New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-22

CYCLING CRACKS COMPETING FOR STATE
CHAMPIONSHIPS.


RECKLESS RIDING WHICH RESULTED IN MIsHAfS
A. W. HUGHES DEBARRED For IT
| l.. a. W. BUSINESS MEETING
| TRr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE
| Saratoga n. Y. June 2l.-Whe Saratoga has not
yet bloomed out in all It's summer radiance. the
little army OF cyclists who are here to attend the
sem.-annual meeting of the State Division OF the
! League OF American Wheelmen and the cycle
! championships gave the pretty city a busting APP
pearance to-day. The State Board Of Officers met
Mt the Worden at 10 a. m. and remained In session
until time to start for the racetrack They met
again at O'Clock tonight President Potters al
dress showed the prosperous condition IN which
the division has been placed. and he urged H. A. '"
members all over the State to keep up the good
work The report OF Secretary Treasurer Bull
showed that the membership In the State was over
TWENTY-FIVE thousand. The total receipts Tor the
year we're sl2 100 81 and the disbursements jill ~
leaving a balance on hand OF N31o 3D. Inc NoHi-
mating Committee to select officers VIII De W. =.
yrooman. Schenectady; w H. Baker. Buffalo. and
F. NJ Froblsher. New-York Several minor changes
were made In the State Division constitution
The report OF the Road Book Committee showed
that the books now In the hands OF ihe prn ad;
for distribution early next month Inc h a %aS
Improvement Committee reported that s9W , mao for
been subscribed in different parts Oh Tue "'"'o i'
Il was also decided that any officer OF ,me ul
or derelicon of duty by two-thlrds vo!e or wv y,
members present at any meeting OF tne s nG 81
officers The secretary-treasurer gers sHa.y 81 u
100 a year and he must furnish bona Tor $50 ~
This official holds office during the pleasure Oh the
4 company Of wheelmen and wneelwomen went
on moonlight excursion to Whi'e sulphur "P'"s
The races this afternoon were well attenTf s ana a
,cndanre Of prettv girls was unusually large. New
house Jack and Church have been Pnard or sns
nnnSIed for thirty days for alleged pooling OF
race issues at'Washington recently tho cbomnon.
ships to-day that there was some daring ridng anI
several accidents or rsc M rdISr in the
one fourth mile state championship. Hughes and
Button finished within few inches OF eac IN otns Inc,
and b as cr6ssed the line There was nasty fan
in the hve-mile championship thirteen OF the If
turn or the third mile. The women screamed and
hundreds Of people rushed TO the Spo' Atbletc
club were severely shaken up, and Fearing was vas
painfully injured having bic cq that u some ONE was
rot killed. RIGHT remounted and pluckiiy hhisneo
third. ,,, au,, :, tho ore-m,e
handicap but the best he could do was to finish
second to Reith OF the Harlem Wheelmsn; VINO VINO
back-stretch was a severe handicap on many OF
the riders Ray Murray qualified in the mile handl.
that he could not win. Bald won the hn;-m nnS
S Goopcr a''f 4 MSFSrand won the mile hand!caB
The Californian is riding in fine shape nov T.. co ~
Potter the referee. The racing VIII De co"-
tinucd here tomorrow. Summaries:
Hos@ss!e e NJ b% Keenc y u s''0V Nm a by va
length and hair; haif length bctween second and
third.
amls open protest. ral,nwon hy F. C. co Bn&
Detroit third. Time-liG. Won by six inches same tie
second and third.
ouar,er-mile championship) First heat won
10y J. Scott Button George Reiih. second; w H. rear
inG. jr, third. Time-033as.
second heat-won by a. W. Hughes: l. A Powell.
second NJ. J. De witt third. Time-o9j.
Final teat-Won by J. Scott Fulton: scfen'ctady; A.
A. c.' third TimTo:so won by a too; hal.
length between second and third.
one mile handicap (professI,raD-Won BY a. F Nc
90 YARDS second. f. j. Jennay ttca YARDS, third
Time so; Last nqf was mac in ;oe Won by two
Five miles ,amnieur championship -Won by \. s Lee
Cohoes: z. G. Zeiser. Scheneca Is second: F. W. RIGHT
Brooklyn. third Time-12:29's. Won by length; two
lengths between second and third.
One mile handicap amat"url-Won by George ke'tn
New-York aO yards; RAY Iawscn New-York A. G.
sscosa won % W WIN 6a 80 nsS
between second and thlrd.
NEW ROAD RErOEDS IN THE WEST.
Colorado Springs, Col. June 2l-P. c. Wright
and F. c. Farley. CT tho Century Cycling Club of
Colorado Springs. have established the Den
yer road course the following American tandem
read records:
Five miles 1855: ten miles. 1856: fifteen miles.
362: twenty miles. 5j:i7. twenty-five miles, l?O3iO;
fifty miles. 2:2l:l0: soventy-hve miles S45:00 100
miles 51+:3s.
The former records Five miles none: ten
miles 27O5: fifteen miles. 37:03 twenty miles, $500;
twenty-five miles. lI000: fifty miles 3:l0aO; sew
enty-ive miles none; 100 miles. 10000.
Denver June N.-Walter Sanger. who defeated
n aclya bor In