RECORDS.


Millburn houu touh Neet.
Tho Century Road Club. which is the recog.
ni,ed head Of road racing in America. has just
completed its record tables for last year. Tho
competition for yearly mileage and monthly
s,a,e records has been very close. with the re-
anti that the records Of previous years have
hen lowered in almost every State. John II.
George. n Philadelphia rider. has est ablished a
new American record Of 1000 miles for thirty
days riding. The list Of road records as ac-
eep,ed by the club 10 as follows:
,,hn II. George, 5000 miles In so days. oct. 1 to
No. 1890; American record. John II. George. 1900
mite, In 90 days. sept. 1 to Oct. 80. tsyo, Ameri.
can record. 5. II. warns. twenty eight centuries
and 1851 miles In so DAYS, Aug. 25 TO Sept. IS.
lava, Maryland ststo record. S. N. Warns, forty.
Ave certur,e. and o,ss7 miles in 90 days. July so
n Sept. 81, 1870: Maryland State record. A. A..
oracey. 20. sts milss and 1855 centuries; American
and pennsyivania 70 Samuel N. warns.
1880 miles and 100 centuries: maryland record.
R. z. oconnor. Is, eao miles: Illinois record. Mrs.
A. Z. Rinrhart, l7,iss miles ana ils centuries:
Colorado recors. o. y. Pond. Jr., H.. n mile. aud
tr, iJ.yfY mi-s and Az centuries: OHIO record.
y. r. Lang, ls,bit miles AMI ss ceuturies; Maine
ord. Harry !. Narsnali, IL, oSl mile. and as cen.
saries; Sew iiampshirc record. L. t. Brcd stone,
stss miles: ress. record, r, y: KC,S, i.s cen:
Ssm Jersey record. william Heinsen, VI centuries,
wisconsin record. Victor Van Poppie, IL csnturies:
Michigan record.
The club centurI banner has bcen won by tho
Certury Wheelm-n Of philadelphia, whose
members rode 1918 centuries during tho year
1895. The Century Cycling Club Of Maryland
won second place with 49, centuries.
The conpetition 70. mileage Produced one
national and various state records. 4. 4.
X. G.. gold medal. sold and silver medals
will be awarded as second AND third priIcs, ro.
--..,i-.IY Al tI. FgllnvgIny nnrnha aUl
receive a cert ficatc OF mo'itorious riding:
A.. a. Gracey, pnll,deipnia. 2s,sts miles: Ameri.
ca, ,sGof Ts,oI r. r. : o Y; " ca ssss'a"I rs. .a ,S's STATE sr res.
ord. Mrs. A. =. Rinenart, Denver. I.lsu. state
e es'V @fsat. coefaie springs. ii.iio' G. !. POND.
Aubarnialr. 1871, sta,e record. J. II. Hunter.
ss,s' York ,' ely. , i,ss 'ffE :. r. L. M; por ri @,t Ne,
1854, state record. Thomas, W. Davis, Peoria,
record wsg1' harry :; 7. Marshall HEi'Ss asnas, 1861, state
record. l. 7. Brois,on-, superior. Nah. t2,uso.
i to.ss.. fe 6. y. Baise. Bslt'mer.. Il. .s5. xf f a. Il.
c. Alien. Worcester, lo,ss7. koss Manly, summit.
s.sH. ". II. Ku,cs, coiorad, springs, sill. c.
{. L.siey, Toledo. s;vss. j. e. pun'op, Baltimore
ssS4i Ss,i;laers,. 7. nS,o' HoDeft I. wvarS.a. f.rrs'
Haul. LOGS T: ti,ss5' ApoSrnaa,s, 400; z; ).
burn, o,ous4 o. X. Durand, buffalo. o,5asLa. o.
:; hls5a"asr' c : ss S,s.s. Dr; y; ~ ks'" PAUL s5i'
s.y7s. ]. p. Honos, chi, ago, 5,vso. 5. =. Ballet.
Sirs. ITS HsSa' William Will R'i Il. roGeii. s ssirimore, o'4Se.
e Andru., cniIaco, 5. 7Os. c. NJ. Faircniid, chi.
SO. Aanrus. CHICAGO. $3.50: N. ). Allen. wp!.
ee-ter, 5.4o4. W. u Handy, bost"n. o.37s. c..
i. Roi nan. JS.. Gsisaso. o.iaa. mrs. sam netter.
chicaso, o,oez. J. a. failister. ottunwa, Ia.
bOlIi4.
The members OF the Century Club who rode
twenty-five or more cen :uries during the year
1896 are;
A. A. eraccy. Philadelphia. I5c, American rec.
orr. z. n. Roth, Chicago, l4o, State record. ;shn
Il. Georsr, Philadelphia, 1877. Mrs. a. L. Hinrhart,
p e gr.i. us. ; sss Fe Ssss $ h y; ws,h; ca S%a,.inoss.
mrs. Georse Bunker, chicago, Is. r. Z. o'c.nnor.
