The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-11
THE 4. c. ". RACE MEET
Was Not the Financial
Success Antici-
pated.
SPILLS WERE PLENTIFUL
The Races We're Full Of Interest
Games on Local Diamonds
Contests on the Gridiron.

The Hudson County Wheelmen brought
the racing season to a close on Saturday
with an event at the West Side Driving
Park. 1t attracted about 300 people, and
was not the financial success expected. 1t
was too late in the season and the inter-
est was lacking. The card was a good
one and should have drawn well. The rae
ing was spirited and as good as any that
has been given in this city. The contest
ants were local riders and the events
did not lack for entries. Every rider of
note in the county competed and the
prizes We're well distributed. The strong
wine interfered to a great extent with
the riders on theb back stretch and imped-
ed fast time. Another drawback was the
frequency of spills on the track. In three
races riders went down, and on the exhi-
bition Jasper collided with the fence and
was badly cut pm the hand. The manage
ment was poor, and the crowd was al
lowed to gather on the track and inter
fere to a great extent with the races.
Considerable time was spent in delay
betWeen each race, and the programme
was not finished until nearly dark. The
number of people left before the final
events were run off. The wind made it
unpleasant, and it was most too cool for
w ~ LAT looL Is W. ~
Ing decided. The greatest interest was
centered in the n mile Open. which had
all the best riders in the county at the
scratch when the start was made. A
hard race was expected and there was no
disappointment. Jasper, Roome, Ran
SOM Fuller and Darmer made, the pace
and were close to each other all the way.
On entering the last stretch, Jack Jasper,
who was in the lead, made a jump for
home. Roome, Ransome and Fuller cut
loose from the others and sailed after the
leader When nn9r the line NV q SrrQaf
effort ROome managed to get his wheel in
front and won by half a length from Jas
per, with Ransom and PULLED only a yard
or SO behind. They had a closer race
h the winers, and they shot over the
line only a foot between them, Ran
some winning the place.
In the One-half mile handicap there was
a bad spill. Four men, including Walter
c. Reome, going down. Frank Carberry
was rendered unconscious, and was car
ried to his dressing quarters, where a
on the head and arms and was taken to
his home by friends. In the two-mile nam
dicap, Wilbur Fuller collided with lack
Jasper, and both went down, and, being
in the lead, five others ran into them and
went down also, leaving only Boardman
and Darmer to finish. Three others
mounted their wheels and followed over
leo yards behind. There was also a fall
in the final heat of this race. The two
mile tripIet pursuit race was also interfer-
ed with by the swapping of the chain on
the WHEEL IlQutn ny The WdTWlCh lGdIli,
Darmer. Coffey and Conrad, which threw
them out of the race, and only two fin
ished. The winning team was the Cleve-
land, ridden by Jasper, Dewey and Karb,
who finished in A minutes, 40 seconds, 10
seconds ahead of the Tribune team, Har-
rison. Harler and Hosford. The summary
of events follows:-
One-half mile h-andicap-First heat, won
by i. Chanaud, N. II. C. c., 80 yards j.
Brown, H. c. w, 40 yards, second; Fred
Zuber. Jersey City. 80 yards, third; Fl. H.
yreeland,r A; w. 40 yards fourth; Il. e;
Rohlfs, N. W., 30 yards, fifth. Time, l
minute, 10 2-5 seconds.
Second heat, won by A. NJ Ransom, H.
C. W., 20 yards; H. E. Boardman, D.. W.,
40 yards, third; il. Taylor, B. r. A. W,
30 yards, fourth H. Blauvelt, l.. K. S., 80
yards. fifth. Time, ] minute. 10 seconds.
Final heat, won by Leon Chanaua, n.
S.. 30 yards, second; H. E. Boardrnan, D..
w, 50 yards, third. Time, l minute, 10
seconds.
one Mile Open-won by Walter Roome,
Jersey City: Jack Jaspar, n. Y. A.. c.,
second; A. Neil Ransom, third. Time, 2
minutes, 80 rs seconds.
Two-Mile Handieap-First heat. won by
B. c. Fuller. N. H. C. c., 80 yards; l..
H. C. Rohlfs, N. w, 12o yards, third; A.
N. Ransom, H. c. w. 80 yards, fourth; j.
Brown, H.. G. w, $50 yards, fifth. Time,
5 minutes, Is seconds.
Second heat, won by H. C. Boardman;
D. W., $50 yards; w. L. Darmer. H. G.
w, 30 yards, second; Harry Hosford, n.
J. A. c., so yards, third; j.. A. Scott, Il.
c. W., so yards, fourth; w. G. Roome, 80
yards, fifth. Time, 5 minutes, % 2-5 sec
onds.
Final heat, won by Harry Hosford, n. ].
A. c., so yards; Leon Chanaud, n. H. e.
c.. 150 yards, second; James a.. Scott, H.
C. W.. 80 yards, third. Time, 5 minutes,
go 20 seconds.
Five-Mile Gu Championship, won by 9.
O.Dewey, A.. N. RANSOM, second; W. L.
Darmer, third. Time, Is minutes, 70 2-5
seconds.
Two-Mile Triplet Pursuit Race, won by
Jack Jasper's team, Walter Roome,s
second. Time, A minutes, rs seconds.