The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-20
ArALAxrA WHEELMENs MEET.
BERT Allen u.ss uis Trsts on the T~racE-Peios
men Denounced.

mon behvuMCUAs
The half holiday raco meet, held under the
auspices OF tho Atalanta wheelmen Of Newark
at waverly yesterday afternoon. brought to-
gcther the pick Of the amateur riders. Thoro
were about 5000 persons present. The half a
mile dirt track was In fine condition. Falls were
numerous, but no one was injured. Charles
Hadhold. tho Newark professional, made an
attempt to reduce the one-milo State record OF
1869 is. He was paced by Jack Conklin, W.
Crowley, and II. Hawthorne on a triplet- Had
field failed to do better than 1853 AS.
The race between the trlplets was tho p~rettiest
contest OF the day. The four crows were
punched for threo-quartors of a mile, when .
fierce struggle ensued between Henshaw. Hold
strom, and Wise, and Bird. De MARITIME and
Owen. Tho latter team having the pole, won by
a half length. The one-milo invitation event
was won by Charley Ertz OF the Riverside
Whoelmen, in q close finish with Bert Ripley Of
Newark.
Two riders became involved in a nstic bout
Allen from nth lie track. Il. d. Hooper Of Rose.
vile charged Allen with crowdinS him In the
9 GSePer' h8Snd poiiSPem 5nSS' s apaos ahS latter nilsn. ''F TSe
meet officials claimed that the case would DO
brought before the L. A. w. racing officials. but
alleging TINT 1t was a clear case Of assault and
battery. and should be adjusted in the police
court; The Atalanta Wheelmen finally secured
Cant. Gregory and his special police displayed
such authority and rouRhncss In hnndling tho
racing men and spectators who happened to go
upon tho track that the crowd. broke loose and
soundly Missed and denounced the officers. Sum-
marics follow:
Half.Mile Race. N~ovice-Finai heat won BY O.. "
De Haven. Sewaren; @. schlee, Newark. second, n.
Winhns. Newark, third. Time, I minute 4 seconds.
One-Mil. ~0pen-Final heat won by Bert Ridley,
Newark; J. Ruei, Newark. second, Z. c. Hausman.
New Haven, third. Time, . minutes ID 10 seconds.
Half.Mile, Triplets, Juvenile Team. Exhibition
Leroy See, W. @. Grafton. and II. Slmons. Time,
90 2.5 seconds.
one.Mile Handi,ap-Final heat won by r. Q. Haus
man. New Haven. go yards; W. II. Fearing, Jr., New
York, scratch, second; w. q. Douglas, Philad lphia,
scratch, third. Time. z minutes 22 40 seconds.
one Mile, Exhlbition-C. W. Hadheld. Time, I
minute b5 40 seconds.
Que Mile, Invitation-won by G. N. Ertz. New York,
Bert Ripley. Newark. second; W g. Slavin, Surern,
third. Time, q minutes II go seconds.
One and a Half Miles. Tandem, HAndicap-won by
Walter Bahb and A. Crawford. Paterson. 90 yards; II.
Y. Bedell and &. II. Tomlinson, New York, 80 yards.
second; W. II. Cane. Jr.. AM O. Myers, Hackensa Il.
% yards. third; A. Freud nthAl and T. Ad imItz, Pas
sale, so var 10. fourth. Time. y minutes II 40 seconds.
One-Mile Triplet-won by II. X Bird, c. De Mar
tine. and W. II. Owen. New York; O. s. Hcnshaw. q.
Hedstrom, and A. b. Wise. Brooklyn. second. Time,
2minut s 81 25 seconds.
Half. Mile Handicap-won by J.. Ruel. Newark. 30
yards; w. Miller, Newark. 30 yards. second; q. Gran.
berry. New York. SO yards, third. Time. 1 minute 9
seconds.
Referee-o. Il. Norwood. Paterson.