The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-12
NEWS OF THE WHEELMEN.
NAVY RIDERS OUT FOE HOLIDAY
SPINS IN SUBURBS AND COUNTRY.

woman Goes Right Through and Finishes
with the Leadcru-Now Tandem Records
Out Of forty-hvo starters on the double-cen-
fury run Of the Manhattan Bicycle Club hold on
| Saturday and yesterday over New Jersey roads,
| thirty-nve riders, including one woman. nm
ished. 0ne-hundred-mile races are held at fre'
quent intervals by the metropolitan clubs, out
the road officers Of the Manhattan Club believe
in promoting an annual 2oO-mile ride. and have
succeeded in making this fixture a big success.
Last year nineteen riders started and sixteen
finished.
Tho run started from Weehawkon at ? O'Clock
on Saturday afternoon. The course was over
| the Hudson County Boulevard for eleven miles
and return, then along the Meadow road 10
Carlsbad, and through Rutherford, Bellyille,
Bloomfield. Orange. South Orange, .Milburn,
and Springfield. At this place ffty-nine miles
had been covered. and ono hours rest was then
enjoyed. Starting again. New brunswick and
| Rutherford we're visited, aftor retracing tho
route covered during the afternoon. At Ruth
erford. which represented q trifie over lib
miles, and which was reached after midnight,
there was O half.hour halt for rest and refresh
ments.
Leaving Rutherford the centurions rode over
the New Jersey roads to Plainfield and then to
| Springfield, where breakfast was served. The
total mileage at this point was 1853 miles. From
| t11lbp ldSo IL iltSio hoNo ~ t"S e''So S"'
Boulevard, where a twenty.mile run over that
course, winding up at Weehawken, completed
the 200 miles. The century riders were booked
to arrive at Weehawken at 1890 o'clock, but
tho leaders. consisting of Capt. O. p. Staubach,
T.. Edwards, and Miss hattie White, arrived
,%ffty.fve minutes ahead Of the schedule time.
Mrs. +. Frederikson and Miss Hortense Arm
helm. who also started. mot with mishaps and
did not finish.
-.t--a1 naaI r0oda and
excellent weather. but early yesterday morning
they encountered rain storms, which made the
riding Door and was responsible for the retire
ment of several espirants for double, century
honors. Among the. clubs represented ut tne
Orange, Logan, Rutherford. Ianthn. and Brook
lyn Wheelmen. The starters included:
cluny M; \, HsnSS .rs;a oe Esu, 6r wSsel Y, =, q # M SeT
S Sass G EHSs OF 9r HmSl,cs n, II ii ". a ofs, na helae Wh eenTsIS
!. E. t ssy%oa n" Century Whesimsn Of New YoSE;;
Meyer II. Rosrnbaum. New York; Q. y. ~ChsmbeTlin.
cSmpos I'll BroOfiyn: charles sPark,n;;; Jersey city;
BROOKLYN ri Wi Loni. n 4: S Misr. " H0Ss \, P Sess'% and 4:
2; hacks,,,' all Of c the hp e RowIan Sye csn,uf 9f
wheelnen of New York; Harry Early, Jersey CITY.
fM sn,G;a k @hseiG @sGe Of H New N york;: Dr. Tgtq Il. j. o0 s1aepoo os
Manhattan Bicycle club; william J.. Thompson s sFo%s'
brooklyn; otto Nnuon; New York; Louis stern. Nv
+ Fo FFtd N k n1ss NeW YORK; W A. Radstad. New YORK,
Miss Hortense Aruheim. New York; Richard $.
y Wsits' N SSn1 Ynfs y g nG +. stau6ach. +. Edwards. George
wheeler, M A. King, ]. NJ. Long, and J. H. George.
The survivors will receive gold souvenirs.
The single century run of the Manhattan club
was to have been held yesterday. but was post
poned until July % on account of rain early
Miss White. who finished the race with the
leaders, was one of the survivors OF the two
and experienced rider, and is said to be capable
Of riding centuries every week. TWO colored
riders went through on the run.
The attendance on the local club runs showed
a falling off yesterday. This is attributed to the
lions on vacations, while parties of club men
take advantage of the Saturday, hslt.holiday to
IN the general crowd Of. riders who pstronized
the parks and boulevards in this city and the
SHsle path' we're in s in fhs; the %aio %nst'af fSe
three mos. popular riding sections ss,s yeSs,
and the Hudson County boulevard: The Mer'
rick turnpike was crowded.. Riders visited Gar
In large Tms numbeys. There was a crowd Of riders
passing up and down the Hudson County Boule'
ward from Bergen Point to Gutenberg through
Runs were held by a number Of clubs to Tot.
t%enville and New Dorp. while other points on
Staten Island were also well patrOnlZed.
A meeting of the managers OF fifteen large
on Saturday night at the Everett House. Ton
Ryan Of the Manhattan Beach course was
chosen CHAIRMAN. one OF the principal SuDJeCls
discussed was tho giving of large percentage.
to professional riders. At tho meeting to b,
, h,1J y n nnrt S.iu riav week the question o.
. cInsi,o The ,ro,tk viii he considered. Accord
S.os.hs :, ~ pvnn iast nipht
lhg 10 inc seatelhsno ~ y ~ Il zoe Nc n
al are losing money, SIM 'H
, nave come TO tho conclusion tnab the.
2 have TO continue paying out sucn large sums U
u money they had better close before becoming
bankrupt
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4 Fred c. Fairly and I. c. Wright OF Colorado
. Springs have established a set of New American
tandem road records. The Century Road Clu'
of America has acCepted the following records
49,. s,,a,,htawar =, r,,,r,os az al seconds
|, fiEe,mlie sttaisnaa"aS; ! I n,n u AZ 90 "a "a ~ a,,aau
! ten'iniie straightaways 20 minus 90 eecohttsi y i'ssn
: mile straightaway' 20 20 minus ! : . o"nus twssnnty
= mile stralghta%ay, oo m,hutes ! = se.onRts; tments
nve-miie stralsntaway, l hoIr o minu.es ~ ses y u
nIty.hlile stahaaiu c2utse, houre : m.i,u, = ~
a seconds.
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, PHILADELPHIA. July 11.-Six thousand pei
y sons attended the race meet OF the Pennsylva
, mia Wheclmen yesterday at the new one-third
mile track at Willow Grove. The principa
feature of the meet was the establishing or