New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-11
HOT WORK AT WAVERLY
THE CYCLE RACES RUN OFF UNDER A
FIERCE sun.

FIERCE SUN.
SERIOUS ACCIDENT CAUSED ny THE UNEVEN
TRACK-sEvERAL THOUSAND SPECTATORS
PREsENT-"MAJoR" TAYLOR. MFARLAND.
HEDSTRoM. KRAMER AND ERTZ
AMONG THE WINNERS.
Several thousand people. walled in at the Wa
verify track yesterday by humidity and furnace-ks
heat seemed in spite OF the weather. 10 .ahe III"
keenost pleasure In watching the crack racing men
ny around the half-Inc track. winning bicycle
glory shckols and medals. The circuit -chaserS,
who had braved the intense neat oil Kansas lily
were in their element and rode In apparent com
fort while tho spectators perspifcd me "''',
crandstand was packed like s'rcine-boN' ana
late Corners found il difficult To eaten o'c"So""'
glimpscs OF the racers
While Raid Cooper Gardiner and Kiser were no;
among the entries most OF the other fast PROBES
SIGNALS were there. well as many OF the pest III
the amateur riders. ana an excellent Gay r"''"7
was eniovcd The only drawback. besides the hc'''
was the dcploraby poor condition OF the uach'
wb,cb c.usod wholesale falls in several Of the con
,os,s IN the afternoon. The track lad been USED
for trotting races on the previous DAY ana III '
sequence 1t rough and uneven III man! p'a'e'
Thomas Admitz. of Passaic. fell III ''e III "
of the two-me handicap. going high INTO ,he az,
and landing his head He lay where Nv
and did not move many people thinking tha' h'
had been killed. He was UNCONSCIOUS lot SeN''"'
minutes and as he was carried from NV '
two doctors were called TO attend MN lhcE S"'"
his neck was sprained but that they did not 'h'nN
that he seriously injured ne wa" "
the City Hospital. at Newark .
In the second heat of the profcss'o hal hh""'V"i
race Stcenson Miller. Hedstrom and liehSh'" '.'
hut none OF them was badly hurt Inc r''',e'.
Robert Gentle secmGd to tnlnK r ,ns the a and
he Informed Murphy that he had Den ni 'v rcs
The other riders hqwe va n" rcsponshic Tor tho
accident and the fine WAS rcmit'"G Ni,l"ris 1uG
afterward that the handlc,hars "i M''u H. H..
Steenson's wheels became locked. ana 'h"' '"''
caused tho trouble. ., oior.d rider ever
coon bcro. Mcfarland and Hcdsrom. c3pturrd ,ne
professional races kramerd nov min and Weller won
the tandem race. after one OF VIZ ~ ,,nc w,e 80
the year. The result OF m tah,' Ina, f;rtz and
close that many people thouE"' '
Rcden had
THE SUMMARIES.
Halfmc handicap s' rn,lo won NV
Chascs schlec newark 30 yaIts'; ChSr' @
s. .5nd heat won hy !. II Lake rI 40 ,eris, sec
lsin' Tine o,a Thiri heat by G'2 T,IS go
Harlem Whcem" rms ,'s'ai,el ' F'uii hat by Ed
wnri Koppcr Chatham 80 yard, riy'h heat won
CIV 90 ya El,, Tiy'r.de Wh.em.n oscr'cm W'nGIr
Roome NswjeTssy A,9e, r[n nv + l. kramer Rycr
s~cond Time i.ol-
= + Kramer R,yer..a, whcoimcn go yar's'.
Charles schcc newark ~ ,aFfs' ''''.'''.:
George Rein "'''''" TIM MTs~ re: ''''''
Won BY six inches. length t"'w'"n ''r'ah ana '''
No. omen ,oraressonan First heat won r' , \. o M
rnrland San I Es, ,.,, ,h.ri Time lo', second
= Won AE t Idhn 50 ohnn Mnn'apo Ma,o VA
o+ co@hTidsssE,an , rsTs pda, Won ~ s. N-rIca.e
Rnnao: Barney oidnea Tl~l2 second N' Butter
cnmhridge,or'. third. Time -.lIH'
FINAL. HEAT
4 = McFsrand San jo.e ..........'...''''.
l. \. callahan ''''' Time ? as,
Won by hail length two lengths between '''''''
third.