Eo.s Manly sainTi'vine' ea. state record. Charlie. &
Bake, baltimore, 90. iona n. Noore, Pniiah-lphia.
( ! o.oornt = eoSo;aio ssOsIas:. as. Mrs. !. waiter
Roth, caicaSo, as W. Il. Marshall, Denver. a..
sa.as.. IS. STAT. ,ecoTi. ioSi; Riiprpct"e, Tsfre
naate, 80. L. I. iroi,tone, Superior, 80. NJ. L.
81. 8. v Es snrli-T, S chi X; 4 81. 5. !. sai'isi' Sorsa
lead. %. Mrs.. ;. .. Az irus. CHICAGO, ss. Francis
sSI Z: s !. s f.;a'; Il New ' lors city. s Sc. :: to G."s.
Portland 1e., w; state record; john Hamilton.
Kueek, Colorado Springs. rs. o.: y. Pond, IT., Au.
s.. :. ". fossr' i iSS0s seniaalSao Sq.n. s 20, ssS,.
record. 5. O. Andrus. chicago, 20 Z. I. Wells,
!. FITS" q. pan npsnt s.,f i, r.. 70. Mrs.. X oi pisriH., chi.
easo 20. q. ~. sra"nari. chicago, rs.
f. the early part Of last year the Century
Road club announced that q gold meritoriors
medal would b gwen to each state. having u
mel 0ership OF ten or more. to be competed
Tor . j inc members. Inc idea met with
much favor. and a great deal OF enthusiasm
has Oeen awakened In club affairs ne a result.
The nature OF the competition In each state for
the medals was left entirely at the disci elton
Of tue respective state Centurions. Following
Is a lis, OF the successful contestants in the
various states:
Denver. in recognition OF having ridden II, lyo
mie' during 1870. Osborne sold media, hung up by
State certuricn Osborne for the fastest century,
was won by =. e. Wright. State century record,
lInni.-Stafa DnsdaI MI bv y " Roth rhic.1a
lto centuries during 1879.
A. .Hoss Manly, Sumnitviiie. 6o centuries during
issu. The krittenstein IA iieaar medal won BY W.
Ing isvs. the Kr,stsn stein mers,or risn r %s' m Slai
Won ny a. Ross Manly, meritorious riding. Sept. 70
Iowa state medal won by J. A. Paiister, OF.
tGnca, 20 centuries during 1870.
har) lind-Sta;c medal won by S. N. Warns, Dalti.
more. in reeo.nit!on OF having ridden ~, IS miles
dur.u- lssB.
ha,sa ,nuseas-Stae medal won by q. Fred Pond,
ing Isso,
minneapolis, m-ritorlous century. June rs, isvo.
lace century medal huns up ny State Centurion" A.
l. Mace, won BY FRANK A. seymour. 81. Paul. ~
centuries during 1918.
Reconnaissance m.,,aI won by Charles H.. Bartlett.
D.. Nouis, IL Ceniu les during lorb.
HedraAka-S;atr n edli won by l.. T. Brodstone,
Superior, 5o centuries during isYo.
new Jefscy-State medal won by John W. Foster,
y" schFaaSntursh. 70 c-nturis, during 1890. Til.
john iS,ls' W %'' Sas negs' Spns up = p py s,4's .es,ur,oa
'e oshny; j, .iSo mills during ies1.
.o"h-Nsldte nitual won ny JOEn IL. Hunter, Toledo,
Vc-nturirs duriug lsyb.
,prhnsyiNania-Sta medal won by A. A. Grncey,
l6B.
mhconsiu-stat. medal won by william HeinIen,
AtMaGkre, ~ centuries during 1876.
hrhtucLy-Ntat- medal won by N. a. Crawford,
Louisville, mer .torious r1iing, July ~. 1870.
AAIhe-state medal won by Frank X. Lang, fort-
'and, lS,olt miles and ~ centuris % during 1870.
saas,stLte medal won by T. ID. Phillips, Dallas,
oISv miIts during 1880.
The national road records as accepted by the
s4uo 10 date are ~ follows:
omues, "a. 7. U. Vaux, Colorado Springs, Col,
w. 70, 1870.
lsyU. ~
1850. ' ~
l5yn, S"' ~
70 miles, oi;55, A. b. Mcdonnell, Buffalo, Oct. 10,
o. mlie', g ;io;Oo, l.. C. wahi. Colorado Springs,
100 mites, .:tO!o9 A. }. Mcdonnell, Buffalo. Oct.
x zoo r..ies, IL 5000, A. W. W. Evans. New Bruins.
"!ek' Aux. ~, 1875.
quo miles, OF: 90 10, A. E.. Smith, Chicago. June
800 July /, 1870.
oa 90 ,n,'s', l,s'4''oO, J.r. ounther, Chicago,
n xSoio miles, one year. A. A. oracey. Phrsdel.
100 centuries, one year. A. A. oracey. Philadel.
~, 1850. """' N""1s AU<