New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-23
BALD LOSES HIS LAURELS.
BEATEN ON THE MANHATTAN BEACH
TRACK BY EARL KIsER, OF DAYTON.
THE CYCLE MEET OF THE QUILL CLUB WHEEL
MEN PRODUCES suRPR1sE-CoLUMB1A
UNIVERSITY WINS THE HONORS
BANNER--THE WIND STOPS
RECORD.MAKIN0.

RECORD. MAKING.
The cycle racing season In the East was formally
opened at the Manhattan Beach track yesterday
afternoon The attendance large, the sport |
was Of the best sort and the only handicap was
the weather. 1t rather cool In the grandstand
I, those heavily clad and the wind blew almost |
straight down the homcstretch, making record |
breaking out Of the question. The races were held
urder the auspices of the Quill Club Wheelmen OF
America. and II was the opinion Of the managers OF
the track that better conducted meeting had |
never been held there
The officers of the club had taken pains TO select
racing officials with due care and as result there
was not hitch and. while the entry list was one !
OF the largest in this neghborhood the |
sport started time. and the last race hao
beer finished before 6 o'clock
F. c. Bald the undspu,ed champion OF so and
by many considered the best rider in the country
last year, failed utterly TO sustain his reputation
and was badly beaten in both the professional
races Earl Kiser his conqueror IN each 'he
ran from DAYTON showing fine burst OF speed
in the homest-etCh and winning each race win
something TO spare. Thomas Eek. the trainer OF
Kiscr is under temporary suspension by the L. A.
w and was not allowed the track to help his
team but after the races were over ne hao 'he
laugh on those who chafed him. \iser Is a COM
pacty built young fellow. with black kinKy mar
He bore his honors meekly and he seemed 20 Do
happy over being able 10 demonstrate 10 the PUBIC
that he knew what he about when he issued
challenge TO race the winner Of tho proposed Bald
Cooper match .
Columbia University team easily carried OF the
banner for the club university securing the mos
points. Hayes captured the novice race. wh'e
Powell carried off the honors in the mile open ar
Powell and Dawson mad little trouble In "iiin'"s
the tandem contest. +. {. Hausman' VI
Haven defeated Powell In the mile hahu'o"p =.
though the New Haven man had an auN",e
forty yards. There was only one acciue,' ,,
The day owen and OConnor. OF the hhche' ", ~.
AtbIe,ic Club team fell in the homesre'ch III r"e
tandem race but neither was severely i"', ,ho
attendance Of pretty girls was unusual, u.hoo,s
majority Of them going TO the track on 'h ~, o,
RAID naced by the black and-whi'e 'ahue"i' -.
20 rD.r IN front and a white man in the rear. roue
AN exhibition half mile in SO seconds nat x bihtion
Willie Hayes. OF Newark gay tbe women and chi.-
O. tlSR plgs II was young Hayess hrst puoh'
and he WAS Tes GS% the Columbia Uni.
veTty unless some Of the ess wT time go wnDny
,be intercoilegiate championships TO De heio y"
' The officials were fGoTS fsfe Pfma A0e p
A AnRS Iq RS6sT! ds sD1ss v Ned d
MaTh apG af A Roe f and P Adrch qmpre.
Robert " bye Fred Hildebrapd Henry LEHMAN Snnnr
bs ra sdS4ss Wasr w w.on FranE
BoriSnd' L. G. Miller and Adoph stahl m 5I sinh
announcer. Fred Burns.
THE SUMMARIES.
HALF MILE NoyIcETTs heo, co wSn n by w WON b
4 A. WISH roSES@ miro hea Sy Frank Brook
nn nm By James 7 Wake Va;. Yale A. . a.;
SIKH heat won by W inI% e.s Hobo fo c. eighth
heat won by Guy NJ. Daley, Brooklyn.
FINAL HEAT.
T XsnlS b Hess s..e H' Eo c Gy9s nysT'y
James T. Walker. Yale A,hlstis Association
Seven o. tn. riders finished aias, aligned took
s sn inch g With Heseer only few inches Walker
Jrtir
Sy W,,I. 9uos oo Te
y Ta5s Af: Ron Il s s5Sos
; ;sss.S t E2a5'ss sf1s $'% II
90 Yards seventh hea; won by W A. smith Falcon
M ,Sas' RTer SIDE Twheemen 90 YARDS.
FINAL HEAT.
r5 H fa@s N eqnSs aR
J. srson AH Sl. Club 5S [scrs,cS
49, ,.,, length, the same between second and
ns5%c Second heat won S By % Bs5
Hpl fsarfnF j Columbia university Fourth heat won
Powell c2umGa Wsesm r'9 s ssa' Ses
IL Due o e M2p''se %ve GSe sf SsRh
heat heat Won by Alvin b Wise Kings County wheelmen'
FINAL HEAT.
Irwin A. Powell Columbia University :.;:...''''
%S Rip h f Knctsr6ocker Athletic
Ray Dawson, CoiunOia ''''''''''
Turning into stretch Powell was far back but
came Ike streak the outside and won by two lengths
s haRaap so sn: e h Es by
c1 al Her sroona jsS Eaton Lorraine
ss@9e P59 s5ns b bes Mdn by Rs Staten
seG G ye EaTl k: rs yard hy0n FOURTH
FINAL HEAT.
,-, 1r,ss- DAYTON scracO NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
STATE =
Hsy I MfSaoi Ukraine 40 YARDS .........
e G. Bald. Buffalo (sSrassh 10, ......-....''.'
Won by length with half length between second
Tsna n9sr Ka, hsaW2n by C. Sec. C
Powe eod%Sa By Rag H:y an. and
H. K Bird. Columbia University. second
FINAL HEAT.
Raw Dawson and l. A. Powell. Columbia University.
G. Gay IL ' colett and = G HansHan New Hayen.;..
H. E. Bird and Bert Ripe Columbia University
Won by four lengths Ave lengths between second ana
third.
Mile cpEoessionaF heat won by Bale AID, R M6o
by a C. Mertens; Chicago; - Hadhed Ne%a,K c Ne.
f firi4 h'G San jose second.
FINAL HEAT.
Earl Kiser Dayton
"zimmy Mcfarland san Jose
E C. Bald Buffalo c,.22S J.
by two lengths. with length and haf between
second md 'hird'
THE CYCLE SHOW QUESTION SETTLED.
A RECOMMENDATION TO HOLD TWO MORE Ma
TIoNAL EXHIBITIONS ADOPTED BY THE
BOARD OF TRADE COMMITTEE
The question as 10 whether there would be
more National cycle shows. which has Vexcd tho
bicvcle manufacturers Of the country for long
has at last been practically settled. The Executive
Committee of The National Board OF Trade OF Cycle