Mi . cc," a,n:e Gas 'n' % ~ nm.s
staten Island 's..nd dr@re" n.,'n com ~ e. Er,l
Rivers whcc,meq nsI, Iri,} , kn'E Wilma Ir
time 2,'s Thir heat Won - Roy nsr'rn s,,rs
1 A'ne'i ra,er5on. ,nird Time ich
Fr&Ai. HEAT.
George Rel,h Harlem W,scmen '.'.........
g. Ertz. Riverside Wh"en.rn '''''.''''''''''
Ray Dawson. Ne" YORK A'heu, 'i1'. .'''''''''''''
Won ,, ~, omen length Xix Inches between second and
Eaton M'r F f@1 %o5. ya T"Ei .;i %5,s go
Para, ~ ,Ria so a'L riieIg" =. 10 In. y'5 %ii
MIA rolei" $50 YARDS O-ir Hei''f,m Hu,kNn I'D
yards, second. c1n, Davis Iun'i1 ~" T,,nc Ia
THU hc,, Won by Howard VI sher. storm ug 10
Ina. S,,o MavS Erc d?o yarlsi second Ma"h""
Cleveland ,ards,. fourth Time 2"'
FINAL HEAT.
Oscar Hsa,,Gom RF Sd1 GS' ''''....
iowaqi Ma%h,r storm Kins $50 YARDS ......'''..
c : Da's Buffalo d2o yafdI, .-''''''''''''''''''
Won by a foot and a half
Two-mr handicap heat won ~ E,. D.
Friz Rive. side Whecmen tscrat'hi IL. I'"''.' -,
aide Wheelmen yafdp. second, J. r l.od;;tI'; f1
dae $50 yafdsJ. third, = v Van HnsfliN n tqn ais.
,ls1 YARDS, fourth :. Standc'rn Patterson ~" >Hm
mn Time-4 :a,a. Second heat won hy fAhH 4" ''l'.
Springfield Island 81! yards ~ iira'"@n 'th
Water Eoome New- Jersey Athletic t1uo 900 yarns
fourth; RAY Dawson. New YORK Nin.'il, up ~
am Tmc-I ~. Third heat w.n Dos j. II. l-,h". lor
.,,a"J. a. 4 ltabCoet Harlem Nh'eim"n ~" yards
mind PARROT. Chatham -" ,af.-, '"ui'h. w -
Dsrmer Jersey city 90 yaids'. hith. 4'h' '"1
FINAL. HEAT
G " Er, Riverside wheem~n scratch .............
Ia,H Jasp@r Jersey Clty 80 yard0
: PARROT Chatham $50 YARDS
- Time. :.Ir.
Won by a length; half length between second ana
third.
Fyeme handicap l mile gn 'r%"h
$50 yards,. Howard Mosher. Storm kins go Id.Hsl.
second. H. Sutphcn. Newark f2lo Yards. dhlI' N.""'
Ire. Cohoes rs" yarls fourth. MH!I ,HIyh,b $40
yards sixth. Time pr. :" ond n'nt Won Nv ~.
Murphy brooklyn $50 YARDS, owen k'"tI' i"usN,H'
f,rj' n y Bickerson. Emira p>0 yards fourth. T. =
G'"dinan Sew York 800 yafdsl NTH. /. "a l>nrrt9ni
Aslury Park go YARDS. SIKH Time u.s.. lh ny
heat won bv + A. Mcfarland. san Jos" tSeiA'hi; VI
Ap,ar Madison 600 YARDS second J." y v"hahaI;
JilpGao eco Yards, third. clint pays Iuhao uNp
HGhr q H. stevens OttumVa go YARDS. sixth Tim"
4:29&s.