Evening journal., 1897-07-26
RACE OF WHEELS.
Successful Meet Of the Orient
Club at Hazel Dell.
THE FIVE MILE RECORD LOWERED

About 400 lovers of the wheel were at
the race meet of the Orient Cycle Club,
held Saturday afternoon, at the Hazel
Dell track. The races drew together
all of Delaware's crack riders, and were
the most exciting seen for some time
The races were run under the l.. A. w.
rules and we're particularly void Of
unseeming quarrels which generally
prevail at such meets.
Incidental to the races, Carroll Web
ster, Of New York. gave clever exhi-
bition of fancy and trick riding He
performed some difficult tricks, which
pleased the sports and his efforts met
with general approval The only Incl
dent that marred the day was the
smash-up in the final one-mile novice
race. The racers had run the first lap
and had just crossed the line for the
second when Morris, lost control of his
wheel and fell directly in front of the
pursuing racers. The result was a
crash. Legs, arms, shoes and bicycles
filled the air. Humes one of the riders,
was carried off the field unconscious.
Clifton Harting, another rider, got a
bloody nose, and Norris a skinned
chin.
The other riders mounted their
wheels and rode on.
The biggest surprise of the day was
the defeat of Nick Green by Shaw.
Nick thought he had cinch, and be-
gan to play, and the result was his de-
feat. The two boys are rivals and put
up a hot race. Nick carried his con-
Queror off the track. The events follow:
One mile novice-First heat-En-
tries. George G. Morris, H. G. Mahaffy
Jr.. Harry Pruschmaken, Leslie Cool
ing, George Anger. Won by Morris
Cooling, second. Time-2.43.
Second heat-Entries, William
Priest, l.. M. Robinson, William S
Smith, Austin 4. Humes, Clifton Hart
ing Won by Robinson, Priest, second
Humos, third. Time-2.50.
One-mile open-First heat-Entries
j. II. Minnick, Robert Palmer. William
r. Cooley, William Weiss. Won by
William r. Cooley, second, j. H.
Minnick; third William Weiss. Time
2.3O.
Second heat-Entries, E. c. Cooley
George Winkler, T. J. Gillon, Frank M
Boyle. Robert Wier. Won by E. G.
Cooley; second, Gillon; third, Wier
Time-2.34 2-5.
Match race professionally Luther
Q. Johnson and j. l.. Clark Jr. Won by
Johnson. Time-232. First prize, S1U;
second prize, So.
Final one-mile novice-WOn by Rob-
inson; Cooling, second. Time-245 as
First prize, gold medal; second prize
silver medal.
Final one-mile open-Won by Wier;
Gillon, second; w r. Cooley, third;
Time-2.35 3-5. First prize, diamond
ring; second prize W. & w. tires
third prize, racing suit.
Exhibition mile-Luther G. Johnson
Time-2.23 2-5.
One-mile handicap-First heat-En-
tries, j. H. Minnick, scratch; William
Weiss, 40 yards; Clarence Michner. &C
yards; Robert Wier, 25 yards; Clifton
Harting, 60 yards; w. II. Hollett. s.
yards. First e. c. Cooley; second, ]
H. Minnick: third, f. NJ. Boyle;
fourth. w. II. Hollett; fifth, William
Weiss Time-2.27 Is.
Second heat-Entries, w. r. Goo dley
scratch; T. j. Gillon, 30 yards; George
Winkler so yards; Julius Reppert, G.
yards; Robert Palmer, 45 yards; Viii
liam s. Smith, 55 yards; l.. ~ Robin
son, so yards w. r. Cooley, first
Gillon, second; Wier, third; Palmer
fourth: Reppert, fifth. Time-22i 80
Boys match race, half-mile-Nicl
Green and W. Shaw. Won Ly Shaw
Time-1.32. Prize, $1.50.
Final one-mile handicap-E. &. Good
ley, first; Wier, second; J. II. Minnick
third Time-224 2-5. First prize
diamond ring second prize, watch
third prize, dressing case.
Half mile exhibition-J L. Clark
Jr Time-1O9 2-5. Prize, SO.
Three-mile undergraduates, w
R.. Cooley. scratch; e. c. Cooley, 81
yards; r. j. Gillon. rs yards; f. NJ
/ Boyle. 100 yards; w NJ Priest, 10
yards; ]. H. Minnick, 25 yards Rober
Wier 60 yards; William Weiss, 81
yards; Robert Palmer, 110 yards; Ju
lius Reppert, 14O yards. Robert Wier
first; j. II. Minnick, second; e. c
Cooley, third; w. r. Cooley, fourth
| Time-7.49 2-5. First prize. suit o
clothes; second prize, diamond cuf
buttons; third prize, shoes; fourtl
prize, sweater.
Match race-Messrs. Alexander ant
| Joseph. Alexander won. Time-25
| 1-5. Prize, shoes.
Running race, 100 yards dash-Her
man DOnl anu Wlllldu IOluStll. won u.
Dohl. Time-12 seconds. Prize, medal
Frank NJ. Boyle went against tn
one-mile state record, now held b,
Frank Turner Boyle failed to lowe
the record. His time was 2.13.
W. r. Cooley gave five-mile ex
hibition race against the record, nov
held by him. He lowered the record
seconds. His time wss 1920 2-5. Hi
previous record was 1927 2-5.
The officers of the day were: Ref
cree. Frank Turner; judges, Harve
Wingate, b. F. Mcdaniel, Victor Pyle
umpires, Edward Melchoir, Frederic
s. Gore, Hickman Jackson; scorer a
+. Humes; starter, w. S. Jordan; an
nouncer, j. Albert oliver clerk OF tn
course and assistants, William Prit
chett, William Poinsett, Howar
| Crosby; timers, l.. Thomas. Thoma
| Kane, William Kirk.
Crash suits pressed and shaped by
tailor. Manhattan Laundry, SOC King 81